Types of Conflict

Plot Review

​Today's Goals

​Learning Intention: We will be reviewing plot and examining how conflict moves a plot forward.

Success Criteria: You will be able to identify different types of conflicts.

Watch the video until 1:14​

​https://youtu.be/Zr1xLtSMMLo

Open Ended

Write about a time you had a conflict with someone or something.

What is conflict in plot?​

• ​conflict is a literary device

• conflict is defined as a struggle between opposing forces

​Conflict

​An entire story revolves around a conflict.

Understanding conflict will help you understand why the characters behave the way they do.

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There are 2 main types.

Internal- arguments or decisions inside of the character's head.

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External- when the character has a conflict or struggle with forces outside of their control.

​What is Internal Conflict?

• It is a struggle that happens inside of the character's mind.

• It can be a decision they have to make.

• It can be a struggle they must overcome like self esteem or body images.

• It can be a combination of different internal struggles.​

Multiple Select

Check all of the internal conflicts Rapunzel deals with in the video clip.

https://youtu.be/kkIEsqHBg1M

• Flynn Rider would not take her home.

• She couldn't decide if it was the best day ever. 

• She thought she was a bad person for disobeying her mother.

• She had to make a decision to keep traveling or go back home.

​​Rapunzel's Internal Conflicts

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She thought she was a bad person for disobeying her mother.

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She couldn't decide if it was the best day ever.

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She had to make a decision to keep going forward or to go home.

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The examples happen in her mind. She can be influenced, but ultimately, she is in control of what she thinks and how she reacts to the conflict.

​The many types of External conflicts

Character v. Character

Character v. Society

Character v. Nature​

​Character v. Technology

Multiple Choice

What type of conflict is this?

The teen was desperate to leave, so he hurried to his car. Meanwhile, a giant thunder cloud rolled through the sky, bringing with it a huge jolt of lightning that struck his car and engulfed it in flames.

• character vs. character

• character vs. society

• character vs. nature

• character vs. self (internal conflict)

• character vs. technology

Multiple Choice

What type of conflict is this?

A man accused of murder sits on death row. His mother desperately believes he is innocent. So, she continues to fight the justice system for her new day in court to prove her son's innocence.

• character vs. character

• character vs. society

• character vs. nature

• character vs. self (internal conflict)

• character vs. technology

​Next time, we will take what we know and apply it to our new story, "Seventh Grade".