Some guidelines:

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1. Groups should be between 4 and 6. 

2. Scripts should be no shorter than 3 minutes and no longer than 10. Aim for 5! Use your phone or an online timer to keep track of how long your script is. It is very common to think you are done, only to find out your play is one minute only!​

3. Share your story with Mrs. Jurgensen right away. Make sure to name it something meaningful, so she knows the title of the play and your team. For instance, "The wolf's revenge, Team C"

4. Props are limited. If you absolutely need something, plan time to make it. You can always bring props from home!

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Task 1: The brainstorming 

In groups of four or five, you will decide on a couple fairy tales to modify. Create a visual map of your chosen fairy tale.

Consider your central topic (your fairy tale). Your subtopics could be the characters, the plot, the props needed, some of the jokes and the twist, for instance. If you find that you can't come up with a strong enough twist after working on this, maybe you should try a different story.

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Task 2: The Script Writing

​Once you have decided on a fairy tale and a twist, you will be writing a script for your group. To make things easier, please use a Google Docs -- you can share it with me when your group is done and I can print it.

Please don't create something that looks like a long paragraph; scripts are based on dialogue, so focus on writing the best lines for your characters as you can.

The beginning of the script could look like this example:

Joe Triskuit in the Todaily Show 

Characters:
Joe Triskuit: Jack

Max the monkey tamer: Bob

Jin and Jan, singing duet: James and Jenna

The commercial dude/The monkey: Todd


Script:
Todd (behind the curtain) - Good evening everyone, and welcome to the TODAILY SHOW with your amazing host, JOE TRISKUIT!!!
Joe Triskuit - Thank you, thank you! It's an awesome night today. We have a great show planned for you guys. First of all, I need to invite a personal friend of mine -- a guy who can convince anyone to do anything! Max, come out here!
Max: (comes in with Todd jumping around) Hello there, Joe! It's good to see you!

Joe: Good to see you too, man! I see that you got a new monkey, is that right?

Max: Yeah, yeah. I was training FooFoo to jump between buildings and... let's just say FooFoo was not very good. But TGoldilocks crawled down into the sewers and started looking for her phone.
Goldilocks - EW. It smells down here. Where could it be? I thought I dropped it around here...
Cat: MEOOOOW
Goldilocks - Oh no! A crazy cat with rabies!!! .........

So, in other words, each line of dialogue on a different line; don't forget to add also any movements the characters are doing (see the purple line above).

 

Task 3: The Performance

You have finished writing the script. Good job! Now, you need to time it - read it out loud with your group and see if you have a long enough script. 

Your twisted fairy tale play should be a minimum of 3 minutes long. 5 minutes would be better; 10 minutes is always awesome if you do it right!

​You will need to memorize most of your lines. That will allow you to move around and express the role you were given.

One class before the performance, you will have 5 minutes to look at our props and decide on a few props your group may need to use; alternatively, you can also make your own props as needed (construction paper can be very effective!)

Your grade will be set as follows:

25 points - Script writing 
10 points - Fairy tale twist
30 points - Acting your part (volume, intonation, being in character, lines memorized)
25 points - Ensemble and collaboration (the whole play working together)
10 points - length of play in the end

For a total of 100 :)

Good luck!!! :D