Activity Overview
Literary conflicts are important for students to be able to identify as they read stories. The conflicts that the main character faces help drive the story forward. In this activity, students will create a storyboard illustrating examples of literary conflict in Glory Be. Having students choose an example of each literary conflict is an excellent way to reinforce the lesson, and gives the students a chance to creatively show what they have learned.
Glory Be Conflict Examples
Character vs. Character: Glory and her sister are drifting apart as they get older. This makes Glory sad and angry at the same time.
Character vs. Self: Glory struggles with wanting to do what’s right, but is nervous about how she will be received or if she will get into trouble.
Character vs. Nature: The extreme summer heat in Mississippi makes life unbearable and the need for a pool even more important.
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Create a 3 cell storyboard that describes and illustrates the literary conflicts in Glory Be.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- Write a conflict in each heading.
- Create an illustration that represents each heading using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Write a short summary of each conflict in the space below the illustration.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
Proficient 5 Points | Emerging 3 Points | Beginning 1 Points | |
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Explanation | The descriptions of the conflicts are clear and at least two sentences. | The descriptions of the conflicts can be understood but it are somewhat unclear. | The descriptions of the conflicts are unclear and are not at least two sentences. |
Illustrations | The illustrations represent the descriptions using appropriate scenes, characters and items. | The illustrations relate to the descriptions, but are difficult to understand. | The illustrations do not clearly relate to the descriptions. |
Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
Conventions | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are somewhat correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly incorrect. |
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