1. Using a story map to plan a story
Primary Longman Elect
4B Chapter 6
Using a story map to plan a story

2. You’re going to rewrite the story of ‘Rapunzel’.
First, change the prince into another character, for example, a hunter or a soldier.
You’re going to rewrite the story of ‘Rapunzel’.
hunter
soldier

3. You’ve chosen the hunter
You’ve chosen the hunter. Now you need to change the events in the story.
Do you still remember the three sections of a story: beginning, middle and ending?
Let’s rewrite the beginning of the story now.
You can use a story map to help you plan the new story.

4. Rapunzel and the Prince Rapunzel and the Hunter
Beginning
Setting (time and place) and characters
Setting: once upon a time, in a tall tower
Characters: Rapunzel and the prince
Rapunzel and the Hunter
Characters: Rapunzel and the hunter
Remember to change the prince into the hunter.

5. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Middle
Events
a prince wanted to rescue Rapunzel
Rapunzel asked about his habits
(brush teeth  1 / week)
Rapunzel gave advice
(brush teeth  2 / day)
the prince came back the next week
Rapunzel asked about his habits again
(wash hair  3 / month)
Rapunzel gave advice again
(wash hair  3 / week)
a hunter wanted to rescue Rapunzel
(brush teeth  2 / week)
the hunter came back the next week
(wash feet  1 / month)
(wash feet  1 / day)
brush teeth  2 / week
brush teeth  2 / day
wash feet  1 / month
wash feet  1 / day
Look at the hunter. Think of two problems with his habits.
Now change the events in the middle of the story.
Now change the information in the story map.
What advice did Rapunzel give him?

6. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Ending
the hunter climbed out of the window
and never came back again
Think about the ending. What did the hunter do in the end?

7. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Beginning
Setting (time and place) and characters
Setting: once upon a time, in a tall tower
Characters: Rapunzel and the hunter
Once upon a time a witch put a beautiful girl in a tall tower. Her name was Rapunzel.
One day Rapunzel saw a hunter and shook her
long hair out of the window. The hunter climbed up her hair.
Use the simple past tense to write your story.
Now change your notes in the story map into sentences.

8. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Middle
Events
a hunter wanted to rescue Rapunzel
Rapunzel asked about his habits
(brush teeth  2 / week)
Rapunzel gave advice
(brush teeth  2 / day)
the hunter came back the next week
Rapunzel asked about his habits again
(wash feet  1 / month)
Rapunzel gave advice again
(wash feet  1 / day)
‘I’m here to rescue you,’ smiled the hunter.
‘Oh! Your teeth are bad
and dirty. How often do you brush your teeth?’ asked Rapunzel.
The hunter was surprised. ‘Twice a week,’ he replied.
‘You ought to brush your teeth twice a day. Come back when your
teeth are clean,’ said Rapunzel.
Add dialogue to make the story more interesting.

9. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Middle
Events
the hunter came back the next week
Rapunzel asked about his habits again
(wash feet  1 / month)
Rapunzel gave advice again
(wash feet  1 / day)
The next week the hunter climbed up Rapunzel’s hair again. He
walked towards Rapunzel.
‘Ugh! Your feet smell awful. How often do
you wash your feet?’ asked Rapunzel.
‘Once a month,’ said the hunter.
‘You ought to wash your feet once a day …’ started Rapunzel.

10. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Ending
the hunter climbed out of the window
and never came back again
The hunter ran to the window. ‘You’re too bossy! I don’t want to rescue you anymore!’ he said. He climbed out of the window and never came back again.
Add extra dialogue to make your ending more interesting.

11. Great. Now you can write the new story
Great! Now you can write the new story. Put the sentences into paragraphs.

12. Rapunzel and the Hunter
Once upon a time a witch put a beautiful girl in a tall tower. Her name was Rapunzel. One day Rapunzel saw a hunter and shook her long hair out of the window. The hunter climbed up her hair.
‘I’m here to rescue you,’ smiled the hunter. ‘Oh! Your teeth are bad and dirty. How often do you brush your teeth?’ asked Rapunzel.
The hunter was surprised. ‘Twice a week,’ he replied.
‘You ought to brush your teeth twice a day. Come back when your teeth are clean,’ said Rapunzel.
‘OK. I’m going to brush my teeth twice a day. Then my teeth will be nice and clean in a week’s time,’ said the hunter.
‘OK. I’m going to brush my teeth twice a day. Then my teeth will be nice and clean in a week’s time,’ said the hunter.
The next week the hunter climbed up Rapunzel’s hair again. He walked towards Rapunzel. ‘Ugh! Your feet smell awful. How often do you wash your feet?’ asked Rapunzel.
‘Once a month,’ said the hunter.
‘You ought to wash your feet once a day …’ started Rapunzel.
The hunter ran to the window. ‘You’re too bossy! I don’t want to rescue you anymore!’ he said. He climbed out of the window and never came back again.
You can add details to make your story clearer.

13. The End