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English
Quarter 3, Wk.5 - Module 3
Identify the Distinguishing Features of
Anglo-American One-Act Plays

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Quarter 3, Wk.5 - Module 3
Identify the Distinguishing Features of
Anglo-American One-Act Plays

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 Table of Contents

What This Module is About………………………………………………………………….. v

How to Learn from this Module…………………………………………………………….. v
Icons of this Module………………………………………………………………………….. vi

Lesson 1:
Prosodic Features of Speech in Delivering lines in a One Act Play
What I Need to Know……………………………………………………….....1
What’s New ………………………………………………………………..…...2
What Is It……………………………………………………………………......2
What’s More …………………………………………………………………....2
What I Have Learned ………………………………………………………….4
What I Can Do…………………………………………………………………..4

Summary……………………………………………………………………………………… 8
Assessment: (Post-Test) ………………………………………………………………… 8
Key to Answers ……………………………………………………………………………. 10
References ………………………………………………………………………………….. 11

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What This Module is About
How can you build connections and understanding to the world around you
through your words and ideas? One of which is through dealing with One-Act Play.
Involving oneself through learning one-act play stimulates your creativity and
challenge your perceptions about the world and about yourselves. It can be an outlet
to express your emotions, thought, dreams that a one-act play you have watched or
read.
In this module, you will learn to explore these ideas through an exciting One-
Act Play. This is to motivate you about individuality a self-worth by knowing the
features an original one-act play. Also, it inspires creativity by giving you a voice in
making your very own one-act play.

What I Need to Know

What is a One-Act Play?
Plainly stated, it is a play in one-act. This simple meaning conveys all that is
to be said about one-act play. Yet, to fully grasp the definition, let us analyse this
bald statement.
It is a play---that is, it is meant to be performed and enacted.
It is a short play--- as one act as distinct from along play.
It is an act--- deals with one single dramatic situation.
Therefore, a One-Act Play is short. A short play that requires a short span of
time to act it out.
Specifically, after dealing with this module, you should able to obtain the
following:
1. Define what is One-Act Anglo American Play;
2. Identify the elements of One-Act Play
3. Foster creativity thorough understanding and distinguish features of One-
Act Play; and
4. Engage in creation of an original One-Act Play.

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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:

• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.

• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises
diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 What I Know

Pre-Test
Before anything else, let us check if you already know what our lesson is all about by
answering the questions that follow.
1. An ___________ is a division or unit of a theater work or play which may consist
of multiple scenes.
a. Act b. original script
c. illusion d. action
2. What is a one-act play?
a. A play that has a single setting and character
b. A play that has a single act but may have several scenes
c. A play that has a single plot twist
d. A play that has a single theme where it is based from
3. What do you think is the primary means used to tell a story in a play?
a. Sound effects b. the plot
b. The theme c. the human voice
4. __________ are any artificial reproduction of sound or sounds intended to
accompany action and supply realism in stage plays.
a. Olfactory sounds b. stage effects
c. Sound effects d. booming sounds
5. The following are important features of a one-act play except:
a. delivery of the lines b. tone of character’s voice
c. sound effects used d. an orchestra

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LESSON 1 Identify the Distinguishing Features of Anglo-
American One-Act Plays

What I Need to Know

In this module, you will learn to identify and distinguish features of one-act
play; foster your appreciation through one-act plays presented in different
approaches. First, a one-act play exerted from famous movie Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone. Second, original creation of one-act play and lastly, through a
comic strip or a cartoon talk.

What’s In
It is important to get familiar with the terminologies used in the discussion so
that they will leave an imprint in your mind and enrich your vocabularies as well.
Your task is to find ten hidden words in a group of jumbled letters in the box
below. You can do it by going horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Write your answers in
one whole sheet of paper with your name.
Hidden Words
X O N E A C T P L A Y N E ________________
C P C O M E T H E A T E R
H I C A U S Q R V L X C O ________________
A E G A Q H O M I L I E N
R W R I S D G A E P L A Y ________________
A C K B Z U X L T A Q E L ________________
C B T R T T A Z I G V M I
T S Y N T X L M U N O C ________________
E T I P T P C R A E Y N T
R Y D T I V N K T V D I D ________________
S R R P H S E Q U E N C E ________________
O E A S L A N G X R B S B
N O M L I N C L I M A X Q ________________
S E A T I N G S C G C V B
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 What’s New
Below is an example of one act play exerted from the movie Harry
Potter’s and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Joanne Rowling born 31 July 1965), better known by her
pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, screenwriter,
producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the
Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and
sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book
series in history. Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, Rowling was
working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty
International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter
series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year
period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from
her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter
and the Philosopher's Stone, which was renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone for the U.S. edition was published in Britain in June, 1997.
For Rowling, there was no
looking back and she published a
series of seven Harry Potter books.
The sequels were: Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood Prince, and the last book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling.

ONE ACT PLAY FROM HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE
SUMMARY:
Ten-year-old Harry Potter is an orphan who lives in the fictional London suburb of
Little Whinging, Surrey, with the Dursleys: his uncaring Aunt Petunia, loathsome Uncle
Vernon, and spoiled cousin Dudley. The Dursleys barely tolerate Harry, and Dudley bullies
him. One day Harry is astonished to receive a letter addressed to him.Before he can open
the letter, however, Uncle Vernon takes it. Letters for Harry subsequently arrive each day, in
increasing numbers, but Uncle Vernon tears them all up, and finally, in an attempt to escape
the missives, the Dursleys go to a miserable shack on a small island. On Harry’s 11th
birthday, a giant named Hagrid arrives and reveals that Harry is a wizard and that he has
been accepted at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also sheds light on
Harry’s past, informing the boy that his parents, a wizard and a witch, were killed by the evil
wizard Voldemort and that Harry acquired the lightning-bolt scar on his forehead during the
fatal confrontation.
Scene1: Almost ten years after the: DURSLEY's home. The camera pans on a sleeping boy,
almost eleven, with a lightning-bolt shaped scar on his forehead.
(There is a click, and knocking. Outside, a tall woman, PETUNIA DURSLEY, raps the door).

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Petunia: Up. Get up. {Knocks} {sighs} Now! {Smacks door of closet which is the boy’s
bedroom}
A large, tubby boy, DUDLEY DURSLEY, suddenly comes running down the stairs above the
closet. He stops half-way down and goes back, jumping on the staircase.
Dudley: Wake up, cousin! We're going to the zoo!
Dudley laughs, comes down the stairs and runs for the kitchen. The boy, HARRY POTTER,
tries to come out of the closet, but is pushed back in by Dudley.
Petunia: Oh, here he comes, the birthday boy!
A larger man, VERNON DURSLEY, is sitting at the kitchen table.
Vernon: Happy birthday, son.
Petunia and Dudley giggle together. Harry comes into the kitchen, dressed in rags.
Petunia: Why don't you just cook the breakfast, and try not to burn anything.
Harry: Yes, Aunt Petunia.
He sets to work.
Scene 2: Outside, morning. The happy family is heading to the car. Harry goes to get in but
is stopped by Vernon. Thw whole family will go to the Zoo.
Petunia: This will be a lovely day at the zoo. I'm really looking forward to it.
Vernon: I'm warning you now, boy. Any funny business, any at all, and you won't have any
meals for a week. Get in.
The zoo. The family is in the reptile house, looking at a large BOA CONSTRICTOR.
Dudley: Make it move.
Vernon raps the glass of the cage.
Vernon: Move!
Dudley raps the glass much harder, and Vernon winces.
Dudley: MOVE!
Harry: He's asleep!
Dudley: He's boring.
Dudley and his parents retreat to another enclosure. Harry is left with the snake.
Harry: Sorry about him. He doesn't understand what it's like, lying there day after day,
having people press their ugly faces in on you.
The snake looks up and blinks.
Snake: {The snake nods} yes, I can hear you…
Harry: It's just...I've never talked to a snake before. Do you...I mean...do you talk to people
often?
Snake: Only to those who are special…those who have gifts!

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Harry: I see. That's me as well. I never knew my parents, either.
Snakes: Yes, I miss them all. {The snake turns its head in the direction of a sign which says,
Bred in Captivity}
Harry: I see. That's me as well. I never knew my parents, either. Well, be careful now!
Snake: Thankssssssss
Harry: Anytime.
The snake starts off.
Scene 3: Outside, sometime later. An owl flies by the house and drops a letter, which zooms
in the letterbox. It lands away from the house and hoots.
Harry, inside, goes to collect the mail. He sorts through the letters and sees his, addressed
to him. He goes into the kitchen until…
Dudley: {Sees Harry’s letter. He runs and grabs it} Dad, look! Harry's got a letter!!
Harry: Hey, give it back! It's mine!
Vernon: {Laughs} Yours? Who'd be writing to you?
The family gathers to look at the address. There is a broken seal on the letter. The family
looks up and Harry gulps.
Few days later, another owl flies by with a letter and drops it off. Inside, Vernon grabs a
handful of letters and rips them up. Every time there comes a letter, Vernon will tore it
immediately.
One lovely morning, in the living/family room. The family is sitting around, Harry is serving
cookies.
Vernon: Fine day Sunday. In my opinion, best day of the week. Why is that, Dudley?
Harry: {Hands cookie to Vernon} because there's no post on Sunday? Ah, right you are,
Harry. No post on Sunday. Hah! No blasted letters today. No, sir. {Harry sees a shadow
outside the window. Outside, millions of owls are perched.} No sir, not one blasted,
miserable---
A letter shoots out of the fireplace and zips across Vernon’s face. There is a rumbling and
then zillions of letters come shooting out of the fireplace.
Dudley: AHH! Make it stop! Please make it stop! {He jumps on Petunias lap}
Petunia and Vernon: {Screaming}
Vernon: Go away, ahh!
Dudley: What is it? Please tell me what's happening!
Harry jumps onto the coffee table to grab a letter. He gets one and starts to run away.
Vernon jumps up as well.
Vernon: Give me that! Give me that letter!
He chases Harry and grabs him before Harry gets into his closet.
Harry: Get off! Ahh!

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Vernon: Ahh!
Harry: They're my letters! Let go of me!
Vernon: That's it! We're going away! Far away! Where they can't find us!
Scene 4: A house, on a rock island somewhere out at sea. The family is sleeping, with Harry
on the cold, dirt floor. He has drawn a birthday cake which reads, Happy Birthday Harry.
Harry looks at Dudley's watch, which beeps 12:00.
Harry: Make a wish, Harry. {Blows}
Suddenly, the door thumps. Harry jumps. The door thumps again and Dudley and Harry
jump up and back away. Petunia and Vernon appear, Vernon with a gun. The door bangs
again and then cracks open, and a giant man appears.
Vernon: Who's there? Ahh!
Hagrid: Sorry 'bout that. {He puts the door back up}
Vernon: I demand that you leave at once, Sir! You are breaking and entering!
Petunia: Ooh.
Hagrid comes over, grabs the gun and bends it upwards.
Hagrid: Dry up, Dursley, you great prune. {The gun fires}
Hagrid: {sees Dudley} Mind, I haven't seen you since you was a baby, Harry, but you're a bit
more along than I would have expected. Particularly 'round the middle! (Even Hagrid who
has a powers can commit mistakes mistakenly identified Dudley has Harry).
Dudley: I-I-I'm not Harry.
Harry appears: I-I am.
Hagrid: Oh, well, of course you are! Got something for ya. 'Fraid I might have sat on it at
some point! I imagine that it'll taste fine just the same. Ahh. Baked it myself. {Hands Harry
the cake} Words and all. Heh.
Harry: Thank you! {Opens cake, which reads: Happee Birdae Harry.}
Hagrid: It's not every day that your young man turns eleven, now is it?
Hagrid sits down on the couch, takes out an umbrella and points it at the empty fire. Poof,
poof! Two sparks fly out and the fire starts. The family gapes.
Harry: {puts cake down} Excuse me, who are you?
Hagrid: Rubeus Hagrid. Keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts. Course, you'll know all
about Hogwarts.
Harry: Sorry, no.
Hagrid: No? Blimey, Harry, didn't you ever wonder where your mum and dad learned it all?
Harry: Learnt what?
Hagrid: You're a wizard, Harry.
Harry: I-I'm a what?

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Hagrid:A wizard. And a thumping good one at that, I'd wager. Once you train up a little.
Harry: No, you've made a mistake. I can't be...a-a wizard. I mean, I'm just... Harry. Just
Harry.
Hagrid: Well, Just Harry, did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain
when you were angry or scared? {Harry softens his expression} Ah.
Dudley: {whimpers}
Hagrid hands Harry the same letter that has been sent the past while. Harry opens it.
Harry: Dear, Mr. Potter. We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at
Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
Vernon: Hell not be going! We swore when we took him in wed put an end to this rubbish!
Harry: You knew?? You knew all along and you never told me?
Petunia: Of course we knew. How could you not be? My perfect sister being who she was.
Oh, my mother and father were so proud the day she got her letter. We have a witch in the
family. Isn't it wonderful? I was the only one to see her for what she was. A freak! And then
she met that Potter, and then she had you, and I knew you'd be just the same, just as
strange, just as ... abnormal. And then, if you please, she went and got herself blown up!
And we got landed with you.
Harry: Blown up? You told me my parents died in a car crash!
Hagrid: A car crash? A car crash kill James and Lily Potter?
Petunia: We had to tell him something.
Hagrid: It's an outrage! It's a scandal!
Vernon: He'll not be going!
Hagrid: Oh, and I suppose a great Muggle like your self’s going to stop him, are you?
Harry: Muggle?
Hagrid: Non magic folk. This boy's had his name down ever since he was born! He's going
to the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world, and he'll be under the greatest
headmaster Hogwarts' has ever seen: Albus Dumbledore.
Vernon: I will not pay for some crackpot old fool to teach him magic tricks!
Hagrid: {whips out umbrella and points it at Vernon} Never insult Albus Dumbledore in front
of me.
Hagrid sees Dudley eating Harry's cake, and points the umbrella at his rear. A grey tail
grows.
Dudley: Ahh!
All: Ahh! {family chases Dudley}
Harry: {laughs}
Hagrid: Oh, um, I'd appreciate if you didn't tell anyone at Hogwarts about that. Strictly
speaking, I'm not allowed to do magic.

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Harry: {Nods} Okay.
End
https://jctrotte.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/harry-potter-one-act-plays/

A. ANSWER ME!
Provide the answer in every questions. Write your answers in a one whole
sheet of paper.

_____________1. Where do Dursley and Harry live?

_____________2. What animal did Harry had conversation with in the Zoo?
_____________3. What was in Harry’s forehead?
_____________4. What kind of bird who delivered Harry’s letter?
_____________5. Other term for people who do not possess magic.
_____________6. The name of the school where Harry will go.
_____________7. Name of Harry’s cousin.
_____________8.Name of Harry’s Uncle.
_____________9. Name of Harry’s Aunt.
____________10. Name of the giant who suddenly bangs the door again and then
cracks open in the middle of the night in Dursely’s house.

B. COMPREHENSION CHECK!
After reading the on the one act play from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone, answer the following questions by writing your answers in a one whole sheet
of paper.
1. Describe the character of Harry Potter in the One Act Play.
2. How the Dursleys family did treat Harry?
3. Does Harry have special magic? Explain your answer.
4. What do you think was the reason why the Dursleys family did not tell true
identity of Harry?

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 C. ONE ACT PLAY MAP
After reading the one Act Play of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,
complete the ONE ACT PLAY MAP by writing your answer/s in a one whole sheet of
paper.

__________________________ _________________________
(Title of the Play) (Author)

Characters Setting

Plot (Problem)

Attempted Solutions/Results Ending

What Is It
Before taking the lesson further, let us revisit what a one-act play is. A
one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over
several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The origin of the

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one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of drama: in ancient Greece,
Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example.

The common features of a one-act play are:

o It is written in a concise manner where there are no breaks in the action
o It has fewer characters compared to a full-length play
o Oftentimes, it has a single setting
o The action begins at the start of the play

What’s More
Let’s explore further on our lesson about one-act plays by reading the
text that follows. Please take note of the features of a one-act play while
reading.
A Nurse on Duty in the Time of Pandemic
By: Laurice S. Saquin

Inspired by true events of the Covid19 Pandemic.

Time check: half an hour after seven in the morning. Almost time for her shift at the
COVID unit of the Philippine General Hospital. Sally is in the hospital’s locker room
together with her friend Chloe. They have already donned their PPE and although it
felt heavy and hot wearing it, they are left with no choice. It is the only protection they
have from contracting the virus.
SALLY: “Mom is going to call any minute from now.”, she said to Chloe happily.
CHLOE: “You’ve been here at PGH for a year now, right? Don’t you miss your
family?”
SALLY: “Of course I do! I miss the peace and quiet back home. I haven’t gotten
used to the hustle and bustle of the metro, though. So make it a point to spend
Christmas with my family. I promised her to be home as often as possible.”
CHLOE: “So sad you missed her birthday, though. Covid happened, your flight got
cancelled. This pandemic actually scared me to be honest. We’re the ones most
susceptible here. I mean, we could get the virus and die by simply taking care of our
patients!”
SALLY: “Yet, we have to be reminded that we made an oath to serve the people,
right? Let’s just always pray for protection. We cross the line between life and death
every single day as a nurse on duty in the time of pandemic. This too shall pass.”
CHLOE: “Yeah, let’s pray for each other and for everyone else…Most specially our
loved ones. C’mon now, time for our shift. Oh your phone’s ringing, it must be your
mom!”

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SALLY: “What took her so long to give me a ring? She always calls up at least thirty
minutes before my shift…Hang on…oh it’s Jason my boyfriend. Chloe, you go ahead
to the unit. Let me just take this call real quick.”
JASON: “Hey babe, how are you?
SALLY: “Hello Babe! Look my shift starts soon. I’m sorry but can I call you back
later?”
JASON: (somewhat hesitant) “I know and I’m sorry…Ahmm, I really don’t want to
bother you now but I guess you need to know this….”
SALLY: “Babe, what’s wrong? If you have something to tell me it must be something
very urgent…But please hurry coz I’m gonna be late for my shift…”,
JASON: (trying to stay calm) “Babe, listen carefully…..Someone from the ER notified
me that your mom was rushed here earlier due to difficulty of breathing. She’s
already been given oxygen to help her. We’re now waiting for her lab test
results……”
Sally’s mind was racing. “My mom? In the hospital? What happened?”, she wanted
to ask. Yet words failed to come out of her mouth and all she could do was let out a
gasp.
PA SYSTEM: “PAGING NURSE SALLY DE LEON, MS SALLY DE LEON. YOU
ARE WANTED AT THE COVID UNIT IMMEDIATELY.”
SALLY: (sounding so confused) “Babe, what do I do?”,
JASON: (trying to pacify his girlfriend) “Don’t worry babe, I will see to it that I will be
with your mom. Try to ask your supervisor to at least allow you to take a day off
today so you can keep track on what’s going on here.”
She bolted into the Covid unit and just as she was frantically looking for her
supervisor, another nurse called out on their PA system,
PA SYSTEM: “CODE RED! CODE RED! BED 105!”
SALLY: “Oh no, that’s my patient’s number!”
She ran hurriedly to bed number 105 and saw the patient turning blue and gasping
for air.
DOCTOR: “She needs to be intubated now! Nurse Sally, prepare her to be sedated.”
She fumbled through table and looked for the syringe to start the process. Her hands
are shaking.
SALLY: (desperately telling herself) “I have to focus! My patient’s life is in my hands!
I have to help her!”
DOCTOR: (15 minutes after) “The patient has stabilized. Nurse Sally, please check
her vitals every 30 minutes ok.”
SALLY: (cupping her burning cheeks with her ice-cold hands) Doc, can I go to the
restroom for a minute?

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CHLOE: (running into Sally on her way to the restroom) “Hey, I heard that your mom
is in the hospital…. You looked so flushed! Are you okay?”
SALLY: (sobbing silently, mindful of the hushed stillness of the Covid unit with only
the beeping sound of monitors) I’ve held so many hands of my dying patients
because I want them to know…to feel that at least someone is here for them in
because their families couldn’t be with them… But now, my mom is also in the ICU
fighting for her life…and I’m not there for her…she must be scared and alone…”
CHLOE: (trying to calm her friend while wiping away her own tears) “Everything’s
going to be alright. Hey, let’s get going now ok? Half of her shift is almost over now.
You’ll hear from your mom soon. Oh, your phone is ringing!”
SALLY: (checking her phone and seeing it was her boyfriend, Jason calling) “How’s
my mom?”
JASON: (sounding very sad yet professional) “Babe the lab test results came back
positive for Covid. Your mom is now wheeled to the ICU as she has not stabilized
ever since she got in. I’m sorry babe. Be strong ok. I will do my best to take care of
your mom”
SALLY: (feeling dazed and numb all over) “Oh no….this is not happening….”
CHLOE: (trying to stay calm for her friend by giving her a hug) “Hush now
Sally….we’ll pray for your mom…She’s going to be ok…”
SALLY: (crying uncontrollably) “It has already been four hours since I got a phone
call from Jason that mom was brought to the hospital. She should have been stable
by now. But it’s the other way around. Her vitals are going down. The virus must
have hit her hard because of her age.”
CHLOE: “I know that you’re so worried about your mom…and that you care deeply
for her…I can see that by the way you care for your patients…Though not all of them
survived but you made sure that they were well taken care of. You treat each one of
them like family and gave your best.
SALLY: (getting frustrated) “Yet ironically, I cannot take care of her now… My very
own mother! She needs me by her side!”
CHLOE: (comforting her friend) “I know….I know…Hush now…Let’s all hope for the
best ok?”
SALLY: (trying to stay focused) “I must go and tell our supervisor that I need to file
an emergency leave and head home ASAP!”
CHLOE: “I’ll help you find her and explain to her about your situation....Oh, you got a
call again… It should be Jason calling. Let’s hope this is good news now…”
SALLY: (sounding worried and scared at the same time) “Oh my…it’s Jason…I used
to be very excited when getting calls from home most specially from my mom…But
now…today feels so different and even traumatic…I’m somewhat scared to even
answer it knowing that it could bring bad news about my mom…”
CHLOE: (sounding reassuring) “Go on now…you have to answer the phone so will
know how’s your mom doing…go on…”

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 SALLY: (very hesitant…) “Yes Babe…. Why are you crying? Mom’s ok
right….?”
JASON: (stifles a sob to be able to talk) “Babe……I’m sorry….”
That was all she heard. It was all she could take. She felt nauseous and numb at the
same time. And then everything went black.

The End

Process Questions:
1. Who are the main characters of the play? Describe each of them.
2. What is the setting of the play?
3. Describe the mood and atmosphere of the play.
4. Why was Sally’s mom rushed to the hospital?
5. What happened to Sally’s mother?

What I Have Learned

For your next activity, we will try to analyze the elements present in the
one-act play script you just read.
Direction: Refer to the one-act play script and fill-in the grid below with the
needed information.

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 What I can do
Pictures Can Tell
Throughout the unit you have learned about all of the elements that make up
a one act play and the important role that each individual element plays. You have
learned about plot, conflict, characters, setting, and theme. You will use each of
these elements effectively in the play you write.

Elements of One-Act Play Details

1. Setting

2. Plot & Plot Structure

3. Characters

4. Conflict

5. Theme

6. Suspense & Atmosphere

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 Direction: Look at all the pictures and make your own one act play
based on the pictures shown below. Rubric is given for your guide.

https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/romeo-and-juliet/story/timeline

___________________
(Title)

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________
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Summary
To sum it all up, a one-act play is usually a short play that consists of only one
act though it may have several scenes. Aside from the fact that it is short, a one-act
play also has very few characters and it usually has one setting.
A one-act play has several distinguishing features that are very important to
be able to captivate its audience.
These important features are the following:
o Delivery of the lines – is how the characters properly communicate the spoken
word to the audience
o Tone of voice of the character – is the vocal elements used to portray a range
of emotions
o Sound effects - any artificial reproduction of sound or sounds intended to
accompany action and supply realism in stage plays
All these features are important in a play to be able to convey its message to the
audience.

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Assessment: (Post-Test)

As we end the lesson here, let’s try to check what you have learned so far with the
help of this final activity. Read the following questions carefully and select your best
answer among the given choices.

1. It is a division or unit of a theater work which usually consist of multiple scenes.

a. Act b. original script
c. illusion d. action

2. A one-act play is ____________________ .

a. a play that has a single setting and character
b. a play that has a single act but may have several scenes
c. a play that has a single plot twist
d. play that has a single theme where it is based from

3. ________________ is the primary means used to tell a story in a play.

d. Sound effects b. the plot
e. The theme c. the human voice

4. What are any artificial reproduction of sound or sounds intended to accompany action
and supply realism in stage plays?
a. Olfactory sounds b. stage effects
c. Sound effects d. booming sounds

5. The following are important features of a one-act play except:

a. delivery of the lines b. tone of character’s voice
c. sound effects used d. an orchestra

Key to Answers

What I Know (Pre-test)

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. d

What’s In (Hidden words):

One Act Play
Characters
Settings
Conflict
Climax
Comedy
Play
Drama
Sequence
Theater

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What’s New

A. Answer Me!
1. London Suburb of Little Whinging
2. Snake
3. Lightning bolt
4. Owl
5. Muggle
6. Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
7. Dudley
8. Petunia
9. Vernon
10. Rubeus Hagrid

What’s More

What I have learned

Answers/ output may vary

What I can Do
Assessment (Post-Test)

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. d

References
Gulle, Maryjanegulle. 2020. "Features Of One Act Play". Academia.Edu.
https://www.academia.edu/34117520/Features_of_one_act_play.
Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone. 2013. Script— [online] Available at:
https://jctrotte.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/harry-potter-one-act-plays/
"J.K Rowling." Last modified April 21, 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling

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