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Character Conflicts and Tension

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Character Conflicts and Tension

Characters facing different conflicts

🧠 Part 1: Understanding Conflict Types

1. What is INTERNAL conflict?

When a character fights with another person

When a character struggles with their own feelings or thoughts

When a character faces bad weather

2. What is EXTERNAL conflict?

When a character feels worried inside

When a character faces a problem with something outside themselves

When a character makes a decision

3. Read each example. Tick if it shows INTERNAL or EXTERNAL conflict:

Example A: Sarah feels nervous about her first day at a new school.

Internal Conflict    
External Conflict

Example B: Tom is trapped in a cave during a thunderstorm.

Internal Conflict    
External Conflict

Example C: Maya can't decide whether to tell her friend the truth.

Internal Conflict    
External Conflict

✏️ Part 2: Creating Conflicts for Your Character

4. Think about a character you want to write about. What is your character's name?

My character's name is: _________________________

5. Create an INTERNAL conflict for your character. Use the sentence starter:

My character feels _________________________________ because

6. Create an EXTERNAL conflict for your character. Choose one type and complete:

Person vs Person: My character has a problem with _______________

Person vs Nature: My character must survive _______________

Person vs Situation: My character is stuck in _______________

7. Explain your external conflict in more detail:

🎭 Part 3: Building Tension

8. How might your character's internal conflict make readers feel worried or excited?
9. What could make your external conflict even more challenging? Add a twist:

Just when my character thinks they can solve the problem, _______________

10. Extension Challenge: Can your character face BOTH conflicts at the same time? Explain how:

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