Pirate Dreams in Class

Scene: A classroom full of kids quietly working as the teacher writes on the board.Action

Sequence:The camera focuses on one kid, Alex, staring blankly ahead,

pencil frozen in mid-air.Alex’s eyes slowly droop; a drool bubble appears. He blinks and shakes

his head.Suddenly, comic imagination kicks in! In Alex’s mind, the desk transforms

into a pirate ship; he “rows” with a ruler, a paper airplane “parrot” perches

on his shoulder.He “sails” through paper waves and dodges flying erasers that act as cannonballs.Snap!

A classmate tosses a rubber band, breaking Alex’s daydream. He jolts,

accidentally flicks his pencil, which lands perfectly in the teacher’s pocket.The teacher