The Art of the Story: Narrative Craft · Narrative Reading

Character Dynamics and Motivations

Investigating how internal traits and external pressures drive a character's actions throughout a plot.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do a character's choices reveal their underlying values?
  2. 2In what ways does the setting influence a character's growth?
  3. 3How can we distinguish between what a character says and what they actually feel?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading - Grade 4ON: Writing - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: The Art of the Story: Narrative Craft
Period: Narrative Reading

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