Start with nonverbal tactics, move to soft verbal, and escalate until a great number of students join in. Give each pair two slips of paper and an object. When students are thoroughly frustrated move to step two. Switch pairs so everyone has a new partner. This is done in a way that the person who was protagonist last now is antagonist.
Some tactics are verbal, some nonverbal.
Put students in new pairs. Give each student a generic scene script. They are to select four tactics for their character to use in order to accomplish an objective. Students will demonstrate ability to develop characters by developing and acting a character in an improv. Wanted poster, 5-6 portraits, character history sheet.