STORY ELEMENTS Let’s take notes on the Story Elements in the film first to gather context. Story Elements: Plot – Write a summary of the story. What is the problem in the story? How was the problem resolved? Characters – Who is the protagonist and antagonist Setting – Describe the setting (think about the time the film was set (two different times) and describe the settings that Saroo lives in – Young Saroo and Adult Saroo) Conflict – Were there conflicts in the film? Describe them. Eg. Saroo vs another character, Saroo vs Nature, Saroo vs Society, Saroo vs technology, Saroo vs himself? Does he have a conflict with any of these? THEME Brainstorm some Topics/Subjects that the film might be about. Eg. Survival, Family etc What do you think the overall Theme is of the film? Write a Theme sentence to help us understand the overall message the author is trying to convey to us as his/her audience based on MOOD What is the ‘mood’ of the film? How do you know? Explain what makes you think this.