1. Appraising the Unity of the Plot,
Setting and Characterization
MELC Code No. EN10VC-IVc-29
A Demonstration-Lecture by
EDGILOU LLORENTE GABO
Siaton National High School
School Year: 2020-2021
3. Word for the Day
APPRAISE
Etymology and History: from Middle English appraysen,
probably from Anglo-French appreiser, form a (from Latin
ad)+ preiser which means to prize, praise
Meaning: To evaluate the worth, significance or a status of
To give an expert judgment of the value or merit of
Synonyms: Assess, Evaluate, Guesstimate, Rate
Example Sentence: The ring must be
appraised by a jeweler before it can
be insured.
4. GAME
Jumbled Words
Instruction: Arrange the letters for
each item to come up with a word or
an idea related to the previous lesson.
Are you ready amazing kids?
11. Analysis
1. What did you notice with the
three words in the guessing game?
2. How do you think we can
evaluate the unity of the character,
setting and plot in a story?
12.
13. Plot , setting and characters are broad
topics with many facets.
Characters- are the beings, the actors of the story.
Two types of Character
1. Static Character- a character who remains the same throughout the
narrative
2. Dynamic Characters-change beyond the way in which they are first
presented
Protagonist ( Main Character) Antagonist (Against the main
character)
Characterization-is the way the author or an actor describes what a
character is like.
Plot –is the whole of events of the story
14. Five Parts of a Plot
1.Exposition-character and setting are introduced
2.Rising Action-conflict arises
3.Climax- the most interesting part of the story
4.Falling Action-conflict is resolved
5.End-final part of the story
Two Types of Conflict
1.Internal-Man vs. Himself
2.External- Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature/Environment
Man vs. Community
Man vs. Supernatural Forces
15. Setting- is the place of the story.
Three Purposes of Authors in
Writing
1. to persuade
2. to inform
3. to entertain
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16. Application
About the author: Victor Hugo was born in 1802
in the French town of Besancon. He is famous
worldwide as both literary and political celebrity
of being both intellectually respectable and at
the time immensely popular, especially through
two of his majors, Notre Dame de Paris and Les
Miserables, which was completed in Guernsey.
17. Film Viewing
Chapter VII. Cosette Side by Side
with the Stranger in the Dark
Excerpt from Les Miserables by
Victor Hugo
18. Fun Group Activity
Group 1. Create a poem of the
characters in the story.
Group 2. Draw a comical sketch of
the plot.
Group 3. Make a jingle of the
setting of the story.
19. Criteria for Grading the Fun
Group Activity
Content and Substance- 4 points
Creativity- 3 points
Presentation and Style- 3 points
Total : 10 points
21. Evaluation
TRUE OR FALSE
Instruction: Write T if the statement is true and
F if the statement is false. Write your answer
before the number.
____1.Plot is not an important element in a narrative.
_____2. Characters can be static or dynamic in a story.
______3. Historic time of the story is part of the setting
of the narrative.
______4. Conflict is not essential in story writing.
_____5. Some stories entertain, others inform and still
others persuade.
22. Agreement
Watch a movie (Netflix) that you
like and assess the character,
setting, and plot.
Post on your timeline your “literary
critique” and tag me on your post
15-20 sentences.