Here, students will learn how to notice the four different types of conflict in a story.
1. “There are always two sides to every story.”
2. INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ◼ Internal Conflict -- Occurs within a character such as: ▪ Do Right or Wrong ◼ External Conflict -- Involves a character who struggles against a force outside him- or herself, such as: ▪ Nature ▪ A Physical Object ▪ Another Character
3. 4 TYPES OF CONFLICT ◼ Man vs. Self ◼ Man vs. Man ◼ Man vs. Nature ◼ Man vs. Society
4. MAN VS. SELF ◼ This is an Internal Conflict. ◼ When you have a problem within yourself ▪ “Should I steal from the grocery store because my kids are starving and I have no money? I know it is wrong, but I have to stay alive.” ▪ Aladdin
5. MAN VS. MAN ◼ This is an External Conflict ◼ When there is problem, argument, or dispute between two or more people. ▪ “The bully kept taking my lunch money at school everyday, so finally I set him up. I told the principal to watch me in the hall after 3rd block and sure enough, that is when the bully tried again.” ▪ Luke vs. Darth
6. MAN VS. NATURE ◼ External Conflict ◼ When someone is faced with a problem based on weather, animals, or any other natural cause ▪ “The twister was strong and wild as it ripped through the corn field. As it came towards the house we all were scared that we might die.” ▪ Twister
7. MAN VS. SOCIETY ◼ External Conflict ◼ When someone or a group of people go against the social norms or against their government. ▪ “We did not want to pay taxes, so we sailed across the ocean and founded a new country called America!” ▪ Hunger Games
8. ◼Fill out the questions of the back of your notes as you watch the following episode. ◼The New Kid ◼Now, review as a class
9. Read chapter #4 aloud in your group when you’re finished with the worksheet.
10. RECAP ◼ Internal is a conflict “within” ◼ External is a conflict “outside” of the character ◼ 4 Types of Conflict ▪ Man vs. Self ▪ Man vs. Man ▪ Man vs. Nature ▪ Man vs. Society
11. After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
12. Man vs. Self
13. It's the year 3030 and society is completely dependent on computers and robots. A young boy named Domino is flying his hoverboard to school when all of the machines start acting up and attacking people due to a powerful computer virus.
14. Man vs. Society
15. 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.
16. Man vs. Nature
17. Kirstin was once teased for being heavy, but then she lost a lot of weight. Now Kirstin is very skinny, but there is just one problem: she still sees an overweight girl when she looks in the mirror.Her friends and family try to convince her of how beautiful she is, but she doesn't believe them. Worse still, she is continuing to diet.
18. Man vs. Self
19. Jack Jupiter is the best fighter pilot in the Air Force. He can take down an enemy jet while doing a barrel roll. One day while Jack is escorting some friendly pilots to a military base, something that Jack has never seen before attacks the convoy… aliens!
20. Man vs. Nature
21. 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 even enlisted the help of a Nobel Prize nominated scientist who was banished from the scientific community for his rouge experiments.