The director answers the phone and the staff can overhear the one side of the conversation. They are able to gather that something serious has happened. The teacher in role, shaken, hangs up the receiver and turns to the staff telling them that the phone call was from the head of security. There are times when you will decide that it is valuable to introduce tension or a surprise into the drama in the middle of a particular episode. In this case, however, the phone call could come just as the reports are completed and the meeting is about to adjourn.
Teachers can easily execute a mime as simple as the telephone conversation.
Remember that these students have been studying dinosaurs for the past three weeks. They will have many ideas about what might have vanished. Reflection - Discussion in Role While they await the police investigator, teacher and students, in role, attempt to understand, from what little information they have, what is missing and what the consequences of this could be. This is one example of reflection in role. There is an opportunity here for teaching about rare fossils and why there are many thefts of them, particularly at dig sites.