1. What do you think is going to happen in the next short story that we will read?

2. In your groups, look up the following words...
Darling
Retrieve
Boulder
Inheritance
Vicious
Nickname
Sorceress
Banquet
Spool
You can delegate who will look up which word.

3. What are plot and conflict in the short story?
To know what plot and conflict are.
To understand how to identify the plot structure and conflict in a story.
To be able to evaluate plot structure and conflict by supporting your ideas with evidence.
Let’s go through plot structure and conflict.
Theme; Atmosphere;
Plot; Conflict

7. Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story
Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. There are four basic conflicts:
· Person Against Person: A problem between characters.
· Person Against Self: A problem within a character’s own mind.
· Person Against Society: A problem between a character and society, school, the law, or some tradition.
· Person Against Nature: A problem between a character and some element of nature-a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.

10. First, answer the questions on the worksheet.
To understand how to identify the plot structure and conflict in a story. To be able to evaluate plot structure and conflict by supporting your ideas with evidence.
First, answer the questions on the worksheet.
Second, you will the following questions in your groups:
What is the theme of this myth?
What type of conflict is found in this myth?
Where is the climax?
Theme; Atmosphere;
Plot; Conflict