2. Bell Ringer
Describe the following characters using your own words and COMPLETE sentences. Think back to the traits in your character chart.
Elizabeth Proctor
John Proctor
Reverend Parris
Abigail Williams

3. Motivation
RL 1: Cite strong 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.)
Objective:
1. Define and identify character motivation in The Crucible.
2. Defend your claims during a discussion using textual evidence.

4. Literature Common Core Date Taught Date Tested “The Crucible”
RL 1 and RL 3
09/20/2012
TBA

5. Motivation:
Based on the following pictures, write down your own definition of motivation.
Jot down your answer under your bell work.

6. What is motivation?

7. What is motivation?

8. What is motivation?

9. What is motivation?

10. And the survey says!
Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.

11. What does it do for a work of literature?
It helps determine what the character does, says, and feels or fails to feel.

12. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations
Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as trophies, money, social recognition or praise.
Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem.

13. Five main categories of motivation
Psychological Motivation

14. Five main categories of motivation
Sexual/ Romantic Motivation

15. Five main categories of motivation
Financial

16. Five Main Categories of Motivation
Theological
“Do you really expect to get in with a resume like this?”

17. Five Main Categories of Motivation
Political Motivation also known as the Power Motivation

18. And Just For Fun. What is this girl motivated by
And Just For Fun! What is this girl motivated by? What category would this fit in?

19. Hand out Motivation Charts

20. Let’s Get Motivated! Turn to Act II in your book! Pg. 164-178
I’ll model finding character motivation for Reverend Parris.
You’ll identify the motivation for John Proctor, Reverend Hale, Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, and Elizabeth Proctor in your Baseball groups.

21. Reverend Parris Who is he? What are his actions in Act I?
The reverend of Salem. Abigail’s uncle and Betty Parris’ father. He’s connected to the girls accused of witchcraft by blood.
What are his actions in Act I?
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?
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.

22. Reverend Parris Example: Political/Power 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?”

23. Reverend Parris Example: Financial 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.”

24. Individual Work: 15 minutes
You will work on the worksheet based on your baseball groups.
Home Base: John Proctor
First Base: John Hale
Second Base: Elizabeth Proctor
Third Base: Abigail Williams
Short Stop: Mary Warren
You will find your character motivation separately from the group, and then teach your group what you learned when time is up.

25. Group Work: 15 minutes
In your groups, go around the baseball diamond and share your findings.
Discuss.
MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN WHAT YOUR TEAMMATES TEACH YOU.

26. Class Discussion: 20 minutes
Remember our Academic/Accountable Talk requirements. RESPECT!
You will be graded on your participation in this discussion.
I want the specifically assigned bases to discuss their findings first, then I’ll open it up to whole class discussion.

27. Home Base: John Proctor

28. First Base: John Hale

29. Second Base: Elizabeth Proctor

30. Third Base: Abigail Williams

31. Short Stop: Mary Warren:

32. Wrap it up: 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
John Proctor’s?
Reverend Parris’?
Thomas Putnam’s?

33. Exit Card
Answer the following question on the note card I provide you. I’ll gather them at the door.:
I care why? What is something that you’re motivated by? Which specific motivation do you most relate to?

34. Extra Credit Challenge
Create a motivational meme based on The Crucible and the specific motivations we learned about today. Example: