Types of Conflicts

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.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Character

• Man vs. Technology

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main character clashes with another character.

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

It is a struggle between two opposing forces.

• drama

• conflict

• exposition

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

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

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• .Man vs. Nature

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Supernatural

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Tara and her friends accept a dare to sleepover in the old abandoned house in the hill. They acted brave at first, but when they started seeing ghosts they tried to run. Trapped in the haunted house, Tara and her friends struggle to escape with their lives.

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Supernatural

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The main character resists technological forces.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Supernatural

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Society

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A conflict within the character.

• Internal conflict

• theme

• central idea

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

• central idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9