April 2-3 exam review

I. Answer the following questions in English and Spanish :

1. What is a conflict?
2. Why is conflict so important in our daily lives?
3. What is the importance of conflict in a story?
4 .Mention the types of conflict used in literature.
5 .Define each type of conflict.
6 .Give an example of each conflict.
7. Which type of conflict can NOT be resolved? Explain .
8. What is plot structure?
9. What are the parts of plot structure?
10. Define each part of the plot structure.

Answers:

 1. Conflict is a problem or a situation. 

 2. Conflict is so important in our daily lives because from them we learn and grow or evolve .

 3. The importance of conflict in story writing is that without conflict their is no reason for a story to begin. 

 4.  Man vs man
Man vs self
Man vs society
Man vs nature
Man vs technology

 5 .Man vs man: When 2 characters are pitted against each other. O When an antagonist and protagonist are against each other. 
Man vs self : When a character has a problem with himself most times with hus mind .
Man vs society: When a social group has a different form of thinking towards another person or people. 
Man vs nature : When a character is faced with an atmosferic event or a beast. 
Man vs technology: When a character is against an invention or a machine.

 6 .Man vs man: Batman vs the jocker
Man vs self: a girl fighting depression
Man vs society: slave fighting for freedom
Man vs nature: a family vs hurricane Maria
Man vs technology : a boy looking for cellphone signal

 7. None of the conflicts can not be resolved for all of the conflicts have a resolution .

 8. Plot structure are the events in a story in the order they happen in .

 9. Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution or denouement
Cliff hanger

 10. Exposition is the begining of a story where we find the inciting event (conflict), the main character and the setting. 

 Rising action is the part of the story where we find a series events including character stakes which build up towards the climax. 

 Climax is the mist tense part of a story where things take a turn for the worst .

 Falling action is the part of the story where loose ends are tied, any missing detail is presented and things are leading towards the end. 

 Resolution or denouement is where the story is concluded or resolved. 

 Cliff hanger is a scene of the story where a situation is presented that leaves a space open for a sequel .
II. Elaborate a proper process of brainstorming for a short story .

1. Genre clustering .
2. Spider web
3 .Plot structure.

III. Identify the conflicts in each situation and explain why .

1. Samantha is from Mexico. She lives in the USA and is criticized for knowing Spanish by her classmates. To make matters worse she doesn't feel like she will ever speak English fluently .

2. Joseph always argues with his older brother .One night, his older brother turned the Wi-Fi off and Joseph needs to do homework.
3 .Laura is lost in the woods .She has no signal and no way of comunicating for help. She is lost because her boyfriend and her fought .
4 .Every time Clay tries to practice violin, his parents get upset .They even turn off the power to his room so he won't be able to practice .

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