Identify the kind(s) of conflict present in a literary plot (i.e., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology). SPI 0601.8.5

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1. Conflict - Learn about the different types of conflicts.
2. Conflict - Using a conflict theme to teach literature and life skills
3. Conflict - very good short article on the differences between internal and external conflict
4. Conflict - this Wikipedia article describes seven types of conflict in literature
5. Conflict and Tension - brief description of various types of conflict
6. Conflict is the essence of Drama - article with the different types of conflict
7. Developing Conflict - article about the different kinds of conflict in a fictional story
8. The Great Kapok Tree: Teaching About Conflict in Literature - lesson plan from Education World for grades 6-8
9. Literature - Conflict - Decide which kind of conflict each item describes quiz with ten multiple-choice questions [you can take the quiz without entering an email address]
10. Literature Terms: Conflict - this page points out the difference between internal and external conflict
11. Plot Structure: A Literary Elements Mini-Lesson - includes a a tool for mapping plot structure, which allows readers to visualize the key features of stories.
12. The Three Master Recipes of Fiction - three different types of conflict in fiction

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