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Due Date: August 11, 2015

The first unit of 8th grade English will be a study of The Outsiders. In order to be prepared for this first unit and the assignments and assessments that accompany it, you will need to have completed this pre-requisite assignment. Please purchase a copy of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, ISBN 978-0142407332. This will need to be a physical copy that you own so that you can write in the book and turn it in as part of your grade. Step 1: Read and complete the Conflict Definition Worksheet. Step 2: Read The Outsiders and annotate for conflict in your book. Here’s what I mean by “annotate”: As you read, you will underline and label all the examples you find of the 4 main types of conflict. Use these abbreviations: MvM

= Man vs. Man

MvSoc

= Man vs. Society

MvN

= Man vs. Nature

MvSelf

= Internal conflict/Man vs. self

* Please make sure you do a good job of marking these types of conflict in your book and bring your book to school every day for the first two weeks of school. You will be graded on your annotations, and the quality of annotations will also impact how well you can complete the assignments during our first unit. Step 3: Complete the Conflict in The Outsiders Worksheet

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Read and highlight the following definitions. Use this information to help you fill in the blanks on the next page.

Conflict- The struggle between opposing forces in a story or play. Types of conflict: 1. External conflict occurs when a character struggles against some outside force. There are three main types of external conflict: a. Man vs. Man- A character struggles against another character. Man vs. Man conflict is the typical protagonist vs. antagonist conflict and is present in the classic “good guy” vs. “bad guy” plots. Example: Carrie and her sister are fighting over who gets to sit in the front seat. b. Man vs. Nature- A character (or group of characters) struggles against a force of nature, which would include natural disasters, problems living in the wilderness, and animal attacks. It can also include things like injury or illness. Often in Man vs. Nature conflicts, the character is struggling to survive. Example: Polly is stranded in the scorching hot desert and only has a bottle of water and seven raisins. c. Man vs. Society- a character (or group of characters) struggles against the the culture or social systems he or she lives in. In this type of conflict, the society becomes its own character in a way. The protagonist may be violating social norms or the values of his/her society. Often this character is fighting for rights, wants to change the society, or is passionate about a social cause. The author often uses this kind of conflict to criticize the flaws of his or her actual society. Example: Mary lives in a society that doesn’t allow girls to receive an education. She creates a secret school for girls that meets in the basement of her house. d. Other types- Sometimes readers may find other types of external conflict that are less common: Man vs. Supernatural Beings (where the character is in opposition to God/gods, ghosts, aliens, etc), Man vs. Fate (where the character fights against his destiny) or Man vs. Technology (where the character is in conflict with some type of machine) 2. Internal Conflict: This type of conflict is also called Man vs. Self. The character struggles with himself/herself. The conflict takes place within the mind of the character, and it’s usually related to uncertainty about a decision or having mixed feelings about a topic. The character may WANT to act one way, but acts in the opposite way. Or she may not be sure of what she wants. Example: Donald loves playing basketball, but being on the travel team means he won’t have as much time to spend with his friends. He’s not sure which decision to make.

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Use the previous page to help you fill in the blanks below with the different types of conflict. Then give an example of that type of conflict from your life, a book you’ve read, or a movie or TV show you’ve watched. Do not use examples from The Outsiders on this page. Write in complete sentences and make sure it is clear how your answer is an example of that type of conflict. For a bonus point, you may also give an example from the Bible.

Internal Conflict: Man vs. ____________ Source of example: (write “my life” or the name of the book/movie/show)

For 1 bonus point: Biblical example:

External Conflict: (3 main types) Man vs. ____________ Source of example: (write “my life” or the name of the book/movie/show) Example:

For 1 bonus point: Biblical example:

Man vs. ____________ Source of example: (write “my life” or the name of the book/movie/show) Example:

For 1 bonus point: Biblical example:

Man vs. ____________ Source of example: (write “my life” or the name of the book/movie/show) Example:

For 1 bonus point: Biblical example:

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After reading and annotating for conflict in The Outsiders, choose one example of each type of conflict that is especially meaningful or interesting to you. Fill in the chart below.

Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man Example Choose one example of this type of conflict that is especially meaningful or interesting to you. This conflict is between ______________ and __________________. (name the specific characters/forces that are struggling)

Context: What is going on in the book just before this quote? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Quote: Copy the quote word for word. You may use ellipses (…) to skip parts of the quote that are not important to your example. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ page #_________

Explanation Please write in complete sentences and include specific details from the book. You should respond with at least 2 strong, detailed sentences per question. Explain how this quote is an example of this type of conflict. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Why is this conflict important in the book? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ What does it reveal about the character(s) involved in the conflict? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

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Type of Conflict: Man vs. Society Example Choose one example of this type of conflict that is especially meaningful or interesting to you. This conflict is between ______________ and __________________. (name the

Explanation Please write in complete sentences and include specific details from the book. You should respond with at least 2 strong, detailed sentences per question. Explain how this quote is an example of this type of conflict.

specific characters/forces that are struggling)

Context: What is going on in the book just before this quote? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Why is this conflict important in the book? Quote: Copy the quote word for word. You may use ellipses (…) to skip parts of the quote that are not important to your example. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ What does it reveal about the character(s) involved in the conflict? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ page #_________

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Type of Conflict: Man vs. Nature Example Choose one example of this type of conflict that is especially meaningful or interesting to you. This conflict is between ______________ and __________________. (name the

Explanation Please write in complete sentences and include specific details from the book. You should respond with at least 2 strong, detailed sentences per question. Explain how this quote is an example of this type of conflict.

specific characters/forces that are struggling)

Context: What is going on in the book just before this quote? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Why is this conflict important in the book? Quote: Copy the quote word for word. You may use ellipses (…) to skip parts of the quote that are not important to your example. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ What does it reveal about the character(s) involved in the conflict? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ page #_________

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Type of Conflict: Man vs. Self Example Choose one example of this type of conflict that is especially meaningful or interesting to you. This conflict is between ______________ and __________________. (name the

Explanation Please write in complete sentences and include specific details from the book. You should respond with at least 2 strong, detailed sentences per question. Explain how this quote is an example of this type of conflict.

specific characters/forces that are struggling)

Context: What is going on in the book just before this quote? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Why is this conflict important in the book? ___________________________________ Quote: Copy the quote word for word. You may use ellipses (…) to skip parts of the quote that are not important to your example. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ What does it reveal about the character(s) involved in the conflict? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ page #_________

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