Year 4 English WB 06/07/2020

Success criteria to mark the play script

Key Feature Play Script

A cast list
Description of each scene (where it is set)
Written names of the characters are on the
left hand side followed by a colon (:)
There is a new line whenever a new character
speaks
Any stage directions are in brackets (in italics
if typed) and they describe actions in verbs
and adverbs
The story is mainly told through dialogue
(speech)
Show the character of a person by what they
say and do

The Three Little Pigs – Play script

Characters: Narrator, Mother, Youngest Pig, Middle Pig, Oldest Pig, Man, Wolf

Scene 1 – In a charming little village on the edge of the woods

Narrator: Once upon a time three pigs left their mother´s home and went out into the big, scary world.

Three Pigs: (Boldly and excitedly) Goodbye Mother we will be home for roast child on Sunday.

Mother: (Nervously twisting her hands together and then waving) Good-bye my little sons, take care
and remember never answer your doors to strangers, I’ll see you in a week.

Narrator: The three pigs went different ways. Soon the youngest, and laziest, pig met a man who was
selling straw.

Youngest pig: (Smiling kindly and hopping around excitedly) I need some straw to build my new
home, would you sell it to me please?

Man: (Eagerly) Of course. Take it. (Thrust the straw quickly at the pig and hurry away)

Narrator: So the youngest pig had paid the man and off he went happily to build his very own house. A
little while later, the middle brother, who was still a little lazy and never helped his mum around
the house, met the same man and he was selling wood.

Middle pig: (politely waving and smiling broadly) Please Sir, I need some wood to build my new house.
Would you sell it to me?

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Man: (opening his arms wide and then rubbing his hands together greedily) Yes. Take it, whatever
you need. It is the finest wood there ever was and will only cost you the bargain price of
£10,000.

Narrator: Now the middle pig was too lazy to go and see if the wood was too expensive so he reluctantly
handed over all of his life savings and went on his way to make his wooden house. Later that
day, the oldest and wisest Pig met the same man but this time he was selling bricks.

Oldest Pig: (Approaching cautiously, looking over the bricks, picking them up and scratching his chin)
Excuse me Sir, I need some bricks. Are these for sale?

Man: (eyes light up, hands rub together greedily, watching the pig carefully) Of course, and to you
they’re only £20,000.

Oldest Pig: (eyes narrowing, glaring at the man) £20,000 is too much I will give you £200 (put hand in
pocket and pull out £200) Take it or leave it you greedy little man.

Narrator: The man readily agreed and as soon as he had the money the man quickly ran away. The Oldest
Pig began to build his house right where he was. He was not afraid of hard work and it took
him until Saturday to get his home finished. Each day his brothers would come and brag about
how their homes had only taken a day to build but the oldest Pig did not care. He knew a bad
wolf lived nearby and he wanted to be safe.

Challenge:

What have we learnt from Mummy Pig from the few words she has said?

What words tell us that the man who has the straw, wood and bricks is not very nice?

What have you learnt about the youngest and middle pigs from the last part of the

narrator’s speech?

Thursday’s success criteria

I can Self
Speak clearly with expression at an appropriate volume- angry, excited, nervous,
sad
Take note of the stage directions
Avoid turning my back on my audience.
Use computing skills to record and then evaluate my performance.
2 stars and a wish:
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