Conflict Practice Nawne.. fad MEG isernol fatternal= recon. nv. F 1 BSE iGmeied ne eae Feed through his coat pockets for a match. He had already gathered scraps of wood and piled them up to make a fire. Now, he had to figure out how to kindle it. The sun had already set and all light was quickly fading from the sky; John could feel the temperature dropping just as rapidly. Without a match, there was no way to get this fire going, and without a fire, he wasn't sure how he would survive the night. Nobody knew he was stuck out there, alone, without food or shelter. His best hope was to try to avoid freezing, then head out at dawn to find help. ‘Type of conflict: 2. As the bus pulled up to the stop, Renee steadied herself and slowly walked toward the edge of the sidewalk. Ever since the fire, her life has taken a unexpected path. She was once beautiful, with bright blue eyes, rosy lips, and a head of dark, curly hair. Now, she shuffled slowly and had to be careful to not bump her delicate, scarred skin, The fire that bumed down her home also attacked her. Instead of a light, vivacious 25-year-old, Renee resembled a 90 year old woman -- bald, twisted, and hunched over, Inside, she felt normal and glad to be alive. Outside, she was unrecognizable and frightening. She sensed the other passengers shifting impatiently as the lift slowly lowered in order for her to step onto the bus. Impatience grew as she slowly fumbled for her bus card. That impatience tured into horror as she turned to find a seat. Nobody wanted to look at the disfigured and scarred face, let along sit next to it. Renee wanted to scream, “I'm just a person! I'm just like yout” but she had learned to suppress that urge and accept the fact that she was forever an outsider. A freak. ‘Type of confilet: 3. Mike hit the snooze button for the fifth time. He had to get up now, or else he'd be late again, After the usual cereal and coffee, stepped into the bathroom to shave and brush his teeth. Every morning, he had the same conversation with his reflection in the mirror, “Today's the day,” he thought, “Today | am going to quit, I'm going to walk right into Mr. Maloney's office and tell him what | think about this stupid job, and then I'll quit. Ill leave today.” Even as he rehearsed his final speech, he knew that it would never happen. The thought of being unemployed terrified him, and he was too much of a coward to speak his, mind to his boss. Instead, he would work another day at a job he hated. The next morning, he began again. “Today's the day. Today I am going to quit.” ‘Type of conflict: 4, Iwas just about to beat my high score in Call of Duty when my mom walked into the room and stood directly in front of the TV screen, “Mom! What are you doing?!” In her hand was a folded piece of paper. My report card must have arrived. This was about to get ugly. "Exactly when were you going to tell me that you are failing three classes?! You're failing gym! How do you fail gym??" | rolled my eyes and sighed, and that just made things worse. | could tell that she was waiting for me to respond, so | said, “God, Mom. I's not a big deal. I'll bring my grades up.” This was probably the dumbest thing | could have said, because her face tumed a deep scarlet. "Your father and I have sacrificed way too much to send you to the best school in the city. Itis VERY MUCH a big deal that you are nearly failing out,” she said, her voice about twice the normal volume. | responded, “Yeah, well, | didn't ask for you to make any sacrifices for me, so sorry if | don’t care about that stupid school as much as you do.” ‘Type of conflict:5. The story of Rosa Parks is a well-known one, but few people are familiar with Ms. Parks's full history. ‘She was not a woman who simply “didn't want to move” as we were often told in elementary school. In fact, she had a long history of activism with the NAACP and the Voters’ League in the long fight for civil rights, Parks spent many years working with a network of African Americans, staging peaceful protests around Birmingham, Alabama, Regardless, her act of refusing to give up her seat on the bus on December 1, 1955 marked a powerful moment when a single woman refused to bow to the racism that surrounded her. Type of conflict: 6. Janet stared the horse Rowan in the eye. Rowan was an impatient and testy young horse, and it was Janet's job to break him in. Every day after school, she would ride her bike 5 miles out to the stables to ‘groom, walk, and, hopefully, ride Rowan. He usually tried to run away from her or bucked around until she fell off, but it was only a matter of time before he became accustomed to her presence. Janet checked the tightness of the saddle straps, stuck her foot into the stirup, and flung her other leg over the horse. The moment her weight landed on Rowan's back, he took off at a full gallop across the field. Janet clenched the reins, bouncing in the saddle. Just when she thought she was steady, Rowan reared back. She lost her grip and fell fiat onto her back on the muddy ground. "Oh well,” she thought as she picked herself up, "Try, try again.” Type of conflict: 7. Hector and his father had a very contentious relationship. Whenever his father would come home late, Hector yelled at him for not being there to take care of the family. Hector hated how his father would rather be out partying with his friends, rather than eating dinner with his mom and litle sister. When his dad was home, he treated the whole family like dirt. He ordered Hector’s mom around like a servant and told her to shut up whenever she complained. Even worse, Hector feared that he would become like his father himself one day. He noticed that he sometimes used his dad’s phrases when his little sister was. bugging him, and sometimes he told his mom to bring him some food, without asking or saying thank you. The feeling of acting like his dad was frightening, and it pushed him to work hard in school. If he could go to a good college and provide for his family, he thought, then he would become the man that his father never was. ‘Type of conflict:Name: Characterization Worksheet 1 Directions: Read a short description of an event. Identify a character trait that is revealed by each action, Explain your answer. 1. Jake is Cassie's older brother. One day they are walking home from school when a cold front rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees. Jake is dressed more appropriately for the weather than Cassie. He takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier. ‘What character trait does Jake demonstrate? TEXpIaTn Your answer by Weerencing ie We 2. Craig is a football player training over the summer for next season. The coach demands that all players come in at 6:00 AM and lift weights until 8:00 AM, when practice begins. Craig gets there at 5:00 AM to begin his training. What character trait does Craig demonstrate? TEsplain your answer by reerencTng Wie TT 3. Anna volunteered to help Kylie clean her house, When Anna washed the mirrors, Kylie asked her if she used paper towels instead of newspapers. When Anna admitted that she had, Kylie asked her to redo them. Then, while Anna was sweeping, Kylie corrected her on her technique. "Don't just push the dirt around, Anna. SWEEP it," Kylie told Anna. What character trait does Kylie demonstrate? TENpIAI YOU aEEWar By Veen We TEXT 4, Corey came back from the bathroom and noticed that her rainbow pencil was missing. She looked around the room and saw that Beth was using a rainbow pencil. Corey started crying uncontrollably and ran out of the room, ‘What character trait does Corey demonstrate? TENplain your answer by referencing We We 5. Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card, Kelvin took the ID out of the wallet, walked to the woman's house, and returned the wallet to her. ‘What character trait docs Kelvin demonstrate? Explain your answer by relereacing We Tex6. Jonathan invited a bunch of friends over to his house. He then talked to them for hours about all the trophies that he had won, his rare comic book collection, and how much money his dad makes. His friends did not enjoy their time at Jonathan's What character trait does Jonathan demonstrate? [Explain your sane Uy referencing The Tex 7. Rocky's cousin brought him to a party, Rocky didn't know anyone at the party, Shortly after getting there, Rocky's cousin disappeared, Rocky made a lot of new friends at this party and had a great time. ‘What character trait does Rocky demonstrate? “ERG Our aRAWaT by FTereRCTnG We WE 8. The teacher asked Khadija what the answer was to the problem on the board. Khadija wore a worried expression on her face for a moment and then put her head down on her desk. After the teacher moved on to someone else, Khadija whispered to her friend that the answer was 26. Khadija was right. What character trait does Khadija demonstrate? Epa YOu aise By FTCTERETNE THe TEN 9. After Mark's mechanical pencil ran out of lead, he asked Pete, who sat next to him, if he could borrow a pencil. Pete yelled, "No, Mark. If you didn't come prepared, why is that my fault? Bring TWO pencils to class! You can't have one of mine or you'll never learn your lesson.” ‘What character trait does Pete demonstrate? [ Explain your answer by referencing the txt, 10. Scott doesn't talk much, but five girls in our homeroom class are currently competing for his attention. This is nothing new. Girls have liked Scott for as long as I can remember. ‘What character trait does Scott demonstrate? [-Expliin your answer by reterencing ieName: Characterization Worksheet 2 Directions: Read the short passages. Answer the question by identifying an implied character trait. Explain your answer by referencing the text. 1. Jason is an excellent accountant who works full-time for his best friend's company. A larger accounting firm contacts Jason and offers to pay him twice if he will work for them, Jason thanks the company for their offer but declines. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer. What character trait docs Jason demonstrate? TENpInis your answer by referencing We (Et 2. Bric's car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn't getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help. ‘What character trait docs Eric demonstrate? Explain your answer by oTreREing Ws RE 1 3. After coming home late from a party, Mae's father questioned her. She wanted to tell him that she was studying at a friend's place and lost track of time, but she told him the truth instead: she was at a party. What character trait does Mae demonstrate? “Explain your answer By Weerencing We ex 4. Michael has clothes all over the floor of his bedroom. Underneath the clothes on his floor is a pizza box with crusts in it. Underneath the pizza box is bunch of pieces of a board game that Michael played and didn't put away. Michael sat on his unmade bed with his shoes on and played video games all night. What character trait does Michael demonstrate? Explain your answer by referencing the Tex 5. Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor's house and filled up his lawn mower with ges. When it still wouldn't start, Andy lent him his lawn mower. What character trait does Andy demonstrate? [ Epa Your answer by reerecing ie tex6. When vandals burned down the orphanage, Ms. Cleary started a fundraising campaign and donated $5,000 dollars of her own money. After nine months of hard work, the funds were raised and the orphanage was rebuilt. ‘What character trait does Ms. Cleary demonstrate? ERD Fou answer by FETE THs TeX 7. The teacher told the students that they were not to start testing until everyone received all of the testing materials. He went on to explain that the test booklet was to remain sealed until he had read through all of the directions. Immediately after receiving the test booklet, Chris raised his hand and asked if he could start testing. ‘What character trait does Chris demonstrate? "Elan Four anne By referencing Te TEX 8. Katie's mother came home from a long day of work and noticed that the entire house had been cleaned from top to bottom. She figured that Katie must have cleaned it. The strangest thing was that she didn't even ask Katie to clean. Then she found a note on the counter from Katic asking for permission to sleep over at her friend Heather's house. Katie's mother smiled. ‘What character trait does Katie demonstrate? [Explain your anwar by reerencing We tex 9. Orson sat on the couch. He wanted to change the television station, but the controller was all the way at the end of the couch by his feet. Orson sort of scooted toward it and attempted to grab it with his feet. ‘The controller fell and landed several feet away from him. Orson gave up on changing the television station and just watched whatever was playing. ‘What character trait does Orson demonstrate? plain your aARWEr By TeteTeRGTag He TEX 10. It was Halloween and Valarie was dressed up as Princess Rosemary from her favorite TV show, The Princess Club. As she was collecting candy, she noticed another little girl wearing a Princess Rosemary costume, Valarie began rolling around on the ground and screaming about how she wants to be the only Princess Rosemary. Valarie's tantrum continued long after the other Princess Rosemary vanished from sight. ‘What character trait does Valarie demonstrate? Expl your answer by referencing the XE,