Objective:Define conflict (protagonist and antagonist)

Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3

Day 1

Materials / Status of the Class
/ Types of Conflict Transparency
AR book
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/ 1. Were you able to identify a conflict in your story? Who is involved?
2.Which type of conflict best describes the one you identified?
3. How do you predict the conflict will be resolved?

Power Lesson

Hook question: What is conflict? Teacher discusses and elicits responses from the students (Conflict is defined as a struggle between opposing forces.)
Teacher says: "Much of what we read from both books and the newspaper involves conflict. Conflict, of one kind or another, is a constant theme in literature. There are four different types of conflict." Display Types of Conflict Transparency Read and discuss.
Teacher asks: "Can you think of a time in your life when you were involved in one of the four types of conflict?" Give students 5 minutes to brainstorm and share.
While sharing, teacher writes the examples on the board. Next to each example the teacher can elicit responses from the students about which of the four types of conflict each scenario fits. (For example: best friends share a secret and one of them passes it along- man vs. man
A struggle with guilt over cheating on a test-man vs. himself
A girl fights for her right to play on the football team-man vs. society
A battle with a storm or any natural catastrophe- man vs. nature)

Teacher says: "While reading today, identify one major conflict that a character in your book encounters and predict how that character will resolve the conflict."

Students read silently for thirty minutes.

Day 2

Materials / Status of the Class
/ Survivor Activity Handout
AR book
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/ 1. What is the problem or issue presented in your story? What caused this conflict?
2. If you had the same conflict, how would you solve it?

Power Lesson

1. Give students Survivor Activity Handout
2. Have students work with a partner to complete the activity.
3. Discuss and share responses.
4. Review four types of conflict.
(15 minutes)
5. Students will read silently for thirty minutes and determine the main conflict in their story and its causes.

Day 3

Materials / Status of the Class
/ AR book
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/ 1. Who is the protagonist in your story?
2. Who is the antagonist?
3. Does the antagonist ever demonstrate protagonist qualities and vice versa?
4. What do you predict will be the solution?

Power Lesson

Teacher says:" Sometimes conflicts between two forces or people in stories involve a protagonist and an antagonist. A protagonist is the main character in a play, story, or novel who generally is classified as the good guy. The antagonist is the character(s) who fights, struggles, or contends against the main character in a play, story, or novel. You can remember these by looking at the prefix. For example, "pro" means "for".
There can be more than one protagonist and antagonist in a story."

Have students think of their favorite book or movie and identify the protagonist and antagonist.

Students read silently for thirty minutes.

While reading, determine the protagonist and the antagonist in your story.