Various Charts/Maps

What is Story Mapping?A story map is a visual depiction of the settings or the sequence of major events and actions of story characters. This procedure enables students to relate story events and to perceive structure in literary selections. By sharing personal interpretations of stories through illustrations, students increase their understanding and appreciation of selections. Story maps can be used as frameworks for storytelling or retelling, and as outlines for story writing.What is its purpose?•to enhance students' interpretative abilities by enabling them to visualize story characters, events and settings •to increase students' comprehension of selections by organizing and sequencing main story events •to develop students' sense of story which will assist storytelling, retelling and writing •to increase students' awareness that story characters and events are interrelated

When we use a STORY MAP as a pre- and post- reading activity, we can increase our reading comprehension.

A story map is a graphic organizer that helps us to organize the information from the books that we read. Story maps can help us “find our way” through a book much like a regular map shows where things are.

The story map teaches us about story structure and the elements that make a good story. These elements correspond to the basic questions one would ask about any story: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW.

The Setting

Characters – Tell who is in the story. Place – Tell where the story takes place. Time – Tell when the story happens.

The Problem

One or more characters has a difficulty. What is the difficulty or problem?

The Goal

Goal - One or more of the characters has a goal – something they need or want to happen. Usually this goes along with the problem.

The Events

Event 1, 2, and 3 – Things that happen in the story that tell how the characters get from the problem and goal to the ending of the story.

The Ending

What happened at the end of the story. Tells how the characters achieved his goal and solved his problem.

Name of storybook:____________________

Author:______________________________

Setting: When Where

Characters: Who:

Solution:

Problem:

Story Events: Beginning Middle End

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