8.ELAR.7.B
Analyze how characters' motivations and behaviors influence events and resolution of the conflict.
Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
Standard Unwrapping
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characters' motivationscharacters' behaviorseventsresolutionconflict
Skills
- analyze (how characters' motivations influence events) #dok3
- analyze (how characters' behaviors influence events) #dok3
- analyze (how characters' motivations influence resolution of the conflict) #dok3
- analyze (how characters' behaviors influence resolution of the conflict) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the motivations and behaviors of characters in a text. #dok1
- I can describe the events and the resolution of the conflict in a story. #dok1
- I can explain the connection between a character's motivation and an event. #dok2
- I can explain how a character's behavior impacts the outcome of a conflict. #dok2
- I can analyze how characters' motivations and behaviors drive events in a narrative. #dok3
- I can analyze how characters' motivations and behaviors lead to the resolution of the conflict. #dok3
Big Ideas
- A character's motivations and behaviors play a crucial role in shaping the events and outcome of a story.
- Understanding why characters act in certain ways helps readers interpret how conflicts are resolved in literature.
Essential Questions
- How do a character’s motivations influence the events that unfold in a story?
- In what ways do characters’ behaviors affect the resolution of the conflict?
- Why is it important to understand what motivates a character?
- How might changing a character’s motivation or behavior change the outcome of a story?
- What evidence from the text shows the relationship between characters’ motivations, behaviors, and the resolution of the conflict?