M.7.
Winding Up A Group Games
M.14. About Informal Feedback Exercises
Beyond the evaluation and assessment
exercises above, the leader set aside time to wind up the ongoing feedback
processes. These Related Games help tie the threads together, both personally
and collectively.
See
also (with appropriate adaptation): Related
Games
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M.15.
About Drama Exercises
Simple
drama exercises can be used to bring out extremes and generate discussion,
but their primary advantage is that they offer a non-threatening outlet
for feelings. They also have the advantage of providing scenes or ideas
for a dramatic presentation, if that is one way the group is going to
wind up.
Here is just a brief selection of the many simple exercises containing
a dramatic element, in order to help generate either feedback or facilitate
ventilation at closure. The exercises do not require drama specialists,
but the review stage is sensitive.
See
also (with appropriate adaptation): Related
Games
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M.16.
Talking Postcards #2
(Drama;
highlights, internalization, messages, outcomes)
The leader divides the group into smaller groups of 4-6 participants.
Each new group has to capture a moment in the life of the group they would
like to remember, or send to others, by forming a postcard picture pose,
with themselves inside it. They must also decide on the "written
message" for the reverse side of their "postcard", which
will be given aloud, against the posed picture.
Groups have a few minutes to plan and then each presents their "postcard"
in turn.
Review:
Which were the most significant moments and why?
What do participants want to tell about the group/program - and what do
they want to keep for themselves? Why?
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M.17.
Human Statue Garden
(Drama:
highlights, memories, parting, celebration or ceremony)
The leader divides the group into smaller groups of seven or eight participants.
Participants in each new group create statues relating to the memories/events
they treasure from this programme, or group, in the form of a statue garden.
For the presentation, one of the participants will walk through the statue
garden, interacting with the statues and then take up his or her own position
after completing the "tour" – this last pose should reflect
the impact of the interaction.
Each group presents in turn.
Review
topics:
Were there any similarities between the components of the different presentations?
How were they different?
How did each group understand presentations by other groups, and were
the subjects clear? Why/why not?
What ideas were shared?
Variation:
Statue gardens can be used to represent favorite gestures in the group.
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M.18.
Tropical Rain Storm
(Experience togetherness,
closure; non-verbal)
The leader asks the group to stand in a circle, moves to stand facing
one member of the group and waits a few moments for attention.
The leader raises his or her hands and begins clicking the fingers of
each hand slowly, in alternation, then indicates to the person opposite
only to take up this movement and continue it.
At this point the leader nods and begins to move slowly clockwise around
the group, still clicking fingers at the same pace and indicating to each
participant in turn to take up the movement, while ensuring that the movement
is still being performed by the preceding members. The leader should allow
a few seconds with all the group members making the same noise, before
going further.
For the second round, the movement is to rub hands together at a slightly
faster pace, to make a swishing noise.
The third movement is to pat each knee alternately, somewhat more quickly.
The storm is building up...
The fourth movement is to stomp one's feet rapidly on the spot, which
will bring the storm to its height.
The leader allows the stomping to continue for a short while and begins
gradually to reverse the cycle in its entirety (still clockwise), slowing
the pace and allowing the storm to die out, until there is complete silence.
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