S. Rose
English 680 Writing Program Administration
Spring 2002
Guidelines for Generating, Designing, and Enacting a
Situated Performance Activity
1. Identify some issues that might be the focus of a situated performance activity.
2. Choose a focus issue and generate some ideas for possible scenarios in which this issue might arise.
3. Choose a scenario and identify the main positions (characters/roles).
4. Select participants for various positions, clarify the focal issue, and organize the space for the performance activity.
5. Set a time limit and begin to play out the situation.
6. Stop action for discussion if necessary
7. At end of performance, discuss with participants—
1) What points were clarified?
2) What points were made more complex?
8. Prepare and turn-in a short (250-400 words) debriefing statement in which you reflect on the benefits of the SPA and discuss possible changes in the procedures for future SPAs.
What questions do you have about this assignment?
For additional help with this assignment, see
Rose, Shirley K, and
Margaret J. Finders. "Learning
from Experience: Using Situated Performances in Writing Teacher
Development." WPA: Writing Program
Administration 22.1/2 (Fall/Winter 1998): 33-52.