CREATIVE WRITING WEEK 3-4
NAME: PRINCE AERON A. CUNANAN SECTION: 12-SOCIALWORK
What I Know
Directions: Read the statements carefully. Identify what is being defined in each number. Choose the
letter of the correct answer in the box. Write your answers on your answer sheet. This is just a pretest.
Your score on this part will not be graded.
1. It refers to the performance of a drama or play in a stage. L. THEME
2. It is the area where the actors perform, and it is usually a raised platform. J. CHARACTERS
3. It is characterized by a central stage surrounded by audience on all sides. G. SETTING
4. It is a type of staging modality wherein the audience are sitting on the sides of the stage, facing each
other just like in a fashion catwalk. E. THRUST
5. It is known as picture frame stage since the audience sits in rows facing the stage and they could
watch the play as it would regard a large moving picture in a frame just like in cinemas. K. PLOT
6.It is known by its arrangement which consists of being surrounded by audience on three sides. F.
ARENA
7. It is a type of stage which the audience is located only on the front of the stage and doesn’t extend
around it. A. TRAVERSE
8. It is called a “Black Box” theatre. H. FLEXIBLE
9. It refers to the individuals that do the action in the story. B. STAGING
10. It refers to the time and location in which a story takes place. C. END STAGING
Learning Task 1: Arrange to Know
Directions: Arrange the jumbled letter to identify the words that are relevant to our topic. Definitions
will help you to determine the hidden words. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
PROSCENIUM It is known as picture frame stage since the audience sits
in rows facing the stage and they could watch the play as it
would regard a large moving picture in a frame just like in
cinemas
END It is a type of stage which the audience is located only on
the front of the stage and doesn’t extend around it
THRUST It is known by its arrangement which consists of being
surrounded by audience on three sides
ARENA It is characterized by a central stage surrounded by
audience on all sides
TRAVERSE It is a type of staging modality wherein the audience are
sitting on the sides of the stage, facing each other just like
in a fashion catwalk.
FLEXIBLE Sometimes called a “Black Box” theatre
Learning Task 2: Use me to create
Directions: Using the formed words from the previous learning task, create two sentences that will
present your idea about the topic. Also, write your questions that will be answered after taking the
lesson. Do this on your paper.
YOUR SENTENCES YOUR QUESTIONS
1. The study of intertextuality and using it your 1. What is the intertextuality?
writing.
2. understanding the different types if 2. What is the purpose of intertextuality?
intertextuality.
Learning Task 3: Compare the Stage
Directions: Observe the similarities and differences of the pictures below. Write your answers using the
four-circle Venn Diagram. Write your answers in your notebook.
Learning Task 4: Very Short Story Time
Directions: Read and analyze again the given sample of one-act play script. Answer the questions below:
1. Determine the staging modality that is suitable for the script. Explain your answer
- Staging is the process of selecting, designing, adapting to, or modifying the performance space for a
play or film. This includes the use or absence of stagecraft elements as well as the structure of the stage
and its components.
2. Identify the (a) elements, (b) techniques and (c) literary devices found in The Literary piece.
(a) elements
Plot: Two public telephone booths stand alongside Nathan Road, one of the busiest roads in Hong Kong.
On one of the booths is a sign saying ‘Out of Order’.
Character: Ling, Jessie, Jimmy, Herbert, Jane and Billy.
Theme: FAMILY
Languages: English
Rhythm: The two telephone booths stand still on the stage. The receiver of the phone that is not out of
order swings. It soon stops and hangs motionless
Spectacle: He throws down the reciever and leaves
(b) techniques: The techniques of this story is they give they give all the characters a line not only for the
main character.
(c) literary devices: Symbolism, Simile, and Methaphor.
What I Have Learned
Learning Task 4: “T-M-L Phrase
Complete the following phrases.
The TOPIC was about for those who miss the little things in life and those who talk as if they haven’t.
It MATTERS because of your loving ones.
I’ve LEARNED today that you have to be special person especially to your loved ones.
Assessment
Writing Time! Directions: Write at least one scene for one-act play applying the various elements,
techniques, and literary devices. You need to identify the type of stage you are about to use in your
crafted one-act play. Do this on your answer sheet.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Macbeth is a famous tragic play first published in 1623. The play centers around the character
of Macbeth, whose desire to become the king of Scotland at any cost and it becomes the reason for his
tragic downfall. At the outset, he is seen as a brave and loyal Thane to King Duncan. However, after
hearing the prophecies of the witches, he becomes paranoid and greedy. Tempted by prophecies of the
witches and with his wife’s motivation, he brutally kills King Duncan and becomes the king himself.
Supernatural creatures also play a vital role in the play. They attack his weakness and tempt him to kill
everyone who comes on his way to possess the crown. Out of greed, he also kills his friend, Banquo,
Lady Macduff and her children and many other innocent souls to reach his goal. However, his evil deeds
and greed pay him off in the form of his tragic demise. Hence, the play is the best example of tragedy
because of the tragic flaw and moral weakness of the main character become the cause of his eventual
downfall.
(Traverse stage modality used)
WRITTEN WORK
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers. Do not write anything on the
test paper.
A. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if otherwise.
1. Choose a subject to cover in a brief one-act play. TRUE
2. In writing a one-act play, develop the action first, then compose the dialog before you decide
anything else. TRUE
3. Throughout the history of drama, the architecture of stages has not influenced the style of drama and
vice versa. FALSE
4. Finding performers that fit each part must be taken into considerations in writing a one-act play.
TRUE
5. It is not necessary to understand how to explore different staging modalities vis-à-vis envisioning
script. FALSE
6. The traverse stage gives everyone in the audience a good view because the performers need only
focus on one direction rather than continually moving around the stage to give a good view from all
sides. TRUE
7. In an end stage, the audience are sitting on the sides of the stage, facing each other just like in a
fashion catwalk. FALSE
B. Directions: Identify what is being referred to:
8. It also called a “Black Box” theatre. FLEXIBLE THEATRE
9. It refers to the position of the acting area in relation to the audience. BODY POSITIONS
10. It refers to the area behind the background wall. BACKSTAGE
11. This type of staging modality is known for its arrangement which consists of being surrounded by
audience on three sides. THRUST STAGES
12. It is also known as picture frame stage since the audience sits in rows facing the stage and they could
watch the play as it would regard a large moving picture in a frame just like in cinemas. PROSCENIUM
THEATRE
13. This stage type is commonly known as an “alley” or “corridor stage.” TRAVERSE STAGE
14. It is the same as the Thrust stage but in this case the audience is located only on the front of the
stage and doesn’t extend around it. END STAGE
15. It characterized by a central stage surrounded by audience on all sides. ARENA THEATRE
