How to Create a Story Map for Kids - Planning Your Narrative Writing
2 min1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
A planning mini-lesson: using a story map to plan a narrative's characters, setting, problem, and solution before drafting.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A story map organizes a narrative before you write it.
- What parts belong on a story map?
- Why plan before you draft?
- What is the problem and solution in your story?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: story map, plan, problem, solution
- Fill in a story map for a story idea.
- Share your map with a partner before drafting.