[This week, students will be lucky enough to not have their lunches disturbed by the arrival of another threatening motivation scheme! Unfortunately, that’s because all members of the class will wake up to a faint knock on their door, shortly after which a business envelope will slide under the bottom crack. The sealed envelope reads “for your eyes only:” followed by their name. Opening the envelope reveals what looks like a newspaper clipping at first glance alongside another strip of paper artfully folded up into a paper crane.
The PA system will then play the Principal’s voice reading out the contents of the “newspaper clipping.”
”Riddle of the day: If you have me, you want to share me, but if you share me, you don’t have me. What am I?
Did you know that no one is entitled to love? Not even love from your own parents, or your “best friends,” or your pet rock! There’s at least one thing about everyone that should never see the light of day.
Well, it just so happens I know a little something about each of you. Don’t worry: Nobody has to find out any of your worst personal secrets. …As long as one of you kills one of the others this week. Otherwise, say buh-bye to any chance of ever going back to life as you know it, because I’ll be telling what I’ve got to the people or person you’d least want to hear it..
Also, I must admit I’m getting a little antsy about your performance. Do something to spice things up, won’t you?”
The paper crane, when unfolded, contains a written version of a life-shattering personal secret about the person who opens it. Every character therefore receives a secret about themselves or their life.
While this secret may or may not be something the characters already know about themselves, the information contained on the slip has to be the worst possible secret that could get out about them if told to the right/wrong person. Whatever information is contained on this envelope, the loss of its secrecy should be something that the character believes will irreparably damage their relationships or ruin their life in a significant way.]
MOTIVE
The PA system will then play the Principal’s voice reading out the contents of the “newspaper clipping.”
”Riddle of the day: If you have me, you want to share me, but if you share me, you don’t have me. What am I?
Did you know that no one is entitled to love? Not even love from your own parents, or your “best friends,” or your pet rock! There’s at least one thing about everyone that should never see the light of day.
Well, it just so happens I know a little something about each of you. Don’t worry: Nobody has to find out any of your worst personal secrets. …As long as one of you kills one of the others this week. Otherwise, say buh-bye to any chance of ever going back to life as you know it, because I’ll be telling what I’ve got to the people or person you’d least want to hear it..
Also, I must admit I’m getting a little antsy about your performance. Do something to spice things up, won’t you?”
The paper crane, when unfolded, contains a written version of a life-shattering personal secret about the person who opens it. Every character therefore receives a secret about themselves or their life.
While this secret may or may not be something the characters already know about themselves, the information contained on the slip has to be the worst possible secret that could get out about them if told to the right/wrong person. Whatever information is contained on this envelope, the loss of its secrecy should be something that the character believes will irreparably damage their relationships or ruin their life in a significant way.]