Creative Non-Fiction

Writing Draft of Short Piece Drama

Quarter , Module 5
 WRITING DRAFT OF SHORT PIECE DRAMA

This module entitled Writing Draft of Short Piece Drama

is designed to be used by Senior High School students who
want to develop their skill in acting or stage performance.It in-
tends to train students how to write and to think creatively .

In doing this module, the following

are some reminders:

1. Take the pretest before

answering the module.
2. Read the instructions carefully
before doing each task.
3. Answer all the exercises.
4. Take the posttest.
5. Use a separate sheet in
answering all the activities.

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I. DIRECTIONS: Indicate whether the statement is True or False.
____ 1. Drama is a genre that relies on the emotional and relational
development of realistic characters.

____ 2. A tragedy is a drama that ends happily.

____ 3. Theme is a causal sequence of events, the "why" for the

things that happen in the story

____ 4. Setting comes after the falling action and brings the story to a
satisfactory end

____ 5. Conflict is the internal or external struggle between opposing

forces.

____ 6. Character is a person portrayed in a drama

____ 7. Costumes are clothing or accessories worn by actors in por-

traying their roles.

____ 8. Sound is the effect that audience hears during the drama
presentation.

____ 9. Gesture is the stage blocking of the actors onstage during the
performance.

____ 10. Drama can be categorized into three major areas: literary,
technical and performance elements.

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 ELEMENTS OF DRAMA
 A drama is a story enacted onstage for a live audience.
 The word drama comes from the Greek verb dran, which means
“to do.”
 A tragedy is a play that ends unhappily.
 A comedy is a play that ends happily. The plot usually
centers on a romantic conflict.
 The elements of drama, by which dramatic works can be ana-
lyzed
and evaluated, can be categorized into three major areas: Liter-
ary elements, Technical elements, and Performance ele-
ments.
LITERARY ELEMENTS

• Plot: the series of events that take place in a play. There are
6 stages in a plot structure:
1. Initial incident- the event that “gets the story going”
2. Preliminary event- whatever takes place BEFORE the action of
the play that is directly related to the Play
3. Rising action- a series of events following the initial inci dent and
leading up to the dramatic climax.
4. Climax- the turning point or high point of a story, when events
can go either way
5. Falling action- the series of events following the climax
6. Denouement or Conclusion- another term for the ending-it is the
French word for “unraveling”)
• Character: a person portrayed in a drama, novel, or other artistic
piece
• Conflict: the internal or external struggle between opposing forc-
es, ideas, or interests that creates dramatic tension
• Theme: the idea, point of view, or perception that binds together
a work of art
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• Suspense: a feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome, used to
build interest and excitement on the part of the audience

• Language: in drama, the particular manner of verbal expression,

the diction or style of writing, or the speech or phrasing that
suggests a class or profession or type of character

• Dialogue: A conversation between characters in a literary work

TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

• Scenery (set): the theatrical equipment, such as curtains, flats,

backdrops, or platforms, used in a dramatic production to
communicate environment

• Costumes: clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray

character and period

• Props: short for properties; any article, except costume or

scenery, used as part of a dramatic production; any moveable
object that appears on stage during a performance

• Lights: the placement, intensity, and color of lights to help

communicate environment, mood, or feeling

• Sound: the effects an audience hears during performance to

communicate character, context, or environment

• Makeup: costumes, wigs, and body paint used to transform an

actor into a character.

PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

• Acting: use of face, body, and voice to portray character

• Character motivation: the reason or reasons for a character’s

behavior; an incentive or inducement for further action for a
character

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• Character analysis: in responding to dramatic art, the
process of examining how the elements of drama—literary,
technical, and performance—are used

• Empathy: the capacity to relate to the feelings of another

• Gestures: any movement of the actor’s head, shoulder,

arm, hand, leg, or foot to convey meaning

• Facial expression: physical and vocal aspects used by an

actor to convey mood, feeling, or personality

• Movement: stage blocking or the movements of the actors

onstage during performance; also refers to the action of the
play as it moves from event to event
What is Drama? And how do you write about it?
When we describe a situation or a person’s behavior as ‘
dramatic’,we usually mean that it is intense, exciting ( or
exciited), striking or vivid. The works of drama that we study in a
classroom share those elements.For example,if you are
watching a play in a theatre,feelings of tension and anticipation
often rise because you are wonderingwhat will happen between
the characters on stage. Will they shoot each other?Will they
finally confess their undying love for one another? When you are
reading a play, you may have similar questions.Will Oedipus
figure out that he was the one who caused the plague by killing
his father and sleeping with his mother?Will hamlet successfully
avenge his father’s murder?
For teachers in academic departments - whether their
classes are about theatrical, theater history, performance
studies,acting, or the technical aspects of a production - writing
about drama often means explaining what makes the plays we
watch or read so exciting.

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In drama, there are three major ele-
ments which are Literary, Technical
and Performance Elements.

Literary elements consist of Plot,

Character, Conflict, Theme, Sus-
pense, Dialogue and Language.

Technical elements consist of scen-

ery, costume, lights, sound, and
make up.

Performance elements consist of

acting, character motivation, charac-
ter analysis, and empathy

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Direction: Identify the different Elements of Drama. Write your
answer on the space provided.
_____1. What is conflict?
A. The internal and external struggle between two forces.
B. A feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome.
C. Beginning, Middle, End
D. stage blocking or the movements of the actors onstage during
performance
____2. What is empathy?
A. Not caring B. Being smart C. Caring for others D. hate
____3. Conversation between two characters
A. Monologue B. Dialogue C. Dialect D. Talk
____4. How are drama and other forms of literature similar?
A. They contain the same structure and point-of-view.
B. They contain characters, plot, setting, themes, conflict and
literary devices.
C. They contain a cast of characters and dialogue.
D. They are published in a newspaper format.
____5. Which of the following can be found within a script?
A. Acts and scenes
B. Setting description
C. Dialogue
D. All of the above

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_____6. Which type of drama contains humor, mocks people and
situations and ends happily, often with a marriage or big problem
solved?
A. Tragedy B. Drama C. Romance D. Comedy
_____7. Which type of drama contains the downfall of the main
character, focuses on human suffering and presents the
protagonist with one or more catastrophes?
A. Tragedy B. Drama C. Romance D. Comedy
____8. Scene
A. a major division of a play, like parts of a book
B. a minor division of the play, like chapters
C. list of people who perform in the play-includes descriptions and
motivations
D. information given in dialogue or at the beginning that explains
to the performers and audience how the play should be
performed
____9. The people or animals in a story
A. Character B. Setting C. Dialogue D. Tragedy
____10. The most intense, exciting, or important point of
something; a culmination or apex
A. Setting B. Conflict C. Resolution D. Climax

II. Write a short draft of drama.

Rubrics: 1. Selecting a title that is very interesting. and touching.15
2. It gives moral lessons that are applicable in the lives of
viewers and readers. 15 & #3—20; Total= 50
3. Characters are good enough in performing their roles.
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Identify the different Elements of Drama. Write your answer on the
space provided.

__________1. light and humorous drama often with a happy

ending

__________2. a struggle between opposing forces

__________3. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors

on a stage or in a film

__________4. the sequence of events in a story, novel, or play

__________5. the event that “gets the story going

__________6. end of the story where loose ends are tied up

__________7. the series of events following the climax

__________8. a feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome

__________9. the basic idea of a play

__________10. any moveable object that appears on stage during

a performance

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PREPARED BY:

Clarita A. Aban
Teacher II
Dagupan City National High School-SHS

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