Author In Your Classroom

Using humour in non-fiction writing, with Dara Ó Briain

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Episode notes

Stand-up comedian, TV presenter, author and massive space-geek Dara Ó Briain has some fantastic advice for children about finding their passion and then explaining it to others with enthusiasm, clarity and some very well-chosen jokes... 

A resources pack, including teaching notes, planning sheets, working wall elements and more is available to support this episode at bit.ly/AIYCDOBresourcepack

This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over several days, or in isolation. If you only have time to listen to one, we recommend section 2, which includes the author reading from their own work. 

  • Section 1 starts at 00:00 
  • Section 2 starts at 08:50 
  • Section 3 starts at 22:30 

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