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Creative Writing
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Conceptualizing Character,
Setting, and Plot
for One-Act Play
Subject Area – Grade Level
Self-Learning Module
(SLM)
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Conceptualizing Character, Setting, and Plot for One-Act Play
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CREATIVE WRITING
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Conceptualizing Character,
Setting, and Plot
for One-Act Play
Introductory Message
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Welcome to the Grade 11 – Creative Writing Self-Learning Module (SLM)

Conceptualizing Character, Setting, And Plot For One-Act Play!
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Conceptualizing Character, Setting, And Plot For One-Act Play!
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 What I Need to Know

Hi there! So far, you have done such brilliant tasks from the previous
competencies that will help you navigate through the new lesson in store for you. In
this module entitled Conceptualizing Character, Setting, and Plot for a One-act
Play, you will begin to unravel the intricacy and beauty of a one-act play as a literary
genre. Your creative juices will be unleashed as you begin to paint a picture of a
concept confined under the specific elements of Drama such as character, setting, and
plot. Overall, this lesson will serve as your stepping stone into creating your own
masterpiece of a one-act play.

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) S1/Q2

Conceptualize a characters/ setting/ plot for a one-act play

(HUMSS_CW/MPIj-IIc-17).

Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you are expected to:

1. categorize character, setting, and plot in a one-act play;

2. examine character, setting, and plot from a one-act play;
3. outline a model for character, setting, and plot for one-act play.

What I Know

As you explore more deeply into the lesson at hand, let us check your knowledge
about the essential elements confined in one-act play. Read each item carefully and be
able to choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your choice on the space
provided preceding the number.

1. What is another term used to denote drama as a genre in literature?

a. One-act play
b. play
c. poetry
d. novel

2. It is a literary element that pertains to the sequence of related events in

drama.
a. theme
b. conflict
c. moral
d. plot

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3. A plot consists five parts. Which among the choices presents a logical
sequence of the plot?
a. exposition, climax, rising actions, conclusion, falling actions
b. rising actions, exposition, falling actions, climax, conclusion
c. exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, conclusion
d. exposition, climax, rising actions, falling actions, conclusion

4. Which part of the plot is/ are the conflict/s manifested and developed?
a. climax
b. exposition
c. climax
d. rising actions

5. It is the time, place, and condition of a literary piece.

a. setting
b. crisis
c. tone
d. moral

6. Which among the items does not qualify for setting?

a. climate or weather
b. historical period
c. geographic location
d. atmosphere

7. A character functions to emphasize the qualities of another character.

a. Anti-hero
b. antagonist
c. protagonist
d. foil

8. Who is considered to be the one opposing the central character?

a. foil
b. protagonist
c. anti-hero
d. antagonist

9. It a type of character that is more realistic and shows development or

change.
a. flat
b. stock
c. square
d. round

10. This character type displays a stereotype like ‘a mean stepmother.’

a. round
b. flat
c. stock
d. square

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 Lesson Conceptualizing Character,
1 Setting, and Plot for One-Act
Play
Drama is a literary genre that falls under the major category of prose. Unlike a
short story or a novel, drama or otherwise referred to as play is meant to be
performed on stage. The fictional representation of a drama is distinctly identified
with a script with dialogues and lines between and among characters. Its power lies
on the effective conceptualization of life’s realities.
A one-act play is a short play that comprises only one act with one or more
scenes presented in one set. It includes four characters or less acting upon one main
action or problem. The length of the script may range from 9-12 pages. Among all
literary elements, a one-act play works best mainly around its characters, setting, and
plot.

What’s In

Activity 1: Whose is that line?

In this activity, you will experience the relationship between literary texts
based from your previous lesson on Intertextuality. Fill in the first line with the name
of the character who popularized the given line, then write the title of the literary text
where the line is taken from.
1. “You are my own personal brand of heroin.”
Character:
Title of the Text:
2. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would
smell as sweet.”
Character:
Title of the Text:
3. “Besides, you’re saying it wrong. It’s leviOsa not leviosA.”
Character:
Title of the Text:
4. “May the odds be ever in your favor.”
Character:
Title of the Text:
5. “Sweet Princess, if through this wicked witch’s trick, a spindle should
your finger prick. A ray of hope there still may be in this, the gift I give to
thee.”
“And from this slumber you shall wake, when true love’s kiss, the spell
shall break.”
Character:
Title of the Text:

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 Notes to the Teacher
To the Teacher:
The absolute freedom is within your disposition to add more meaningful activities that will suit your lea

What’s New

Activity 2: Experience Philippines!

It is now your turn to promote our beloved motherland, Philippines. Pretend that
you are a tourist guide. You will be introducing the best Filipino traits, picturesque
vacation destinations, and exciting festivals/events here in the Philippines to our foreign
tourists.

Instructions: List down in Box 1 - 5 best Filipino traits, Box 2 - 5 picturesque

vacation destinations, and Box 3 - 5 exciting festivals/events here in
the Philippines.

BOX 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. BOX 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

BOX 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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 What is It

Activity 3: Technology: Boon or Bane (Part 1)

Such a great job you pulled through right there, learners! Now, you are ready to
take things on a higher level. The following sample of a one-act play reveals how
technology can be advantageous or perilous to its users depending on how it is used.
How about you, are you the sensible master of technology or its unwise slave? Be able
to comprehend the essence of the selection, and answer the succeeding questions
therein.

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Guide Questions:
1. Describe the place, time, and condition in the one-act play, Please. Pass the
Salt.

2. Who among the characters can be considered the protagonist? Explain briefly.

3. Whose character showed change or development? Cite your proof.

4. Describe the most intense part of the selection.

5. How did the one-act play end? Are you in favor of its end? If not, briefly propose
how you will end it.

It’s amazing how you have comprehensively scrutinized the selection! You are
already getting the hang of it. By answering the preceding questions, you have already
broken down the concept of character, setting, and plot elements into smaller parts.
You also have had a first-hand experience of reading a one-act play. Now, you can
definitely move on further.
Literary Elements of Drama: Character, Setting, and Plot

1. Characters
These are the people or animals that are subjected to in the drama that are portrayed
by the actors and actresses. A play is able to take its essential form because of the
characters. They embody the integral part of drama. Character can be categorized
according to function and types.
CHARACTERS IN THE DRAMA (ONE-ACT PLAY)
A. Protagonist – the main character in the play;
the hero or heroine
B. Antagonist – a major character who opposes and
CHARACTERS is hostile to the protagonist.
ACCORDING TO C. Foil – a minor character who emphasizes the
FUCNTION qualities of another character
D. Anti-Hero – a minor character who is
inconsistent and usually shows failed goals
A. Round – a character who is realistic; has
sufficient motivation for his actions and behavior;
experiences change and development in the
course of the play

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 CHARACTERS B. Flat – a character who has one distinct
ACCORDING TO characteristic; static or does not change
TYES C. Stock – a literary character who manifests several
traits that particularly apply to a group of people
or class; Example: a cruel stepmother

2. Setting
It is the place, time, and condition in which the events occur. In other words, setting
can be displayed through geographical location, historical era/period, weather or
climate, season of the year, time of day, or even type of building.

3. Plot
The storyline or the artistic arrangement of events in the drama. It comprises
exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and conclusion.
PLOT
A. Exposition Presents a brief description of the main characters,
setting, and the background details of the play
B. Rising Actions Consists the most number of events in the play where
the struggles between and among the characters are
developed
C. Climax Highlights the most intense part of the narrative where
the conflict is heightened
D. Falling Actions Shows the decline of emotions as this part shows events
that provide the answer or resolution to the conflict
E. Conclusion Tells the information regarding what finally happens to
the characters in the drama

What’s More

Activity 4: Technology: Boon or Bane (Part 2)

Way to go, learners! You have reviewed in the previous sections of this module
the concepts of character, setting, and plot in a one-act play as a whole. It is about
time you get to experience more those to equip you as you prepare to embark into
creating your own masterpiece pretty soon.

The next activity will let you immerse one more time in the world of one-act play.
In this second part, you will once again decide whether technology can be beneficial or
risky to its users. The following one-act play will make you ponder on how we treat
technology and how it treats us back.

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Directions: A. Fill in the graphic organizer with the correct details about the
characters from the one-act play, Get the Message.
GET THE MESSAGE
(Characters)
Function/ Name of Short Description
Type Character
Function
According

Protagonist

Antagonist
to

Foil
Anti-Hero
Accordin g

Round
Flat
to

Stock

Directions: B. Fill in the graphic organizer with the correct details about setting from
the one-act play, Get the Message.

GET THE MESSAGE

Setting Brief Description

Directions: C. Fill in the graphic organizer with the correct details about the plot
from the one-act play, Get the Message.

GET THE MESSAGE

Exposition

Rising
Actions

Climax
Falling Actions

Conclusion

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 5: I Knew It!

Let’s check how far you have learned so far. What you have gone through in the
preceding activities will surely prepare you for your major output this quarter.

Directions: You are now tasked to illustrate a graphic organizer creatively

showing what you have comprehended from the lesson on character, setting, and plot
elements in a one-act play. Reflect your graphic organizer in a separate sheet.

What I Can Do

Activity 6: Master of the Play

This is now your chance to create an initial and tentative framework of the one-
act play you are going to write in the succeeding lesson.
Directions: Create your own concept of your one-act play. Provide your initial details
regarding your characters, setting, and plot

Tentative Title

Character 1 Character 2 Character 3

Qualities Qualities Qualities

Setting

Main Idea
(one-act play)

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 Assessment

Your mastery of the lesson will be assessed in this test. Try your best to answer
everything correctly.

Directions: A. Write the letter of your choice on the space provided preceding
each number.

1. Robin is known to be Batman’s sidekick. How does Robin function as a

character?
a. protagonist
b. antagonist
c. anti-hero
d. foil

2. What type of character does Robin in item number one portray?

a. round
b. flat
c. square
d. stock

3. In the one-act play, Max, the antagonist was apprehended by the authorities for
the crime he committed. What part of the plot does this event fall?
a. rising actions
b. conclusion
c. falling actions
d. climax

4. Which part of the plot presents the major characters?

a. climax
b. exposition
c. conclusion
d. rising actions

5. “And they lived happily ever after.” is an example of .

a. Falling actions
b. conclusion
c. rising actions
d. exposition

6. What is true about setting as literary element?

a. season of the year
b. type of a building
c. Both A and B
d. None of the Above

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 7. A character with positive qualities and is focused on in drama is called ?
a. foil
b. antagonist
c. anti-hero
d. protagonist

8. The plot’s most highlighted part is known as?

a. climax
b. rising actions
c. falling actions
d. conclusion

9. It is where the problems arise in the plot?

a. exposition
b. conclusion
c. climax
d. rising actions

10. A stock type of character can be illustrated as .

a. a damsel in distress
b. wicked stepmother
c. a gentleman from far away land
d. a gangster

Additional Activities

Activity 7: Sketch it Up!

The framework of your one-act play has taken its shape. Great job! You can
still do more.
Directions: Based from the framework you made in Activity 6, conceptualize your
plot by drawing the images of the five parts of your plot. Use a separate sheet for this
activity. Be guided by the suggested criteria for rating.

Content…...................15 pts.
Organization.................5 pts.
Creativity.....................10 pts.
Total.............................30 pts.

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What I Know What's In
1. Edward Cullen
1. B
“Twilight”
2. D Juliet Capulet “Romeo and Juliet”
3. C Hermione Granger
4. D “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
5. A Effie Trinket “The Hunger Games”
6. D Maleficent
7. D “Sleeping Beauty”
8. D
9. D
10.C
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ssessment
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. B
References
DepEd Curriculum Guide in Creative Writing

Books
Aguila, A. (2017). Wording the World: the Art of Creative Writing. Quezon City,
Philippines. C & E Publishing Inc.

Montenegro Gasulas, A. et al. (2017). Creative Writing. Quezon City, Philippines.

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Phoenix Publishing House.

Tan, D. (2016). Enhanced English Engagement: 21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World. Makati City, Philippines. Don Bosco Press Inc.

Online Sources

Conceptualizing Characters. Retrieved from

https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterDevelopment/comments/7vuwjf/conceptualizing_ch
aracters/

Drama. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/thegreenishsubmarine/elements-of-

drama

Elements of Drama. Retrieved from https://academic.luzerne.edu/shousenick/ENG104--

ELEMENTS_Drama.htm
How to Write a One Act Play and Sample Script. Retrieved from
https://whartoncenterassets.com/tcoh/pdfs/1819/YPF/YPF-sample-script.pdf

One Act Play. Retrieved from https://www.definitions.net/definition/One act+play

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Understanding Drama. Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/elements of - -

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