Internal & External Conflict

Jason knows he has the skills to drive a car, and he thinks he’d be a better driver than most adults. However, the law says a person has to be 16 to get a license. He hits the road anyway. YOLO.

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

Jeremy is supposed to help his grandfather cut some branches from the trees on his property tomorrow. However, he just found out that his best friend is moving away and will be having a going away party on the same afternoon. Should he help Grandpa or go to the party?

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.1B

Donovan is swimming in the ocean when he is caught in a current and pulled out to sea. He has to remain calm so that he can remember to swim parallel to the shore until he is out of the current. He makes it. 

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.3B

It's garbage day and Kimberly knows that it is her brother’s turn to take out the trash. He says it is not his turn. They go back and forth until Aunt Lisa breaks them up and they take out the trash together.

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.W.5.3B

Liz has new flip-flops that she wants to wear to school. There is a rule against wearing flip-flops in school. Liz doesn't really care and decides to wear her flip-flops anyway because she's too cool for school.

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

Tabatha wants to watch "Pretty Little Liars", which won't be on TV until 10:00 PM. She also has an important test in the morning and needs to get to bed early so she will be wide awake. She watches PLL and fails the test the next day.

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

Ponyboy Curtiss is slapped in the face by Darry Curtiss because he stayed out too late eating baloney sandwiches with Johnny. 

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

Harry accidentally steps on an ant hill and hundreds of ants swarm onto his feet, biting him multiple times about the toes, ankles, and heel. He never looks at ants the same way.

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.3A

Heather is worried that her new haircut doesn’t look very good. In hasty anger, she decides to take an electric razor and cut it all off. Better to start from scratch, she thinks.

• Internal (person v. self)
• External (person v. person)
• External (person v. society)
• External (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.3B

"If Jonas tried to escape, he would very likely be killed if caught. But what did that matter? If he stayed, his life was no longer worth living." Should he decide to stay and live a life not worth living, or escape and attempt to bring things back to the way they were?

• Internal Conflict (person v. self)
• External Conflict (person v. person)
• External Conflict (person v. society)
• External Conflict (person v. nature)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2