Activity 3: Drama Play

Materials needed:

• Character outline sheet
• Pen/pencil

Procedure:

1. Identify all the characters in the story.
2. Re-write the story by using the dialog of the characters. Remember to add the dialog of a narrator.
3. Practice the story as a play.
4. Perform for your class, or possibly another class.

Example:

• CHARACTER OUTLINE SHEET
• STORY TITLE: "THE FLOOD"
• CHARACTER:
• CHARACTER NAME:
• STUDENT NAME:

1. Narrator
2. Tobats (Little Rabbit)
3. Shinau-av 1 (Coyote)
4. Shinau-av 2 (Coyote)

Read through the story "The Flood" and underline all the parts of your character. Instead of reading what is written, imagine what you would say if you were in the same situation. Write this down exactly as you would say it. This is your dialogue. Work with you group so you "tell the story" in a play.