To Do:
Get
out a piece of
paper for notes and
your character chart.
Open your book to
page 164!
Date
Taught
Standard
8/19/14
RL 1: Cite strong “The
and thorough textual
evidence to support
analysis of what the
text says explicitly as
well as inferences
drawn from the text,
including determining
where the text leaves
matters uncertain.
RL 3:Analyze the
impact of the author’s
choices regarding how to
develop and relate elements
of a story or drama (e.g.,
where a story is set, how
the action is ordered, how
the characters are
introduced and developed.)
Text
Crucible”
Date
Tested
Even
Days:
9/9/14
Odd Days:
9/10/14
Quick Write
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Do you feel that you get
purpose from our mission and
vision? If so, why? If not, tell
me what gives you purpose -and how you can leverage that
mission for yourself.
Character Motivation
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Motivation: the reason
for a character’s
behavior.
What does it do for a work of
literature?
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It helps determine what
the character does, says,
and feels or fails to feel.
Five main categories of motivation
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Physiological Motivation:
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The motivation to stay
alive.
Food, water, shelter,
safety, etc.
Five main categories of motivation
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Romantic Motivation
Five main categories of motivation
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Financial
Five Main Categories of Motivation
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Theological
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“Do you really
expect to get in with
a resume like this?”
Five Main Categories of Motivation
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Political Motivation
And Just For Fun!
What is this girl motivated by?
What category would this fit in?
From the book?
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Physiological
Romantic
Financial
Theological
Political
Without looking at the text, can you think of
which characters are motivated from each
category? Write down your guess. 3 min.
Let’s Get Motivated!
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Turn to Act II in your book! Pg. 164-178
Let’s read and find what motivates our
characters!
I’ll model finding character motivation for Reverend
Parris.
 You’ll identify the motivation for John Proctor, Reverend
Hale, Abigail Williams, and Elizabeth Proctor.
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Reverend Parris
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Who is he?
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What are his actions in Act I?
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The reverend of Salem. Abigail’s uncle and Betty Parris’ father. He’s
connected to the girls accused of witchcraft by blood.
He worries about Betty. He accuses Abigail of witch craft and worries
about what will happen to his job if witch craft is accused on his
house. He calls Reverend Hale from another city. He argues about his
payment with other Salemites.
What is the motivation behind his actions?
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Political and Financial: Parris wants to be respected and adored by the
members of his parish, so he doesn’t want his name to be soiled. He
is also worried about the amount of money that he gets paid and
actively tries to get more money.
Reverend Parris
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Example: Political
Page number: Pg. 144
 Quote: “Abigail, I have fought here three long
years to bend these stiff-necked people to me,
and now, just when some good respect is rising
for me in the parish, you compromise my very
character. I have given you a home, child, I have
put clothes upon your back-now give me upright
answer. Your name in the town-it is entirely white, is
it not?”
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Reverend Parris
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Example: Financial
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Page Number: 152
Quote: “Mr. Corey, you will look far for a man of my kind
at sixty pound a year! I am not used to this poverty; I left
a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord. I do
not fathom it, why am I persecuted here? I cannot offer on
proposition but there be a howling riot of argument. I have
often wondered if the Devil be in it somewhere’ I cannot
understand you people otherwise.”
Group Roles:
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1st Base – Scribe – Keep track of the group’s
ideas and answers
2nd Base – Line/Page finder – Find the textual
evidence to back up the group’s answers.
3rd Base – Fact Checker – Listen carefully to all
ideas and answers and ensure that they are 100%
correct.
Home Base – Speaker – Present to the rest of th
class your group’s findings.
Conclusion:
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What is character motivation?
What are the 5 main motivations for characters?
What does motivation do for the plot of the
story?
What is Abigail William’s motivation
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John Proctor’s?
Reverend Parris’?
Thomas Putnam’s?
Exit Card
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Write down one of the following on the note
card I provide:
Something you learned from the lesson today.
 Something you learned about “The Crucible”
 A question you have about “The Crucible”
 A question you have about character motivation
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