Skit+Screenplay

** Rough Draft ** Narrator: Once upon a time there was a girl named Jesse who came home from school one day very hungry. Outside in the neighbor’s yard, on the other side of the fence, she saw a beautiful polka dotted tree that had delicious looking polka dotted fruit. Jesse: Oh, those look so delicious! I wonder what they taste like. Narrator: She snuck over to grab some fruit and ate and ate and ate and ate. Then she went home. The next morning, she woke up to find that she was covered in polka dots! Jesse: Oh pickles! I can’t let my mom see me like this! She will be so mad at me! Narrator: In order to hide from her mother, she hides behind a polka dotted poster. Mom: What are you doing with that big poster? Jesse: I’m taking it to my friend Lily Ladybug’s house. Mom: Okay, don’t be gone too long. And be careful! Jesse: Whew that was a close one! Narrator: And off she goes. Narrator: At Lily Ladybug’s house…. Lily: Oh my goodness, Jesse, what happened to your cells? Jesse: Cells, what are you taking about- this kind of cell? Everybody: No, not that kind of cell! Lily: (explains what a cell is and what their functions are) Jesse: I’ve never heard of cells before. All I know is that I ate too many polka dotted fruits and this is what happened. Can you help me get rid of them before my mom sees them? Lily: I know someone that can help you. Let’s go see my friend Puffy Bunny and her puffy babies. I bet she can help you. Narrator: And off they go to Puffy Bunny’s house. Puffy Bunny’s babies see the polka dotted girl first. Baby Bunnies: Momma, momma Narrator: Puffy Bunny sees Jesse. Puffy Bunny: Child, what happened to you? Jesse: Lily told me that something is wrong with my cells. All I know is that I ate too much polka dotted fruit last night. Puffy: There’s not only something wrong with your cells, there’s also something wrong with your tissues. Jesse: Tissues, these kind of tissues? (Pulls out Kleenexs.) Puffy: No not those kinds of tissues! (Puffy explains how tissues and cells are related.) Lily: That still doesn’t explain why Jesse is polka dotted or how to get rid of it. Puffy: Why don’t you go see Maggie the Mouse. I bet she can help you. Narrator: So off they go… (When they find Maggie the Mouse, she is making pizza.) Lily: Hey Maggie! That smells good! What kind of pizza are you making? Maggie: Cheese pizza…duh! (Maggie looks at Jesse.) What brought you here to see me today? Oh, what is wrong with your skin? It’s the largest organ in your body, you know. Jesse: Organ, what are you talking about, this kind of organ? Everybody: No not that kind of organ! Jesse: I don’t know what an organ is, but Lily told me about cells and Puffy Bunny told me that a bunch of cells make up a tissue. Maggie: explains about the organ. Lily: Well that still doesn’t explain why Jesse is polka dotted or how to get rid of it. Maggie: Maybe you can go see my friend, Timmy the Turtle. He knows a lot about parts. Narrator: And off they go… (Timmy the Turtle is driving a race car around the block. They stop him.) Timmy: What’s wrong with you? Jesse: There’s something wrong with my cells, my tissues and my organs, but all I know is that I ate too many polka dotted fruit and it turned me polka dotted. Timmy: There’s also something wrong with your system. Jesse: This kind of system? (Pulls out a game system like Xbox) Everybody: No not that kind of system! Timmy: (Explains what a system is and the Integumentary system.) Jesse: But that still doesn’t explain why I am polka dotted and how to get rid of it. Lily: Timmy, how do you know all of this stuff? Timmy: My grandma taught me. Why don’t you go see your grandma? Maybe she can help you. Narrator: So off they go… (They then find Jesse’s grandma playing the electric guitar.) Grandma: My child you’ve been eating too much Pd fruit again! Jesse: How did you know that? Grandma: When I was a little girl I did the same thing. Jesse: But why did that happen? Lily says it’s because of my cells, Puffy bunny says its because of my tissues, Maggie says its because of my organs, and Timmy says it’s because of my organ systems. Grandma: (Then explains that all of these things are related and that they all are a part of an organism or living thing. When you ate too much of the fruit, the food …..Tells her that it will take a few days for it to go away.) Narrator: Later that evening… (Jesse is sitting down with mom.) Jesse: …and that’s why Grandma said my skin is polka dotted. I’m sorry mom, I won’t do it again. Mom: That’s okay honey! I think you’ve learned a lot from this experience. (Dad hollers in from the background) Dad: Honey I’m home! (Walks in covered in polka dots, they all burst out laughing.) Dad: What are you guys laughing about? (Mom hands dad a hand mirror and he looks in it and makes a shocked face.) Jesse: You’ve been at the neighbors polka dotted tree today too, haven’t you? The end __ Characters: __ Jesse………………………………Heaven Mom……………………………….Kayleigh Lily Ladybug………………………Kyla Puffy Bunny……………………….Abby Bunny Babies (2)…………………Kylie and Cody Maggie Mouse……………………Dakota Timmy Turtle……………………..Alex Grandma………………………….Addie Dad………………………………..Bryan __ To Do List: __ __ Title Suggestions __ Polka Dotted Adventure The Journey of the Polka Dotted Girl The Wonderful Adventure The Wonderful Adventures of Jesse the Polka Dotted Girl The Story of the Polka Dotted Girl
 * 7th Grade Skit **
 * Pick December performance date
 * Write lines to skit
 * Assign characters
 * Find and make costumes
 * Learn lines
 * Make background and props
 * Decorate classroom
 * Practice, practice, practice
 * Video skit
 * Make flyers or invitations
 * Perform skit for audience