Character Motivations & Contributions

What is a character motivation?

• What a character wants or doesn't want to happen that makes them act a certain way

• The way a character acts in a story

• What a character thinks that makes them act a certain way

• How a character feels about a certain actions

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What is a character contribution?

• What a character wants or does not want in a story that makes a character act a certain

• The events a character makes happen based on their actions throughout the story

• A character's traits and thoughts

• What a character says to another character

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A motivation is the (a)   of a character's actions in a story.

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A character's actions are the (a)   of their motivations.

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Which of these could be a clue to tell a character's motivation in a story?

• feelings

• setting

• plot events

• actions

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A character's contribution to a story is...

• what makes an event happen in a story

• how a character feels

• the cause of other character actions, thoughts, and feelings throughout a story

• how a character changes in the story

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“I’ll show them I can write well,” Ling thought. Back in China, she had gotten the best grades in English class. But ever since her family had moved to Florida, her reports had been coming back all marked up. Ling asked her teacher if there was something she could do to improve her writing. Her teacher told her about an after-school writing program for people who hadn’t grown up speaking English. Ling joined the program. She had always been proud of her good grades, and she wasn’t about to let people here think she wasn’t smart.

What was Ling's motivation for asking her teacher if there was something she could do to improve her writing?

• Ling was afraid her parents would punish her if she continued to get writings that were all marked up.

• Ling wanted to make her teacher happy.

• Ling was bored and wanted something to do after school.

• Ling wanted to prove that she could write well.

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Sarah had been getting ready for her birthday party for two weeks. She had sent out a lot of invitations, along with a wish list of presents she wanted. She had folded origami cats and dogs for party favors. She had made cupcakes . Sarah really wanted her party to be a big success. On the day of Sarah’s party, her mother drove her to the animal shelter where she volunteered. “Hi Sarah!” said Ms. Rogers. “Are you working today?” “Nope, I’m having a party!” said Sarah. “And I hope I get a lot of presents!” Ms. Rogers laughed. “You always say what you think, Sarah!” Soon the party guests arrived at the animal shelter. Sarah gave them their cupcakes and party favors. She took them on a tour of the animal shelter. “It’s present time! Sarah said. One by one, she opened her birthday presents. There were dog leashes and balls. There were toys for the cats. There were bags of kitty litter and cleaning supplies. “Thank you all so much!” said Sarah. “You made my birthday wishes come true!”

What is the most likely motivation for Sarah working so hard to get ready for her party?

• Sarah wants to show off.

• Sarah likes to do good things for others.

• Sarah wants her party to be great.

• Sarah likes to do things better than others.

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