by Leta Huffman, Indiana Wesleyan University
Have you ever seen Rock-A-Doodle? This is a movie about a young boy that transforms into a cat for a few days, and then transforms back into a boy. What if you had the chance to be an animal for a whole week? Do you think it would be a pleasurable experience? What will you have to learn to do to survive? Does the fact that you were once human impact your actions as an animal? This should be about an exotic animal that your students do not know much about, and are interested in.
Introduction
One night you stumble across an old broken down fence and an overgrown path. This path leads you to an old broken down shack. From off in the distance you see a light shining through the wooden framed windows. You peek in and see, an old man who appears to be, a scientist with all of these animals inside. You think to yourself, "How did he get monkeys, a baby cub, and a sloth?" Of course there isn't an answer to this because you live in the middle of the United States, and none of these animals live nearby. The old man rushes to put the animals in a cage that appears to be a time machine, and rushes out the door. You quickly hide in the shrubs and then go to the door. The old wooden door is open and you walk to the machine. Thinking that you would be transported back in time, you get in and press all the big buttons. After a moment of shaking you find yourself still in the same old rickety house, but you notice something is different. You are an exotic animal!