Name: Writing Response
Conflict
Write an explanatory paragraph that identifies and describes the different conflicts in Saki's short story
"The Interlopers." Be sure to include a topic sentence, quotations, and explanations in your paragraph.
Paragraph Title
Paragraph Elements Paragraph Brainstorming Notes
1. Topic sentence: What is this paragraph 1. In Saki's short story, "The Interlopers,"
about? (genre, title, author)
2. Summary: Keep the summary brief and
concise. This should be 3-4 sentences.
Effective summaries do not contain any
opinion.
3. Identify the conflict: State the conflict of
3. One example of external conflict in the story is
this short story
4. Cite textual evidence: Provide a quote that
4. For example, (explain what is happening in the story before the
quote),
illustrates the conflict and cite it in MLA
format. A quote cannot stand alone as a
sentence. It needs to be introduced.
5. Explain: How does this quote show or
5. This is an example of external conflict because
demonstrate the conflict of the short
story.