Students choose between the seven presented scenarios to write a skit using what they know about earth dynamics and their short and long-term effects.

1. Earth Dynamics Skits
1. Review Scenarios
2. Form groups
3. Pick a scenario
4. Write a skit
5. Perform!

2. #1
Characters:
Parent, older
sibling, younger
sibling, tour
guide
Plot:
A family is on
vacation to see
the San Andreas
Fault in
California. The
family has a lot
of questions for
the tour guide.

3. #2
Characters:
Photographer, Fan
#1, Fan #1, Critic
Plot:
A photographer
exhibits
photographs of
erupting
volcanoes, and his
fans and critic
discuss the change
to the scenery.

4. #3
Characters:
Four friends
Plot:
A group of
friends talk
about whether
they would
rather live near a
volcano or on an
active fault line.

5. #4
Characters:
Journalist #1,
Scientist, Caller
#1, Caller #2
Plot:
A journalist
interviews a
scientist about
what caused the
tsunami in
Japan. People
call in to ask
questions.

6. #5
Characters:
Police officer,
survivor #1,
survivor #2, Red
Cross worker
Plot:
One week after a
giant earthquake,
an officer and Red
Cross worker talk
to survivors about
the continuing
effects.

7. #6
Characters:
Teacher, 3
students
Plot:
A teacher and
students talk
about how to
prepare for
volcanoes and
earthquakes in
order to
minimize the
damage.

8. #7
Characters:
Pompeiian, Pliny,
Volcanologist,
Historian
Plot:
A historian finds
a way to talk to
the dead! He
holds a
conversation
between Pliny, a
volcanologist,
and a Pompeiian
who did not
escape.

9. Form Groups
• 4 members per group

10. Pick Scenario
• Every group gets a different scenario!

11. Write! Your scenario must:
• Every member must write
• Every member must speak
• At least 3 lines per person
• The skit does not need to be memorized.
• Hand in a copy of your skit. Include your names.

12. Perform!