HW 48- Treatment

Shot in the Office style, with interviews.

Scene 1:
Camera follows Jack Greene, a man seeking to fulfill his longtime dream of becoming a teacher walks into an empty classroom, he is very bubbly, he smiles happily clutching his work planner to his chest. He clears off the desk and sets his work planner on it. He writes his name several times on the chalk board, before finally deciding on a Script format making a star at the e.

Scene 1.5:
Camera set. Still in front of his desk, Jack Greene talks to the camera about his first day. "Today's my first day teaching. I am SOOO excited. These kids are going to be in for a real treat. I am going to make history come alive" He waves both his arms when he says "alive".

Scene 2:
The students file into the class room. He introduces himself and underlines his name each time he says it. He plays a history game with them to remember their names. He precedes to sing a song about history exuberantly and tries to get the class to join along. They do albeit not as enthusiastically. He brings out a chest that he had been hiding and pulls out a huge turkey costume, shoots students reactions. He tells them that will be their new term project.

Scene 2.5:
Random Student Reaction. Camera is set in front of a studious looking student with glasses. She says Mr. Greene is weird. She pushes her glasses.

Scene 3:
The class are dressed in pilgrim and indian outfits and reenacting "Thanksgiving" One student dressed as a huge turkey is lying on the table. Boy student dressed in a Pilgrim costume fakes cutting into turkey and says it is good and asks about how the crops are going to another boy dressed in an Indian costume replies its good. Then Boy dressed in Pilgrim costume asks how the Indian boy feels about them taking the land. Indian boy replies ...bad but its okay because later the Indians are going to scalp them so they're good. Boy dressed in Pilgrim costume says cool.

Scene 3.5:
The bell rings and its lunchtime. The students leave.

Scene 4:
Camera set. Jack Greene at desk. Happy and smiling, "You know, I think I really got through to them today."