Type of ConflictsType of Conflicts

Your mom is driving you and Your mom is driving you and your friends to a big game in your friends to a big game in

another town. You left in another town. You left in plenty of time, but she seems plenty of time, but she seems

to have lost her way. It’s to have lost her way. It’s getting late and there’s no getting late and there’s no sign of the gym. You think sign of the gym. You think

you saw a sign for the Sports you saw a sign for the Sports Center a few blocks back. Center a few blocks back.

When you tell your mom, she When you tell your mom, she says, “Who’s driving: You or says, “Who’s driving: You or

me?”me?”

Character versus CharacterCharacter versus Character

You have basketball practice, You have basketball practice, which you love, every Friday which you love, every Friday night. Last week, though, you night. Last week, though, you missed it because of a family missed it because of a family

commitment. This week a commitment. This week a friend has invited you to go to friend has invited you to go to

a great play.a great play.

Character versus SelfCharacter versus Self

You’re skiing with a friend, You’re skiing with a friend, not really paying attention to not really paying attention to where you’re going. Suddenly where you’re going. Suddenly

you find yourself atop a you find yourself atop a double black diamond icy double black diamond icy

slope---straight down! You’ve slope---straight down! You’ve never skied anything like this never skied anything like this

before!before!

Character versus NatureCharacter versus Nature

Last week a group of seventh-Last week a group of seventh-graders left a mess in the graders left a mess in the lunch room. They had to lunch room. They had to

come back and clean it up. come back and clean it up. This week a group of sixth-This week a group of sixth-graders did the same thing graders did the same thing

and the lunch room aids gave and the lunch room aids gave them all detention.them all detention.

Character versus SocietyCharacter versus Society

At a party you spent a lot of At a party you spent a lot of time talking to a friend from time talking to a friend from

your math class---just your math class---just chatting. His girlfriend, chatting. His girlfriend,

however, has spread rumors however, has spread rumors around school that you’re around school that you’re

trying to take him away from trying to take him away from her.her.

Character versus CharacterCharacter versus Character

Your school has a state level Your school has a state level ice-hockey team---for boys. ice-hockey team---for boys. When you and a group of When you and a group of girlfriends want to start a girlfriends want to start a

girls’ hockey program, you’re girls’ hockey program, you’re told that, although it’s a nice told that, although it’s a nice idea, there just isn’t enough idea, there just isn’t enough

money in the athletic budget.money in the athletic budget.

Character versus SocietyCharacter versus Society

You have a book report due You have a book report due on Friday. Even though on Friday. Even though

you’ve had several weeks to you’ve had several weeks to read, by Tuesday you’ve read read, by Tuesday you’ve read only half the book. To make only half the book. To make things worse, your teacher things worse, your teacher

has stated, “I have high has stated, “I have high expectations for this expectations for this

assignment!”assignment!”

Character versus SelfCharacter versus Self

You’re taking a shortcut You’re taking a shortcut through the woods to your through the woods to your cousin’s house ---with your cousin’s house ---with your

five-year-old sister in tow. She five-year-old sister in tow. She scratches her leg on a bush scratches her leg on a bush

and whines, then it begins to and whines, then it begins to rain very hard. You want to rain very hard. You want to make a run for it, but your make a run for it, but your

sister refuses to budge. sister refuses to budge. You’ve never seen it rain like You’ve never seen it rain like this before, and you’ve never this before, and you’ve never

been in this part of the been in this part of the woods.woods.

Character versus NatureCharacter versus NatureANDAND

Character versus CharacterCharacter versus Character