Created by Daren Mallett

How to Play

Each slide has a different demand. Act it out – Means that in groups you

have to act out a scene. Stimulus discussion – Best and most

creative team answer win. Stimulus writing –The best written

response, wins.The group with the most number of points at the end wins.

Stimulus Discussion What happened in this house?

10 Mins – 30 pts.

Act it Out – 30 Points

In your pairs/team, create a freeze frame that conveys mystery.

If the audience can guess what your freeze frame portrays, then your team wins 30 points.

Act it Out – 10 mins30 Points

Invent a creative definition for these words:

1. Remonstrance2. Expostulation3. Brouhaha

If you can convince others that your definition is correct, you get the points (10 for each).

Stimulus Writing –10 minutes40 PointsWhat brought you to this hole? What happens after you fall through thehole? Each person thinks of one part of the story.

Stimulus Writing40 points

Create a poem, rap or song that is going to leave the reader wondering who you are. You can be anyone you want from a cartoon character to a movie star. You have to chose someone who most people would of heard of.

Act it Out 40 Points per team

In Pairs or small groups, act, mime or present a famous scene from a movie or story. If the audience is able to guess your movie, then you score the points.

Stimulus Writing – 10 mins – 40 Points

In your group write 5 captivating news headlines that convey a sense of mystery.

1st Group with 5 good headlines win 30 points.

Act it Out

Find one object in the classroom. Create or perform a dramatic play/script about how this object was used as a murder weapon. Be as creative and as funny as you want to be.

40 Points

Stimulus Writing50 PointsWho is the man in the blackSuit and why is he standing There? Your group has 10 minutes to write a short Story as a team. You cannotUse the word murder, kill, Stab or shot in your story.

Stimulus Response – 5 mins

What happened after you walked into this forest?

50 Points