Lesson Plans

One-off Workshop: Crying in Public

One-off Workshop KS 3 KS 4 PSHE
Years ago it was considered improper for people to cry in public, especially men. Nowadays it's more normal – people are not encouraged to bottle up feelings and emotions.
Crying in public is exposing but no longer ‘improper’
Crying in public is exposing but no longer ‘improper’

This one-off 90 minute workshop sets up a dramatic situation around public crying, and explores possible outcomes to a confrontational situation told by credible characters.

Working in collaborative groups, students develop story-making and characterisation skills through exploring/developing a scenario about crying in public and present it to their peers.

a) In pairs, A pretends to B that all’s well, trying to bottle something up. What is the outcome?

b) Same pairs, B tries to involve A in OTT displays of weeping and wailing over something trivial. What is the outcome?

c) Same pairs, both afflicted by big outward displays of public crying over a serious matter.

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