PROPS – includes furnishing, set dressing and

items; used by actors on stage

■ Hand props – small items carried by the actor

■ Set props – large props on the stage
■ Decorative props – decorate the stage
■ Personal props – props inside the actors wardrobe or
costume
PLOT – describes the event that make up the story
ELEMENTS:
■ Exposition – introduction
■ Rising action – series of events build up to the conflict
■ Climax – turning point of the story
■ Falling action – resolve the story
■ Resolution – conclusion or end of story
SETTING – environment or surrounding which
an event or story takes place
■ Backdrop setting – emerges when it is not important for a
story and it could happen in any setting.

■ Integral setting – when time and place influences the

theme, character and action of the story; controls the
character
CHARACTERIZATION– literary device used step-by-step
in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a
story.
Types:
■ Direct or Explicit – takes a direct approach toward
building a character; uses another character or
narrator to tell the audience about the subject.
■ Indirect or Implicit – audience has to deduce for
themselves the characteristics of the character by
observing the thought process, behavior, appearance
and manners.
 Read the plot and the functions of the
Characters:
■ Miss Saigon(https://www.broadwayinbound.com/product-resources/miss-
saigon-study-guide-0403.pdf)
■ Les Miserables(https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lesmis/summary/)
■ Dalagang bukid(https://wikimili.com/en/Dalagang_Bukid)
■ Kundiman Party(http://theaterfansmanila.com/review-the-kundiman-party-
invites-you-to-come-closer/)
■ Rak of Aegis(https://outragemag.com/rak-aegis-story-everyone/ )
■ Pamana(https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/08/21/13/review-pamana-
more-just-ninoy-tribute)