Why do struggles matter to stories?

1. Why do struggles matter to stories?

2. In this lesson you will learn to identify the main conflict in the story by recording and sorting major and minor conflicts.

4. A common mistake is overlook the BIG conflict and instead focus on the minor problems.

5. Conflict = the problem in the story Main Conflict Moving the story forward

6. Person vs. Person Person vs. Self Person vs. Nature

7. List of Conflicts in the Story: • Nab escapes the shed. • Narrator’s father is tired. • Narrator goes to Moss Beach even though his father says not to go. • Narrator is trapped in the current, and can’t get back to shore safely • Person vs. Nature

8. 1 • List the problems in the story. 2 • Circle the most important conflict. 3 Identify the type of conflict and record.

9. In this lesson you have learned how to identify the main conflict in the story by recording and sorting major and minor conflicts.

10. Follow the three steps to identify and sort the main conflict in the passage. “Plato-The Story of a Cat” List the Conflicts (& circle the most important one) Type of Conflict:

11. Group Extension: • Using a short story or class text, work in small groups to complete the three steps to identify and sort the most important conflict in the story.

12. Individual Extension: List the conflicts in your independent reading book, identify the main conflict, then sort it into which type of conflict it is. Record your thinking and conclusions on sticky note or in your reader’s notebook.

13. Follow the three steps to identify and sort the main conflict in the passage. “A Droll Fox-Trap” List the Conflicts (& circle the most important one) Type of Conflict: