Conflict Review Sheet PDF

Ms. Morales ELA TASC PREP Conflict Review Sheet Person Versus Person In this type of conflict, the main character clashes with another person. It doesn’t always have to be a person. They coul...

Ms. Morales ELA TASC PREP Conflict Review Sheet Person Versus Person In this type of conflict, the main character clashes with another person. It doesn’t always have to be a person. They could be animals for instance. I guess it’s just easier to say person instead of entity. Example: Lopez fights Burns to eat the last booger. Person Versus Self When a story has a person vs. self conflict, the main character battles him or herself. He or she may lack confidence or ability. He or she may have to make a difficult choice. Or he or she may have to address a personal problem. The key here is that the battle occurs within the character, though it may involve and affect other characters. Example: Doctor caught his friend Brighten stealing from his bucket. Now Doctor must choose between having a conversation with Brighten or beating him up. Person Versus Society With this type of conflict, the main character challenges a law, tradition, or institution. The main character or characters may battle against the forces that represent these institutions. Example: Burns refuses to complete the traditional holiday packet in protest to having to do work over the school break. Lopez and Doctor support his idea and try to follow suit, but the educational staff and TASC committee angrily rejects the protest. Now Burns, Doctor and Lopez will not be taking the TASC exam. Person Versus Nature When a story has a person vs. nature conflict, the main character fights to endure or overcome forces of nature. He or she may struggle to survive harsh elements, navigate through a disaster, or meet his or her basic needs. Stories with this type of conflict may occur in the wilderness often, but they can occur in urban settings too. Example: Lopez and Brighten are out at sea on a small fishing boat when a large storm hits. After their boat flips over and sinks during the storm, Lopez and Brighten struggle to make it back to the shore. Just when they think that things can’t get any worse, they see a shark fin circling them. Person Versus Supernatural In stories with this type of conflict, the main character resists forces that are not of this world. He or she may battle monsters or strange creatures. He or she may challenge beings with magical powers. Or he or she may encounter hostile aliens. The key to this conflict is that forces that are not of this world threaten the main character. Example: Burns, Lopez and Jackson accept a dare to sleepover in the old abandoned house on the hill. They acted really brave at first, but when they started to see ghosts, Burns peed on himself, Jackson pulled out a patch of his hair and Lopez started to bang his face into the wall. When they tried to get out of the house, Burns snatched the flashlight and ran leaving Lopez and Jackson in the basement. Trapped in the haunted house, Lopez and Jackson struggle to escape with their lives. Person Versus Technology In a story with this type of conflict, the main character resists technological forces. He or she may battle rouge robots or hostile computers. Or he or she may just struggle to accept or use the technology of a changing world. Example: Ms. Morales is late for her first period class and has to print out her lesson for the day. She walks into the teacher’s lounge and inserts her memory stick into the computer. A huge red X appears on the screen and all of Ms. Morales’ files are erased. Soon after, you hear a loud crash in the teachers lounge.