Story Elements review

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

The main character clashes with another character.

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

The main character resists forces that are not in this world.

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Supernatural

• Man vs. Self

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

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• .Man vs. Nature

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

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

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

The fishermen get caught in a storm with huge waves.

• character vs character

• character vs nature

• character vs society

• character vs self

A swarm of crickets attack the crops in a small village and they will struggle to have enough food all winter.

• character vs character

• character vs nature

• character vs society

• character vs self

Characterization is how an author _____ characters in order to make them come to life.

• Defines

• Describes