What is motivation?

• The climax of the story.

• The beginning of the story.

• The reason why someone wants to do something in a story.

• The answer to the problem of the story.

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If I said, "I am going to clean my room so that I can go to the movies." what is my motivation for cleaning my room?

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Which of these examples is NOT motivation?

• Love

• Money

• Power

• Happiness

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Read the short scene above. Why was Alex up all night working on homework?

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What is one question you would ask when thinking about character motivation? (There is more than one answer, but choose just one!)

• Why does the character look that way?

• Why is the character acting that way?

• Why is the character doing that?

• Why is the character dressed like that?

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Do you think that you understand character motivation?

• Yes

• Kinda

• No

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