6.7B - The student is expected to analyze how the characters' internal and external responses develop the plot.

• As characters move through the plot of a story, the author will reveal their thoughts and actions to the reader. This helps the reader understand the motivations of the characters and why they make the decisions they do which, in turn, advance the plot. For example, a main character’s emotional (internal) responses to certain memories might cause the main character to become angry and break someone else’s prized possession. This reaction might trigger the conflict for the story.