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Tennessee Parks & Recreation
Association
Kingsport, TN
November 17, 2015 Hixson
Joyce Teal, Recreation Specialist
Community Center
Youth & Family Development
School Drive
City of Chattanooga, TN
Hixson, TN 37343
423-227-4180 Cell
423-643-6480 Office
[email protected]
5401
Play with
ACTion!
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What ACTion isn’t:
-Formal play or speech that is memorized
-Fancy costumes or complicated sets
What ACTion is:
- A short, specific message with minimal
preparation and rehearsal.
K.I.S.S.
Keep
It - Your Message
Short - Less than 10 words!
Specific - One idea.
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Basic Guidelines
★ Meet for 3 -5 consecutive days for one hour each day.
★ Provide guidance. Let them lead.
★ Work alone or in groups of 3 – 5
★ Presentations should be simple
★ Final presentation should be under 5 minutes.
Supplies:
★ Worksheets and pencils for each participant.
★ Area large enough so groups can work
★ Poster board, broad tip markers, etc. to make posters.
★ White board or poster board for the leader to write
messages on for review with the group.
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Message ideas
- Difficulty finding a parking place downtown
- Having enough or correct change to pay the meter
- Find an easier way to pay for parking at a meter
Message ideas
- Difficulty finding a parking place downtown
- too general, requires long term solution
- Having enough or correct change to pay the meter
- Find an easier way to pay for parking at a meter
- meters that take credit cards
- phone app to pay for parking
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Specific message
Payment options for parking meters
How do we want to demonstrate our message?
What does our idea look like?
Idea #1 - Pantomime different people trying to pay at a
parking meter.
Idea #2 - Several posters showing meter with different
payment options.
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Idea #1 Pantomine:
#1 - Citizen finds pockets for change, pays meter, walk away smiling
#2 - Citizen doesn’t have the correct change for the amount of time they need - searching pockets, maybe
the ground for change, gets back in their car and drives away, show frustration
#3 - Citizen gets out credit card and swipes it - show success
#4 - Citizen gets out phone and pays with app - show success
#5 - Show poster with meter that takes coins, credit cards, and phone app
#6 - Take a bow!
Idea #2 Posters showing meter
with different payment options
#1 - Standard meter with coin slots
#2 - Standard meter with coin slots and credit card slot
#3 - Standard meter with coin slot, credit card slot, and directions on downloading phone app
#4 - Each participant describes their meter and what it does.
#5 - Take a bow!
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What is your message?
Suggestions to enhance your week:
- Take pictures all week and create a slideshow that will play before and after your presentation.
- Alternatively, print pictures (black and white is fine) and hang them throughout the week.
- Printed program. Nothing fancy, a program with the participant’s names and their message will work.
- Have a Master of Ceremonies. This gives a professional “feel” to their presentations.
- Provide punch and cookies after the presentations
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For a copy of today’s video,
please leave your name, phone number, and
email address with Joyce before leaving.
Thank you.
Tennessee Parks & Recreation
Association
Kingsport, TN
November 17, 2015 Hixson
Joyce Teal, Recreation Specialist
Community Center
Youth & Family Development
School Drive
City of Chattanooga, TN
Hixson, TN 37343
423-227-4180 Cell
423-643-6480 Office
[email protected]
5401
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Play with ACTion! Hear Us Roar!
Learn to express your message
through a play, speech, dance, or presentation!
Write, direct, rehearse, and perform your message.
Open to all ages! No experience necessary!
Does this seem daunting to you? As an adult, it certainly seems so. We fear making
mistakes or embarrassing ourselves. Youth and teens are ready to take their message and
express it positively when given guidance.
You will lead them to ACT and let them ROAR! with their message! They will develop
their message in 3 to 5 one hour sessions before presenting. Final presentation is
immediately after the last day’s class.
What ACTion isn’t:
- Formal play or speech that is memorized
- Fancy costumes or complicated sets
What ACTion is:
- A short, specific message with minimal preparation and rehearsal.
Basic Guidelines: K.I.S.S. (Keep It Short and Specific.)
- Plan to meet for 3 -5 consecutive days for one hour each day.
- Provide guidance. Let them take the lead on their message or idea.
- They can work alone or in small groups of 3 – 5.
- Simple posters or simple items for demonstration may be created.
- Final presentation should be under 5 minutes.
Supplies:
-
Several sheets of paper on clipboards, and pencils for each participant.
A room large enough that the participants can work without disturbing others.
Chairs and tables are nice but not necessary. They get their ideas down faster if
they are sitting on the floor.
Poster board, broad tip markers, etc. to make posters.
Whiteboard or poster board for the leader to write messages on for review with the
group.
Suggestions to enhance your week:
-
-
Take pictures all week and create a slideshow that will play before and after your
presentation. Alternatively, print pictures (black and white is fine) and hang them
throughout the week.
Printed program. Nothing fancy, a program with the participant’s names and their
message will work.
Have a Master of Ceremonies. This gives a professional “feel” to their presentations.
Punch and cookies after the reception
Five Day Plan
Day One: Do warm-up exercises that encourage participation. Explain what a message is
and how to make it specific. Share message ideas with the group. Break into groups with
similar messages and pair with a partner or decide to work on your own. End with 5
minutes of review of messages and gathering in a circle to share what everyone has
observed and answer questions.
Day Two: Do warm-up exercises that encourage participation. Review messages in a
group circle. Suggest more defined messages if necessary. Explain message formats
(helpful to have these posted on the wall or board.) Select message format (play, dance,
poem, etc.) Staff provides guidance to each group to keep it manageable. Begin working.
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Present options for their presentations.
o Poster depicting the issue. Series of posters with each one sharing a piece of
the message. Each participant shares one or more of the posters.
o Write a story or poem with each person sharing their part
o Act out a play with each person playing a different role.
o One partner can read a poem/story while the other acts or dances the role in
the story/poem.
o An individual can write a story or poem and present it preferably without
notes.
o Play or sing if they have a musical talent or can perform a dance.
End by gathering in a circle to share what you have observed and answer questions.
Day Three: Review each group’s message in a group circle. They should be able to state
their message in under 10 words. Each should explain how they are going to share their
message. Post on the wall to keep focus. Break into small groups. Provide guidance and
feedback to each group. End by gathering in a circle to share what everyone has observed
and answer questions.
Day Four: Review each group’s message in a group circle. Each group should state their
message and how they are sharing it. Groups should be able to start performing for staff
and be finishing posters or art work. Provide guidance and feedback to each group. End
by gathering in a circle to share what everyone has observed and answer questions.
Day Five: Gather in a circle. Today is final day of rehearsal and preparation. Each group
should be able to perform for a staff person or the group.
Presentation: Best scheduled for immediately after Day 5’s rehearsal. Immediately at
the end of class, groups will present their message to the rest of the group, parents and
invited guests.
Sit back and enjoy the performance!!
Three Day Plan
Day One: Do warm-up exercises that encourage participation. Explain what a message is
and how to make it specific. Share message ideas with the group. Give examples of
presentations. Break into groups with similar messages and decide who will work with
whom. End with 5 minutes of review of messages and gathering in a circle to share what
everyone has observed and answer questions.
Day Two: Review messages with the group. Suggest more defined messages if
necessary. Break into small groups and pair up with a partner or decide to work on your
own. Explain message formats (helpful to have these posted on the wall or board.) Select
message format (play, dance, poem, etc.) Staff provides guidance to each group to keep
it manageable. Begin working.
- Present options for their presentations.
o Poster depicting the issue. Series of posters with each one sharing a piece of
the message. Each participant shares one or more of the posters.
o Write a story or poem with each person sharing their part
o Act out a play with each person playing a different role.
o One partner can read a poem/story while the other acts or dances the role in
the story/poem.
o An individual can write a story or poem and present it – preferably without
notes.
o If they have a musical talent or can perform a dance, they can perform.
End with 5 minutes of review of messages and gathering in a circle to share what
everyone has observed and answer questions.
Day Three: Give a one or two minute “pep” talk so they are energized to finish. They
should be able to present to staff as part of their rehearsal.
Presentation: Best scheduled for immediately after the last day’s rehearsal. Groups will
present their message to the rest of the group, parents and invited guests.
Sit back and enjoy the performance!!
ACTion Worksheet
Names 1.________________ 2._______________3.________________
4._______________ 5._______________
Message ideas
1.________________________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________________
Specific Message Remember Keep It Short and Specific! Less than 10 words!
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
How do we want to demonstrate our message? What does our idea look like?
Idea #1 ___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Idea #2 ____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Final idea __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Name
Describe their role
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Name
Describe their role
_________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Name
Describe their role
_________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Name
Describe their role
_________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Name
Describe their role
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
What do we need to make it happen?
Poster board with markers
Paper to write on
Music
Furniture (tables, chairs, etc.)
Special Clothing
Nothing