Tuesday, October 24

Log onto Springboard and answer the following

journal prompt in the messaging system.

What comes to mind when you hear the word

treasure?

What is conflict?

Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces or characters. This

tends to be the main problem in the story and there can be more

than one!

Why is CONFLICT important?

● Without conflict, there is no plot!

● The plot mountain is created around

the conflict…

○ Introduced in the rising action…

○ Is faced head-on during the

climax…

○ Begins to work itself out during

the falling action…

○ Is resolved during the resolution!

Types of conflict

Conflicts can be separated into two main branches.

Internal Conflict External Conflict

External Conflict

An external conflict is a struggle between a character and an

outside force.

❏ Character vs. Character

❏ Character vs. Nature

❏ Character vs. Society

Character vs. Character

The character…

❏ Has a problem with another character

❏ Disagreement or issue

❏ Mental or physical

❏ Example: “Good guy” vs. “Bad guy”

Can you think of any examples from text?

Character vs. Nature

The character…

❏ Faces elements of nature that are beyond his/her control

❏ Example: Natural disasters, survival stories, disease epidemics

Can you think of any examples from text?

Character vs. Society

The character…

❏ Battles what they perceive to be an unjust or

unfair element of government or culture

❏ Fights against social traditions or rules

❏ Example: Racism and other discriminations,

dystopian societies, immigrant stories

Can you think of any examples from text?

Internal Conflict

An internal conflict is a struggle between a character and his/her

self.

❏ Character vs. Self

Character vs. SelfThe character…

❏ Must make a difficult choice (decision)

❏ Faces a personal problem

❏ Usually takes place within characters heart or mind

❏ Wants to change in some way but something stands in the way

❏ Inner thoughts are revealed

❏ Example: “I

Can you think of any examples from text?

Internal or external?

Quinn was on a trip to an amusement park with his best friend’s

family. He was having a great day until the family headed toward

the tallest rollercoaster in the park. Quinn hated roller coasters.

Ever since the time he went on one and got sick afterwards, he

swore he would never do it again. However, he could see the

excitement in his friend’s eyes and didn’t want to disappoint him.

Internal or external?

Collin was one of fifty people at Jake’s birthday party. That night,

Jordan saw Collin leaving with a DSi sticking out of his back

pocket. That same night, someone stole Jake’s DSi out of his

bedroom. Jordan began spreading rumors about Collin being the

thief.

Within this passage from My Superpowers by Dan Greenburg is this Internal or external conflict?

“Driven by rage, I did what only an insane person would do: I

attacked Vernon Manteuffel. I punched him in the chest and

grabbed back my Cubs cap.”

In the short story My Superpowers Vernon Manteuffel bullies Dan

in front of Ann Cohn. Dan’s thoughts of embarrassment are an

example of internal conflict or external conflict?

Internal or external?

Internal or external?

When Roger steals Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’

pocketbook in Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes is this an

example of an internal or external conflict?

Watch the following clip, is this an example of internal or external conflict?

The Treasure of Lemon Brown

Highlight the conflicts that you see when following along with the

audio of the short story.