Creative Writing Weekly Learning Activity Sheets

CREATIVE WRITING
WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

Creative Writing 12, Quarter 2, Week 4
Staging Modalities vis-a-vis Envisioning the
Script
Name: ______________________________________ Section: ________________
Learning Objectives:
 have an understanding of drama as a genre and are able to analyse its
elements and techniques; and
 compose at least one scene for one-act play that can be staged
Most Essential Learning Competency: Explore different staging

modalities vis-à-vis envisioning the script (HUMSS_CW/MP1j-1ic-20)
Key Concepts:
 What Is a Drama Screenplay?
Drama marks the division between tragedy and comedy. A drama can take place
anywhere with any characters in any time period; it’s not the setting that makes a
movie a drama, but the tone. Dramas are serious, full of conflict, and continually
push the boundaries of the plot by raising the stakes.
 What Is the Basic Structure of a Dramatic Screenplay?
 Exposition: Set up and introduce everything through exposition, which lays

out the background information of your story. Outline the main characters,
setting, and time period. One way to get through exposition in your
screenplay is to have at least one curious character act as a proxy for the
audience: That character can ask questions that the audience might have,
thus clarifying various plot points.
 Rising action: Introduce the story’s main conflict with the rising action,
which are a series of events in the story that create tension and build to the
climax. For example, in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the rising action happens
when Hamlet’s father’s ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius murdered him.
Hamlet’s intention becomes clear—to avenge his father’s death—and the story
begins.
 Climax: Build to the height of tension, and reach the turning point for the
main character. Usually, the climax of a story takes place when the main
character has to face the truth and make an important choice.
 Falling action: Show the result of what happens when the main character
makes an important choice. The falling action is when loose ends are tied up,
the tension dissipates, and the conflict gives way to resolution.
 Conclusion: Close the loop on the story. Show how the tension affected the
characters and the world around them.
 10 Tips for Writing Drama Screenplays
1. Lay out the theme to your entire movie right away in the first scene.
2. Every scene and series of events should move the plot forward.
3. Clearly show each character’s intention and obstacles right away at the
start of a scene.
4. The exposition should be clear in every scene, but it shouldn’t impede the
story.
5. The stakes should be high and clear in every scene.
6. Grab the audience as soon as you can. Try dropping them into the middle
of a conversation between two characters—it forces them to pay attention
and play catch-up.
7. If you’re introducing a character in a scene for the first time, show the
audience what that character wants.
8. If a character doesn’t want anything, they’re cluttering up your
screenplay.
9. Not every scene needs to end dramatically, but you should feel satisfied
with how it does end.
10.If you’re struggling with what the next scene should be, try using it to
answer a question posed in a previous scene.
Exercises / Activities:
Activity 1: THE NEUTRAL PLAY!
Directions: You are tasked to continue writing the dialogue between these
characters after each privately decides who the characters are, what “it” is,
and where they are talking. Write lines of dialogue that could be open to a
variety of interpretations.
DIALOGUE 1
Sam: What brought you here?
Ivan: I apologize. I know I did something wrong.
Sam: And?
Ivan: _________________________________________
Sam:__________________________________________
Ivan:__________________________________________
DIALOGUE 2
( The teacher distributes the quiz results)
Teacher: Okay, that’s all for today. Class dismissed. Trisha, Justin, and
Joannah please remain here for a while because we need to talk.
Trisha: What is it ma’am?
Justin:_________________________________________
Joannah:_______________________________________
Teacher: I am so disappointed at the results of your quiz. What happened to
the three of you?
Trisha: ________________________________________
Justin:_________________________________________
Joannah:_______________________________________
Activity 2: BUILDING A CHARACTER

Directions: Build the characteristic of your main character in the drama you
have in mind by answering the following.
1. Give your character a name, age, and physical description.
2. Where does your character live?
3. What does your character like to do?
4. Name one thing that would make your character angry.
5. Describe a typical day for your character.
6. Describe a dream your character has had.
7. Pretend your character has a secret. Why is it a secret?
8. What is your character’s goal?
Activity 3:
Directions: Using the format below, create a short drama screenplay that
depict societal issues in the new normal.
Scene 1
Dialogue
Scene 2
Dialogue
Scene 3
Dialogue
Rubrics For Activity 3:
5 4 3 2 Score
Conventions The final draft has many There more There are few There are no
grammar, capitalization, then a few grammar, grammar,
spelling, and grammar, capitalization, capitalization,
punctuation errors. capitalization, spelling, or spelling, or
spelling, or punctuation punctuation
punctuation errors in the errors in the
errors in the final draft. final draft.
final draft.
Organization Ideas and scenes seem The plot is a The plot is well The story is
and Clarity to be randomly little hard to organized. One very well
arranged. follow. The idea or scene organized. One
transitions are may seem out idea or scene
sometimes not of place. Clear follows another
clear transitions are in a logical
used. sequence with
clear
transitions.
Story and Little or no The story Story that Story that
Creativity imagination/creativity in contains a few contains contains many
storyline creative details creative details creative details
and/or and/or and/or
descriptions, descriptions to descriptions to
but they enhance the enhance the
distract from story. story.
the story
Characters It is hard to tell who the The main The main are The main
main characters are. characters are named and characters are
named but have described. The named and
limited story directions clearly
expansion of somewhat described. The
character expand story directions
development. character expand
development. character
development.
REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

Lesson 4: Staging Modalities vis-à-vis envisioning the script
REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET No. 4
Directions: Write a reflective learning about what you have learned about imagery,
diction, and figures of speech by answering the questions inside the box.
You may express your answers in a more critical and creative presentation
of your great learning. Have fun and enjoy!
WHAT I LIKED THE WHAT I NEED TO WHAT I WANT TO

MOST ABOUT THE IMPROVE IN LEARN CONNECTED
LESSON UNDERSTANDING TO THE LESSON
THE LESSON
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REFERENCES:
 Nery, P. (2017) Creative Writing. Diwa Learning Systems INC.

 Buhisan A. & Sayseng A. (2017). Creative Writing. JFS Publishing Services.
PREPARED BY ANHS-SHS CW TEACHERS:
RUBY S. BULATIN MARILOU C. CASTRO
DESIREE JOY L. CUBILLAS IMARC FERNAND C. VERGA
REVIEWED BY:
AMALIA B. RINGOR

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CREATIVE WRITING

WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

Name: ______________________ Section:

Most Essential Learning Competency: Explore different staging

 What Is the Basic Structure of a Dramatic Screenplay?

 Exposition: Set up and introduce everything through exposition, which lays

 10 Tips for Writing Drama Screenplays

Activity 1: THE NEUTRAL PLAY!

Activity 2: BUILDING A CHARACTER

REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

WHAT I LIKED THE WHAT I NEED TO WHAT I WANT TO

 Nery, P. (2017) Creative Writing. Diwa Learning Systems INC.

PREPARED BY ANHS-SHS CW TEACHERS:

RUBY S. BULATIN MARILOU C. CASTRO

DESIREE JOY L. CUBILLAS IMARC FERNAND C. VERGA

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