Conflict in Stories
Conflict that involves the struggle the character has with themselves
What is Character vs. Self? or What is Internal Conflict?
Bob and his family's house was destroyed by a tornado.
What is character vs. nature
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.
What is Character vs. Character?
In "Sunday in the Park," Joe throws sandbox sand in Larry's face.
What is character vs. character?
Where the story begins to end.
What is falling action?
What are internal and external.
What are the two types of conflict?
The highest number a student can get on a standard.
What is 4?
Conflict that involves the struggle between a character and an idea.
What is 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?
Character vs. Nature
What is a conflict that involves a struggle between the character and weather, animals, the environment, or disease?
The unnamed mother in "Sunday in the Park" struggles between feeling angry at her husband for being weak and having sympathy for him.
What is Character vs. Self or Internal Conflict?
A story element that is not part of any particular part of the plot.
What is conflict?
Number of individual conflicts in "Sunday in the Park"
What is seven?
In your seat, materials out, eyes on Ms. Corso.
What is On-Time?
Conflict creates uncertainty and anticipation, and drives the plot forward.
What is why do authors use conflict?
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?
Something that 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?