THE THIRD WISH
BY JOAN AIKEN
PREWRITE
LIST what you think are
the three most common
wishes people make.
VOCABULARY BUILDER
Write 5 sentences WITH CONTEXT CLUES for each of the
following words.
 Extricate p.274
 Composure p. 275
 Presumptuous p. 275
 Rash p. 276
 Remote p. 276
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What NOT to do: He had a plethora of candy. (Where are the context clues?)
What TO DO: He had a plethora of candy, so he ended up giving some away. (Can you find
the context clues?)
UNDERLINE THE WORD IN THE SENTENCE
Internal Vs. External Conflict
Internal Conflict – A battle on the inside (like
having to make a decision about something)
External Conflict – A battle on the outside
(like a person vs. another person and a
person vs. nature)
**Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQM5-8n8dJE
What is Conflict?
A conflict is a struggle between
opposing forces.
There are two main kinds of
conflict in stories: internal and
external.
Internal Conflict
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A struggle that takes place in a character's
mind is called internal conflict. For example,
a character may have to decide between
right and wrong or between two solutions to
a problem. Sometimes, a character must
deal with his or her own mixed feelings or
emotions.
Character vs. Self
External Conflict
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A struggle between a character and an outside
force is an external conflict. Characters may
face several types of outside forces. The
outside force may be another character. It may
be the community. The outside force may also
be forces of nature. For example, a story might
be the main character struggling against the
arctic cold.
External Conflict
Character vs. Character
(Harry Potter vs. Voldemort)
 Character vs. Nature
(Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz”)
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So, what’s the difference?
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An internal conflict is just that– a
conflict that takes place internally. This
is better known as character vs. self.
An external conflict is a conflict that
can be seen physically. We know
external conflicts as character vs.
character and character vs. nature.
Is it internal or external?
The Wizard of Oz
Aladdin
A League of Their Own
Turn to page 274 in your literature
book. Read “The Third Wish” by
Joan Aiken. Stop at each
LITERARY ANALYSIS question as
well as each READING SKILL
question and answer them before
moving on.