Character Motives and Traits

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Character Motives and Traits

• Teacher Chad Sonerholm

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Is a bargain always a bargain?

• Overview of A Bargain for Frances
• Did you like the book?
• What character did you like?
• What was your impression of Thelmas character?

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Thelmas Character Traits

• How would you describe Thelma?
• What were Thelmas intentions when selling
  Frances the tea set?
• How did Thelma convince Frances to buy her tea
  set?
• Was Thelma honest?

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The Tea Set

• Why did Thelma sell the tea set to Frances?
• Should we believe what Thelma tells Frances about
  the china tea sets?

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What is Motive?

• Definition of Motive
• The reason for doing something or behaving in a
  particular way

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Thelmas Motives

• Thelma tricked Frances into buying her tea set
• Thelma gave Frances the wrong information about
  the china tea set
• Thelma used the money Frances gave her to buy the
  china tea set
• Did you believe Thelma when she described her
  plastic tea set?

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Summary

• Thelma misleads Frances
• Thelma exaggerates about the plastic tea set
• Thelma persuades Frances to buy the plastic tea
  set
• Thelma lies about the availability of the china
  tea set
• Thelma uses the money to buy the china tea set
  that Frances wanted all along