1. 1. internal Conflict: is conflict that occurs within a character’s own mind 2. external Conflict: struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces. External conflict occurs between a character and (1) another character, (2) an outside force, (3) society, or with (4) nature. 3. protagonist: The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. (the “good guy”) 4. antagonist: The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama; an adversary. (the “bad guy”) 5. euphemism: A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. EXAMPLE: "fairy tale" instead of "lie" or "Quizzipoo" instead of "TEST."

2. QBA Day NO Warm Up! Tuesday, October 13th

3. Warm Up 10-14-2015  According to Admiral McRaven, “SEAL training was a great equalizer. Nothing mattered but your will to succeed - not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education, and not your social status.”  We are all one in the same. The size of your flippers is a reflection of your anatomy, not of who you are inside.  Write a thoughtful and well-written paragraph about an experience in which someone underestimated you or an experience in which you underestimated someone else. What was the situation? How was it resolved? What did you learn? “If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.”

4. 1. Peyton spent four days wandering around the woods trying to find his way back to the campsite. Did he loose or lose his way? 2. Eliminate excess words. The hikers they totally and completely panicked at the site of the bear they just saw along the trail. 3. What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem? I’ve got a new replacement part Besides my kidney, lung, and heart. This set of teeth was almost free. (I paid ten thousand for the knee.) It’s hard to tell if I’m even me! 4. Write the possessive phrase to show a. The clues of one puzzle b. The clues of two puzzles

5. Warm Up 10-16-2015 1.Which line of the poem is the best example of alliteration? 2.What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? 3.Name two other literary elements exemplified in the poem.