Types of Conflict
Conflict that involves the struggle the character has with themselves
What is Character vs. Self? or What is Internal Conflict?
The "turning point" of a story where the character changes.
The number of different types of external conflict
What is five?
Standards
What Ms. Corso grades us on?
A struggle (mental or physical) between two characters in the story.
Character vs. Character
Where the story begins to end.
What is falling action?
Two categories of conflict
What is Internal and External?
The highest number a student can get on a standard.
What is 4?
Conflict that involves the struggle between a character and rules or laws or norms.
Character vs. Society
Beth's computer keeps shutting down right in the middle of her essay. She gets a loaner. It does the same thing and she is so frustrated!
What is character vs. technology?
Where the characters and setting are introduced
What is the exposition?
Number of main conflicts in a short story.
What is 1?
What is what Ms. Corso won't let us eat on the carpet?
Conflict that involves a struggle between the character and the elements of nature that are beyond his/her control.
Character vs. Nature
Clay is trying to decide whether or not he's going to invite Cameron OR instead to invite Cameron's girlfriend to make Cameron jealous.
What is Character vs. Self or Internal Conflict?
Floats around and is not part of any particular part of the plot.
What is conflict?
Number of types of conflict that involve a character
What is 6 (all external and internal)?
In your seat, materials out, eyes on Ms. Corso.
What is On-Time?
External Conflict
What is the term used to define a struggle between an person and an outside force.
A school has had a mascot "The Indian" for decades and everyone likes it. A student makes a speech at lunch about why the school should change the mascot.
What is character vs. society?
What causes the action to start
What is the inciting incident?
All stories have this.
What is at least one conflict?
One way Ms. Corso will call on us to answer questions.
What are popsicle sticks?