Tough Questions Signpost 2 Tough Questions Today were

Tough Questions Today we’re going to look at a signpost that helps us understand

“What’s for dinner? ” “Where are my shoes? ” “Do I really have to

Tough Questions Tough questions are those questions we sometimes ask ourselves, or someone else,

Tough Questions “How will I get over this? ” “What should I do? ”

Internal Conflict When you share a tough question with a friend--or just think it

STOP and Notice & Note Tough Questions When you’re reading and the character asks

Tough Questions Let’s take a look at how this works in the animated short

Look Fors: ● How the screenwriter signals each tough question ● What the tough

Brief Review When authors want to show us the internal conflict--the deep problems that

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Tough Questions Signpost #2

Tough Questions Today we’re going to look at a signpost that helps us understand the conflict in a novel. We call this signpost Tough Questions.

“What’s for dinner? ” “Where are my shoes? ” “Do I really have to do my homework? ”

Tough Questions Tough questions are those questions we sometimes ask ourselves, or someone else, that seem at least for a while, not to have an answer.

Tough Questions “How will I get over this? ” “What should I do? ” “Am I brave enough to say no? ” How might a filmmaker reveal Tough Questions in a silent film?

Internal Conflict When you share a tough question with a friend--or just think it to yourself--you’re really sharing something that bothers you. In a novel, we call that the internal conflict, and if you can spot in a novel the tough q’s a character asks of herself or to a friend, then you’ll have found the internal conflict.

STOP and Notice & Note Tough Questions When you’re reading and the character asks him/herself a really difficult question, you should stop yourself and ask: “What might this question reveal about the conflict in the story? ”

Tough Questions Let’s take a look at how this works in the animated short Paperman.

Look Fors: ● How the screenwriter signals each tough question ● What the tough question suggests about conflict

Brief Review When authors want to show us the internal conflict--the deep problems that worry a character--they often let the character share that conflict by having him or her share some difficult questions.