Drama Games: Advertisements
From: Gamesters Handbook by Donna Brandes and Howard Phillips
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Aim and Purpose
- Self-disclosure.
- Positive feedback.
- Trust building.
Materials/Resources
- Paper and pens.
Order of Activity
- Distribute pens and paper to the group.
- Have each student write an advertisement selling themselves as a friend (50 words or less).
- Put all the "ads" in a hat and have other group members read aloud a randomly selected "ad".
- Guess whose ad it is.
Notes on the Game
- Remind players to include why someone would want to choose them rather than someone else (positive factors).
Extensions to the Game
Advertisements can be of:
- Real people: self, as a parent, a sibling, teacher.
- Fictional characters in plays or books being read.
- Real people from history.
- Abstract concepts (such as I'm Just a Bill from Schoolhouse Rock)
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References
Brandes, D., & Phillips, H. (1989). Gamesters' Handbook. London: Hutchinson Education.
McCall, D. (Director). (1973 - 1985). Schoolhouse Rock [Motion Picture].