It's Not Easy Being Green

It's Not Easy Being Green

My social studies teacher, Mrs Foy, is a total genius. Instead of making a Power Point, putting together a poster, or writing a short essay, we received a rubric for a talk show. About the Enlightenment. Featuring puppet versions of Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, John Locke, and Rene Decartes. I immediately sprang up from my seat, wanting to be in Ellie's group. But she already had enough people, and we weren't allowed to go over the limit. My next choice was Madie's group. But she already had enough of her friends to make up a group, too. I frantically , searching for a group that I could join,while a small feeling of panic rose up in my throat. I didn't want to be in a group of four again! But then, Sophia called my name from across the classroom. Her group needed one more person! I skipped over, happy to be part of a full team.

As the week went on, we fussed over our puppets, edited our script, and argued about our host for the show. We couldn't decide: Should our host be a real person, or someone we made up? So we compromised. Presenting "Brilliant Minds of the Enlightenment, with Kermit the Frog!" Today, we had to figure out who was playing what character. It was then that we discovered that the three people who wanted to be Kermit didn't actually have a good Kermit the Frog voice. But we still needed someone to play Kermit, because we already had the puppet made, and there was no time to think up a new host. So then, everyone wanted to hear my Kermit voice. I was planning on trying for Isaac Newton, but apparently, my Kermit voice was the best. And with everyone making puppy dog eyes at me, and asking me to be Kermit, I eventually gave in. 

We ran through the script once before social studies was over, and Kermit cracks awful and funny jokes all through the script. When we were finished, I could hardly breath.

I can tell you this: It's definitely not easy being green.