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English·Reading Comprehension·conceptual

Character Traits and Motivation

Analyse character traits, motivations, and feelings using text evidence, and distinguish one's own point of view from that of the narrator or characters

Suggested ages 8–9

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Learning journey

Your child is learning to think deeply about texts — making connections between ideas, analysing characters' motivations, identifying central messages in stories, and distinguishing between their own viewpoint and that of authors or characters.

Evidence of understanding

  • Identify two character traits from a story and cite the specific actions or dialogue that reveal each trait
  • Explain why a character made a particular decision by linking their motivation to events in the text
  • Describe where one's own opinion about a character differs from the narrator's portrayal and explain why

Assessment prompt

When Character Traits and Motivation reads a story, can they describe why a character made a particular choice — explaining their motivations — and also say whether they personally agree with what the character did?

Standards alignment

No external standards are linked to this topic.