Analyzing Stories Review

Character motivation is expressed by what a character:

• says

• does

• thinks

• all of the above

• says and does

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When a character's motivations compete with those of another character, they are:

• internal

• external

• intrinsic

• confrontational

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The following are all examples of common motivations, except:

• loyalty

• guilt

• peer pressure and acceptance

• avoiding conflict

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Plot

• References to other famous works, such as poems, art, people, quotations, songs, or films.

• The perspective through which a story is told.

• The events that occur, including the exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution.

• Two or more different stories are told at the same time, connected by a character or theme.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Dialogue

• A separate introductory section in a work of literature.

• A conversation between characters.

• The perspective through which a story is told.

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste).

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Forshadowing

• A conversation between characters.

• The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.

• A separate introductory section in a work of literature.

• The order a story is told.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Characterization

• The process of representing a character’s personality, motivations, attitudes, and values.

• Two characters are opposites of each other.

• Two or more different stories are told at the same time, connected by a character or theme.

• In fiction, authors choose the events that occur, including the exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following answer choices would be the BEST definition for character motivation?

• Character motivation expresses why characters act the way they do, and also contributes to their development.

• Character motivation is the impact one character has on the decisions of another.

• Character motivation is what connects fictional characters to the real world.

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When a character struggles with an outside force, whether it be another character, nature, technology, etc., it is known as...

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When a character struggles with their own emotions & thoughts, it is considered to be...

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3