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These plays will be the BEST resources you use this year! They will:
- Empower teenagers to make better decisions and engage them in the material
- Give you easy-to-use, pre-formatted and prepared lessons accompanied by reflexion questions
- Help in prevention, intervention and post-vention
- Open the doors of communication with teens in a non-confrontational format
Why use these skits?
- Your life is already busy enough! These pre-prepared lessons will give you months of prepared materials
- Personal, social and emotional challenges are the primary reasons that students are prevented from reaching their academic potential
- Adolescence is one of the most turbulant times of life! This is when young people are developping their moral standards and making decisions that will carve their future personality.
- Poor decision-making skills constitute the #1 cause for teenage pregnancies, substance abuse and justice interventions
- The coping skills that young people will learn by using drama as a teaching method will greatly diminish cases of self-harming behaviour, depression and suicide
Our Plays
The following is a list of different skits and plays that are available. Each one is accompanied by questions that can be useful in stimulating large group discussions, sharing circles or personal written reflections. These skits can be acted out by young people, so they have a chance to "live" the situation in a "real" fashion, while having the opportunity to feel what the characters are going through. N-Gage Educational Resources believes that Drama is the safest way of allowing students to explore different choices, actions, reactions and ways of responding to difficult situations.
Online Friend
Tanya meets someone online and very quickly gets pulled into a world of manipulation where she is forced to do as asked, or have her pictures posted publicly.
Themes: Internet security, Self-Esteem, Sexuality
One and a Half
Kaitlyn, a regular teen, discovers that she is possibly pregnant and is in denial, not wanting to deal with it.
Themes: Pregnancy, Relationships, Sex, Contraception
A New Business
Jarvis, a young "entrepreneur", decides that it would be a good idea to develop a system of ripping off neighbours in rich ares and tries to recruit help.
Themes: Theft, Law, Boredom, Peer-pressure
Hurts so Good
Maggies friends discover that she has developped a coping-mechanism of cutting to respond to stress and pressures of achieving.
Themes: Cutting, Self-esteem, Perfectionism, Stress, Pressure
The Big Night
Tricia, daughter of two over-bearing parents, decides it's time to rebel and goes to a concert without their permission. Chaos ensues.
Themes: Alcohol, Drugs, Lying, Relationships
New Girl on the Block
Jennifer, the new girl on the block, decides to lie to her parents and to go to a "shaker" party.
Themes: Lying, Alcohol, Relationships, Parties, Sexuallity, Drugs
Fry-Day
Jordan and his friends decide to skip a day of class to avoid a test and spend it smoking marijuana instead.
Themes: Drugs, Lying, Cheating, Peer-pressure
The Juice
Ryan, hoping to play pro-football, is looking for a competitive edge. He is given the opportunity to start using steroids to enhance his abilities.
Themes: Steroids, Peer-pressure, Self-esteem, Future Aspirations
More than a Scarf
Danjip, a young Muslim student, is the subject of discussion of a group of teens. They learn that she is more than "The girl wearing a scarf on her head"
Themes: Racism, Acceptance, Empathy, Cultural sensitivity
The Bloods
Justin re-surfaces after having disappeared to his friends for months. He comes back JUICE-TIN, being deeply involved in a gang.
Themes: Gangs, Law, Substance Abuse, Plagiarism, Fitting-in
Cold Skates
David, a skilled hockey player, begins to panic at the thought of another game. His anxiety starts to take over and prevents him from keeping his mind on the ice and on the team.
Themes: Anxiety, Self-esteem, Team-work, Parents
Voice in my Head
Sylvie faces the voice in her head that just won't shut up. It tries to convince her that she is useless and a failure.
Themes: Self-esteem, suicide, self-harming behaviours, Eating disorders, depression
As the Bottle Spins
Kylee discovers that her boyfriend was at a party playing "Spin the Bottle" and drinking. The rumours fly.
Themes: Alcohol, Gossip, Friendships, Romance, Trust, Rumours
Poutine
Patricia is bullied and cast aside at school and eventually, Bulimia finds her.
Themes: Bullying, Eating-disorders, Self-esteem, Friendships, Body-image
You're not alone
Audrey's parents announce they are getting a divorce and she finally confides in her friends about how she feels.
Themes: Divorce, Friendships, Stress
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