Story Maps

Main Character(s)

Character the story follows from beginning to end

Who is or are the main character(s) in “The Three Little Pigs”?

Other Character(s)

All other characters that are present in the story

Who are the other characters in “The Three Little Pigs”?

Setting

Description of where and when the story takes place

City, Country, State, Region, Time

Where does “The Three Little Pigs” take place?

What happens?

What is the main problem? What problem do the pigs face?

How is the problem resolved? What ultimately happens to the wolf?

List how this occurred

What happened at the beginning of the story?

What happened at the middle of the story

What happened at the end of the story?

Theme

Story’s big idea What is the lesson? What is a message?

What is the lesson in this story?

Write a summary The main character is… The other characters are… The setting is… The main problem of the story is… At the beginning of the story… Then in the middle of the story… At the end, the story is resolved by… The main theme of the story is…

Plot map

Way to map the plot of a story

Plot Plot: the sequence of events or actions in

a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.

Plots may be simple or complex, but every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.

The most important element of plot is conflict: a struggle between two opposing forces or characters

Conflict

Problem faced by a character

It is a struggle between 2 forces or 2 characters

What is the conflict in “The Three Little Pigs”?

Types of conflict: Person vs. Person Person vs. Nature Person vs. Himself or

Herself Person vs. Society Person vs. Fate,

Destiny, God

Three Little Pigs

Wolf vs. Pigs

Difficulty or Complications

What develops the conflict? What builds tension?

Three Little Pigs

Wolf will wreck pig’s houses Wolf will eat pigs

Climax

The outcome of the conflict is decided How the conflicts are resolved

Three Little Pigs

The wolf can’t blow down the last pig’s house

Resolution

The end or conclusion of the story Loose ends are tied up Do(es) the main character or characters

achieve their goal?

Three Little Pigs

Wolf dies Last pig learns lesson Last pig and mom live happily ever after