Lesson: 5 Types of Conflict
Lesson Objective
Lesson Plan
State Standard: |
5.LT-F.5. Identify the plot and its components (e.g., main events, conflict, resolution). 5.LT-F.4. Describe the relationships between major and minor characters; analyze how a character's traits influence that character's actions.
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Objective
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Students will be able to analyze the five basic types of conflicts found in fiction text.
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Do Now |
Think of the last fiction story you read. What problem did the character in the story have. |
Hook |
Share Do now |
Direct Instruction |
Remind students that all narratives are structured around a problem and solution. These problems use stem from five basic conflicts. In each conflict the character(s) struggle with one of five different antagonist or enemies. Discuss each of the five types of conflicts below. Think about the conflicts students shared during hook. Have them categorize the conflict under one or more types. You may even want to create a tally chart to determine the conflict type the class reads most often.
These five conflicts are: Character Struggling Against Another Character Character Struggling Internally With Self Character Struggling Against Forces of Nature Character Struggling Against Society Character Struggling Against Fantasy/Supernatural/Technology
descriptions can be found here: http://www.life123.com/parenting/education/children-reading/types-of-conflict-in-literature.shtml |
Guided Practice |
Read Aloud the book Honest to Goodness Truth by Patricia Mckissack. As you are reading, model aloud the conflict type that the character is experiencing Allow students to turn and talk about the conflict. At the end of story determine the types of conflict the main character experienced. |
Independent Practice |
Have students read their story and classify it by conflict type |
Closing
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Why is important to be able to understand the conflict and types of conflict in the story? How does it deepen our understanding of a text?
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Quiz/Assessment |
Independent work
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Lesson Resources
conflict graphic organizer |
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