Conflict in Text

Student Success Criteria: I can synthesize evidence from multiple sections of the text to support inferences I have made about the text

Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces in a text. Below are the common types of conflict found in text.

Character Character Character Character Character Character

vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.
Self Character Society Nature Supernatural Destiny
Conflict within Struggle Battles Battles against a Conflict between a Struggles between
the character-- between against an natural force such character and the character’s
making a tough two or element of as a flood, fire, typically own destiny or
decision or more government blizzard, or unbelievable or predetermined
overcoming guilt, characters or culture disease epidemic supernatural fate
fear, sadness or a in the phenomena, such as
personal issue story vampires, aliens,
ghosts, etc.

Type of Conflict (circle one)

Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society

Character vs. Nature Character vs. Supernatural Character vs. Destiny

Textual Evidence-supporting Type of Conflict choice Explanation of Evidence

Textual Evidence-supporting Type of Conflict choice Explanation of Evidence

V.Newman Curriculum 2020