Teacher:In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: story: Amy found a nest of tiny eggs in her backyard. Each day she watched a big bird sit on the eggs. In the mornings she would check to see if they had hatched. Finally, one morning she crept over, and there were no eggs. Instead she found five tiny baby birds peeking!
 selected sentence: Each day she watched a big bird sit on the eggs.
Student:
Amy feel(s) curious >Motivates> Amy watches a bird sit on the eggs