Period 1: Don't forget the food drive! Please bring in your canned food!
Today we discussed what motivates a character. We looked at the external goals of a character, and used prompting to figure out why a character does what they do. What does a character really want from people? from life? We used Squeaky from Raymond's Run and practiced writing about why she really runs. An author wants us to see there is more than meets the eye!
H/W:
- Find a spot in your classroom novel where a character wants something. What is a goal they have? Ask yourself what the character really wants, and go deep - peel the layers. When they want something, it is for a reason. Usually it is related to wanting a certain feeling or relationship.
- Write a fully developed paragraph. Make a claim stating what the character wants, Then, using your prompt papers from yesterday and today, write about what you think the character really wants. Use examples from your book (beginning, middle, end) to support your reason about what you think the character REALLY wants. Here is the example from "Raymond's Run."
