About This Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on character motivation and how it changes throughout a story. In The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen begins with one goal but gradually develops more complex motivations as she faces challenges, relationships, and moral choices. Sixth-grade students strengthen literary analysis skills when they examine why characters make decisions and how those motivations evolve. This activity encourages readers to look beyond actions and explore the reasons behind them. Students learn how motivation drives plot, character growth, and theme.
Curriculum and Grade Alignment
This worksheet is designed for Grade 6 students studying character development, motivation, and theme. The primary learning goal is analyzing how a character’s goals and priorities change over time. Students should already understand plot events and character traits. The next progression involves connecting motivation to theme and conflict. This activity aligns with CCSS RL.6.3 and RL.6.2.
Student Tasks
Students analyze Katniss’s motivations at the beginning of the novel, during the Games, and near the conclusion. Learners examine how relationships, survival, compassion, and defiance influence her choices. Students support responses with specific examples and explain how her priorities change throughout the story. Reflection questions encourage deeper thinking about character growth and theme.
Common Challenges and Misconceptions
Many students focus on what Katniss does without explaining why she does it. Some learners identify motivations at one point in the story but fail to track changes over time. Others oversimplify her decisions as being only about survival. Readers sometimes overlook moments where compassion and loyalty influence her actions. Teachers should encourage students to examine both external and internal motivations.
Implementation Guidance
Teachers can use this worksheet during character analysis lessons, literature circles, or novel studies. Parents may discuss how people’s priorities can change when circumstances change. Homeschool educators can compare Katniss’s motivations with those of protagonists from other novels. The worksheet promotes thoughtful analysis and evidence-based discussion.
Details and Features
The worksheet includes sections on character motivation, conflict, relationships, and growth. Students answer open-ended questions and support responses with textual evidence. Reflection activities encourage deeper understanding of character development. The printable format supports classroom instruction, homework assignments, intervention groups, and homeschool learning. Its focus on motivation helps students become stronger analytical readers.