Bridgette Bielawski

Draw and Tell

Sources:
Bielawski, Bridgette. Draw and Tell. 2018. Temple University, Pennsylvania. Unpublished
paper.
MSLK (n.d.). Exquisite Corpse (AKA The Drawing Game). Retrieved from: http://mslk.com/rea
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Equipment Needed:
- Blank 8.5 x 11 inch paper x 16 sheets (For 16 participants; this number is subject to vary per
group size)
- Crayola Washable Markers x 20 (This activity was analyzed using 20 Crayola Washable
Markers; this number is subject to vary per group size; however, it requires that each participant
have at least one marker)
- Timer

Activity Description:
Prior to initiating the activity, the recreational therapist (RT) will arrange tables within the room
so that participants may sit across from one another. The RT will distribute one marker and one
blank sheet of 8.5 x 11 inch paper to each participant. The RT will then divide participants into
two groups of eight and assign each participant within their respective groups a number from one
to eight. The RT will explain that each number pertains to a body part or accessory that
participants with said numbers are to draw as follows: 1 = Head/Face, 2 = Right arm and hand, 3
= left arm and hand, 4 = Torso, 5 = Right leg and foot, 6 = Left leg and foot, 7 = a hat, and 8 = a
pet. The RT will then start a timer and participants will have two minutes to draw their assigned
body part or accessory. After two minutes have passed, the RT will stop the timer and announce
that it is time to stop drawing. The RT will then ask for a volunteer for each number from one to
eight to come to the front of the classroom with their drawing. Each participant, with their
drawing, will arrange themselves in such a way that their drawings are connected to display a
completed person while having the opportunity to discuss, on the spot, some background
information about their person that they will make up. After the first group of participants have
finished discussing information regarding their person, the remaining participants will come to
the front of the classroom to do the same. The activity will conclude after both groups of
participants have presented.

Primary Interaction Pattern:

Intragroup; action of a cooperative nature by two or more persons intent upon reaching a mutual
goal; action requires positive verbal or nonverbal interaction. This interaction pattern was chosen
with the intent to promote and strengthen social support between participants through
collaboration between one another and humor, due to the nature of the activity.

Adaptation:
Participants who have constructional apraxia may exhibit difficulty with constructing clearly-
defined drawings. As a result, the RT facilitating this activity will create a numbering-system
outline of the body part or accessory assigned to the participant using one of the blank sheets of
paper. Through doing so, the participant will have a guided visual in creating their assigned
drawing while still allowing the participant artistic liberties as they will use the numbers to
connect the drawing but this guide will not encompass the entirety of the paper.