STORY MOODS

Stories have many events with many different moods. Something can trigger happiness, sadness, fear, contentment or hope. . Think of events that are going to happen in your story and the mood you want your audience to feel. Usually as events occur, moods change; however, a story may have an overall mood, such as in a mystery story.

Take each event planned and create a mood for the event.

EVENT	MOOD	THINGS THAT CREATE MOOD	HOW READER FEELS

Story Map for Narratives

(To be used after the graphic organizers are completed and before writing the first draft of your story)

Title of Story___________________________________________

SETTING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Details!	Details!	Details!

Where does the story take place?

MORE, MORE MORE DETAILS!

When does the story take place?

Changes in the setting during story:

RUBRIC for NARRATIVE WRITING

Advanced	Average	Needs Improvement
All parts of the graphic organizer are complete	Most parts of the graphic organizer are complete	Few to no parts of the graphic organizer are complete
Few to no errors in spelling	Some errors in spelling do not take away from meaning	Errors in spelling detract from meaning
Sentences are written with correct punctuation	Most sentences are written with correct punctuation	One or no sentences are written with correct punctuation
Problem is clearly stated	Problem is given	Problem is difficult to understand
Resolution is a logical conclusion to the problem	A resolution is stated and relates to the problem	No resolution or resolution has no connection to the problem
Each event is a paragraph with several details to explain	2-3 paragraphs with detail follow the sequence of events	All events are stated in one paragaph

Grades I think that I should get on my graphic organizer and story________________

Grades my teacher thinks I should get on my graphic organizer and story__________

PROBLEM GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

The problem of a story is also called the plot. Many times characters in a book or story face conflicts or problems. How the character does or doesn’t solve the problem becomes the story, or the events in the story. Problems can be a character against another character (a bully who always picks on others), a character against his/her environment (a girl who wants to play football on the high school team), or a character against him/herself (a girl who wants to grow up to be a doctor but can’t stand the sight of blood or a boy who wants to be in the Olympics but is very clumsy).

PROBLEM OF CHARACTER

What will happen next?

What will happen if character

Takes the option?

Options character can take:

Think of the problem that you want your character to have. Then think of three options or choices that the character has to solve the problem and the results of each choice. Your thoughts will help you to write the events of the story and to find a Resolution.