Dish
out a slip of paper to each member of the group. Ask them to write a
popular song title on a slip of paper. Next, ask them to fold up the
slips and throw them into the middle of the table. Mix up the folded
slips. Ask each person to pull out a slip at random. The title you’ve
been given is the theme for your vignette.
For
ten minutes, I’d like you to tell a story on the theme of the song
title you’ve received. Inside this story, I’d like you to
surreptitiously lace in as many song titles as possible.
Here’s
mine:
Tracey
Jones could see only the ceiling.
“Stop!”
somebody yelled.
The
driver killed the engine.
She
was dizzy. Her head hurt. She felt a little sorry for herself, but
she thought, everybody hurts sometimes. The driver emerged upside
down in her vision. She recognised the uniform. You’ve got me
burning up, she thought. He started to sit her up. Passengers check
their watches, grumbling.
An
elderly lady scolded a businessman. “Have a little patience,” she
grumbled.
A
skater boy spoke up. “Get some help,” He said. “Go now!”
“I’ve
got to stay,” said the driver. “If I go, who’s going to drive
you home?”
“Okay,
think,” said the skater boy. “I’ll find someone.”
“Please
don’t go,” said Tracey. “Don’t leave me this way.”
“Hang
on in there, baby,” he reassured her.
Pity
overwhelmed her as the colour drained from her face. “Take a look
at me now,” she moaned.
Song
inclusion count: 17.
Now.
Once the buzzer’s gone, each take turns reading out the stories.
Don’t tell the group the theme of your own story (the song title
you picked out.) When you hear a song title in the midst of the
vignette, shout out PING.
At the
end of each vignette, see if anyone can guess what song they picked
out as a theme.
Did
you guess mine? Scroll down…
“Staying
Alive”
Pic courtesy lobstar28, Flickr
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