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ACTIVITY 3.6
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Quick conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Read aloud the conflicts you entered in the chart, and discuss how they compare. Then read aloud the rest of the information that was provided in the chart. How does each conflict advance the story’s rising action, climax, and resolution? Record notes from your discussion.
In my opinion, .
One conflict from the story is . Will you please explain that?
Write a short explanation
After analyzing the conflicts in “Eleven,” you have enough information to write a short explanation. Choose one conflict from your diagram. Write a short explanation in which you describe how the writer uses this conflict to advance the plot’s rising action, climax, and/or resolution. Use the model short explanation to help you plan your writing.
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One difference between my example and yours is .
ModEl: SHort EXplAnAtion
One conflict in “Eleven” is the external conflict between Rachel and Mrs. Price. Rachel does not want to put on the ugly red sweater, and Mrs. Price keeps telling her to put it on. This conflict advances the plot of the story. Their interaction leads to the climax, when Rachel starts crying. Eventually, the conflict is ended in the resolution.
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