Character Motivation, Traits, and Feelings
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Objective
I can analyze how a character's motivations influence their actions and relationships.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Characters, like real people, always have a reason for their actions.
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Figuring out a character's motivations requires readers to look beyond what a character does and consider why they do it.
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Since characters rarely state their motivations directly, readers must infer them by piecing together information from the story.
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Practice
3 questions
According to the video, why is it important to understand a character's motivations?
The video mentions that characters rarely explicitly state their motivations. What skill must readers use to determine a character's motivations?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe a time when you studied hard for a test. What was your motivation for studying hard, and how did that motivation influence your actions (studying) and your relationship with the subject matter?”
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