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Your class has to stage a Puppet Show in the Assembly Open Forum on the topic ‘Child Labour’. Divide yourselves into groups and discuss the requirements

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Your class has to stage a Puppet Show in the Assembly Open Forum on the topic ‘Child Labour’. Divide yourselves into groups and discuss the requirements for the presentation like a storyline, characters, dialogues, choice of puppets, and music for the interlude. Now complete the dialogues given below.

Ramesh Let us present a Puppet Show on CHILD LABOUR for our Assembly Open Forum.
Mohammed That is a very good idea! Let us start planning right away.
Geetha _______________________________________________________?
Leema I suggest we begin with the storyline first.
Mani How ___________________________________________________ ?
Ramesh We can have around five characters.
Mohammed What __________________________________________________ ?
Meena We can focus on the problems of poverty and illiteracy as the major reasons for child labour.
Ramesh Can _________________________________________________?
Leema I am good at making stick puppets. I will make them myself. But I require some help.
Mani I ________________________ . Tell me, ______________________. 
Leema Thank you, Mani. Let us stay back after the meeting and discuss.
Ramesh Have ___________________________ ?
Meena I think we should have some music for the interlude.
Geetha That would make it really interesting. I will get my music group to start working on the tunes for our puppet show.
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Ramesh Let us present a Puppet Show on CHILD LABOUR for our Assembly Open Forum.
Mohammed That is a very good idea! Let us start planning right away.
Geetha But long talks on the topic would be boring and uninteresting?
Leema I suggest we begin with the storyline first.
Mani How do we decide the plot? How many characters can we choose?
Ramesh We can have around five characters.
Mohammed What would be the theme of the play?
Meena We can focus on the problems of poverty and illiteracy as the major reasons for child labour.
Ramesh Can we present a puppet – show on the topic? It would really be a novel experience to the viewers?
Leema I am good at making stick puppets. I will make them myself. But I require some help.
Mani I shall help you with the dolls Tell me. when can we start our work? 
Leema Thank you, Mani. Let us stay back after the meeting and discuss.
Ramesh Have something interesting to attract the audience?
Meena I think we should have some music for the interlude.
Geetha That would make it really interesting. I will get my music group to start working on the tunes for our puppet show.
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