Student Level
Any Level
Class Size
3 - 100+
Difficulty
Moderate
What is Role-Play?
Students improvise and act out brief scenarios or situations in small groups or with partners to investigate different perspectives and develop coping skills for complex situations.
Instructor Responsibilities
Before Role-Play
- Provide background details about characters/setting
- Define roles, characters, or scenarios
- Discuss goals and objectives of the activity
- Create audience engagement and learning need
During & After
- Facilitate and direct role-play activities
- Ensure learning goals are being met
- Help audience evaluate major factors
- Guide summarization and reflection
📚 4-Step Lesson Plan Structure
Introduction
Introduce the aesthetic concept and describe the scenario containing the dilemma to be explored.
Small-Group Work
Students explore different viewpoints and prepare arguments with supportive evidence for their assigned roles.
Large-Group Work
Role-play characterization is performed, with audience participation when advantageous.
Conclusion
Students internalize the activity by reviewing how the discussion related to the original concept.
Widespread Applications
Healthcare Training
Counselors, therapists, physicians, and medical professionals
Business & Management
Management training, group dynamics, and professional development
Academic Disciplines
Political science, history, economics, psychology, and natural sciences