Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO CITY
District IV – C Jaro
Jaro, Iloilo City

OBJECTIVES At the end of lesson, students should be able to:

a. Differentiate play from a drama
b. Recognize the elements of drama
c. Identify what is being asked in the following statements
CONTENT Elements of Drama
LEARNING
RESOURCES
References: Grade 9 Learner’s Material and Teacher’s Manual

Other Instructional Other Instructional Resources: Power Point Presentation, pictures and video clips.
Resources:
PROCEDURES
Pre- Activity
Prayer
Greetings
Checking of
Attendance

Motivation
(Divide the class into (2) groups and each group will have a maximum of 15
actors and actresses)
Each group will have actor and actresses. There will be a picture that will flash on
the screen and each group will have 10 seconds to familiarize the picture, they will
be given 1 minute to copy/portrayed the picture being presented. The group that can
actually get the copy of the picture and first gain two points will be the winner.

Questions:
1. What have you noticed in our game?
2. Does it challenge you to be a great actor or actress?
3. How’s the feeling upon copying the picture as one of the characters there?

Did you enjoy our game?

Well the game has a relation to our lesson today which is about Drama.

Review and In this lesson, you will learn to identify a drama from a play and familiarize the
Presenting Ideas components/elements of a drama. It will give you idea to come up or develop an
aspiring and successful drama in your own.

Presenting the Activity( What’s the word,Guess Me!)

purpose of the lesson Guess the words hidden in the constellation of letters. Use the description below.

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District IV – C Jaro
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1. The most exciting and 2. A dramatic performance

Important part of play

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3.people involve in the story 4. Words the characters say to each other

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4.Platform on which the actors/actress 6. Place where the story happened

ANALYSIS 1. What are those words that you’ve come up?

2. Are you familiar with those words?
ABSTRACTION PLAY – A play is a story acted out on stage before an audience. It shows people
going through some eventful period in their lives, seriously or humorously. The
speech and action of a play recreates the flow of human life. A play comes fully to
life only on the stage, it combines many arts of the author, director, actor, designer
and others.

Drama- Drama comes from Greek word dram, meaning “to do” or “ to act” .
Drama is a composition of prose or poetry that is transformed into a performance on
stage. The story progresses through interactions between its characters and ends
with a message for the audience.

Acts and Scenes

The action of the play is divided into scenes. A scene changes whenever the

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setting changes. Sometimes, scenes are grouped into acts. In a movie or television
script, the scenes are not usuallylabeled by numbers. In a TV drama, a commercial
break comes after between scenes. In a stage play, the lights dim, the curtains
closes, or music plays while the props are changed.

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
1. Plot The sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed.
Conflict-is a clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills.
a. Person against person
b. Person against environment-external force, physical nature, society or
“fate”.
c. Person against herself/himself- conflict with some element her/his own
nature; maybe physical, mental, emotional, or moral.
2. Character-Most simply, a character is of the person who appears in the play.
Protagonist – the main character of the play
Antagonist – the principal rival of protagonist by exhibiting opposite traits.
Foil- defines certain characteristics in the protagonist by exhibiting opposite
traits.
Confidante- provides the ready ear to which the protagonist can address
certain remarks.
Chorus- a group of actors who functions as a unit. It was a characteristic
feature of Greek tragedy.

3. Theme
The controlling idea or central insight. It can be;
3.1. A revelation of human character;
3.2. Maybe stated briefly or at the great length
3.3. A theme is not the “moral” of the story. A great theme a play of long
life.
4. Dialogue- provides the substance of a play. Each word uttered by the
character furthers the business of the play and contribute to its effect as a
whole.
5. Set design
Set design is the arrangement of theatrical space; the set; or setting, is the
visual environment in which a play is performed. Its purpose is to suggest
time and place and to create a proper mode or atmosphere. Setting can
generally be classified as realistic, abstract, suggestive, or functional.
6. Lightning Design
- has two functions: to illuminate the stage and the performers and to
create mood and control the focus of the spectators. These properties
used to achieve visibility, mood, composition and the revelation of form.
7. Costume Design
- is whatever worn on the performer’s body Costume designers are
concerned primarily with clothing and accessories, but often conveys for
wigs, masks, and makeup. Costume conveys information about the
character and aid in the tone or mood of the production. Because most
acting involves impersonation.
8. Technical Production
The technical aspects of production maybe divided into preproduction and
run of production. Preproduction technical work is supervised by the
technical director in conjunction with the designers. Set properties (props,
and costumes are made during this phase by crews in the theater shops, or in

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the case of most commercial theater, in professional studios.

9. Sound and sound effects
Sound if required, is now generally recorded during reproduction period.
From earliest times, most theatrical performances were accompanied by
music that, until recently, was produced by live musicians. Although music
is the most common sound effect, wind, rain, thunder, and animal noises
have been essential since the earliest Greek tragedies.
10. Setting
The time and place where the story happens

APPLICATION Guess the right words from the jumbled word that will lead you to arrive at the
definition of a one-act play.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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CLUES;
1. A division or unit of a drama
2. A dramatic performance
3. The simplest or essential parts
4. The most exciting and important part of a play
5. The part of the story’s plot line in which the problem of the story is
resolved

A one-act play is a play with only one __________.

An act is a part of a _____________defined by
____________such as rising action, _________________,
and _____________.

Assessment/ Identify what is being asked in the following statements.

Evaluation 1. A story acted out on stage before an audience.
2. Is a composition of prose or poetry that is transformed into a
performance on stage.
3. A male or female person who performs a role in a play, television or
movie.
4. The controlling idea or central insight.
5. Words the characters say to each other.

Assignment Read the excerpt of Romeo and Juliet.

Prepared by:

LOIDA S. AGUILAR.
Teacher

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