Time for a Sketch

We were given a short and simple open text dialogue by Edward Bond Bingo. In pairs, we were to discuss the setting, the characters and their relationship followed by perform it to the class. We have to think what is the setting, how many characters involve and have to act out and imagined the setting is really exist in our mind. A few pairs selected randomly by our lecturer, Dr. Edwin while the rest need to guess the three aspects mentioned earlier. I have the opportunity to watch their hidden talent again and it was really fun.

I then realized this activity can be use in teaching drama in classroom and it carter to all students especially the weaker group. Due to the simplicity of the dialogue, the weaker students will gain their gut to perform the sketch and at the same time practicing English. It is important for teachers to encourage them to learn English by heart and role-play is one of the way to accomplish the objectives.

Moreover, it develops students' thinking skills to guess the relationship between the characters based on their prior knowledge. By using the open text dialogue, students are not restricted to the script and perform the authentic action, just like what my classmates did. Fun and hillarious! At the same time, students will learn how to make correct guessing and prediction.

In addition, there are three levels of help the teachers can give to their students, both the advanced and the weaker. For the advanced students, (those who are accurate) they can have very little or none help script where they can think and produce the sketch precisely whereas for the weaker students, they can be pairs with the advanced students and provide them with some help in the script. This is to encourage and convince them and to gain confidence in practicing the langugage. As a language teacher, it is my duty to help and guide them to improve their knowledge in English........... :)