ELA10 - Creative Writing (2 credit), CSS, Cizeron

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies): Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful texts for a variety of purposes and audiences  Recognize and appreciate how different forms, formats, structures, and features of texts enhance and shape meaning and impact Explore how language constructs personal and cultural identities

Task:

1. There are 2 main types of conflict found in literature: internal and external. Watch the video on conflict to review the 3 types of external conflict and the one type of internal conflict.

2. Then demonstrate your understanding by engaging the character you developed in the previous lesson in a conflict.  Write a short piece where your character undergoes conflict.  You must identify the type of conflict your character is facing. 

Consider the problem to be solved.  How does your character respond to it?  What might this character do?  You can choose to write your character into all the conflicts with short examples, or you can can develop one main conflict in a longer piece.  Just be sure to clearly identify which conflict (s) you have chosen.  If you use dialogue, be sure to format it correctly.  Here is some help in generating, punctuating, formatting dialogue. You will need to develop your conflict thoroughly so your resolution is logical.

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective.  Student demonstrates superior and insightful understanding of conflict.  There is clear identification of the type of conflict with a thoroughly developed and logical resolution.  Student demonstrates critical, creative, and reflective thinking to explore how language constructs personal and cultural identities recognizing how different features and forms of texts enhance and shape meaning and impact.  

Written Expression:  Exemplary (6/6):  Sentence structure and vocabulary are varied, skillfully written, and carefully chosen.  Work has been proofread and there are few or no errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.  Content contributes to the central idea and makes insightful connections with logical organization.

Submission:

Use the "2.5 Conflict" link on the main page of this section of the course to upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.