Monday, July 7, 2014

Mirror on the wall who is the best observer of them all?

Students of grades 1 and 2 played Mirror game in their drama class. In Grade 1 students were divided into pairs. One was the leader, the other, the "mirror." Moving only from the waist up, the leader begins to make simple gestures or movements. The "mirror" duplicates the leader's movements exactly--just as a mirror would.
The goal is to mirror the partner perfectly, so the leader has to move carefully so that the ‘mirror’ won’t fall behind. If they are well synchronized, one cannot tell who is the leader and who is the "mirror." Students were motivated by the teacher to use smooth, continuous movements.  Students were encouraged to maintain eye contact rather than look at their partner’s hands.
In Grade 2 students were challenged to focus on the process. They were told that the leader should not try to ‘trick’ his/her partner--on the contrary, the leader works very hard not to trick the mirror. It is the leader's responsibility to perform movements that the "mirror" can follow precisely. After playing in pairs they were divided into groups of 4-5 and repeated the same procedure. Students have enjoyed Mirror game and learned to focus, learned the importance of observation in acting and developed their skill of body language.





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