Character 6 - Cast List Exercise: Motivations
Literary Core Skill:
Describe the characters in various titles.
Resources: Socratic List 3a – 3k; TC Syllabus section 4
Element of Fiction:
Assignment Type:
Description:
This worksheet asks students to create a “cast list” for the current title with one-sentence descriptions of the motivations of its major characters – that is the goals and desires that might explain their actions in the story.
Grading Rubric:
Grading rubric: equal parts credit for a) clean grammar/punctuation/spelling and b) plausibility of descriptions.
Completed Example Assignments:
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