NAME. CLASS. DATE. THE CIRCUIT Francisco Jimenez (page 180). External
and Internal Conflict. Conflict is a struggle between opposing characters or ...
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THE CIRCUIT
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Francisco Jimenez
DATE
(page 180)
External and Internal Conflict Conflict is a struggle between opposing characters or between opposing forces. In an external conflict, a character struggles with some outside force. This outside force might be another character, society as a whole, or a natural force. An internal conflict takes place within the character's own mind. It is a struggle between opposing needs or desires or emotions. Understanding External and Internal Conflict Fill in the blanks with the letter preceding the word, phrase, or clause that best completes each sentence. 1. The opening of this story, from page 180 to the beginning of page 182, develops an important internal conflict within the narrator, Panchito. This internal conflict is between a. Panchito and his siblings b. Panchito's fondness for his father and his fondness for his father's car c. Panchito's need to move with his family and his hatred of having to move 2. An important external conflict that develops when Panchito goes to work in the fields is the following: a. the conflict between Panchito and the heat b. Panchito's conflict about whether or not to work c. the conflict between Panchito and the water jug 3. During the lunch break, the following external conflict emerges: a. a conflict between the children and their father b. Panchito's conflict about whether or not to go to school c. conflict between the family and the authorities who would require the children to go to school 4. When Panchito goes to school, an internal conflict develops between a. Panchito and the principal b. Panchito's desire to go to school and his nervousness about it c. Panchito's desire to go to school and his desire to learn English 5. The end of the story suggests the following external conflict: a. between Panchito and the economic necessity that forces his family to move b. between Panchito's love for his family and his love for school c. between Panchito and his teacher
Workbook: Elements of Literature, Second Course
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Applying Skills Choose a movie or television show you have seen. List two internal and two external conflicts from it. Internal: 1.
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Reader's Response Think of one internal and one external conflict you have faced. List them on the lines below. Internal?
