TITLE:
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“Don´t be like that!”
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RECOMMENDED AGE GROUP:
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Level 2 –
Upper Primary (years 4, 5 and 6)
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CHARACTERS:
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Alex
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Mrs. Bell (the tutor teacher)
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Football fellows
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John (the caretaker)
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Classmates
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Dining room mates
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SYNOPSIS:
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Alex is a brilliant student: he is good at school
subjects and at sports, but he has a big problem he does not know how to
solve: everybody says to him a horrible sentence when he does his best…
“Don´t be like that!”
He really ignores the reason why people tell him
that, so he decides to ask John (the caretaker) for help. His friend makes
him to think about his mates´ feelings and Alex realizes he needs to change
in order to keep friends and be happy.
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CHARACTER OBJECTIVES:
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Alex
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He is a good boy, but he is
arrogant when he achieves his objectives.
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John (the caretaker)
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He is nice and talkative. He
wants to help Alex to solve his problem making him to think deeply about his
attitude towards others.
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Mrs. Bell (the tutor teacher)
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She is shy and cautious. She
does not talk to him in private about his problem because she does not want
to hurt him.
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Classmates
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Boys and girls with different personalities, but
something in common: they do not like Alex and all of them show it.
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Football fellows
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Boys and girls who play in a team and they do all
together, as a group.
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Dining room mates
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Boys and girls talking in a relaxed way while they
enjoy their meals and have fun together.
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SCENE
BREAKDOWN:
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Scene 1:
Alex´s house
Alex leaves his house happily in the morning. He
wears the school bag.
(Music: “Happy” by
Pharrell Williams)
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Scene 2: The
way to school
He is walking along the streets and he started to
see his classmates, who look down on him. The school is near.
(We can hear children talking and playing)
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Scene 3: In the school hall
It is ten to nine (there is a clock on the wall).
Alex is at the photocopying room´s door.
(Music: classical music from the radio)
John is watering his plants. Mrs. Bell is taking
some papers. She leaves the room.
Alex comes into the room and starts talking to John.
(We can hear the school bell)
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Scene 4: In the classroom
Mrs. Bell asks a difficult question and Alex answers
quickly without raising his hand. His
classmates look at him while they are waiting for their turn. Alex looks
proud of himself.
(Music: classical music, in order to remember what
John said to him in the photocopying room).
Alex looks down. He stares at his classmates with
sorrow. He is thoughtful.
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Scene 5: In the dining room
Children are talking while they are eating. Alex is
in a hurry to finish his meal the first one.
He achieves his aim and the start singing “The
champions” (UEFA Champions League) while he is raising his glass as it was
the World Cup.
His fellows look at him and they start talking about the situation.
(Music: classical music, in order to remember what John said to him in the photocopying room).
Alex looks down. He stares at his mates with sorrow. He is thoughtful.
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Scene 6: In the playground
Alex is playing with his football fellows and he
scores a goal. He is joyful, but he
does not celebrate it with his mates. He starts jumping and running all
around the football pitch.
His mates start laughing at him while they talk about how arrogant Alex is.
Alex hear the comments and he goes red. He runs away from the dining room to the photocopying room.
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Scene 8: In the photocopying room
John is looking through the window, waiting for
Alex. He is anxious and worried.
Suddenly, Alex enters the room and starts crying
while his friend hugs him.
After a while, he looks at John. He understands
everything: he will be a new boy.
(Music: “Happy” by
Pharrell Williams)
He goes out the room and joins a group of
classmates. He starts talking to them. They go home in a friendly way.
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