Description
Engages two students in an improvisation that contains elements found in a well-written dramatic of comic scene containing conflict.
Materials
Space Required
Standard RoomInstructions
Someone wants something (it should be a matter of life or death) from someone else and that someone else will not and does not give in to him. The person or persons who want the object must ask, plead, bribe and threaten, in that order.
One student should be Noah, the other should portray an animal that must try to convince Noah to let him aboard the ark.
In the improvisation, the animal should state why he is important and needed in the new world.
Animals that can be used:
- anteater
- monkey
- chicken
- rabbit
- cat
- rat
- ground hog
- eagle
- lamb
- bee
- elephant
- horse
- turkey
- dog
- wolf
- snake
- squirrel
- lion
- cow
- spider
The improvisation should have a beginning, middle and an end. All dialogue must be taken seriously, since the elements of the improvisation are humorous.
Did the student ask, plead, bribe and threaten in that order? Emphasize that the threaten portion should be non-violent.
Did the students work well together and create a believable environment?