1. Cornell Notes What is conflict? Describe conflict in your own words. Provide one example. (We will share in a few minutes).

2. Cornell Notes Conflict is defined as: A struggle between opposing forces. Conflict is one of the most important elements of stories, novels, and plays because it causes the action.

3. Cornell Notes What types of conflict do we encounter in literature? –Internal conflict: Occurs within the mind of a character. The character struggles to make a decision, take an action, or overcome a feeling. –External conflict: A character struggles with an outside force (another person, nature, society).

4. Read the scenarios below. Decide if they are an internal conflict or an external conflict. If it is external, please indicate whether it’s man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. society. Explain how you know which type of conflict the scenario is. How would you solve the conflict? 1.Matt believed that his friends were mean when they picked on the new student on her first day in their school. 2.A food fight broke out in the lunchroom. All of Allison’s friends thought it was funny when the teacher began cleaning up the mess alone, but Allison felt bad. 3.Maddie has to make a choice between a red dress and a black dress for prom. 4. The hurricane reached land and knocked out several houses in its path.

5. Answers 1.External conflict; man vs. society 2. External conflict; man vs. society 3. Internal conflict 4. External conflict; man vs. nature

6. Read the scenarios below. Decide if they are an internal conflict or an external conflict. If it is external, please indicate whether it’s man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. society. Explain how you know which type of conflict the scenario is. How would you solve the conflict ?***CHOOSE ONE*** 1.All of the kids at Jazmin’s old school snub her because they think she is too smart. 2.Your parents punish you for the weekend for a negative report from school. 3.Mya cannot decide whether she would like to participate in orchestra or band. 4.On a visit to the Atlanta Aquarium, a group of students gets stuck in an ice storm.

7. Read the scenarios below. Decide if they are an internal conflict or an external conflict. If it is external, please indicate whether it’s man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. society. Explain how you know which type of conflict the scenario is. How would you solve the conflict ?***CHOOSE TWO*** 1.All of the kids at Jazmin’s old school snub her because they think she is too smart. Man vs. Society (External) 2.Your parents punish you for the weekend for a negative report from school. Man vs. Man (External) 3.Mya cannot decide whether she would like to participate in orchestra or band. Man vs. Himself (Internal) 4.On a visit to the Atlanta Aquarium, a group of students gets stuck in an ice storm. Man vs. Nature (External)