Definition
The sequence of events in a story/drama (includes all action).
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
Person created for a play or movie (can be imaginary or based on real person).
Famous Example:
1. List 3 Disney characters.

Definition
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?

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).

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

Definition
The act of the audience identifying with characters in a play.
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
Central idea or message about life that an author conveys.
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
What a character wants. An inner drive that causes a person to act a certain way.
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
The feeling or emotion the reader gets from reading a piece of fiction.
Famous Example:
In Cinderella, the glass slipper finally fits someone and the reader’s mood is happy.

Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Character
Suspense
Conflict
Setting
Empathy
Theme
Motivation
Mood
The message about life, the main idea from any work of art (drama included) is called
______________.

Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Character
Suspense
Conflict
Setting
Empathy
Motivation
Mood
Where and when the story takes place is called
______________.

Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Character
Suspense
Conflict
Empathy
Motivation
Mood
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
______________.

Fill-in-the Blank Activity
Plot
Suspense
Empathy
The sequence of events in the play (all that happens) is called
______________.

Fill-in-the Blank Activity
When the audience identifies with a
Suspense
Empathy
______________.

How many did you get right?