Devise a Short Script with Conflict and Resolution

Develop script writing skills by creating short scenes based on conflict and resolution.

Teaching Context:
Recommended for Year 7 or Year 8 Drama students exploring improvisation or original scene work.

Basic AI Prompt:
Write a short scene where two characters argue and then solve their problem.

Enhanced AI Prompt:
You are a drama teacher helping a Year 7 student write a script. Create a short dialogue between two characters with a clear conflict and resolution. Make it interesting and believable, with some humour or tension. Keep it under one page and suitable for performance.

Spice it Up (Optional Extension):
Ask the AI to rewrite the scene in a different setting or genre (e.g. sci-fi, comedy).

Lesson Implementation:
Start the lesson with a warm-up in pairs exploring body language and tone. Introduce the concept of conflict and resolution in drama. Students use the AI prompt to generate a short scene, then read it aloud with partners. Discuss how tone, pacing and gestures can bring the scene to life.

Provide sentence starters for students who want to modify or extend their script. Groups rehearse and perform for the class, followed by peer feedback. As an extension, students can rewrite the scene in a new genre. This activity builds writing, performance and collaboration skills while allowing the AI to offer an instant creative springboard.

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