# PWR-135 — Improvisation: learner worksheet Release: Revision 7T · Full Tutorial Edition Estimated time: Estimated 26 min reading and worksheet pass Difficulty: Intermediate Equipment: Common household or practice equipment — Three exact fictional prompt sets: (A) quiet library, red umbrella, shelf sign becomes unreadable, detachable call-number tag, eight minutes before closing; (B) greenhouse, wooden spoon, rain enters through one panel, folded tarp, six minutes; (C) museum lobby, blue notebook, tour group changes door, printed floor map, five minutes. Use one set per eight-turn story.; Eight-turn sheet with continuity facts, new contribution and repair fields.; Timer and optional consent card for a partner version. Space: Desk / seated Automated structural checklist: 10 of 10 structural checks present Evidence quality/context: G1; Focused research depth Automated method-quality band: Comprehensive Method-rating basis: Structure coverage, instruction/check specificity, alternative distinctness, source troubleshooting, comparison depth and whether purpose/check fields are authored rather than derived. Editorial review: Pending manual editorial sign off ## Before you begin - [ ] I read the tutorial authority and stop conditions. - [ ] I have the required equipment/space or a declared accessible alternative. ## Canonical source context Improvisation is real-time creation inside a structure. This lesson uses a solo fictional story with a location, object and time limit. The learner accepts each given fact, adds one coherent event, preserves continuity, repairs contradictions openly and reviews responsiveness separately from novelty. A consented partner variant is optional and never surprises, pressures or records someone without agreement. Target outcome: The learner completes three unfamiliar eight-turn improvisations that preserve all constraints, contain coherent additions and explicitly repair any continuity break. ### Authority and setup conditions - Choose fictional, non-traumatic content and remove personal disclosure prompts. - For solo work, set eight sentences and five minutes. - For partners, agree topic, turns, stop signal, recording status, attribution and right to leave. ### Required or supplied materials - Three exact fictional prompt sets: (A) quiet library, red umbrella, shelf sign becomes unreadable, detachable call-number tag, eight minutes before closing; (B) greenhouse, wooden spoon, rain enters through one panel, folded tarp, six minutes; (C) museum lobby, blue notebook, tour group changes door, printed floor map, five minutes. Use one set per eight-turn story. - Eight-turn sheet with continuity facts, new contribution and repair fields. - Timer and optional consent card for a partner version. ## 1. Accept the frame Read the location, object and time constraint and restate all three before starting. Why: Improvisation responds to the given structure rather than ignoring it. Success check: The opening includes every declared constraint. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Read the location, object and time constraint and restate all three before starting.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The opening includes every declared constraint.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 2. Add one contribution Write one event that changes the situation without erasing prior facts. Why: A bounded addition advances the scene and leaves room for later turns. Success check: Each sentence adds exactly one main event. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Write one event that changes the situation without erasing prior facts.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Each sentence adds exactly one main event.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 3. Preserve continuity After each turn, check names, location, object state and timing against the fact column. Why: Continuity makes novelty coherent rather than random. Success check: No established fact changes silently. Accessible alternative: Complete “After each turn, check names, location, object state and timing against the fact column.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “No established fact changes silently.” Use written, typed, augmentative and alternative communication, signed or asynchronous turns with equal response windows. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 4. Echo before adding with a partner In the consented partner version, briefly restate the previous contribution in neutral words, then add one compatible event rather than merely agreeing or redirecting. Why: Accurate uptake shows responsiveness and gives the partner a chance to correct a misunderstood fact. Success check: The partner confirms the restatement or corrects it before the next addition proceeds. Accessible alternative: Complete “In the consented partner version, briefly restate the previous contribution in neutral words, then add one compatible event rather than merely agreeing or redirecting.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The partner confirms the restatement or corrects it before the next addition proceeds.” Offer visual constraint cards and a continuity ledger. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 5. Alternate complication and resource On successive turns, add a problem and then something that could help, while staying inside the prompt. Why: Alternation creates responsive movement instead of endless escalation. Success check: The story contains at least two complications and two resources. Accessible alternative: Complete “On successive turns, add a problem and then something that could help, while staying inside the prompt.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The story contains at least two complications and two resources.” Remove performance speed as a criterion when it is not part of the declared accessible task. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 6. Repair openly If a contradiction appears, add a sentence that acknowledges and explains or corrects it; do not delete the earlier line. Why: Explicit recovery is part of improvisational control. Success check: Every break has a visible repair and preserved history. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “If a contradiction appears, add a sentence that acknowledges and explains or corrects it; do not delete the earlier line.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Every break has a visible repair and preserved history.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 7. Stop, score and transfer End at sentence eight, score constraint adherence, responsiveness, partner support if relevant and recovery, then repeat after 48 hours in a different benign medium. Why: A hard stop and unfamiliar prompt reveal bounded performance. Success check: The retest has new constraints and the same rubric. Accessible alternative: Complete “End at sentence eight, score constraint adherence, responsiveness, partner support if relevant and recovery, then repeat after 48 hours in a different benign medium.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The retest has new constraints and the same rubric.” Offer visual constraint cards and a continuity ledger. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 8. Debrief process separately from performance Record comfort, turn balance, interruption, pressure, cueing and whether the stop signal felt usable. Keep these process findings apart from novelty and continuity scores. Why: A coherent scene can still be coercive or inaccessible, and a comfortable scene can still miss constraints. Success check: The review reports creative-task performance and consent/access process as two distinct results. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Record comfort, turn balance, interruption, pressure, cueing and whether the stop signal felt usable. Keep these process findings apart from novelty and continuity scores.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The review reports creative-task performance and consent/access process as two distinct results.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## Reflection What changed? ________________________________________________________________________________ What remains difficult? ________________________________________________________________________________ What will I repeat, adapt, ask for help with, or stop? ________________________________________________________________________________ --- Completion of this worksheet demonstrates tutorial participation only. It does not establish capability, qualification, safety clearance, diagnosis, treatment or independent validation.