Science students writing skits about cell parts. Using facts from various resources for content. Having a visiting language arts teacher (who happens to work in the cafeteria) come do a lesson on how to write plays and skits. Pairs of students writing skits. A few groups of three. A few working solo. Figuring out with the help of student input how to evaluate the skits. Developing a rubric. Videotaping their performances. Two-way evaluations: teacher and groups. Ralph  requests to review the videoclips at a more in-depth session at home.

Nikki Nucleus: " I'm in complete control of this cell and loving it!  I'm glad to have a helper, the nucleolus." (Nucleolus looks intently at the clock on his cell phone.)

Sally Cytoplasm:  "I support you in my cell matrix. Without me, you, Ms. Nucleus, could not suspend yourself properly."

Nikki Nucleus: "Yeh, I admit it....without your protoplasm, all the organelles would be like floating randomly about."

Micky Mitochondrion: "What about me? I provide power to the cell and so much more. You guys ever here about ADP conversions? Gather around and let me tell you...

Sally Cytoplasm: "Oh, no...look at the time...I have to pick up some organelles and transport them to this man's spleen..." I gotta go"

ETC.

Students asking to expand slits and bring props from home and have a second taping. Teacher happy.

Skits become for complicated. Teacher really happy.