Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define conflict as tension between competing values. (Guide: “Conflict is competing values under pressure”)
- I can tell internal conflict from external conflict. (Guide: “Conflict is competing values under pressure”; Practice questions 1 and 2)
- I can explain how two conflicts can intersect and heighten one another. (Guide: “Several conflicts at once”; Practice question 3)
- I can explain how an inconsistency can represent a conflict of values. (Guide: “Inconsistency as evidence of conflict”)
Skills
- I can name the values on each side of a conflict. (Guide: “Naming the values”; Practice question 8)
- I can use stage directions as evidence of an unspoken internal conflict. (Practice question 2)
- I can find a contradiction between words and action and say what it shows. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 4)
- I can write a short explanation of intersecting conflicts using two details. (Practice question 7)
Reasoning
- I can explain how two characters using the same word reveal a conflict of values. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 3)
- I can explain how a conflict makes a character’s decision more or less likely. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 5)
- I can explain why a belief that serves a purpose resists correction. (Practice questions 5 and 6)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 3.6 study guide, From claim-and-evidence paragraph to defensible thesis, or return to the revision notes.