Teen-centered skits

That said, your skits will be a flop if they are not teen-centered. My teen skits book covers topics teenagers can relate to like careers, music, parties, tattoos, dating and social media, jealousy, studying, learning things, drugs, and drink, (which are given the thumbs down by other teens in the skit), travel, TV series, and others.

Choose teen-centered skits like mine!

Fun roles & skits for teens

Multi-level classes and mixed abilities

More advanced students have the opportunity to take leading roles and guide others. Meanwhile, shyer or weaker students participate in the group skit, with fewer lines. Naturally, just by participating, these shy students will gain confidence over time. In general, students will learn from and support each other.

Be more than an English language teacher; develop imaginations!

Moving on to other aspects, what we need in the world are more teachers who teach students to think and develop their imaginations. Usually, the more you try to think of ideas, the more ideas you have. I suppose “practise makes perfect” as the brain creates new or bigger neural pathways. Indeed, using drama to teach English will help your students be more creative, develop their imaginations and think for themselves. In addition, you’ll help them grow as people, too, learning to cooperate in the group, make decisions, distribute roles, compromise, work out props or movements, communicate, and bond as a group.

Prepare teenagers for life

In theory, teachers are also supposed to prepare students for life, for the job market. As noted earlier, using skits and drama in your classroom will help your students with that far more than reading paragraphs out of a textbook. Through rehearsing role-plays and putting them together, students will improve in many areas, making them more confident for job interviews. For example, increased confidence, greater ability at public speaking, increased self-esteem, teamwork skills, and the capacity to organize themselves and work independently of the teacher.

Learning to become responsible for your own English language acquisition is the same as accepting that responsibility for your life. You make your choices, and reap the consequences. The sooner teens learn that, the better for them, because it helps them make better choices. For example, they might want to enjoy”Wine women and song” (Whitesnake), and that might be OK, but not every day of the week! Or they might decide to pay more attention in class and make more effort with their homework.

One step further – improvisation for higher levels

There is, of course, the whole area of improvisation and thinking on your feet. That is to be encouraged in classes where the language ability allows. However, improvisation is not such a good idea where students are struggling with the basics. That said, do tell students that they are free to add or modify the script if they like. Improvisation can also be pretty terrifying, so take it step-by-step. There’s a heck of a lot you can do just by working on a given script.