Anjali+J.

Anjali J.

=CHILD ABUSE=


 * Outline**

I wanted to do my project on child abuse because a lot of children are being abused. Child abuse is a big problem in our country. I will use flash animation to show how a parent gets into a fight with someone and then he gets drunk using whatever money he has. Still angry, the dad will go home. The daughter will shut herself in her room and try to stay away from her dad but he will come in and hit her. Her mom will come in and try to block their daughter but he will through her aside and her mom will hit her head and get hurt. She will try to come in between again but will get thrown even harder. Then, he will get tired and will go to watch TV in the living room but before going he will threaten them to make sure that they don’t call the police or an ambulance. After that, the mom will go to get a first aid kit and will put medicine on her daughter’s and her own wounds. The next day, the daughter will go to school and everyone will notice and ask about her wounds but she won’t tell for fear of being abused even more. The teacher will take her aside and ask her who is abusing her. The child will make up a story but the teacher will gain her confidence and the child will tell what happened. The teacher will get an organization to help the child and the dad will go to jail for life. The mom will remarry and the daughter’s new dad will not be abusive. To help her recover and start afresh, they will take her for weekly therapy.

=Script=

**Characters**
• Alison – the abused daughter (voice: Hannah) • Nora – the mother (voice: Asha) • Michael – the abusive father • Tiffany – Alison’s best friend(voice: me) • Ms. Henderson – the worried and helpful teacher • The Police • Jake – Nora’s new husband

Scenes

Scene 1 - takes place in Alison's house Scene 2 - takes place in Alison's house Scene 3 - takes place at Alison's school Scene 4 - takes place at Alison's school Scene 5 - takes place in Alison's house Scene 6 - Afterwards - a couple of pictures

Scenes

 * Scene 1**

1. Alison will come home from school very cautiously to make sure her dad isn’t at home and will see that he isn’t. 2. She will go to her mom and help her cook and tell her how her day was. 3. Then, she will go to her room and start doing her homework. 4. She will come out and eat dinner with her mother. 5. Her dad will come home and she will slip away to her room.


 * Scene 2**

1. Michael will finish his dinner than walk into her bedroom and start to beat her up. 2. Nora will here what is happening and will run into the bedroom. 3. She will try to block Alison but Michael will throw her towards Alison’s desk. Nora will hit her head and start to bleed. Michael will continue to beat Alison up while Nora tries to get up again. 4. Nora will block Alison again and Michael will throw her towards Alison’s dresser. 5. Finally, he will get tired and will threaten them so that they don’t call the police or an ambulance and so that they won’t tell anyone. Then, he will go into the living room and watch TV. 6. Nora will go get a first aid kit and will medicate Alison’s and her wounds.


 * Scene 3**

1. Alison will go to school the next day and will go over to her friend Tiffany. 2. She will say hi and Tiffany will notice the bruises and will ask Alison about them. 3. Alison will try to hide her bruises and will say that she tripped over her cat that was hiding from her dog. 4. Tiffany won’t believe her and will try to find out what really happened, but Alison won’t tell. 5. Tiffany will tell Ms. Henderson privately after class. 6. Ms. Henderson will ask Alison to come to her at the end of the day.


 * Scene 4**

1. Ms. Henderson will ask Alison how she got the bruises and Alison will tell her the same story she told Tiffany. Ms. Henderson will not believe her and try to gain Alison’s trust. 2. Finally she will gain Alison’s trust and Alison will tell her what has been happening. 3. Ms. Henderson will call the police and they will set up a way so that the police will catch Michael in the act. Alison will go home and tell Nora about the plan and Nora will quickly agree to it.


 * Scene 5**

1. The police will surround the house after Michael enters the house. Nora will leave the door unlocked so that the police can get in without Michael knowing. 2. Michael will start to beat Alison up and Nora will give a hidden queue to the police to come in and catch Michael. 3. They will catch him and take him to jail.


 * Scene 6**

1. Michael will be imprisoned for life and Nora will get a divorce. 2. Nora will remarry and her new husband, Jake, will try to help Alison recover by taking her for weekly therapy and after a couple of months.