Analyzing Character and Conflict

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What is character motivation?

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The reason a character does something in a story.

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Why is it important to analyze character traits and motivations?

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To help you understand both the characters and the story.

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True or False: What other characters say or think about a character helps to determine character traits and motivation.

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True

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What is a character in a story?

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People, animals, or other figures in a story.

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What method can we use to infer a character’s traits?

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STEAL (Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks).

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What does the 'S' in STEAL stand for?

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Speech - What the character says.

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What does the 'T' in STEAL stand for?

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Thoughts - What the character thinks.

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What does the 'E' in STEAL stand for?

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Effects on others - How the character affects other characters.

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What does the 'A' in STEAL stand for?

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Actions - What the character does.

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What does the 'L' in STEAL stand for?

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Looks - How the character looks.