Plays and Drama for Young Learners (Task : 2a)

Language Arts : The Jungle Book (Contemporary Literature)

Technique : Pantomime

A pantomime is understood to be acting without words or as

it has been introduced to students as silent acting. It is the
expression of body or facial movements only. Pantomime is
showing itself to be a dynamic way for students to interact
with literary texts.

Procedure : 1) Teacher divides the pupils into groups of five.

2) Teacher assigns a chapter to each group.

3) Teacher writes a particular scene from each chapter in a

paper and put it into a box.

For example : Perform the goodbye scene between Mowgli and

his wolf mother, Raksha.

4) Teacher asks each groups representative to choose one

scene from the box.

5) Pupils are given specific time to carry out discussion among

themselves in group.

6) Pupils have to perform the particular scene that they

chose using pantomime technique.

For example : Pupils can express the feelings that the

characters may feel on that particular scene.

7) While the pupils perform, teacher will ask the students to

freeze.

8) The other groups have to figure out what is happening in the

scene.

9) The pupils have to provide their opinion what the scene is all
about.

10) Teacher will carry out the same activity with other groups.
Technique : Pantomime

The technique that I chose for this activity is Pantomime. I chose this technique
because it is one of the most accessible forms of dramatics that can be incorporated
into the classroom. Pantomime can be used at any age level and can be easily adapted
to any level of difficulty to help the teacher reinforce the lesson. When encouraged,
pantomime can help to develop nonverbal communication, concentration, and the ability
to put action and thought together. This technique can be incorporated to encourage the
students to engage in a fun activity. Other than that, this technique allows the students
to read or learn the concept and allow students to use their imagination and realize that
any idea that they have can be creative and completely different than the rest. I think
this is a great technique to encourage students to express their ideas and appreciate
their creativity. Moreover, this technique leads the students to focus and increase their
attention level to carefully observe the action and guess what the other students are
trying to express. As the students have realized that everyone has different imagination,
they will learn that this leads to different movements to pantomime their idea or
message. Overall, this technique can be used in the classroom for fun learning.