English 9

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English – Grade 9
Quarter 4 – Module 13: Elements Specific to Full-length Plays build its Theme
First Edition, 2020

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 English 9
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 13
Elements Specific to Full-length Plays
Build its Theme

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Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 9 Self-Learning Module on: Elements Specific to Full-length

Plays Build its Theme!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from
Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-In-Charge Schools Division
Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership with the Local
Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto.
The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the Most
Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal, social,
and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners
as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the English 9 Self-Learning Module on: Elements Specific to Full-length

Plays Build its Theme!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning material while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectation - These are what you will be able to know after

completing the lessons in the module

Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the

concepts to be mastered throughout the lesson.

Recap - This section will measure what learnings and skills

that you understand from the previous lesson.

Lesson- This section will discuss the topic for this module.

Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform.

Wrap Up- This section summarizes the concepts and

applications of the lessons.
Valuing-this part will check the integration of values in the
learning competency.

Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from
the entire module.

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 EXPECTATION

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 9. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Elements Specific to Full-length Plays Build its Theme

Specifically, you will learn about the following:

1. Identify the different types of Plays

2. Define the meaning of the different types of Plays
3. Identify the different steps in determining the theme of a Play

PRE–TEST

Directions: Guess the word(s) using the pictures below.

1.
https://cdnimg.webstaurantstore.com/images/products/large/123922/1914519.jpg
https://www.stoodnt.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Acting.jpg

Clue: It is a play telling a complete story within the constraints of a single act
that last for fifteen minutes to one hour.

2.
https://popmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/one-minute-300x225.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/aa/6a/06/aa6a0657a2fc4da7f89111ce1996fd97.jpg

Clue: It requires minimal set and usually focus on characterization as well as

witty lines to deliver their message within ten minutes.

3. https://previews.123rf.com/images/scyther5/scyther51610/scyther5161000005/64976808-photography-view-camera-photographer-lens-lense-
through-video-photo-digital-glass-hand-blurred-focus.jpg

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.howstuffworks.com%2Ffull-moon-name.htm&psig
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/numeral-number-8-4534540.jpg

Clue: It is the evening-length play, because it’s long enough to be their own
evening. It runs anywhere from around seventy or eighty minutes and up.

4. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61H8JsI-fVL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5a8f097f1e000017087ac8b2.jpeg?cache=SF7bKmM0Vl&ops=scalefit_720_noupscale

Clue: It is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between

characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.

https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Top-20-Amusement-Parks-in-North-America.jpg

5. Clue: It is the message the play wants to convey. Some people describe it
as a moral or lesson, but it is not always directly a lesson.

RECAP

We have learned that One-Act Play is a play that has only one
act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. Moreover, One-act
plays may consist of one or more scenes. In recent years, the 10-minute play
known as "flash drama" has emerged as a popular sub-genre of the one-act
play, especially in writing competitions. The origin of the one-act play may be
traced to the very beginning of drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play
by Euripides.

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 LESSON

A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue

between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just
reading. There are many types of play, some of which depend on the setting
itself (e.g., theatre in the round, which can only be performed in spaces where
the audience surrounds the stage). For the sake of simplicity, though, we’re
focusing on three types of stage play based on their length:

Ten-Minute Plays
One common type of play is the ten-minute play. As the name suggests,
this type of play is designed to last no longer that ten minutes.
Generally, one page of a play equates to around a minute on stage, so a
ten-minute play should be around ten to fifteen pages. Typically, a ten-minute
play will involve as few scenes and characters as possible.

One-Act Plays
A one-act play is any play with only one act. As such, ten-minute plays
are a type of one-act play, but most one-act plays are longer (from 15 minutes
to an hour). Similar to ten-minute plays, the key to writing a strong one-act
play is telling a complete story within the constraints of a single act. In
particular, it can be difficult to change sets within a one-act play, so keep this
in mind

Full-length Plays
It is also called evening-length play, because it’s long enough to be their
own evening. It runs anywhere from around seventy or eighty minutes and
up. A full-length play is like a novel; it has more characters, a more complex
plot, with perhaps a sub-plot, and is much lengthier. A full-length play
includes several acts, each containing a number of scenes. An “act” is a
section of the overall story. A “scene” is part of an act, usually defined by the
characters and setting involved. Dividing a play up like this makes it possible
to tell longer, more complicated stories.

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Six Aristotelian Elements of a Play
1. Plot
It is what happens in a play; the order of events, the story as opposed to
the theme; what happens rather than what it means.
2. Characters
It is the personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played
by an actor in a play.
3. Diction/Language/Dialogue
It is the word choices made by the playwright and the enunciation of the
actors delivering the lines.
4. Music/rhythm
By music Aristotle meant the sound, rhythm and melody of the speeches.
5. Spectacle
It is the visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery, costumes
and special effects in a production.
6. Theme
It is what the play means as opposed to what happens (plot); the main idea
within the play. On the other hand, Theme is the message the play wants to
convey. Some people describe it as a moral or lesson, but it is not always
directly a lesson. A play will build theme largely through dialogue. Characters
can say things directly related to the theme, as the events happen around
them. Themes develop from a playwright’s personal values (moral, social, or
political) expressed through a play's plot and characters. In a sense, the
theme is your moral or ethical position about the story you're telling.
Theme is:
• the central, underlying, and controlling idea or insight of a work of
literature.
• the idea the writer wishes to convey about the subject—the writer’s view of
the world or a revelation about human nature.

Theme is NOT:
• expressed in a single word
• the purpose of a work
• the moral
• the conflict

Identifying the Theme in Five Steps

Use these steps to determine the theme for a work:
1. Summarize the plot by writing a one-sentence description for the
exposition, the conflict, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and
the resolution.
2. Identify the subject of the work.

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3. Identify the insight or truth that was learned about the subject.
• How did the protagonist change?
• What lesson did the protagonist learn from the resolution of the conflict?
4. State how the plot presents the primary insight or truth about the subject.
5. Write one or more generalized, declarative sentences that state what was
learned and how it was learned.

ACTIVITY

Activity 1
Directions: Read thoroughly the statements below and answer the questions
that follow. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. Which of the following is an example of a THEME?

A. Carry laptops with two hands at all times
B. Cereal is the healthiest food to eat
C. You can severely break your leg while crossing the street
D. Life is short; make the most out of it.

2. What is the best definition of theme?

A. The lesson the author is teaching.
B. A word that summarize the story.
C. The message the author is sending.
D. The character’s main problem.

3. What does the reader should first determine in determining the theme?
A. The title
B. The illustrations
C. The subject/topic
D. The length of the play

4. How does a theme should always be written?

A. A phrase
B. One or two words
C. A sentence or statement
D. A brief summary of five to eight sentences

5. Which theme statement is written the best?

A. Love and war
B. All that glitters is not gold
C. Don’t judge the book by its cover
D. Courage is important when expressing ones viewpoint.

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Activity 2
Directions: Identify the theme of each story by choosing the correct answer
below.
A. Be diligent
B. What goes around comes around.
C. It pays to be honest
D.Be persistent
E. Don’t be greedy

1. In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a
thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high
and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach
the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came
to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one
by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near
enough so he could drink.
2.During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When
the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire
that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire
was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop
and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called
the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the
surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner.
When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her
decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but
the umpire stood by her decision.
3.One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing
his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store
food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said
the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,”
said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter,
it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant
wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving
Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to
eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in
need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he
closed the door.
4.A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with
his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked
down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy
Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If
he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking,
he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself

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swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out,
and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized
what a foolish Dog he had been.
5.A lion was about to eat a mouse when the mouse pleaded, “Let me go, and
someday I may help you.” Laughing, the lion let the mouse go. Later, some
hunters caught the lion in a trap. The mouse came and chewed through the
ropes and saved the lion’s life.
Activity 3

Directions: Match the meaning of Colum A to Column B.

Column A Column B
1. The heart of the play. A. Theme
2. The arrangement of events or incidents B. Plot
on the stage. C. Character
3. Everything that is seen or heard on D. Diction
stage. Actors, sets, costumes, lights and E. Spectacle
sound. F. Music/Rhythm
4. The person, animal, object or idea
portrayed by the
Actor in the play. It moves the action, or
plot of the play forward.
5. The language used by the playwright,
including the style, dialect, rhythm and
the actual words used by the character

WRAP–UP

Directions: Write a phrase from the word THEME to summarize the

lessons you learned today.
T- ________________________________________________________
H- ________________________________________________________
E- ________________________________________________________
M- ________________________________________________________
E- ________________________________________________________

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 VALUING

According to 2 Corinthians 2:6- For he says, “In the time of my favor I

heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you. “I tell you, now is the time
of God’s favor, and now is the day of salvation.
It means God's Word advises us to use our time wisely because He
knows that there are many things in life that can distract us from what truly
matters. Do not waste your time so that you look back with regret - you do
not know what tomorrow holds!

POST-TEST

Directions: Read the following sentences carefully and analyze whether the
statement is True or False. Write your answer on the space provided.
_________1.A well written theme statement includes character’s name and
the author.
_________2.A theme should be a statement, not just word.
_________3. Sound, rhythm and melody have important role in a play.
_________4.One-act play last for an hour or so.
_________5. Ten-minute play should be around ten to fifteen pages.

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

R E F E R E N CE S

https://havescripts.com/type-of-play/full-length-play-scripts/
https://gabridge.com/full-length-plays/
https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/browse/full-length-plays

https://entertainism.com/elements-of-drama
https://offthewallplays.com/search-plays-length/ten-minute-plays/
https://playwriting.vcu.edu/theme.html
https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-time/

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