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 Lily's Crossing. 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.
Examples of Conflict in Lily's Crossing
Character vs. Character: Lily is extremely upset and angry at her father for leaving, even though she knows it is what he has to do.
Character vs. Self: Lily constantly feels guilty about her lying but cannot seem to stop.
Character vs. Nature: Lily is up against high waves and rough sea when she sets out to rescue Albert.
Template and Class Instructions
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Objective: Create a 3 cell storyboard that describes and illustrates the literary conflicts in Lily’s Crossing.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- Write a conflict in each heading.
- Create an illustration that represents each conflict 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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