Character Conflict

What is conflict?

• It is where the story happened

• A struggle between opposing forces

• Character getting along together

• A flashback in the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.1

A conflict within the main character

• theme

• internal conflcit

• main idea

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

A conflict between a character and someone or something in the outside world

• external conflict

• internal conflict

• main idea

• theme

What type of conflict would a person be facing in climbing Mount Everest?

• person vs person

• person vs society

• person vs nature

• person vs supernatural

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

Identify the type of conflict:

After breaking her mother’s favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether she should tell her mother the truth or attempt to hide her mistake and blame the family dog.

• person vs self

• person vs nature

• person vs person

• person vs society

Jimmy and Eric compete for the same position on the baseball team.

• person vs self

• person vs nature

• person vs society

• person vs person

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

This type of conflict happens within the mind of the character

• person vs person

• person vs society

• person vs self

• person vs nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

Ally starts a petition to allow students to wear ripped jeans at school.

• person vs self

• person vs society

• person vs person

• person vs nature

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.1D

The main character challenges a law, tradition, or institution

• person vs person

• person vs self

• person vs nature

• person vs society

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

Identify the type of conflict:

Freddy just turned sixteen and he wants a car badly, so he starts mowing lawns and landscaping to earn money with his neighbor Eric. After a few days working together, Freddy and Eric have a disagreement and Eric leaves to start his own company. Now the former friends are competing for work in their neighborhood.

• person vs society

• person vs person

• person vs self

• person vs nature