Let’s Create (Act 3: Scene 5 Create a Scene & Scene 6 Stories in Action) brings speech and dialogue together with body language, facial expressions and props. In Activity 10 (Role Play), pairs of students improvise conversations such as police and thief, doctor and patient, or planning a friend’s birthday surprise; in Activity 11 (Group Role Plays), groups of 5–6 students prepare and perform complete stories on honesty, helping and folk traditions.
What Class 3 Arts Chapter 17 Covers
Adding Speech to Acting: Combining voice modulation and dialogue with facial expression, gesture and props
Activity 10 (Pair Role Play): Improvising conversations in assigned character pairs and situations
Activity 11 (Group Role Plays — Stories in Action): Adapting folk tales, history stories and value-based themes into 5–6 member short plays
Circle Time Discussion: Comparing acting with speech vs acting without speech (mime)
Exercises in Chapter 17
- Activity 10 & Circle Time (Pages 124–125): Perform a 2-person role play with a partner and note what you learned in Circle Time.
- Activity 11 (Pages 126–127): Prepare, rehearse and perform a short group story in teams of 5 or 6.
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FAQ
What are the four main tools an actor uses in Role Play?
Body language (movement), facial expressions, speech (voice and dialogue) and props.
What kinds of themes can be used for pair and group role plays?
Everyday situations like doctor and patient, or stories based on helping, sharing, honesty, respect and folk traditions.