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Fictional Family Brainstorming

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Fictional Family Brainstorming

Explore story families, then invent a family for a story set around a robotics club. Use the ideas to help you plan an adventure.

Explore story families

Think about how made-up families can help readers enjoy a story.

1.Which choices name families invented for stories? Select all that apply.
  • The Incredibles
  • The Simpsons
  • A real family you know
  • The Berenstain Bears
2.Which statement best explains why a fictional family can make a story enjoyable?
  • They can have unusual talents, face exciting problems and help readers think about a lesson.
  • They must live in the same place as the reader.
  • Every family member must behave exactly the same way.
  • Their stories cannot include problems.
3.Name a fictional family you enjoy and give one reason you like them.

Invent a family for your story

Imagine a family connected to a robotics club. Your family might be human, robotic, or a mix of both.

4.How many people or characters belong to your invented family?
5.Invent three family members. Write a name and one special trait for each.
6.Where does your invented family live? Choose one place or describe your own.
  • In a home beside the robotics club
  • Inside a travelling space station
  • Under the sea in a glass house
  • In a hidden workshop beneath a library
  • Somewhere else: describe it
7.What special skill or ability could help your family solve a problem?
8.What exciting problem might your family face during a robotics club project?

Picture and describe your family

Use details from your brainstorm to help readers imagine your characters.

9.Draw your invented family together. Add details that show each character's special trait.
Leave room to show the characters and their special traits.
10.Write three words that describe your invented family.

3 printable pages

  • Fictional Family Brainstorming, page 1 of 3: Explore story families

    Page 1

  • Fictional Family Brainstorming, page 2 of 3: Invent a family for your story

    Page 2

  • Fictional Family Brainstorming, page 3 of 3: Picture and describe your family

    Page 3

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