Plotting a Story

Time:

60 minutes

Equipment needed:

Schools need to provide:

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-a computer with the projection capability to display a Power Point presentation onto a screen for the audience to see. I will bring my presentations on a flash drive and load it onto the school's computer.

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-a microphone

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-completed story template from the Writing Workshop: 216 Story Ideas

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-pencil

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-notebook

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-If students are sitting on the floor, they need to bring something hard to write on such as a clipboard or a hardback book

Description:

This presentation is a follow-up to the Writing Workshop: 216 Story Ideas.  Students need to have taken Writing Workshop: 216 Story Ideas earlier in the day or on a previous day if it is a multi-day author visit.  

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Studying many different picture books, we will explore the concepts of:

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         • conflict and resolution

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         • story arc

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         • turning point

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         • rule of three 

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         • endings with a twist

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Students will take the character, setting and conflict from Writing Workshop: 216 Story Ideas and map out a plot for their story, replete with the concepts studied.  

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This is a workshop that addresses more advanced concepts in writing.  Students will discover elements of story that they never realized before and translate it into their own stories.  

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