Parable
Subject: Creative writing
Skills: Writing, Speaking, Listening
Level: Elementary
Recommended Age: 16+
Number of Participants: 4-12 players
Time: 20-25 minutes
Place: Classroom
Equipment: A black- or whiteboard
Materials: A piece of chalk or a marker
Preliminary Preparation (7-10 minutes). First choose a short parable, according to the level of your students. Next, highlight one key word in each sentence.
Immediate Preparation (5-10 minutes).
1. On the board, write the key words in chronological order.
2. Explain to the players that each of the should, on their own, restore the parable in their notebook, respecting the chronology and using one given word in each sentence. Allow them a reasonable amount of time for completing this task. While the students are writing, circulate, monitor and assist, if necessary.
How to Play. When everyone has finished, bring the class to order. Next invite the players to take it in turns reading aloud their essays. After their finishing, you read out the original. The winner is the student, whose parable is the closest to the original. If necessary, you can invite the players to vote.