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Reply to "Drama Workshop ~ What is it? and How-to?"

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Drama techniques aren't only for the "main activity" in the lesson.

They can be used to

open the lesson
read the scripture
discuss
and reflect

For example...

You could OPEN an Advent lesson by asking:

What do surprise and joy look like?
What do you think Mary looked like when Gabriel appeared?
Show what God was feeling at the Birth of Jesus.

When READING Psalm 23...

You could assign different verses to actors for them to act out as they read it.

For DISCUSSION...

You could toss a prop to a person who has to answer the questions as that character. "Hey Joseph, what's your reaction to these grungy shepherds coming to your stable?"

For CLOSING PRAYER or REFLECTION...

You could pass out costumes and invite each student to pray as if they were that person (what would they pray for?). What would the shepherd pray for as they were leaving the manger scene and thinking about the rest of their life AFTER the birth of the Messiah?

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Drama techniques aren't only for the "main activity" in the lesson.

They can be used to

open the lesson

read the scripture

discuss

and reflect

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