WRITING ONE SCENE FOR

ONE-ACT PLAY APPLYING

THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS,
TECHNIQUES AND
LITERARY DEVICES
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
1. Choose a subject to cover in a brief
one act play.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY

2. Develop the plot simply.

 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
3. Develop the characters.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY

4. Generate the setting.

 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
5. Craft meaningful dialogues.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
6. Add in the stage directions after you
write the action.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
7. Include other literary devices.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
8. Find performers that fit each part.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
9. Make copies of the play for each
cast member.
 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING
A ONE-ACT PLAY
10. Practice the play.
 ACTIVITY 1:
Direction: Read the one-act play entitled
“Oli Impan” by Alberto S. Florentino.
Analyze the important elements,
techniques, and literary devices found in
the play. Answer the questions that follow.
 ACTIVITY 1:
Direction: Read the one-act play entitled
“Oli Impan” by Alberto S. Florentino.
Analyze the important elements,
techniques, and literary devices found in
the play. Answer the questions that follow.
Kindly answer the following questions:
1.Why does the playwright entitle his play “Oli
Impan”?
2.Where and when did the story take place? How
did the author describe the setting of the play?
3.What problems or issues are faced by the
characters? Do you think these problems are
appropriate for the characters to handle?
Explain.
4.Think about the plot or the sequence of events of
the play, how was it structured?
ACTIVITY 2:
Direction: Given a chance to rewrite or
make a twist of the play ‘Oli Impan”, what
part of the story would you like to change?
If you are to decide on the ending, would
you like to have the same ending or you like
to change the fate of the character?
Explain.