creating play scripts from stories

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Act 1, scene 1

Matthew: (shouting) Mrs Hall, how canI write a play script all bymyself?

A classroom full of noisy children throwingpaper around.

[enter the teacher, Mrs Hall]

Mrs Hall: Its simple really Matthew, Ill takeyou through step by step and Imsure youll understand.


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[there is a knock at the door, in walks littleMaitha]

Maitha: Sorry Im late, Mrs Hall, I wasfinishing off my story.

Mrs Hall: Thats ok Maitha, maybe we coulduse it to write a play script.May I share it with the class?

Maitha: (smiling) Yes of course


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Jenni fell to the floor with a bump, Whaton earth just happened? she mumbled asshe struggled to her feet and brushed theearth off her jeans.Jenni, what are you doing down there?

called David.I dont know, she replied, I just sort of passed out I suppose and fell into thishole.You do realise its a grave youve falleninto, dont you? queried David.Errrgh! screamed Jenni, quick David,get me out of here!

A Grave Situation, by Little Maitha, aged9


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Step 1 Highlight the

spoken parts


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called David.I dont know, she replied, I just sort of passed out I suppose and fell into thishole.You do realise its a grave youve falleninto, dont you? queried David.Errrgh!screamed Jenni, quick David,get me out of here!


Step 1 Highlight the

spoken parts


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Act 1 Scene 1

Jenni: What on earth just happened?David: Jenni, what are you doing down there?

Jenni: I dont know, I just sort of passedout I suppose and fell into this hole.

David: You do realise its a grave youve falleninto, dont you?

Jenni: Errrgh! quick David, get meout of here!

Write them down without speech

marks, dont forget the name of

who is saying them goes first


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Step 2 Identify

stage directions


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Jenni fell to the floor with a bump, Whaton earth just happened? shemumbledasshestruggled to her feet and brushed theearth off her jeans.Jenni, what are you doing down there?

calledDavid.I dont know, she replied, I just sort of passed out I suppose and fell into thishole.You do realise its a grave youve falleninto, dont you? queried David.Errrgh!screamedJenni, quick David,get me out of here!


Step 2 Identify

stage directions


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Act 1 Scene 1

Jenni: (mumbling as she struggles to her feetbrushing the earth off her jeans)What on earth just happened?

David: (shouting down the hole) Jenni, whatare you doing down there?



Jenni: (screams) Errrgh! quick David, get meout of here!

Put them in

brackets


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called David.I dont know, she replied, I just sort of passed out I suppose and fell into thishole.You do realise its a grave youve fallen

into, dont you? queried David.Errrgh! screamed Jenni, quick David,get me out of here!


Step 3 - Set the

scene


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called David.I dont know, she replied, I just sort of passed out I suppose and fell into thishole.You do realise its agraveyouve fallen

into, dont you? queried David.Errrgh! screamed Jenni, quick David,get me out of here!


Step 3 - Set the

scene


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Act 1 Scene 1

[A girl has just fallen down an empty grave, herfriend is looking down]Jenni: (mumbling as she struggles to her feet

brushing the earth off her jeans)What on earth just happened?

David: (shouting down the hole) Jenni, whatare you doing down there?



Jenni: (screams) Errrgh! quick David, get meout of here!


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Dinners ready! called mum fromthe kitchen.Im not hungry, answered Helen.Helen Julie Allen ,get yourselfdown here now, if I have to comeinto that bathroom there will betrouble shouted mum.

Helen sighed as she watched thelast of the bubbles disappear fromthe bath, Ok mum, just let me getmy clothes on first.

Toad in the Hole by Mrs Hall aged 21++

Try this one on

your whiteboards


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Act 1 Scene 1

Mum: Dinners ready.

Helen: Im not hungry.Mum: Helen Julie Allen ,get yourself downhere now, if I have to come into thatbathroom there will be trouble

Helen: Ok mum, just let me get my clothes onfirst.

Your work should

look similar to this


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Act 1 Scene 1

Mum: (shouting from off stage) Dinnersready.

Helen: (calling down) Im not hungry.Mum: Helen Julie Allen ,get yourself downhere now, if I have to come into thatbathroom there will be trouble

Helen: (she sighs and watches the bath) Okmum, just let me get my clothes onfirst.

Your work should



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Act 1 Scene 1

[A girl is in the bathroom letting the water out ofthe bath]Mum: (shouting from off stage) Dinners

ready.Helen: Im not hungry.Mum: Helen Julie Allen ,get yourself down

here now, if I have to come into thatbathroom there will be trouble

Helen: (she sighs and watches the bath) Okmum, just let me get my clothes onfirst.

Your work should



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Matthew: Wow Miss, I think I could managethat, what do I do first?

Mrs Hall: First write a chapter of a story and thenwe will adapt it into a scene for a play, ascene is like a paragraph or a chapter ina book. Are there any questions class?


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