Noticing how movement and expression can show what a character is thinking or feeling.
Exploring how predictions can change when new information becomes available.
Thinking about what each character wanted and how that shaped their actions.
Considering how the same situation can look differently depending on where you are standing.
Reflecting on how a resolution can emerge when characters respond to each other in different ways.
Four animals approach a narrow bridge from different sides. When more than one animal tries to cross at the same time, they block each other. There is no dialogue, so all communication happens through movement and expression. The tension builds until a resolution begins to emerge.
• What did you notice about how the animals communicated without words?
• What clues showed you what each character was thinking?
• What clues showed you how each character was feeling?
• Was there a moment that surprised you?
• What had you expected to happen at that point?
• Have you ever been in a situation where two people wanted the same thing at the same time?
• What did you do or what helped in that moment?
• What do you think helped the characters find a way through?
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