Lesson 4: High-Stakes Objectives

Front

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a short narrative (story) that includes a specific relationship, setting, and conflict.

Back

scene

Front

Fill in the blank: ______ is the problem in the scene, often caused by conflicting objectives.

Back

conflict

Front

Fill in the blank: An ______ is what a character wants in a scene, what the character is fighting for.

Back

objective

Front

_______ are what the characters have to lose, what makes the scene more urgent or important for the characters.

Back

stakes

Front

Which of the following is the definition of objective? (Circle your answer.)
Options:
What the character has to lose, why it’s urgent or important for the character
The problem in a scene, often caused by conflicting wants
What a character wants in a scene, what the character fights for

Back

What a character wants in a scene, what the character fights for

Front

Which pairs of objectives are CONFLICTING objectives? A) Boss wants employee to stop eating; Employee wants to obey the boss and make her happy. B) Brother wants sister to make him mac and cheese; Sister wants to leave for her date. C) Child wants to play video games; Mother wants to work on the garden. D) Alien wants to explore Earth; Human wants to learn more about alien by studying him.

Back

Brother wants sister to make him mac and cheese; Sister wants to leave for her date.

Front

Are these conflicting objectives?
Teacher wants student to complete missing work during detention time. 

1. Student wants to use detention time to write a note to a friend

Back

Yes, because they cannot both achieve their objective.

Front

Which of the following rewrites the objectives so that they are CONFLICTING?
• Miguel wants to go to the park.
• Daniel wants to play with his friend Miguel.
Options:
Miguel wants to go to the park. Daniel wants to stay home and not go to the park.
,
Miguel wants to go to the park. Daniel wants to go to the park with Miguel.
,
Miguel wants to go to the park. Daniel wants to play with his friend Miguel at the park.
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Miguel wants to go to the park. Daniel wants to read a book at home with Miguel.

Back

Miguel wants to go to the park. Daniel wants to read a book at home with Miguel.

Front

Which of these objectives has HIGH STAKES? (Circle your answer.) Options: I want to get my teacher to change my grade before my parents find out I’m failing., I want to eat cheese pizza instead of pepperoni pizza for dinner tonight., I want to change the wall color in my bedroom from bright magenta to pale green., I want to sleep in until noon instead of waking up at my normal time.

Back

I want to get my teacher to change my grade before my parents find out I’m failing.

Front

The objective you chose has HIGH STAKES because:

Back

It can significantly impact outcomes or results.