Internal and External Conflicts

“I’m thinking,” broke in Pare Crispin, “I’m thinking of going back to my old trade. I was a carpenter once, see. And before that, I was a fisherman. I can go to Sumagui and work there.”                         -N.V.M Gonzalez, Hunger in Barok

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Nature

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Self

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mikay is tempted to steal money from her employer in order to feed her family.

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Ryan must decide whether to stay with his family or relocate to a new place in search of a better paying job.

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Supernatural

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Technology

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Amy is a saleswoman who has never adapted to changing business practices. Amy now has a new supervisor who requires her to send PowerPoint presentations and emails, but she finds these technologies difficult to use and is concerned that it may impact her employment.

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Supernatural

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Carly struggled to walk through the hot, blowing sand.

• internal

• external

• both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hector thought, "Why did I agree to this play? I'll never have the nerve to act in front of an audience?"

• internal

• external

• both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After Mary's brother teased her about being afraid, she had decided to climb the cliff. now she stood at the foot of the cliff, wishing she could figure out a way to back out.

• external

• internal

• both

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"I can't stand you anymore!" Sari screamed. "Just leave me alone, Beau."

• man vs. man

• man vs. self

• man vs. society

• man vs. nature

• man vs. machine

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Tom found a dry spot to sit down in the dark and began feeling guilty about the argument he had with his mother the other day where he said, "I hope I never see you again!"

• man vs man

• man vs nature

• man vs self

• man vs machine

• 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

Andi wanted to change the school rule about no gum in class. She went to the school board to give her reasons.

• man vs man

• man vs nature

• man vs self

• man vs society

• man vs machine

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3