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Students explore picture books to identify the characteristics of four types of conflict: character vs. character, character vs. self, character vs. nature, and character vs. society. Next, students write about conflict in their own lives and then look for similarities among all the conflicts shared by the class, ultimately classifying each conflict into one of the four types. Finally, after investigating the compare and contrast format, students conclude with a compare and contrast essay that focuses on two conflicts—one from their own experience and one from a picture book or story that they have read. |
| Content Standard(s): |
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
| R5. Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
| 22. Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.
a. Describe in detail the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits and explain how their actions influence events in the story.
b. Explain how the characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of the story.
c. Identify the central message, theme, or moral in a story, including myths, fables, and folktales, and explain the meaning conveyed in the passage.
d. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots from two texts. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
| 26. Use text comparisons (text to text, text to self, and text to world) to make meaning.
a. Use prior knowledge to determine similarities between texts they are reading and texts they have previously read.
b. Compare different versions of the same story. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
| 38. Compose and develop a well-organized paragraph with a topic sentence, details to support, and a concluding sentence. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
| R4. Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
| 15. Analyze in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
a. Identify and explain attitudes and influences of multiple characters within a text.
b. Explain how the main character changes throughout the story, using explicit evidence from the text.
c. Make an inference about a character's behavior, the setting, and/or specific events, using explicit details from the story. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
| 32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
| R4. Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
| 19. Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text, including character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and point of view. | English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
| 32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency. |
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