Strong story structure is the backbone that makes a story "work." It can guide our writing to enable us to create stories that resonate with readers.
In part two of our One Year novel series, we tackle the beginning blocks of your story: the premise! Here's how you can construct a strong yet concise premise for your novel using JotterPad.
Are your fictional characters falling flat? There might be some crucial elements that you're missing.
This guide has 5 great ways to start your story if you're stuck.
We are starting our unit on Bears! Last week we read many versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Part of our work on the story included this story map. It is made for kindergarten students, but would be appropriate for first grade too. They drew pictures to show their ideas and then I labeled the drawing or wrote the dictation about what what happening in each part of the story. First, the kiddos worked on the setting and characters. I love this colorful busy picture that includes all sorts of details. She put the beds outside the house because she wanted to include some of the items from inside the house in the picture. This little boy drew just the house, but added the different sized bowls and had me label them. This was a great characters picture. So darn cute! Then on another day, students did pictures for the beginning, middle, and end of the story. First, we did an activity together where we ordered picture cards and talked about different parts of the story. It was great to hear the kids verbally retelling the story in their own words. That is one of the things that is great about doing an activity like this - a great way to really listen carefully to the oral language of students. I love the picture of Goldilocks in this one. Her hair is great! I was so excited when this little sweetie used the word "discovered" in her dictation to me. Woo hoo! Great language! I thought my sweet little students did a great job with this activity! And I was happy with how much they were enjoying the many versions of the 3 bears stories. And, now that they have done a complete story map with a very familiar story, I can start doing these with more challenging literature. OK, here is your freebie, just click on the link under this image to go grab it in my TpT store: Story Map FREEBIE by Katie Byrd I hope it is a big help in your classroom! Please leave some love in the comments if you are using it with your class. Happy Teaching!
Ever wonder what makes some people so captivating when they speak? It's their knack for telling stories. We all have this power inside us. It's just waiting to be unleashed.Think about it. Your experiences, your ups and downs, your wins and losses, they're all part of your unique story. And gues
Learn how to use the 12 steps of the Hero's Journey to structure plot, develop characters, and write riveting stories that will keep readers engaged!
Dieses druckbare Arbeitsblatt hilft Autoren dabei, fiktive Charaktere zu entwickeln, indem es sie auffordert, die physische Beschreibung, Persönlichkeit, Hintergrund, romantische Beziehungen, psychisches Profil, Fähigkeiten und Talente ihrer Charaktere und vieles mehr einzutragen!
Story plotting and structure provide a way to give your storytelling scope in a systematic writing process. Learn more.
Discover 20+ fantasy story ideas, tips for crafting compelling plots, and unique prompts to spark your imagination. Perfect for new and seasoned fantasy writers.
Worksheet containing an introductory activity aimed at practicing narrative tenses and at being used as a guide/model narration for students to write a mystery story. The second part of the worksheet offers prompts / visual aids/ introductory sentences for students to use. - ESL worksheets
Learn how to create a plot by implying change, finding credible character goals and conflicts, and develop a connected, cohesive story.
