Types of Conflict Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.6.2 and 7.4

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Life is definitely heightened by the presence of conflict. TV ratings go up and people watch night shows, if the ratings are high. This is because conflict intrigues people and makes them feel safe and disorientated within the same the same breath. There are several types of conflict that you will find in literature. Person versus person is so overdone, but not as much as man versus nature. These worksheets will help students identify the prominence of conflict towards another character.

Types of Conflict Worksheets To Print:

Types of Dialogue - Do you notice that a "Person" is involved in every conflict? I'm just saying... We examine how the can always have problems with their selves, nature, or society.

Person vs. What? - We also look at if the source is internal or external. Read each scenario. In the box below each scenario, write whether the conflict is internal or external, and what kind it is.

Conflict Map - Betty really has a lot of problems going on here. The pressure could be internal or external from multiple sources.

Can You Name the Type of Conflict? - Disney stories are all built on entirely on this premise. Probably because it stirs up emotions. Let's take a look at few of the more popular titles.

Identifying Conflict - A nice chart that can follow you from activity to activity based on the different works you exploring.

Types of Conflict - Read each passage. Identify the type of conflict. Choose from all the different types that are identified for you.

What's Going On Here? - Describe the nature of the conversation between Jo and her mother.

Understanding Conflict - Give an example of a time when you have faced each of the following types of friction. Who or what was the antagonistic force?

Internal or External? - If it is external, identify the type of external conflict. Both types of conflict may be present in the passage.

Column Marker - If it is external, identify the type of external conflict. Both types of conflict may be present in the passage.

Understanding Conflict - Identify the conflict, and whether it is internal or external. There are many different types to explore (person vs. person; person vs. self; person vs. society; person vs. nature).

Hatchet - What is the secret that is bothering Brian for the whole book? What kind of conflict is this, and why?

Conflict in The Giver - What kind of conflict did The Giver experience when Rosemary was selected to be The Receiver?

Matching Aggression - Read each passage of dialogue or brief story synopsis and identify the type of conflict that you would expect to be present.

Person Versus - Give an example of each type of conflict in a book or a story you have read.

Types of Conflict Found in Stories


Conflicts are an important part of any literary plot and text. Sometimes, a writer deliberately adds conflict to the plot and makes it his or her focus so that the reader may learn a lesson after reading. These conflicts can be imaginary as well as real and anyone can introduce any type of conflict in the literary world through novels, plays, poems, and short stories. These differences or oppositions can make a story interesting and didactic. Although they are more or less the same in almost any written piece, the most common conflicts introduced in the stories are as follows:


Man vs. Self


Man vs. self is also known as the internal conflict in literature. As its name indicates, this tension usually refers to a state of indecisiveness and confusion a character faces without any influence from the outside characters. Hamlet is the most common example of such a conflict where the character is confused between killing his stepfather or not doing it because of the immorality of the act of murder.


Man vs. Man


This is one of the most common conflicts in almost many forms of literature. This conflict refers to the state of antagonism or opposition between two human beings on several grounds.


Man vs. Nature


Sometimes, the natural events also go in opposition with the main characters of the story and this conflict refers to such events of unfortunate luck.


Man vs. Technology


This conflict is mainly addressed by the modern-day stories where the human being is being destroyed and opposed by the technological advancements in the world. It makes the stories very interesting yet a bit horrifying.


Man vs. Society


The addition of this conflict in the stories shows how some go against the norms and culture and the hurdles he or she face on the way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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