The Art of the Story: Narrative Structure and Character Complexity · Narrative Reading

Character Evolution and Motivation

Investigating how characters change over time and the specific events that trigger their growth or decline.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do a character's choices reveal their underlying values?
  2. 2In what ways does the setting influence a character's development?
  3. 3How does the author use internal monologue to create empathy in the reader?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: The Art of the Story: Narrative Structure and Character Complexity
Period: Narrative Reading

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