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Don’t Get
LOST v
In Story Writing
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FOLLOW
THE
MAP! X
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Today,
YOU
will write
a story…
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…Using a
STORY MAP.
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5. First, let’s review what
we already know
about stories.
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What makes up
a successful story?
What are the parts?
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7. Every successful story has
THREE
main parts.
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A Beginning v
A Middle X
And an End.
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When?
Who?
What?
What else
makes up
a good story?
Where?
What happened?
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The Setting
The Characters v
The Problem X
The Resolution.
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11. The story map guides us in to move our story forward.
asking questions.
These questions help
to move our story forward. v
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12. The answers join together
to complete our story! v
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13. Let’s write one together first.
This is the story map
we’ll be using today:
Once, there was a ________ named _________ who lived in _____________ . He/she wanted ___________________ . So, he/she ___________ . But what he/she didn’t expect was that ____________ . In order to ___________ , he/she _____________ . Finally, _____ ________________ . So, ______ . THE END.
Let’s write one together first.
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14. Who is our main character?
Once, there was a ________ named _________
Who is our main character?
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15. Where does the story take place?
who lived in _____________ .
Where does the story take place?
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16. What did the main character want?
He/she wanted ___________________ .
What did the main character want?
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So, he/she ___________ .
What did he/she do?
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18. What problems did he/she encounter?
But what he/she didn’t expect was that ____________ .
What problems did he/she encounter?
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19. What is he/she trying to accomplish?
In order to ___________ ,
he/she _____________ .
What is he/she trying to accomplish?
What did he/she come up with as a solution?
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20. Did it work? What happened next?
Finally, _____________________ .
Did it work? What happened next?
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21. What did the main character do once he/she
So, ______ . THE END.
What did the main character do once he/she
got/didn’t get what he/she wanted?
How did he/she feel about it?
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Our completed story:
Once, there was a BOY named AJ who lived in A CANDY HOUSE.
He wanted TO EAT THE DELICIOUS CANDY THAT MADE UP HIS HOME.
So, he STARTED WITH THE ROOF AND WORKED HIS WAY DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE . OCCASIONALLY HE SKIPPED AROUND TO EAT DIFFERENT KINDS OF CANDY. WHENEVER HE WAS HUNGRY, HE ATE.
But what he didn’t expect was that HIS STOMACH WOULD HURT MOST OF THE TIME AND THAT HIS HOUSE WOULD NOT BE FIT TO LIVE IN AFTER A WHILE .
In order to FIX BOTH PROBLEMS , he DECIDED TO MOVE. HE PACKED A BAG OF CANDY AND SET OUT TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO LIVE.
Finally, AJ FOUND A HOME WITH A FARMER AND HIS WIFE ON A VEGETABLE FARM . HE LEARNED TO EAT HEALTHIER FOOD AND WAS NO LONGER TEMPTED TO EAT HIS HOUSE SINCE IT WAS MADE OF WOOD, BRICKS, AND CEMENT.
So, THE FARMER, HIS WIFE, AJ, AND HIS STOMACH LIVED HAPPILY TOGETHER . THE END.
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YOUR TURN!!!!
REMEMBER…
A good story contains sentences that relate to one another in the beginning, middle and end.
You can fill in the blanks on your story map with a few words or a few sentences.
Take time to plan your story first. You may consider several options for each blank before deciding on the ones you actually use.
Use complete sentences, punctuation, and capitalization.
When you are finished, rewrite it neatly on a separate sheet of paper. We will share our stories with each other when the whole class is done.
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