CREATIVE WRITING

Conceptualizing Character, Setting,

and Plot for One-Act Play
OBJECTIVES
a. Categorize character, setting, and
plot in a one-act play;
b. Examine character, setting, and
plot from a one-act play; and
c. Value the importance of reading a
play.
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.
“ It’s a bird!
It’s a plane!
No! It’s”.....
“It’s a bird!
It’s a
plane!
No! It’s”.....
 Si Kuya Cardo talaga!
2. “
Hay Naku!”.....
________________________
“Si Kuya Cardo
talaga!
Hay Naku!”.....
 3. I have a scar on my forehead the
shape of a lightning bolt. It was left
by Lord Voldemort because of his
failed murder attempt on me when I
was a baby.
 “I have a scar on my
forehead the shape of
a lightning bolt. It was
left by Lord Voldemort
because of his failed
murder attempt on me
when I was a baby”
 I am a ninja who aims to become a
great Hokage in the future. As part
of my trainings, I first mastered the
technique called Kage Bunshin
which replicates my self and evenly
distributes my Chakra during a fight.
“I am a ninja who aims
to become a great
Hokage in the future. As
part of my trainings, I
first mastered the
technique called Kage
Bunshin which replicates
my self and evenly
distributes my Chakra
during a fight”
 “ When I was born, I could
instantly walk and talk, and it
was even I who chose my name.
I am a famous Ilocano epic hero”
“ When I was born, I
could instantly walk
and talk, and it was
even I who chose my
name. I am a famous
Ilocano epic hero”
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 is
CHARACTERS hostile to the protagonist.
ACCORDING TO C. Foil – a minor character who emphasizes the qualities of
FUNCTION 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 play
 B. Flat – a character who has one distinct characteristic;
static or does not change
CHARACTERS
ACCORDING TO 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
 PLOT

A. Exposition Presents a brief description of the main characters, setting, and the
background details of the play

B. Rising Actions Consists the greatest 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
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
What are the three new
things that you learned
and discovered base on
our discussion and
activities?
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
___ 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
___ 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
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.