Social Issues Vocabulary (6th Grade Eng. A)

social issue

a problem or challenge that affects individuals and communities within a society

element

basic concept or idea of a subject

conflict (noun)

an internal or external struggle

relationship

interactions with others

personality traits

characteristics that make up a person’s unique way of thinking, feeling, and behaving

motivation

a force that causes people to start, continue, or stop a behavior

characteristic

a feature or quality belonging to a person

character change

when a character evolves, transforms, or develops over time

background

a character’s past experience that shapes who they become

physical description

anything that you can SEE about your character that gives us clues