18. Objectives
Explain the importance of unity
between plot, setting and
characterization in writing a story,
Identify the plot, setting, and
characterization of the material
viewed,
Determine the author’s purpose.
At the end of this session,
we are expected to:
30. Characterization
Characterization is the
description of a character’s
physical traits (how a character
looks), point of view, personality,
private thoughts, and actions.
Two types of characterization:
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
31. Characterization
Direct Characterization: The
writer tells the reader about
the character’s personality
using the narrator of the story,
another character, or the main
character revealing aspects
about himself/herself.
32. Characterization
Indirect Characterization: The writer reveals
to the reader what the character’s personality
through the thoughts, feeling, and actions of
the character. The writer can do this in several
ways:
Describing the appearance of the character
Describing the character’s
actions/reactions/behavior
Revealing what the character is thinking, such as
stream of consciousness or interior monologue
Using dialogue
Describing the reactions of other characters
33. Characterization
A character is a person, or sometimes an
animal, who takes part in the action of a short
story or other literary work.
Characters and how we get to know them:
• Through the author’s physical description
of them
• Through their actions
• Through their words (dialogue)
• Through their inner thoughts
• Through what other characters say and
think about them
35. Setting
Setting
Setting is the time and place
that a story occurs.
Authors often use
descriptions of landscape,
scenery, buildings, seasons or
weather to provide a strong
sense of setting.
37. Plot
Plot
Plot is a pattern of events
that develop from the
interactions between
characters.
A plot is a series of events
and character actions that
relate to the central
conflict.
39. Exposition
The start or introduction of the story.
The background information that the
reader must have in order to understand
the story.
This is where characters and setting are
introduced.
43. Climax
The most exciting part of the story.
The turning point in the story.
Here the story is turned in a different
direction, toward the conclusion.
59. Short story has
its anatomy too
regarding on
how the author
investigate its
part and
component to
come up with a
good story.
60.
61.
62. ? 1.Who is/are involved in the story?
2.Where did the story take place?
3.What was the film all about?
4.What was the author’s purpose?
5.How did the setting, characterization
and plot help achieve the author’s
purpose?
63. 1.Group 1. Based on the short film Life is Great, illustrate or
draw the setting.
2.Group 2. Describe the character/s in the story through a
poem/ wrap song.
3.Group 3. Determine the plot through five (5) scene tableau.
4.Group 4. Determine the author’s purpose through panel
interview or talk show..
75. 1. Who are the characters in the film?
a. Mother and Father
b. Father and Mother
c. Mother and Daughter
d. Father and Daughter
76. 2. Where did the film take place?
a. In a car
b. In a house
c. In the road
d. In the street
77. 3. Which do you think is the climax of the film?
a. When the father died.
b. When the mother and her daughter moved in a
new house.
c. When the daughter picked the stuff toy.
d. When the mother realized that she still has her
daughter.
78. 4. Which do you think is the resolution of the film?
a. When the mother accepted that her husband is
gone.
b. When the mother and her daughter moved in a new
house.
c. When the daughter tried to comfort her mother.
d. None of the above.
79. 5. What do you think is the message of the film?
a. The film shows that somebody died, and it is
undeniable.
b. The film shows how hard it is to lose someone.
c. The film shows that it is not easy for those
families who have lose their loved ones.
d. The film shows that we should be prepared for
death.
80. 6-10) Based on the short film Life is Great, complete
the plot diagram below.
81. Direction: Watch a movie or read a story of your
choice. Then accomplish the task the following task.
