Follow these directions: Write down your homework. Get your reading folder. Add A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley to your reading record.
Five Literary Elements of Fiction Characters Setting Plot Conflict Theme
Conflict Conflict = problem A struggle between opposing forces Provides tension, interest, and suspense to a story Involves the protagonist and antagonist
Conflict Protagonist (Character with a conflict) Conflict Antagonist How the protagonist changes.
External Conflict Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society A struggle between a character (protagonist) and an outside force. Examples of external forces: Another character (antagonist) Force of Nature Society Family Peers
Might not be tangible or visible problems Internal Conflict Man vs. Himself Conflict that takes place within the protagonist and causes tension. Types of struggles that could take place in a character's mind: Emotions Conscience – deciding between right and wrong Decision making Addiction/disease Might not be tangible or visible problems
Conflict Examples EXTERNAL CONFLICT INTERNAL CONFLICT Zach Powers bullies Capricorn Anderson. Two teens on a hike get lost in a blizzard. During World War I, a young man with religious beliefs against fighting is drafted into the army. Two three-year olds fight over the same toy dump truck. Rain decides to sell Garland Farms and join the “real world.” A mother with a smoking addiction tries to quit for her family. A middle school student sees an iPad unattended in the library and thinks about stealing it.
As you read today… Describe an external conflict your protagonist is experiencing using the 5Ws. Focus on PHYSICAL action verbs to determine an internal conflict. Describe an internal conflict your protagonist dealing with using the 5Ws. Focus on MENTAL action verbs to determine an internal conflict.
External Conflict Example Who? – Scrooge vs. Marley What? – Marley haunts Scrooge. When? – Christmas Eve 1843 Where? – Scrooge’s house in London, England Why? – To help Scrooge escape the same fate as Marley