Objectives Understand and identify the varying forms of conflict in a narrative. Identify and analyze thematic elements in a narrative text. Identify, understand, and illustrate exceptional qualities of narrative writing.

Literary Conflict

Conflict In a story, conflict is the struggle between opposing forces. In a story, conflict is the struggle between opposing forces.

Protagonist The main character The main character

Antagonist The character in conflict with the main character The character in conflict with the main character

External External Conflict takes place outside of the body

External There are multiple types of external conflict

Person vs. Person The struggle is between two or more characters in the story.

External Person vs. Nature This type of conflict pits a story's main character or characters against a natural force such as a flood, predatory animal, or disease epidemic.

External Person vs. Society In many stories, the protagonist battles against element of government or culture.

External Others include: Person vs. Technology Person vs. the Supernatural Person vs. Fate

Internal Internal Conflict takes place inside of the body/mind.

Internal There is one type of internal conflict. There is one type of internal conflict.

Person vs. Self The struggle or opposition is within one character--making a tough decision, for example. A character struggling to overcome fear, addiction, emotional damage or other crippling personal issue.

Practice Decide what type of conflict is being illustrated in the following pictures

1. Person vs. ?

2. Person vs. ?

3. Person vs. ?

4. Person vs. ?

5. Person vs. ?

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7. Person vs. ?

Practice Now that you have mastered pictures, let’s try some text!

8. Person vs. ? “If she had only proceeded more slowly. If she had only taken the Southerly route, avoiding the icebergs. If only the watch had had a pair of binoculars.” (news story about the Titanic)

9. Person vs. ? Charles decided to break all the rules the day he decided to steal that car. He was immediately arrested and sent to jail to await his trial. He should have known better than to mess with the “rules.”

10. Person vs. ? “I don’t care who you talk to!” screamed Sarah to West. “I just wish I had never met you!”

11. Person vs. ? After the light in the cave was completely gone Tom began to stumble through the cave blindly cutting his hands on what appeared to be sharp rocks.

12. Person vs. ? Tom found a dry spot to sit down in the dark and began to feel guilty over an argument he had had earlier in the day with his mother in which he had said, “I hope I never see you again!”

13. Person vs. ? Tom’s mother was upset that he wanted to skip going to college in order to go exploring in all of the world’s greatest caves before he turned thirty. Tom didn’t understand what the big deal was and wanted to run his own life.

Identify the type of conflict in the following image.

Objectives Understand and identify the varying forms of conflict in a narrative. Identify and analyze thematic elements in a narrative text. Identify, understand, and illustrate exceptional qualities of narrative writing.

Homework Pre-AP: read and journal chapters in The Color of Water Pre-AP: read and journal chapters in The Color of Water Honors: read and journal chapters of The Hunger Games Honors: read and journal chapters of The Hunger Games Traditional: review “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Traditional: review “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”

Now, let’s talk about the text. Who has an especially wonderful journal entry they’d like to share? What about elements of the plot? Can we begin to chart the story on Freytag’s? What about style (including point-of-view)? Now, let’s talk about what conflict we see?

Subterranean Questions

Identify the type of conflict in the following image.

Objectives Understand and identify the varying forms of conflict in a narrative. Identify and analyze thematic elements in a narrative text. Identify, understand, and illustrate exceptional qualities of narrative writing.

Homework Pre-AP: read and journal chapters in The Color of Water Pre-AP: read and journal chapters in The Color of Water Honors: read and journal chapters of The Hunger Games Honors: read and journal chapters of The Hunger Games Traditional: review “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Traditional: review “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”

Now let’s take a look at the writing rubric again.

Now, for the next 5 minutes, compose an original narrative based on the following image. Attempt to score the lowest on the narrative writing rubric in Stimulating Ideas, Logical Organization, Engaging Voice, and Grammar Conventions.

Identify the type of conflict in the following image.

Objectives Understand and identify the varying forms of conflict in a narrative. Identify and analyze thematic elements in a narrative text. Identify, understand, and illustrate exceptional qualities of narrative writing.

Homework Pre-AP: read and journal chapters in The Color of Water Pre-AP: read and journal chapters in The Color of Water Honors: read and journal chapters of The Hunger Games Honors: read and journal chapters of The Hunger Games Traditional: review “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Traditional: review “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”