Write your own story by using the questions below and/or the story web or story map to get you started. Then using a word processing program, write your story of approximately 1 to 2 pages, double spaced, with font size 12 or 14. Include one or more illustrations that have been generated by a draw program. Optional: Include also a map for the setting that you drew and scanned. Share by posting your story to the web. (The webmaster can help you do this.)
Setting: Will my story take place in a magical world
or distant planet? What will this world be like? Main character: Who is the main character? Will he or
she or it have any special powers? Other characters: Who will the other characters be? Do
they have special abilities? What will their relationship be
to the main character? Plot: What will the characters try to do? Other factors: Forces of good vs forces of evil
(theme)
Don't forget to review the writing process of: Prewrite, Draft, Rewrite, Proofread, Edit, and Publish-Share
To organize your ideas, fill in the story web. Describe the new world in the center and in the surrounding portions, describe the characters and other elements of the story.
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Special Forces (that create conflict)
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Inhabitants (or characters)
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My New World (setting)
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Problems
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Plot and Resolution
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Settings Statement of Problem Event One Event Two Event Three Event Four Statement of the Solution Story Theme (What is the author really trying to
tell us about life or people in general?)