Character Conflict
Making Connections
Connecting to Conflict
100

Conflict happening between the character and someone else.

What is external conflict?

100

Connections between your life and what you are reading.

What are Text-to-Self connections?

100
Type of connection you use when connecting to a character's conflict.

What is Text-to-Self?

200

Conflict happening inside the character.

What is internal conflict?

200

Connections between what you are reading and something else you know (from a TV show, movie, etc.).

What are Text-to-World connections?

200

The two types of character conflicts you can connect to. 

What is external and internal conflict?

300

An event that causes the character to struggle.

What is external conflict?

300

Connections between what you are reading and something else you have read?

What are Text-to-Text connections?

300

This character's struggle with their friends reminds me of when I have fought with my friends.

What is a Text-to-Self connection?

400

The character's emotional struggle (something they are feeling).

What is internal conflict?

400

This character looks just like my older brother.

What is a Text-to-Self Connection?

400

How does this character's feelings of not being good enough similar/different to my own life?

What is a type of Text-to-Self question?

500

The character doesn't make the basketball team.  This results in them feeling like they are not good enough.

What is external and internal conflict?

500

This character's actions remind me of something a character did from this other book I read.

What is a Text-to-Text Connection?

500

Helps you understand your main character better.

Why is making connections to the character's conflict important?