Conflict
The Types of Conflict
LITERARY
ELEMENTS
Key Learning: Writers use the elements of fictionplot, conflict, flashback, foreshadowing, setting, and
theme- to create a story. 701.3.2, 7.01.7.6, 701.8.5,
701.8.7, 701.8.9, 701.8.11
Unit Essential Question: How does an author use the elements of
fiction to create a story?
Concept:
Concept:
Plot
Lesson Essential
Questions:
How do I distinguish among
the 5 basic elements of plot
and place them on a plot
diagram?
How do I identify the four
main types of conflict in a
literary plot and in non-print
media?
What clues help a reader
identify the setting of a story?
Vocabulary:
Exposition ,Rising
Action, Climax, Falling
Action,
Resolution/Denouement,
Complication, Conflict,
Setting
Flashback and
Foreshadowing
Concept:
Theme
Lesson Essential
Questions:
Lesson Essential
Questions:
How do I identify
flashback in a passage or
story?
How do I identify
foreshadowing in a
passage or story?
How do I recognize
implied and stated
theme?
Vocabulary:
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Vocabulary:
Implied Theme
Stated Theme
Essential Question
 How do I identify the four main types of
conflict in a literary plot and in non-print
media?
Vocabulary:
Exposition
Setting
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution/Denouement
Complication
Conflict
Conflict Activator
Brainstorm a list of conflicts
from movies and
television shows?
Conflict Activator
• Listen as we read The Three Little Pigs.
– Be thinking about:
• Who is the conflict between?
• What is the conflict?
• What is the outcome of the conflict?
Conflict Activator
Whom the
Conflict
Is Between
What the The Outcome
Conflict Is
of the
About
Conflict
• This is on the back of your PowerNotes
The Three Little Pigs-1
Once upon a time there were three little
pigs and the time came for them to leave
home and seek their fortunes.
The Three Little Pigs-2
Before they left,
their mother told
them, “Whatever you
do, do it the best that
you can because that's
the way to get along in
the world.”
http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~odenbach/pigs/pig2.html
The Three Little Pigs-3
The first little pig built
his house out of straw
because it was the easiest
thing to do.
The second little pig built
his house out of sticks. This
was a little bit stronger than
a straw house.
The third little pig built his
house out of bricks.
The Three Little Pigs-4
One night the big bad wolf, who dearly
loved to eat fat little piggies, came along
and saw the first little pig in his house of
straw. He said “Let me in, let me in, little
pig, or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow
your house in!”
“Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin,” said the
little pig.
The Three Little Pigs-5
But of course the
wolf did blow the house
in, and ate the first little
pig.
Then wolf then came
to the house of sticks.
The Three Little Pigs-6
“Let me in, let me in
little pig, or I'll huff and
I'll puff and I'll blow
your house in!”
“Not by the hair of my
chinny chin chin,” said
the little pig. But the
wolf blew that house in
too, and ate the second
little pig.
The Three Little Pigs-7
The wolf then came to the house of bricks.
“Let me in, let me in!” cried the wolf, “or
I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow
your house in.”
“Not by the hair of my chinny
chin chin!” said the pig.
The Three Little Pigs-8
Well, the wolf
huffed and puffed, but
he could not blow down
that brick house.
But the wolf was a
sly old wolf and he
climbed up on the roof
to look for a way into
the brick house.
The Three Little Pigs-9
The little pig saw
the wolf climb up on
the roof, and lit a
roaring fire in the
fireplace and placed on
it a large kettle of
water.
The Three Little Pigs-10
When the wolf finally
found the hole in the
chimney, he crawled down
and KERSPLASH! Right
into that kettle of water,
and that was the end of
the little pig’s troubles
with the big bad wolf.
The Three Little Pigs-11
The next day the little pig invited his
mother over . She said, “You see it is just as
I told you. The way to get along in the
world is to do things as well as you can.”
Fortunately for that little pig, he learned
that lesson. And he just lived happily ever
after!
http://www.shol.com/agita/pigs.htm
Pictures from http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~odenbach/pigs/pigs.html
Conflict Activator
Whom the
Conflict
Is Between
“Three
Little
Pigs”
The wolf
and the pigs
What the The Outcome
Conflict Is
of the
About
Conflict
The wolf wants
to eat the pigs
and the pigs
don’t want to be
eaten.
Type
of
Conf
Two of the pigs Person
get eaten and
vs.
person
the wolf is
cooked.
Teaching
The Four
Types of
Conflict
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Self
Conflict
• A character is experiencing a
struggle within his/her own
mind or heart (facing a fear,
making a decision).
• Internal Conflict
Person vs. Self
• Examples:
– Choosing to listen in
class instead of talking
to your friend
– A young lady wants to
go to the top of the
Eiffel Tower, but is
afraid of heights
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Person
Conflict
• A character is struggling
against another character,
physically, mentally, or
verbally.
• External Conflict
Person vs. Person
• Examples:
– A boxing match
– Arguing over who won the card game
Person vs.
Environment
Person vs. Environment
Conflict
• A character is experiencing a
struggle against some element
of nature (a storm, a wild
animal, etc…).
• External Conflict
Person vs. Environment
• Examples:
– A tornado
destroying
someone’s house
– A bear invading a
camp site
Person vs.
Technology
Person vs. Technology
• A character or a group of
people is/are experiencing
problems with technology (i.e.
man-made goods used for
industry).
• External Conflict
Person vs. Technology
• Examples:
– A man gets a flat tire
on the way to work
– The pencil sharpener
won’t sharpen your
pencil
– Electricity going out
Conflict Summarizer
• Choose one of the types of conflict
to create your own conflict cartoon.
Draw a color cartoon that is only
three strips long on the sheet
provided. Make sure you use
dialogue and quality color pictures.
Essential Question
 How do I identify the four main types of
conflict in a literary plot and in non-print
media?
Vocabulary:
Exposition
Setting
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution/Denouement
Complication
Conflict
Activator – Card Sort
In a group, categorize the cards based
upon the type of conflict.
Teaching
Reading
• We will be reading two stories with conflict in them. You
need to add them to your Conflict Chart, which is on the back
of your Conflict PowerNotes.
–“Into Thin Air” or “A Boy and a
Man” (handout)
–“Amigo Brothers” (pg. 484)
–“A Day’s Wait” (pg. 191)
–“User Friendly” (pg. 273)
Power Questions
1. What type of conflict is represented in the
above photograph?
A. person vs. self
B. person vs. person
C. person vs. technology
D. person vs. environment
Power Questions
2. What type of conflict is represented in the above photograph?
A. person vs. self
B. person vs. person
C. person vs. technology
D. person vs. environment
Power Questions
3. Which of the following would be an example of
a plot with a person versus environment
conflict?
A. a story about two brothers competing for the
affections of the same young lady
B. a story about a farmer who must find a crop that
is compatible with the land he owns
C. a story about a weatherman who has to learn to
control his anger about his past
D. a story about a woman who has to learn a
computer program to draw house plans
Answers to Power Questions
1. A – person vs. self
2. D – person vs. environment
3. B – a story about a farmer who must find a
crop that is compatible with the land he
owns
Conflict Choice Boxes
1Creator
You are the director at Spunk’s PR Firm. You
need to make a brochure on conflict. Your
brochure can be a bifold or a trifold, depending on
what you want. Make sure that you have a title
page, and three of the four conflicts are found in
your brochure. As always, double-check for
punctuation, spelling and grammar. Color your
brochure!
2Writer
You are a newspaper reporter who has just seen
one of the types of conflict in action. You need to
report on that conflict. Make sure your article is
three paragraphs long and includes a picture. As
always, double-check for punctuation, spelling
and grammar. Color your picture!
How do I identify the four main types of conflict in a
literary plot and in non-print media?
3Performer
4Collector
You are a guest speaker at Treegap High School.
You need to present the types of conflict to the
high schoolers in attendance. Create a PowerPoint
presentation and e-mail it to your teacher. You
must have three of the four types of this
PowerPoint—create a brand new, unique
PowerPoint.
You need to find three fairy tales that have conflict
in them. Each fairy tale must have a different type
of conflict. Write a brief summary of each fairy
tale (5-7 sentences) and include a picture of the
conflict found in the fairy tale. You don’t just
have to think of the classic fairy tales; you can
also think of the fairy tales found in Disney or
Pixar movies. As always, double-check for
punctuation, spelling and grammar. Make sure
your pictures are in color as well.
Choice Box Rubric
Criteria
5
4
3
1. On Time
Yeah! Way to
use your tracker! 1 day late…
2 days late…
2. Followed
Directions
Yeah! Way to
read the
directions!
You don’t have
it quite right…
3. 3 of the 4
Types of
Conflict
Present
4. Picture is in
Color
5. Punctuation
Correct
6. Spelling and
Grammar
Correct
7. Rubric Sheet
Turned in
with Project
Great conflicts!
Wonderful
picture and the
color is great
too!
Only 1
mistake—
fabulous!
Only 1
mistake—
fabulous!
Way to keep up
with your
papers. Way to
go.
1 conflict is
missing.
2 conflicts are
missing.
You’ve got a
picture, but no
color.
2-4 mistakes,
not too shabby.
2-4 mistakes,
not too shabby.
5-7 mistakes…
proofread!
5-7 mistakes…
proofread!
2
3 days late…
1
Total
____
Way too many
days late!
____
What on earth is
this?!?
3 conflicts are
missing
Umm… guess you
didn’t turn in a
project.
____
____
No picture at all?
How boring!
8-10 mistakes… Way too many
WHOA!
mistakes…what
happened?
8-10 mistakes… Way too many
WHOA!
mistakes…what
happened?
Can’t give you
any points for a
rubric if you don’t
have it!
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____
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