Script
Garrett Hagen
Jimmy Pope
Max Jaye
The Chocolate Affliction
Prologue:
Babafemi is a mother whose child was taken from her and sent to work as a child slave on a cocoa farm. She will be given a second chance by an Australian reporter who is studying human trafficking. It takes place on the the Ivory coast, West Africa. They are in a small village where children are taken and sold to cocoa farms.
Chorus:
(Chorus is the Australian reporter who is helping babafemi get her son back.)
We will get your son back, I promise.
Babafemi: I don’t know if this is a good idea, they are animals.
Chorus:
We will go get your son doug,
our laziness can’t overcome love,
we need to get him free,
from companies like Nestle and Hersheys
we will end his absentee
these kids need to be free
so they grow up and see
other world issues across the sea
just like me
Scene 1:
(They start their trek to get Doug The next morning. They leave the village and walk into the dark shaded jungle. It is very chilly, fog and mist roam the air as sounds from screaming monkeys and chirping bugs.)
Babafemi: We’re almost here. How should we go about completing this task? They have security on every side.
Chorus:
Please, please be ever so cautious
for the people that take kids for chocolate
happen to be very, very obnoxious
Babafemi: So we’ll act like buyers so they’ll trust us and let us onto their farm, and then well find Doug?
Bill: Excuse me, why are soliciting on my property? We don’t take kindly to people who steal.
Chorus:
Please, please don’t go off on a rant
for purchasing chocolate is why we come on your land.
We do not long to steal when
purchasing this substance is our deal.
Bill: You have come to the right place. Come right this way. Who is she?
Babafemi: I am his partner, Babafemi. I come with the same need as my friend.
Bill: Pleasure to meet you, come right this way, now how much chocolate are you interested in? We have different ages, dryness, and quality. Your wish is my command.
(Bill keeps talking)
Babafemi: (Whispers under breath) I’m going to go look for him. Someone around here might direct me to him.
Chorus:
I’ll stay here so we don’t add suspicion
I will stay here and study all the malnutrition
These children here require medical supervision
Although, I don’t have any kids in my vision
If we see child labor, we won’t go snitching
Child labor is very disturbing
They make these children feel very unnerving
They treat them like they are not deserving
(Babafemi leaves)
(Babafemi walks through the jungle, seeing many children, none however, are her son. She asks people around her if they've seen her son.)
Henchman: What are you doing, why are you here?
Babafemi: I’m looking for my son. If you allow me to go on my way we will have no problem.
Henchman: He is not here, this is a cocoa farm not a daycare.
Babafemi: I am no fool, I know you keep children here, I was told by a reporter this is where he was. He’s seen you commit these unspeakable crimes with his own eyes.
Henchman: Whoever told you that was incorrect, there are no children working here. You must leave now or I will call my supervisor and he will force you out of here.
Doug: Mom!
(Henchman holds Doug back)
Babafemi: Give me my son.
(Slaps Henchman and grabs Doug)
Babafemi: We must go, we are in danger. Come Doug we must be swift.
Chorus:
Scene 2:
(Babafemi and doug are frantically running from the henchman who is yelling for them to come back. Babafemi finds reporter and runs to safety.)
Chorus:
We should be safe my dear
we are in danger but we shan’t fear
for in one minute the chopper shall be here
(Henchman appears from the bushes and shoots at Babafemi, hitting her in the lungs)
Doug: Mom!
Babafemi: Leave me here. My only wish is for you to grow up happy. I have completed my task, now it is my time to go. Please, leave me.
Doug: Okay
(Doug and Chorus run to safety)
Chorus:
Don’t worry son, you’re okay. Now you’re safe
I will take you home so you and your friends can reunite once again. Everything will be like it once was.
Doug: My mom sure is neat for doing that!
Chorus:
Yes, your mother is a hero
and that fellow sure is a weirdo
your mother gave her life
which is the ultimate sacrifice
she’ll be remembered for paying the proper price
Jimmy Pope
Max Jaye
The Chocolate Affliction
Prologue:
Babafemi is a mother whose child was taken from her and sent to work as a child slave on a cocoa farm. She will be given a second chance by an Australian reporter who is studying human trafficking. It takes place on the the Ivory coast, West Africa. They are in a small village where children are taken and sold to cocoa farms.
Chorus:
(Chorus is the Australian reporter who is helping babafemi get her son back.)
We will get your son back, I promise.
Babafemi: I don’t know if this is a good idea, they are animals.
Chorus:
We will go get your son doug,
our laziness can’t overcome love,
we need to get him free,
from companies like Nestle and Hersheys
we will end his absentee
these kids need to be free
so they grow up and see
other world issues across the sea
just like me
Scene 1:
(They start their trek to get Doug The next morning. They leave the village and walk into the dark shaded jungle. It is very chilly, fog and mist roam the air as sounds from screaming monkeys and chirping bugs.)
Babafemi: We’re almost here. How should we go about completing this task? They have security on every side.
Chorus:
Please, please be ever so cautious
for the people that take kids for chocolate
happen to be very, very obnoxious
Babafemi: So we’ll act like buyers so they’ll trust us and let us onto their farm, and then well find Doug?
Bill: Excuse me, why are soliciting on my property? We don’t take kindly to people who steal.
Chorus:
Please, please don’t go off on a rant
for purchasing chocolate is why we come on your land.
We do not long to steal when
purchasing this substance is our deal.
Bill: You have come to the right place. Come right this way. Who is she?
Babafemi: I am his partner, Babafemi. I come with the same need as my friend.
Bill: Pleasure to meet you, come right this way, now how much chocolate are you interested in? We have different ages, dryness, and quality. Your wish is my command.
(Bill keeps talking)
Babafemi: (Whispers under breath) I’m going to go look for him. Someone around here might direct me to him.
Chorus:
I’ll stay here so we don’t add suspicion
I will stay here and study all the malnutrition
These children here require medical supervision
Although, I don’t have any kids in my vision
If we see child labor, we won’t go snitching
Child labor is very disturbing
They make these children feel very unnerving
They treat them like they are not deserving
(Babafemi leaves)
(Babafemi walks through the jungle, seeing many children, none however, are her son. She asks people around her if they've seen her son.)
Henchman: What are you doing, why are you here?
Babafemi: I’m looking for my son. If you allow me to go on my way we will have no problem.
Henchman: He is not here, this is a cocoa farm not a daycare.
Babafemi: I am no fool, I know you keep children here, I was told by a reporter this is where he was. He’s seen you commit these unspeakable crimes with his own eyes.
Henchman: Whoever told you that was incorrect, there are no children working here. You must leave now or I will call my supervisor and he will force you out of here.
Doug: Mom!
(Henchman holds Doug back)
Babafemi: Give me my son.
(Slaps Henchman and grabs Doug)
Babafemi: We must go, we are in danger. Come Doug we must be swift.
Chorus:
Scene 2:
(Babafemi and doug are frantically running from the henchman who is yelling for them to come back. Babafemi finds reporter and runs to safety.)
Chorus:
We should be safe my dear
we are in danger but we shan’t fear
for in one minute the chopper shall be here
(Henchman appears from the bushes and shoots at Babafemi, hitting her in the lungs)
Doug: Mom!
Babafemi: Leave me here. My only wish is for you to grow up happy. I have completed my task, now it is my time to go. Please, leave me.
Doug: Okay
(Doug and Chorus run to safety)
Chorus:
Don’t worry son, you’re okay. Now you’re safe
I will take you home so you and your friends can reunite once again. Everything will be like it once was.
Doug: My mom sure is neat for doing that!
Chorus:
Yes, your mother is a hero
and that fellow sure is a weirdo
your mother gave her life
which is the ultimate sacrifice
she’ll be remembered for paying the proper price
Video
https://docs.google.com/a/animashighschool.com/file/d/0B1gnm04BSnC8VUVMOFRmakZCNE0/edit
Reflection
1. What are you most proud of about your project? Describe it or put the quote. Why do you think you are proud of it? Be specific.
I am most proud of the Greek tragedy script. I edited it while he typed and even when I was gone I still proof read. I enjoyed changing lines that needed to be changed and collaborating with Jimmy and Max with we typed. I am proud of it because it turned out good and gave us a solid grade of 82% which is a B- but it still was good to me. I watched it take shape and it get better and better till we had our finished product.
2. What advice would you give a student next year about how to be successful with this project? Be specific.
I would tell him to persevere and to work through it and even though I missed a lot of it I kept on persevering to work in Texas. I made the mistake by not doing the reflection till later and that would be a good lesson example of how to not end a project.
3. How do you feel working in partners went? Did it work out well? In what ways? What was challenging? Be specific.
My partners were Jimmy and Max J so having three minds work together really help. I felt like it worked out well even though i wasn’t there for half of it my partners and I worked together really well. If I were to choose partners or no partners next time I would choose partners because I wouldn’t be able to do that all on my own.
4. What proved to be the most challenging task for you personally and how did you work to overcome it? Be specific.
The biggest problem for me was being in Texas for the biggest part of the work time where they made the play. I overcame this by working on the script while I was in Texas because I couldn’t do much about the play when I was gone. The play still turned out good though and I feel bad for leaving them to work but I feel like I did my part.
I am most proud of the Greek tragedy script. I edited it while he typed and even when I was gone I still proof read. I enjoyed changing lines that needed to be changed and collaborating with Jimmy and Max with we typed. I am proud of it because it turned out good and gave us a solid grade of 82% which is a B- but it still was good to me. I watched it take shape and it get better and better till we had our finished product.
2. What advice would you give a student next year about how to be successful with this project? Be specific.
I would tell him to persevere and to work through it and even though I missed a lot of it I kept on persevering to work in Texas. I made the mistake by not doing the reflection till later and that would be a good lesson example of how to not end a project.
3. How do you feel working in partners went? Did it work out well? In what ways? What was challenging? Be specific.
My partners were Jimmy and Max J so having three minds work together really help. I felt like it worked out well even though i wasn’t there for half of it my partners and I worked together really well. If I were to choose partners or no partners next time I would choose partners because I wouldn’t be able to do that all on my own.
4. What proved to be the most challenging task for you personally and how did you work to overcome it? Be specific.
The biggest problem for me was being in Texas for the biggest part of the work time where they made the play. I overcame this by working on the script while I was in Texas because I couldn’t do much about the play when I was gone. The play still turned out good though and I feel bad for leaving them to work but I feel like I did my part.
