Wisdom Tale Script and Skit

Wisdom Skit and Script Assignment Directions

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Students will use what we have learned about wisdom tales, especially wisdom dialogues, to create a wisdom dialogue of their own and perform it for the class.

1. Acquire a group of 2-3 people. Tell me who is in your group and sign up to present your skit on May 15 or 20.
2. Work together to write your own wisdom dialogue (or trialogue).

• Your skit should be about 8 minutes
• It should tell a complete story.
• The characters can be animals, plants, humans, et cetera; remember that in wisdom tales characters usually represent a category rather than an individual.
• It should have a moral, although you do not need to tell the audience what it is directly.
• Please include a cast list in your skit, telling the reader which character(s) each person will play.
• Check your spelling and punctuation along with the clearness of your writing! Characters may have bad grammar as long as it is intentional.
• Turn in your skit on Canvas.

Scripts often include scene breaks, stage directions, and lines, as in the following example; you may not need scene breaks, since your wisdom skit is short.

SCENE TWO

NARRATOR: As time went on the humans grew noisy again. This did not please Enlil at all. He wanted to try and kill the humans once more.

ENLIL: Adad! Where are you? Come here!

ADAD (from backstage): Coming, Enlil!

3. Decide on at least one prop or costume element for each character.

• Every character needs something!

4. Practice your skit.

5. Perform your skit for the class.

• The audience should be able to clearly hear every performer.
• Remember to use movement and gestures to tell the story.
• You may keep your script with you during the performance but you should not be staring at it throughout. Remember to act! (I recommend that you print paper scripts for everyone instead of using your phones.)