Story Map Planner

Name:

Date:

📚 WALT: We Are Learning To plan the important parts of a story.

Success criteria:

☐ I can describe the characters and setting.

☐ I can explain the main event and problem.

☐ I can identify the message or theme.

Think, talk, plan: First discuss your ideas with a partner. Then record your own ideas. You may draw, label or write.

1. My story title:

2. Characters: Who is in the story? Describe the main character and other important characters.

3. Setting: Where and when does the story happen? Add sensory details.

4. Important event: What happens first, next or after that?

5. Problem: What challenge must the character solve?

6. Message or theme: What can the reader learn from this story?

Peer talk: Tell your partner your story map. Your partner can ask: “What happens next?” or “How does the character feel?”

7. One idea my partner helped me improve:

Challenge: Add a second problem, a surprising event or a few words from te reo Māori that fit your setting.