OUTLINE

TITTLE

IT WAS A DOG’S LIFE

RECOMMENDED AGE AND LEVEL

LEVEL: 2

RECOMMENDED AGE: 10 years old

CHARACTERS

ADAM                 

LIZZ         

ADAM AND LIZZ PARENTS

ROMAN FAMILY:

OCTAVIOUS(FATHER)

AUGUSTA(MOTHER)

CELSUS(SON)

CLAUDIA( DAUGHTER)

ROMAN PEOPLE

SLAVES

There are 20 children in the class and there are 4 scenes. For each scene different students will play the parts. We can add extra characters as roman people in scene 3 or slaves in scene 2.

SYPNOSIS

It is the story about a brother and a sister that think their life is hard. Suddenly when they are asleep they are transported to a family in  the roman times. They are forced to work as slaves in the house and  they learn how hard  was to live in those times. One day  their master gets angry with Adam and decides to send him to the amphitheater to fight with an animal. When he thinks he is going to die he wakes up and realices he has had a nightmare.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION

ADAM: He is a good boy but he is always complaining abut homework and housework. When he has to work as a slave he realices that he‘s got a fantastic life.

LIZZ: She is a sweet girl ,but she also complains about her life.

ROMAN FAMILY: They are a rich family and they have slaves.

OCTAVIOUS: He is the master and he has the power of life or death over everyone.

CLAUDIA:  She is 14 years old and she is going to get marry.

SCENE BREAKDOWN

SCENE 1

The scene is set in Adam and Lizz  bedroom.

Adam and Lizz are about to go to sleep, their parents come to say goodnight and ask them about their homework. They start complaining about it and wish they lived in the  Roman times  when children didn’t have to go to school. When they are asleep they are transported to a Roman house.

SCENE 2

The scene is set in the Roman house. Augusta,Celsus and Claudia  are sitting down on pillows and cushions.

Adam and Lizz  appear in the house chained. They are introduced to the family as the new slaves. They have to work hard in the house and they are not allowed to go to school .Octavious catches Adam playing with a toy and sends him to  the amphitheatre to fight with a lion.

SCENE 3

The scene is set in an amphitheatre full of people. We could use a film proyector to show a picture of a roman amphitheatre and a lion or children can draw it.

Adam is in the amphitheatre  and he has to fight with a lion.. When the lion is running after him, Adam faints.

SCENE 4

The scene is set in Adam and Lizz bedroom

Adam wakes up and he realises that he has had a nightmare.