Amigo Brothers

Pre-reading vocabulary

Types of Conflict

Review with your partner: What is the definition of a conflict?

External Conflict

• What is it? Someone or something is keeping the protagonist from being happy

• Three Types:

Character vs. Character

Character vs. Nature

Character vs. Society

Internal Conflict

What is it? A character is struggling with his or her own mixed feelings or emotions

The conflict is inside the character’s head

One Type: Character vs. Self ex: “If I Stay”

DEMOLISH

• To destroy

DEVASTATING

• To greatly damage

ELIMINATION

• To get rid of.

EMERGE

• To come out of a place of hiding.

EVADE

• To avoid

BARRAGE

• A series of hits

MINGLE To mix

PENSIVE

• Thinking

CLARITY

• Clearness

COMMENCE

• To begin

Now respond on your KWL chart

• Use the back of the sheet to think about the following---and fill in the blank with what you think!

• When close friends compete_____________.

• Conflicts between friends can create feelings of _______________.