Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Character Motivation - Duke

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

4

Overview

Students complete a chart describing Duke Ellington’s motivations for playing the piano and describe how these motivations changed his attitude toward playing the piano.

This resource provides students with an opportunity to analyze character motivation. 

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

    ELA21.4.15

    Analyze in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.4.15

    Vocabulary

    • Analyze
    • Character
    • Setting
    • Event
    • Story
    • Drama
    • Specific details

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the events of the story.
    • Setting is when and where a story takes place.
    • Events are situations that are described in the story.
    • A drama is a story with dialogue that can be read by different people.
    • Details in the text provide information about the characters, setting, and events.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use specific details from the text to explain attributes of the characters, setting, or event in a story or drama.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can explain details about characters, settings, and events in a story or drama by using evidence from the text.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Lesson/Unit Plan

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility
    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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