an external conflict that is the struggle between two characters

an internal struggle a character has with his feelings or conscience

an external struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group

an external struggle between a character and weather, animals, insects, etc.

Adapted From Night Sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne When evening came, I went out, buttoning my worn overcoat and lifting my umbrella to the sky. Immediately, I heard the pounding of the rain upon the dome above me. I could only think of the cheerful

Harry Potter must defeat the evil wizard, Voldemort, in order to save the other wizards and witches.

In Gary Paulsen’s novel Hatchet, Brian must survive alone in the Canadian Wilderness. He overcomes bitter cold and wild animals in order to live through his ordeal.

In Carl Hiaasen’s novel Hoot, Roy must take on a construction company and the city to save an owl’s habitat.

In Little Women, a girl named Jo is torn between becoming a writer and marrying and starting a family. She can’t decide.

In the novel Holes, Stanley is sent to a Juvenile Detention Center after he is convicted of a crime he did not commit.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne and her family must hide from the Nazi government because in Nazi Germany’s society, all Jews were sent to prison camps.

Two boys want to adopt the same dog from the animal shelter. To decide who deserves the dog, they devise a competition. The boy who volunteers for the most hours at the shelter can have the dog.

A woman is walking in the park when she notices a child crying. She is late for work and can’t decide if she should stop to help the child.

I was new to this school and no one told me there was a rule against pink hair. How was I supposed to know? Now that I have two days of detention, I’ll never forget!

Have you ever had one of those mornings when you felt a little bit sick? Not really coughing or terribly ill, but just not right. Today I had one of those mornings, and I didn’t know if I should stay home or go to school.

Suddenly, from behind the tall trees, Tim heard a growling sound. He took off running, headed toward a light on a hill he knew had to be a house. Behind him, he could hear the wolf’s paws pounding against the ground, growing closer and closer.

Josh’s dad got a speeding ticket for driving faster than the legal limit.

Samantha was having a very difficult time choosing a book to read for her next book report.

Tom and his family were stranded in their house because three feet of snow had fallen and the roads were all closed.

Rob and his brother argued about what program to watch on television.

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