1. Notes
Conflict- problems or struggles among different forces that move the action of the story forward.
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. nature
person vs. self
External conflicts found in literature and in movies also exist in real life.
Internal conflict is often a choice between two alternatives that are both appealing in some way.

2. The Life of An Eighty-Grader
External Conflicts -have a fight with your parents before school -don’t fit in with the popular crowd
Internal Conflicts
-choose a high school
-afraid to speak in front of the class

3. Let’s Practice Leave it to Beaver What is his internal conflict?
What is his external conflict?
Explain his external conflict?

4. Let’s Apply it! Reading Honors 1. Pair up with two other students.
2. Brainstorm familiar movies, cartoons, books, and animated movies. Identify the main characters conflict, but do not list it.
3. Write the title, and a brief explaination of the problem
4. In fifteen minutes you will switch papers with another group.
5. Identify the what type of conflict.
Honors
Write a brief, creative piece of each type of conflict.
Make it good! Think outside the box!
We will switch papers in about 20 minutes to switch papers with a peer.
Identify the types of conflict