Part 1. Definition
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.
Part 2. Example
story: Rita loved riding her bike down the trails of the state park. While she was riding, she came across a bear. She immediately hit a side path. She pedaled as fast as she could out of the state park. Rita will now only go on the trails when she is with friends.
 selected sentence: Rita will now only go on the trails when she is with friends.
Answer: Rita feel(s) scared >Motivates> Rita will only go on the trails with her friends
Explanation: The story is about Rita being scared in her experience, so the answer is correct.
Part 3. Exercise
story: JIm went to the store. He bought paper towels. He got home and could not find them. He looked everywhere. It turns out he left them in the car.
 selected sentence: JIm went to the store.
Answer:
Jim want(s) to go to the store >Motivates> Jim went to the store