elements of fiction. plot famous example: in “finding nemo,” nemo is born, he’s taken away,...
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Elements of Fiction
Plot
Famous Example:
In “Finding Nemo,” Nemo is born, he’s taken away, his dad leaves to search for him, dad meets Dori, and so on. Each thing that occurs in the story is part of the plot.
Definition
The sequence of events in a story/drama (includes all action).
Character
Famous Example:
1. List 3 Disney characters.
Definition
Person created for a play or movie (can be imaginary or
based on real person).
SuspenseDefinition
The anticipation or excitement of outcomes.
Famous Example:
2. In Snow White or The Lion King, what’s something that the audience becomes suspenseful about?
Conflict Definition
The main character’s struggle or problem.
Famous Examples:
One of Cinderella’s conflicts was that she wanted to go to the ball but wasn’t allowed.
3. Identify a conflict in a Disney movie (examples: The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty, Finding Nemo).
Setting Definition
Where and when the story takes place.
Famous Example:
4. Choose one of the choices below and identify the setting of one scene of the story:
• Cinderella• The Little Mermaid• The Lion King
Empathy
6. Who do you feel empathy for in 2 of the following stories?
• The Little Mermaid• Finding Nemo• Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs• The Lion King
Definition
The act of the audience identifying with characters in a play.
Theme
Famous Example:
7. Identify a theme from one of the following:
• The Little Mermaid• Finding Nemo• Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs• The Lion King
Definition
Central idea or message about life that an author conveys.
Motivation
Famous Example:
8. Choose 1 character from below and identify his/her motivation for his/her behavior:
• The evil queen in Snow White• Scar in The Lion King• Cruella in 101 Dalmations
Definition
What a character wants. An inner drive that causes a person to act a
certain way.
Mood
Famous Example:
In Cinderella, the glass slipper finally fits someone and the reader’s mood is happy.
Definition
The feeling or emotion the reader gets from reading a piece of fiction.
Fill-in-the Blank Activity
PlotCharacterSuspenseConflictSetting EmpathyThemeMotivationMood
The message about life, the main idea from any work of art (drama included) is called ______________.
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PlotCharacterSuspenseConflictSetting EmpathyMotivationMood
Where and when the story takes place is called ______________.
Fill-in-the Blank Activity
PlotCharacterSuspenseConflict EmpathyMotivationMood
The feeling the reader/audience gets while reading a passage is called: ______________.
Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Character
Suspense
Conflict
Empathy
Motivation
The problem or struggle, of a character is called ______________.
Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Character
Suspense
Empathy
Motivation
The person created for a story (can be imaginary or based on a real person) is called ______________.
Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Suspense
Empathy
Motivation
Why a character behaves as s/he does (what the character wants) is called ______________.
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Plot
Suspense
Empathy
The sequence of events in the play (all that happens) is called ______________.
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Suspense
Empathy
When the audience identifies with a character in a play (walks in their shoes) it is called ______________.
When the audience is excited about what will occur next it is called ______________.
How many did you get right?
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