Over the past couple of years, I've used this image in class to evoke a conversation on internal conflict. As a Do Now, I ask students to take a couple of minutes to write down exactly what they see, and then share their remarks with a partner. Then, I ask that they address the writing prompt. Acknowledging the significance of what they literally see, will pave the way for a plethora of connotative meanings that can be taken away from the image as well. Teaching internal and external conflict is crucial to third year Language Arts learners; they're prerequisites to understanding the seven types of narrative conflicts, and I consider studying these conflicts as a chance to tackle actual life skills.
The idea of this assignment is to allow the students to direct the flow of the conversation and learn from one another. Students should be able to realize the power of imagery, and hopefully have comments on how the elements in the visual contributed to their remarks on the literal and figurative meanings behind the picture. As an extended exercise, I would ask students to use iPiccy to upload an image of their own creation (using the Painting software installed on everyone's CCA laptop) that depicts external conflict along with a question; I'll upload each picture to our class MessageBoard for all to see, and require students to address at least two images and answer their questions.
Photo Credit:
Internal conflict: janie [Digital Photograph]. (2009). Retrieved from http://mahoneyfblock.blogspot.com/2009/03/internal-conflict-janie.html
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