Why do struggles matter to stories?

In this lesson you will learn to identify the main conflict in the story by recording and sorting

major and minor conflicts.

Let’s Review

A Common MistakeA common mistake is overlook the

BIG conflictand instead focus on the minor problems.

Core LessonCore Lesson

Conflict = the problem in the story

Main Conflict Moving the story forward

Core LessonCore LessonPerson

vs. Person

Person vs.

Nature

Person vs. Self

Core LessonCore Lesson 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

Core LessonCore Lesson

List the problems in the story.1

2 Circle the most important conflict.

3 Identify the type of conflict and record.

In this lesson you have learned how to identify the main conflict in the story by

recording and sorting major and minor conflicts.

Guided Practice

“Plato-The Story of a Cat”

List the Conflicts (& circle the most important one)

Type of Conflict:

Follow the three steps to identify and sort the main conflict in the passage.

Extension Activities

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.

Extension Activities

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.

Quick QuizQuick Quiz 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: