English 9H Ms. Bugasch

October 7, 2013“C” Day

Goals 1. “Interlopers” vocabulary

2. To understand conflict: types and kinds3. To discuss and identify the conflict in “The Interlopers”

4. Reading Strategy: Cause and Effect 5. Preview Vocab. Unit #2

FFW• All people get into arguments from time to

time, but most disagreements do not last for a life time.

• Think about how a long-standing dispute between two people can come to a disastrous end.

• In your notebook, explain in 5 sentences. Be prepared to discuss.

Vocabulary Unit #2 - Take out orange books - Preview words, parts of speech,

and definitions - Set up tonight’s homework

“The Interlopers” Vocabulary • Copy down the following vocabulary into your

notebooks:- Precipitous – steep, sheer- Marauders – raiders; people who take goods by force - Medley – mixture of things not usually found

together- Condolences – expressions of sympathy with a

grieving person’s pain- Languor – lack of vigor; weakness - Succor – relief, aid, assistance

“The Interlopers” Reading Strategy• Understanding the causes and effects in

a story can help you clarify a conflict between characters

• A cause – is the reason for an action or event.–What is the cause in the story?

• An effect – is the result of an action or event –What is the effect in the story?

Literary Analysis: Conflict

• Conflict – a struggle between characters or within characters

• Types of Conflict: Internal and External • 1. External Conflict – A character struggles against

an outside force, such as another character • 2. Internal Conflict – A struggle within one’s self:

character struggles with something inside his/her own heart and/or mind

External Conflicts

• Person vs. Person • Person vs. Nature• Peron vs. Machine

(Technology) • Person vs. Society • Person vs.

Supernatural Being • Person vs.

Circumstance (Fate)

Internal Conflicts

• Person vs. Self

Conflict Practice• Hand out worksheet: Practice conflict • Discussion: What kind of conflict

exists in this short story? • Get into groups of 2, look for details

that describe and explain the conflicts between the two main characters• Discuss/Go over

“The Interlopers” Reading Strategy• Understanding the causes and effects in

a story can help you clarify a conflict between characters

• A cause – is the reason for an action or event.–What is the cause in the story?

• An effect – is the result of an action or event –What is the effect in the story?

Closure

•Exit Pass

Homework• 1. Vocabulary Unit #2 –

Completing the Sentence • 2. Identify cause and effect in

“The Interlopers”