Character Motivation
The four categories we use to identify character motivation in a text.
What are actions, thoughts, feelings, and words?
"Timber is so funny," Luna thought to herself. Timber wondered why Luna was laughing at him.
What is third person omniscient?
The acronym for theme
What is S.L.I.M.E.?
The greatest point of tension in a story
What is the climax?
she was late for school today.
What is She?
The queen gave Snow White an apple to poison her
I can't wait to go shopping after school today.
The word in S.L.I.M.E. that represents what the character has learned
What is lesson?
The setting and characters are introduced
What is the exposition?
We will have a day off from school in october.
What is October?
"I wish I was dead!"
What is words?
What is third person limited?
The word in S.L.I.M.E. that represents the information from the text
What is evidence?
All issues are resolved
What is the resolution?
My sister and i will ride the bus tomorrow.
What is I?
Mad that she is not the fairest in all the land
What is feeling?
"We should go get some ice cream!"
What is first person?
The letter in S.L.I.M.E that represents the theme in less than 3 words
What is subject?
Most of the story occurs at this range
What is the rising action?
Caroline finished reading mockingjay yesterday.
What is Mockingjay?
She wondered how she could kill Snow White
What is thought?
You should really consider studying at home for the test tomorrow.
What is second person?
The words in S.L.I.M.E. that represent the overall theme that the readers infer
What are idea and message?
The event that gets the plot started
What is the inciting incident?
My name is mrs. Robinson and I am your english teacher.
What are Mrs. and English?