November 9 th, 2015 Do Now

Conflict df df

You do: Create a poster representing the four different types of conflict. Draw an example of each and include a definition for full credit.

November 10 th, 2015 Do Now Describe the significance of this picture in 1 paragraph. Cite evidence from the photo as well as make inferences.

1. What’s the conflict? You and your younger sibling argue over who should get to play the next song on Guitar Hero.

2. What’s the conflict? Carissa’s friend invites her to their parent’s beach house for the weekend. She knows it would be a blast and all her best friends will be there, but she’s failing science and really needs to work on her project that’s due Monday.

3. What’s the conflict? When the pilot on Brian’s plane has a heart attack, the plane crashes and Brian must learn to exist in the wilderness.

4. What’s the conflict? Batman: The Joker threatens to kill innocent people until Batman turns himself in. Batman must decide whether to reveal his true identity as Bruce Wayne or to continue his existence as Batman.

5. What’s the conflict? Ally and Noah are two teenagers in love. They want to continue dating when Ally goes away to school, but Ally’s mother thinks Noah is too poor for her and hides the letters Noah writes Ally. Heartbroken, Ally thinks Noah never wrote her.

6. What’s the conflict? The Notebook- Ally is forced to choose between her first love Noah, and her fiancé Lon. She loves them both, but can’t decide who is her true soul mate.

7. What’s the conflict? Your best friend tells you that lately she has been skipping meals to lose weight and makes you swear not to tell anyone. You don’t want to betray your friends trust, but you know she needs to get help.

8. Man vs.

November 12 th, 2015 Do Now

HW Review

Conflict Review

In small groups (at your seats) Create a list of movies, books, or videos that discuss each type of conflict. Man v. Man Man v. Self Man v. Society Man v. Nature

Free Write Loose leaf needed

Orange = Man v. Self Pink = Man v. Society Yellow = Man v. Man Green = Man v. Nature

November 13 th, 2015 Do Now

Notebook Test

Plot Refresher: List the 5 parts of the plot from your story.

Objective Students will be able to describe the relationships between key characters and events in order to analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Review: What are the 5 parts of the plot in the story?

Class List

Discussion Questions What conflicts do you think might arise for Connie during her grandmother’s visit? External Internal How would you describe Connie’s attitude toward her grandmother and her treatment of her grandmother? Support your answer with examples from text Why do you think the author chose a church as the setting for this scene? How might the author want you to react to Connie’s behavior there? What lesson has Connie learned from the conflict with her grandmother? What line #’s on page 447 directly state this lesson as the theme? What new understanding of the word zero does Connie now have? What understanding do you have of the story’s title?

Share aloud – conflict focus

Homework: Use a plot diagram to describe something you did this week/ weekend. Don’t forget to include conflict. Must be at least 1 paragraph

Exit Ticket Explain how the conflict propels the action in the story? In other words… what effect does the conflict have on the story?