From the Actor's notebook

My script is based on event in Chapter 22 Pages 289-290

Aunt Nance- (opens door). “ Will! Come in, come in! (Will walks in). Mulled wine?”
Will- “Yeh. Please”.
Aunt Nance- “We’ve missed you coming round. I’ve left Zach’s room as it was”.
(Will nods and blows on his drink).
Aunt Nance- “Doctor Little and myself, we didn’t want to touch anything until you wanted us to. All right?”
Will- “Yeh”.
Aunt Nance- “Good”.
Will- “ Can I ride his bike?”
Aunt Nance- “ What? What did you say?”
Will- “ Can I ride his bike?”
Aunt Nance- “Zach’s”.
Will- “Yes”.
Aunt Nance- “If you want to. You’ll probably have to lower the seat”.
Will- “Yeh. I know”.
Aunt Nance- “I didn’t know you could ride”.
Will- “I can’t. Not yet. But I will”.
Aunt Nance- “It’s in the Anderson. It’ll probably need pumping and oiling up”. you what, you do the dirty work and I’ll lower the set for you.
Will- “Right-ho”.

written by Olivia
Literature Circles round 6 Chapters 21-23

From the Actor's notebook

The scene when Mister kidnaps William and takes him home.

First they go to Doctor Little’s house

William: (sounding sleepy) “Where am I?”

Tom: “We’re at Dobbs field.”

William: “How did I get here?”

Tom: “I kidnapped you because I thought you would be better off here instead of being in a childrens home. “

William (sounding surprised) “You kidnapped me!”

Tom: “Yes boy, I kidnapped you ! (laughs).Go back to sleep now boy, get all the rest that you need to get better.”

William heads off to sleep immediately.

written by Honour
Literature Circles round 5 - Chapters 17-20

From the Actor's notebook

My act is from the scene when Willie and Jack meet after the meeting in the hall.

Willie: “So what did ya think about the meetin.”
(Willie and Zach slowly approach Littles’Gate)

Zach: “ Well, the meeting was okay but I wasn’t really
listening because I was eating some
gobstoppers.”
(Zach took out a pack of gobstoppers from his
pants and offered Willie one)

Willie: “Thanks a lot.”

Zach: “ Let’s meet at my house tomorrow afternoon
and talk a bit more about what we are gonna
when we go to Spooky Cott.

Willie: “ Ok, so we’re going to meet at your house then.”
“ I’ll hav to check with Mister Tom though.”

Zach: “ All right then, see ya around.”

Willie: “ Ok , bye.”
(Willie and Zach wave to each other and head of
in different directions)

written by Robin
Literature Circles round 4 - Chapters 13-16

From the Actor's notebook

As the actor/actress, I had to choose a scene from chapters 9-12 and change the scene into a script. My scene is the morning of Willie's birthday.

(Willie is sound asleep in his bed)

Willie- (Stirs from his sleep and leaps out of bed) (yawns)

Tom- (comes into Willie’s room) Mornin’ boy! Oh and before I forget, Happy Birthday!

(Tom helps Willie get changed and they go downstairs)

Willie- (sitting by himself at a table writing lines on a piece of paper)

Tom- (walks in and looks over Willie’s shoulder) Practicin’ your writin’ eh?

Willie- (scrunches his face at the paper and then turns to Tom) Ummm… Yes, Sir.. I mean Mister Tom (turns back to the paper and starts writing again)

Tom- (pats Willies head) Such a clever little lad.

Willie- (Smiles but then stares hard at the paper, Tries to sound out the sentence) I..I..am.. am.. Wi.. Wi.. Wi

Tom- What’s that lad? (Takes a look at the paper) Ah… Try sound it out I a-m Wil-li-am Bee-ch.

Willie- (stares hard at the paper) I… am… Wi.. Wi…

Tom- (Picks the paper up and looks at it) That’s very neat handwritin’ you got there boy.

Willie- (smiles weakly)

written by Maria
Literature Circles round 3 chapters 9-12

From the Actor's notebook

As the Actor, I turn part of the story into a drama script. I chose this scene featuring Willie and Tom and wrote the following script.



Tom-Hello Willie why are you huddled under your bed.

Willie-I had a bad dream and wet th bed sir

Tom-Come on boy i’ll carry you down stairs with the sheets.

Willie-Yes sir.

Tom-Are you hot Willie.

Willie-Yes I am mister.

Tom-You look sick.

Willie-I am sir.

Willie-Sorry for wetting the bed sir, Sorry mister, Sorry mister, Sorry mister.

Tom-I’ll take your clothes out.

Willie-I can’t go out without my socks sir pleas mister I can’t.

Tom-Why not.

Willie-My legs mister I don’t want everyone to see the marks of my sins on my legs.

Tom-Fine heres your socks.

Tom-here is your breakfast.

Willie-Thankyou mister.

Tom-Blimmin blue.

Tom-Here willie write a message on this post card for your mother

written by Oliver
Literature Circles Chapters 1-4