Surrealist games

The Surrealists used these games to explore the role of chance and the unconscious in artistic creations. But they're also a fun way to work on parts of speech and Q&A in the FL classroom:

Exquisite corpse:

• Each person receives a piece of paper and a pencil.
• As a class, decide on a sentence structure (for example: Article/Adjective/Noun/Verb/ Adjective/Noun)
• In the first round, each person writes a word fitting the outlined sentence structure.
• Fold the paper over to conceal the written word and pass it to the next person.
• The next person writes a word (fitting the outlined structure), conceals it, and then passes the paper to the next person.
• Repeat this procedure until the structure is complete.
• When a round of sentences has been completed, the student who wrote the last word should open the paper and read the complete sentence.

New Definitions: Work with a partner. One player writes down a simple "What is (noun)?" question on a sheet of paper, and then folds it over so the next person cannot see the question. The second player writes an answer on the same sheet of paper, without seeing the question (be as creative as you want). The paper is unfolded to reveal the result. Remarkable “facts” will emerge.

Some examples: Q: What is happiness? A: Going the extra mile Q: What is music? A: Clouds floating by.