Motivations

What are character motivations?

• What a character wants and why they want it

• Adjectives that describe a character

• The emotions a character feels

• The lesson a character learns

What are the two types of motivation?

• Internal

• External

• Real

• Unreal

What type of motivation comes from character’s own thoughts and feelings?

• Internal

• External

What type of motivation comes from an outside force that makes the character want to do something?

• Internal

• External

Intrinsic motivation is​ (a)  

• not requiring a reward for completing a task

• requiring a reward for completing a task

Extrinsic motivation is ​ (a)  

• requiring a reward for completing a task

• not requiring a reward for completing a task

Choose all of the examples of extrinsic motivation.

• You want to run 3 miles in under 30 minutes, so you begin jogging every evening before dinner.

• You did your chores last week so that you wouldn't get into trouble.

• Last night you studied 2 hours for the history exam because you don't want to disappoint yourself.

• You answered a question correctly in class, so your teacher gives you a piece of candy.

What are character motivations?

• The reasons why a character acts or behaves a certain way

• Adjectives that describe a person's personality

• Describes how a character feels

• The lesson or message the author wants readers to learn

What is Natalie's mom's motivation for grounding Natalie?

Natalie's mom just didn’t know what to do with her anymore. Anytime she asked her to do something, Natalie rolled her eyes and walked away. Natalie was always doing something she wasn’t supposed to. One night, her mom found her texting her friends past midnight! She had hidden her phone in her socks before heading off to bed. The next day, her teacher called her mom to tell her that she had been making fun of other kids and telling them they couldn’t even LOOK at her! Natalie's mom took Natalie's phone and grounded her for a week.

• Natalie's mom grounded her because she wasn't listening, had a bad attitude, and was mean to kids at school.

• Natalie's mom grounded her because she failed her math test and didn't complete her reading homework.

• Natalie's mom grounded her because she started a food fight during lunch.

• Natalie's mom grounded her because she got caught cheating during a test.

Which answer best describes Andy's motivation?

_{Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor’s house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn’t start, Andy lent him his lawn mower.}

• Andy wanted to help his neighbor.

• Andy wanted to make fun of his neighbor.

• Andy was annoyed with his neighbor's struggle.

• Andy was fighting with his neighbor.