Types of Conflict Practice - Claire Hagedorn | Library | Formative - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given 12 short story scenarios, and we need to match each one to the correct type of conflict shown in the four boxes at the top. The four types of conflict are represented visually:

1. Person vs. Self – shown as a person vs. a brain/heart (inner struggle)
2. Person vs. Society – shown as a person vs. a group of people + globe (struggle with rules, norms, or large groups)
3. Person vs. Nature – shown as a person vs. storm/clouds/animal (struggle with weather, animals, natural forces)
4. Person vs. Person – shown as two people facing off (direct conflict between individuals)

Now let’s go through each scenario and assign it to the right category.

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Column 1 (Person vs. Self):

- “A woman is tempted to steal money from her employer to feed her hungry children.” → She’s fighting her own morals/desires → Self
- “A doctor is in a hurry and runs a red light.” → This could be seen as internal pressure vs. rule-following → but actually, running a red light is more about breaking a law (society) — wait, let’s think again. Is he conflicted inside? Not really stated. Maybe not self. Let’s hold.
- “A teenager breaks the curfew set by his parents so he can go to the movies.” → He’s choosing against parental rules — that’s society/family authority → probably Society

Wait — let’s reassign carefully.

Actually, looking at the icons:

First box: Person vs. Brain/Heart = Internal Conflict (Self)
Second box: Person vs. Group/Globe = Society
Third box: Person vs. Storm/Wolf = Nature
Fourth box: Person vs. Person = Another Person

So now let’s sort all 12 stories into these 4 categories.

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Step-by-step sorting:

#### ✔ Person vs. Self (Inner struggle, temptation, decision-making within oneself):

- “A woman is tempted to steal money...” → YES, inner moral conflict
- “A man tries to decide whether to stay with his family or move...” → YES, internal dilemma
- “A teenager is torn between ditching class... and staying to take a test...” → YES, inner conflict

→ That’s 3 for Self.

But wait — there are 12 stories and 4 columns × 3 rows = 12 cells. So each column should have exactly 3 stories.

Let’s list them by column based on the image layout:

The grid is arranged as:

Row 1:
Col1: Woman tempted to steal
Col2: Woman unable to function due to illness
Col3: Man decides to stay or move
Col4: Two boys fist fight over book

Row 2:
Col1: Doctor runs red light
Col2: Boss fires employee
Col3: Family hides during tornado
Col4: Man stalked by wolf

Row 3:
Col1: Teenager breaks curfew
Col2: Husband/wife disagree on Christmas
Col3: Man stands up for belief despite disagreement
Col4: Teenager torn between ditching class or taking test

Wait — I think I misread the original image structure. Actually, looking back, the 12 stories are arranged in a 3x4 grid under the 4 conflict icons. So each column corresponds to one type of conflict.

That means:

- Column 1 under first icon → Person vs. Self
- Column 2 under second icon → Person vs. Society
- Column 3 under third icon → Person vs. Nature
- Column 4 under fourth icon → Person vs. Person

So we don’t choose — they’re already grouped! Our job is to verify or understand which is which.

But the task says “solve the problem” — perhaps the student is meant to label each column with the correct conflict type?

Looking at the visuals:

Icon 1: Person vs. Brain/Heart → Person vs. Self

Stories in Col1:
- Woman tempted to steal → internal struggle → fits
- Doctor runs red light → maybe impulsive, but not clearly internal conflict? Hmm.
- Teenager breaks curfew → acting against rules, but is it internal? Not really — it’s external rule-breaking.

Wait — maybe the doctor running red light is because he’s stressed/hurried — still not clearly “vs self”.

Perhaps the intended matching is:

Let’s look at standard definitions:

- Person vs. Self: Character struggles with their own emotions, desires, fears, decisions.
- Person vs. Society: Character struggles against laws, traditions, institutions, or societal expectations.
- Person vs. Nature: Character struggles against weather, animals, disasters, environment.
- Person vs. Person: Character struggles directly with another individual.

Now apply:

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Column 1 (under Person vs. Self icon):

Stories:
1. Woman tempted to steal → YES, internal moral conflict → ✔️
2. Doctor runs red light → Why? Because he’s in a hurry — possibly ignoring rules due to stress — but not clearly an inner battle. Might be better fit elsewhere? But if forced, maybe not perfect.
3. Teenager breaks curfew → Again, defying authority — more vs society.

Hmm — inconsistency here.

Wait — perhaps the image intends for us to realize that some stories may not perfectly fit, but we go by the icon above.

Alternatively, maybe the student is supposed to cut out the stories and paste them under the correct icon — meaning the current arrangement is random and needs correction.

But the way the worksheet is laid out, the 12 stories are already placed under the 4 icons — 3 per column.

So likely, the task is to identify what type of conflict each column represents, based on the icon and the stories.

Let’s analyze each column’s stories together.

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## Column 1 Stories:
- A woman is tempted to steal money from her employer to feed her hungry children. → Internal conflict (guilt vs need) → Self
- A doctor is in a hurry and runs a red light. → Could be seen as ignoring societal rules due to personal urgency — but not really internal struggle. More like vs society? Or just action without conflict?
- A teenager breaks the curfew set by his parents so he can go to the movies. → Defying parental authority → Society

This column has mixed conflicts — not purely self.

But the icon is Person vs. Brain/Heart — which strongly suggests Person vs. Self.

So perhaps only the first story truly fits, others are misplaced? But that doesn't help.

Alternative approach: Maybe the worksheet expects students to recognize that the icons represent the four types, and then classify each story individually — not by column.

But the instruction isn’t clear. However, since this is Lesson 4 Activity 2 on Four Types of Conflict, and there are 4 icons and 12 stories, the most logical task is to match each story to its conflict type — and the icons are labels.

Given that, let’s ignore the column placement and classify each story correctly based on definition.

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## Let's classify each of the 12 stories properly:

1. A woman is tempted to steal money from her employer to feed her hungry children.
→ Inner moral struggle → Person vs. Self

2. A woman is unable to function because of an illness.
→ Illness is part of nature/body — but is it conflict? If she’s fighting the illness, it’s Person vs. Nature (body as nature). Sometimes illness is considered "nature" in literary terms.

3. A man tries to decide whether to stay with his family or move to another state to take a better paying job.
→ Internal dilemma → Person vs. Self

4. Two boys get into a fist fight because they disagree over which book is best.
→ Direct physical conflict between two people → Person vs. Person

5. A doctor is in a hurry and runs a red light.
→ Breaking a law/rule → Person vs. Society (if we consider traffic laws as societal rules)

6. A boss fires an employee.
→ Conflict between two people → Person vs. Person

7. A family hides in a storm shelter during a tornado.
→ Struggling against natural disaster → Person vs. Nature

8. A man is stalked by a wolf in the forest.
→ Animal threat → Person vs. Nature

9. A teenager breaks the curfew set by his parents so he can go to the movies.
→ Disobeying family/societal rule → Person vs. Society

10. A husband and wife disagree about where to spend the Christmas holiday.
→ Interpersonal disagreement → Person vs. Person

11. A man stands up for what he believes is right, even though almost everyone disagrees with him.
→ Going against majority opinion/social norm → Person vs. Society

12. A teenager is torn between ditching class with her friends and staying to take a test in a class she is failing.
→ Inner conflict, choice between fun and responsibility → Person vs. Self

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Now let’s count how many fall into each category:

- Person vs. Self: #1, #3, #12 → 3 stories
- Person vs. Society: #5, #9, #11 → 3 stories
- Person vs. Nature: #2, #7, #8 → 3 stories
- Person vs. Person: #4, #6, #10 → 3 stories

Perfect — balanced.

Now, going back to the image: the four icons at the top correspond to these four types.

From left to right:

1. Person vs. Brain/Heart → Person vs. Self
2. Person vs. Group/Globe → Person vs. Society
3. Person vs. Storm/Wolf → Person vs. Nature
4. Person vs. Person → Person vs. Person

And the stories underneath are currently arranged in columns — but according to our classification, they are NOT correctly sorted under the icons.

For example, under Icon 1 (Self), we have stories #1, #5, #9 — but #5 and #9 are not self-conflict.

Similarly, under Icon 2 (Society), we have #2, #6, #10 — but #2 is nature, #6 and #10 are person vs person.

So the actual task must be: Sort the 12 stories into the correct conflict type categories based on the icons.

Since the user said “solve the problem”, and no specific question was asked, but given the context, the expected answer is likely to identify which conflict type each column represents — OR to correctly assign each story.

But since the final answer format requires a concise answer, and considering common usage of such worksheets, the most reasonable interpretation is:

> Match each column to its conflict type based on the icon and typical examples.

But to avoid confusion, let’s assume the task is to name the four types of conflict represented by the four icons, in order from left to right.

Based on standard literature curriculum:

Left to right:

1. Person vs. Self
2. Person vs. Society
3. Person vs. Nature
4. Person vs. Person

This matches the icons:

- Icon 1: Mind/heart → self
- Icon 2: Crowd/globe → society
- Icon 3: Storm/wolf → nature
- Icon 4: Two figures → person

Also, if we look at the stories that *should* be under each:

Under Icon 1 (Self): Stories like #1, #3, #12
Under Icon 2 (Society): #5, #9, #11
Under Icon 3 (Nature): #2, #7, #8
Under Icon 4 (Person): #4, #6, #10

But in the image, the stories are pre-placed — so perhaps the activity is to realize that some are mismatched and reorder them.

However, since the user hasn’t specified what exactly to do, and given the constraints, the safest final answer is to state the four types of conflict in order as depicted by the icons.

Final Answer:
Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Person