Play+Rough+Draft


 * 7th Grade Skit **
 * 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 does some quick thinking.

Mom: What are you doing with that big poster?

Jesse: I’m taking it to my friend Lily Ladybug’s house.

Mom: What are you going to do with it while your at Lily's house?

Jesse: I made it for her and we're going to hang it up on her wall.

Mom: Okay, don’t be gone too long. And be careful!

Jesse: Whew! That was a close one!

Narrator: And off she goes. 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!

Jesse: What are cells?

Lily: Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things. In other words, all living things are made up of cells and these cells make up all the parts of your body. You have millions of them! That's why there's something wrong with your cells.

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 these polka dots before my mom sees them?

Lily: No, but 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.

(Baby Bunnies are playing in the yard.)

Baby Bunnies: Momma, momma, looky, looky! There's a polka dotted alien in our yard!

(Mom is in the house and comes out. Baby bunnies run and hide behind Puffy Bunny.)

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.)

Everyone: No not that kind of tissue!

Jesse: What is a tissue?

Puffy: A tissue is a group of similar cells that perform the same function. Your body has four main types of tissue, such as muscle tissue and nervous tissue. That's why when there's something wrong with your tissues, there's also something wrong with your cells.

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! What brought you here to see me today? (Maggie looks at Jesse.) 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: What is an organ? Lily told me about cells and Puffy Bunny told me that a bunch of cells make up a tissue. All I know is that I ate too much polka dotted fruit last night.

Maggie: Well, a bunch of tissues make up an organ. An organ, such as your skin or brain is made of different kinds of tissues that function together. Each organ has a certain job. So when there is something wrong with an organ, there is also something wrong with your cells and tissues.

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 things.

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: Lily says There’s something wrong with my cells, Puffy Bunny says there's something wrong with my tissues and Maggie says there's something wrong with my organs, but all I know is that I ate too much polka dotted fruit last night 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!

Jesse: What is a system? Timmy: A system is a bunch of organs that make up an organ system like your nervous system or your integumentary system, which your skin belongs to. Organ systems work together to perform a big job. If there is something wrong with an organ system, there's something also wrong with your cells, tissues, and organs.

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 goodness, Jesse, you’ve been eating too much polka dotted fruit!

Jesse: How did you know that?

Grandma: When I was a little girl I did the exact 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 the Mouse says its because of my organs, and Timmy the Turtle says it’s because of my organ systems.

Grandma: Your friends were all right. All of those things together make up an organism. An organism is a living thing and you, my dear, are an organism. Remember, living things are made of cells. A group of cells make up a tissue, groups of tissues make up an organ, a group of organs make up an organ system. And a group of organ systems make up an organism. When you ate too much of the fruit, the fruit changed the colors of your cells, which changed the tissues, which changed your skin, an organ. Your skin is part of a system which is part of you, the organism. That's why you turned polka dotted. I'm afraid that you aren't going to be able to take medicine or wash it off to make it go away.

Jesse: Oh pickles!!!

Lily: You mean she's going to have to stay polka dotted forever like me?

Grandma: (Chuckles.) No, no, dear. You will just have to wait for new skin cells to be made. Don't you worry about it, it won't take forever. It's only going to take several days for it to wear off and soon you'll be back to normal.

Jesse: Whew! That's a relief! I guess I'd better be getting home now. Mom will be starting to worry soon. Thanks, Grandma, for explaining everything to me. I understand it better now. I 'll just have to wait for these polka dots to go away. Bye, Grandma!

Lily: Bye, Grandma!

Grandma: Bye, bye, girls! And be careful!

Narrator: Later that evening… (Jesse is sitting down with mom at the kitchen table.)

Jesse: …and that’s why Grandma said my skin is polka dotted and that it will go away with time. 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: __


 * 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

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