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 name the main kinds of conflict: internal, interpersonal, social and circumstantial. (Guide: “Conflict: the engine and the argument of a plot”; Practice Question 1)
- I can explain how conflict both drives the plot and develops meaning. (Guide: “Conflict: the engine and the argument of a plot”; Practice Question 2)
- I can explain how an unseen character or earlier action can cause conflict. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Questions 4 and 5)
- I can explain what catharsis is and when it occurs. (Guide: “What the framework asks you to notice”; Practice Question 6)
Skills
- I can identify the opposing forces and what each stands for. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 7)
- I can say what is at stake for each side and for the reader. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 7)
- I can trace how events escalate, complicate or delay a conflict. (Guide: “A method for conflict”)
- I can quote accurately from a scene of conflict. (Practice Questions 7 and 8)
Reasoning
- I can explain what an unresolved ending contributes to an interpretation. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Question 3)
- I can explain how a conflict that is never shown still governs the present. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Question 4)
- I can compare a weak and a strong sentence about conflict and say why the strong one scores. (Guide: “Weak and strong versions side by side”)
- I can write a paragraph on conflict with a claim, evidence and commentary. (Practice Questions 7 and 8)
When every box is ticked, move on to the 9.5 study guide.