Let’s see what you remember…

1.Setting2.Plot3.Resolution 6. internal

conflict4.Exposition 7. external

conflict5.Climax

Internal vs. external:

what’s the difference?

Internal conflict

Person vs. Self

Person vs. Self Conflict

•A character is experiencing a struggle within his/her own mind or heart (facing a fear, making a decision).

Person vs. Self

• Examples:–Choosing to listen

in class instead of talking to your friend–A young lady wants

to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, but is afraid of heights

External conflict

Person vs. Person

Person vs. Person Conflict

• A character is struggling against another character, physically, mentally, or verbally.

Person vs. Person

• Examples:–A boxing match–Arguing over who won the card game

Person vs. Environment

Person vs. Environment Conflict

• A character is experiencing a struggle against some element of nature or their surroundings

(a storm, a wildanimal, etc…)

Person vs. Environment

• Examples:–A tornado destroying someone’s house–A bear invading a camp site

Person vs. Technology

Person vs. Technology

•A character is experiencing problems with technology

Person vs. Technology

• Examples:–A man gets a flat

tire on the way to work–The pencil

sharpener won’t sharpen your pencil–Electricity going out

Person vs. Society

•A character is up against a force that is trying to change his / her viewpoints or

beliefs

Person vs. Society

• Examples:–A character goes against the ‘popular’ viewpoint–A character is against their government or group of people

1. After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. The vase belonged to Casey’s great great grandmother.

2. Brian has the best dog in the world. In fact, he has one of the only dogs in the world; that's because dogs are not allowed in Brian's world because people believe that dogs spread diseases. Brian's dog will be executed if he is caught. Soon Brian learns of a mysterious underground dog owners club and joins the fight to legalize dogs. Can Brian and his new friends prove to the world that dogs are safe and friendly?

3. Janie is on a whitewater-rafting trip along a choppy river when their guide suddenly has a heart attack. Now she and the other passengers must learn to work together to survive the treacherous rapids. As if things weren't bad enough, some of the passengers spotted a bear following the confused rafters along the shore. Will Janie make it home safely?

4. Ronny has won second place in the science fair for the last two years, and Newton Robinson has taken first. Ronny hated how Newton gloated and held these victories high over Ronny's head. This year, Ronny will stop at nothing to beat Newton. He has enlisted the help of a Nobel Prize nominated scientist who was banished from the scientific community for his rouge experiments. Can Ronny and his mad scientist partner win against the undefeated Newton at this year's science fair?

5. After years of saving money, John bought his dream home. It was a two-story beach house in a secluded area. John thought it was absolutely perfect until he noticed the termites. First, there were just a few nibbling away at the back deck, but soon there were thousands. This is the story of how John went to war with the termites.

6. It's the last day of school and Mr. Harahan wants to reward his class with a movie. Excitement is in the air as Mr. Harahan plugs in the media player, but when he presses the power button, nothing happens. The class laughs at Mr. Harahan as his frustration grows.

…can you follow these directions?

- One person at your table grab the whiteboard and marker.

• Voices are OFF; when everyone is silent, the game begins!

• In the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a little boy lies so much that eventually no one believes him.

Shelly is going through hard times with her boyfriend and her parents, but she eases the pain with spending money

and getting more and more things. She racks up $5,000 in credit card debt and

doesn’t know how to stop.

A pilot struggles to bring a damaged plane under control. He is currently flying through a

brief lightning storm.

Due to an unprecedented lack of rain, all of the Earth’s trees are beginning to die. Millions of people will soon be without an adequate oxygen supply.

• It’s Black Friday, and American Eagle has just opened its doors at 3 a.m. Two girls see the last pair of $10 jeans and begin to sprint to the rack. Each of the girls has been up since midnight thinking about the sale. They reach the blue jeans at the exact same time.

• Emma, a future member of the New York Ballet, is constantly told by various instructors and agents that she is too tall to ever be a star in a Broadway production of Swan Lake.

“PRINT!” she screamed at the printer. “The paper is due today!” Rachel glared at the error message on her computer. Unable to find printer. Try again. Sweat began to fall down her face; if her paper didn’t print, she would fail for the nine weeks.

“But Mrs. Sears,” Jillian interrupted,“didn’t you say we were going to havehomework tonight?” The entire class let out a loud groan. Jillian hadn’t intended onmaking her classmates upset.

In the novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the government tries to convince its citizens that an innocent man is guilty of terrible crimes.

Which of the following is an external conflict?

A. A character faces an obsession with couponing

B. A character must decide between two friends

C. A character is stranded in a stormD. A character is overly shy

LAST QUESTION!• Scenario: A group of students

survives an airplane crash and becomes stuck on a deserted island; however, as days pass they form into two groups. The two groups slowly but surely begin to revolt against each other.

• Which of the four external conflicts is NOT present in the selection?