Creating Conflict

Make sure you have a book out.

Source: UK DailyMail

You've been working on creating characters! Congratulations!
Now you have to think about the terrible things that are going to happen to them.

Remember, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and that's where the lessons are.

So. You have two goals:

Goal 1: 

1. Open this PDF. Read it all the way through. Do not move on until you are done.  
2. Open this document. copy and paste the questions into your English Journal.
3. Answer the questions about the conflict in YOUR novel.

Goal 2:

•  Go back to your Character Questionnaire and keep going. 
•  A piece of advice: the more detail you write, the easier it will be when we start writing novels. So if it asks if your character has any pets, don't just write "a dog." What's the dog's name? What kind of dog? Is it a friendly dog? DETAILS!

If you got this far, here's a comic for your enjoyment:

Source: Jason Bergsieker via The Curious Brain

A Unit Test.

Today we're taking a test.

Remember our class motto?

Don't panic.

When instructed,

Click Here.

Conflict Resolution

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PROTIP: 

While you're reading (because there is a book out on your desk), OPEN THE BLOG.

#goodhabits

Your first set of directions:

1. Open your English Journal.
2. Log into Goodreads (by clicking the "log in with Google" button")
3. Copy and paste the book review that you wrote on Monday into Goodreads.
4. Go and find the website page that has your book review on it and don't close that tab.
5. Read until further notice.

There is a fancy form you'll need to fill out today. It is a tab at the top of the blog called "Independent Reading/Book Reviews." Take a look at it. It has helpful information, and you can begin to fill it out. You'll need the link to your book review that you wrote, which is why I wanted you to keep that page open.

You spent yesterday exploring conflict in a short story.

Today, you will work with your partner to identify conflict in your group novel.

• You should add the examples from your own group novel to the bottom of yesterday's chart. You can do this by right clicking on the table and clicking "add row."
• Try to find examples of different types of conflict in your novel.

Further Adventures with Conflict

Source: Mrs. Roberts

Do you have a book on your desk?
You should have a book on your desk.

Click this link for a view only copy of a document. 
DO NOT MAKE A COPY. 
Instead, listen to my instructions.

What you're doing today:

• Give your partner for today a fist bump. Make sure you know his/her name.
• Read "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" with your new partner. Use the Say Something Protocol. (We'll talk about it.)
• Begin to fill out the chart in your English Journal using this story and the characters in it.
• Remember that characters can have more than one desire and more than one conflict.

Reminder - By Friday you should have:

• Completely finished reading two books.
• Written one book review and posted it on Goodreads
• Updated your English Journal.
• Taken the last Group Novel quiz. (See Ms. Black or Mrs. Roberts if you haven't.)

Conflict

Source: Pixabay

Hey! You!

Yes, YOU!

Is there a book on 
your desk?

I need you to fill out another form please!
Thank you!

So far we've taken the time to analyze characters, settings, mood, and sensory details. We are not done yet!

Over the next couple days, we're going to be looking at conflict!

Conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces. (like in chess?)

In literature, there are few types of conflict.

Don't panic! We're going to learn what those are.

When I tell you to, click this link for a view only copy of a document. 
DO NOT MAKE A COPY. 
Instead, listen to my instructions.


Reminder - By Friday you should have:

• Completely finished reading two books.
• Written one book review and posted it on Goodreads
• Updated your English Journal.
• Taken the last Group Novel quiz. (See Ms. Black or Mrs. Roberts if you haven't.)