Description
Teaches improvisation, pantomime, and clear communication. It also works as an introduction to a skill of giving constructive criticism.
Materials
Pens and Paper (Not Necessary).
Space Required
Standard RoomInstructions
1) Break the class into groups of three.
2) Each group is given the same three words.
3) Working independently, each group comes up with a short scene, in which the only spoken words are the three given. The scenes can include pantomimed communication (implying that other words are spoken), but they are very short scenes using only the three words in different ways.
4) After the groups have planned their scenes, they perform them for the group.
5) Optional: discuss each groups performance through use of constructive criticism.
Adaptations
Possible Three words: Why, Sorry, Oh.
Example of Scenarios:
1) A man walked down the street until he bumped into another man. "Oh, sorry," he said. The second man beat up the first man, who then looked up the heavens and cried, "why?"
2) Two boys were tossing a baseball around. One boy threw it hard and it broke a window. After it broke, he said, "Oh." A girl came out, pointed to the window and said, "why?" and both boys said, "sorry!"
3) One man borrowed another's watch and then accidentally dropped it. "Sorry" he said. The other man, who hadn't seen the watch drop said, "why?" Then, when his broken watch was shown to him, he said, "oh."