Improv Class
You can either reveal the content prompts to the audience at the start (by taking suggestions or projecting them on the board), or ask them to guess them at the end.
How to run it
- 4+10-20 mins None ← Back to all Activities Setup You can either get students to suggest content (locations/objects/emotions) for each role play, or select them randomly.
- To select them randomly, you could prepare papers and pull them out of a hat.
- Or, if you have an Internet-connected device, just use our Improv Generator.
- You can either reveal the content prompts to the audience at the start (by taking suggestions or projecting them on the board), or ask them to guess them at the end.
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Prompts to use +
4+10-20 mins None ← Back to all Activities Setup You can either get students to suggest content (locations/objects/emotions) for each role play, or select them randomly.
To select them randomly, you could prepare papers and pull them out of a hat.
Or, if you have an Internet-connected device, just use our Improv Generator.
You can either reveal the content prompts to the audience at the start (by taking suggestions or projecting them on the board), or ask them to guess them at the end.
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Improv Class. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: 4+10-20 mins None ← Back to all Activities Setup You can either get students to suggest content (locations/objects/emotions) for each role play, or select them randomly.; To select them randomly, you could prepare papers and pull them out of a hat.; Or, if you have an Internet-connected device, just use our Improv Generator.; You can either reveal the content prompts to the audience at the start (by taking suggestions or projecting them on the board), or ask them to guess them at the end.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: ESL Active. (1 source observed, including ESL Active.)
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