For this exciting project, you will:
- Work in a reasonably sized group of about 3-5 people.
- Must have a theme and genre from the list below
- Must be at least 5-7 pages, including dialogue, setting description, and stage directions.
- Must contain at least 3 separate scenes.
- Must incorporate the elements of drama (stage directions, at least 1 monologue, narrator, scenes, etc.)
- Must have at least 3-5 characters, one character/puppet for each person in the group.
- Each person will make their own hand puppet using sewing (no glue) after the story is mostly written
- If there is a narrator to the story, the narrator must also be a puppet.
- Each member of the group must have a fairly equal number of lines.
- Must be appropriate for school (no violence, no weapons, no racism, etc.) PUPPETS DON’T FIGHT!
Themes to choose from are:
- Coming-of-age
- Loyalty
- Betrayal
- Life and Death
- Justice
- Family
- Good vs. evil
- Identity
- Human vs Nature/environment
- Loneliness
Genres to choose from are:
- Romance
- Mystery
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Tragedy
- Drama
- Horror
- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Fairy Tale
- Non-fiction
We will make the puppets together in class using hand sewing similar to how the puppet in the video below is made. We’ll not use glue for this project.
We will learn a few sewing techniques and embroidery stitches together. Please click the links above to see the videos.
Assigned: Tuesday March 4, 2025
Due: Thursday May 15, 2025