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The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom: Using Improvisation to Teach Skills and Boost Learning
Katherine S. McKnight, Mary Scruggs
ISBN: 978-0-7879-9650-5
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192 pages
May 2008

US $24.95

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Katherine S. McKnight, Ph.D., associate professor at National-Louis University and an onsite consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English, is coauthor of Teaching Writing in the Inclusive Classroom and Teaching the Classics in the Inclusive Classroom.

Mary Scruggs is an actress, director, playwright, and educator. She is currently the head of writing and education programs for The Second City Training Center in Chicago.

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