Plot Events and Character Response
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Objective
I can describe how characters respond to plot events.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Character actions are what drive a story forward, and understanding what characters do is key to your success as a reader.
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Character actions and decisions have to drive the story; it’s about what characters choose to do, not just about the world around them, and actions speak louder than words.
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Looking at character actions can help us see how characters change throughout a story; characters in stories can be complex, just like real people, and the way they behave might surprise you.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
3 questions
Explain how character actions drive a story forward. Provide an example from your favorite book or movie.
In the context of the video, what is more important: the events happening around a character or how the character reacts to those events?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“In the video, the character Maui from the movie Moana changes throughout the story. Give one example of an action Maui does at the beginning of the movie and one example of an action he does at the end of the movie. What do these actions tell you about how he changes?”
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