Story Brainstorming

What will your story be about?

Yourself A friend Imaginary Character

An Animal

Where does it take place?

At home School The forest Another country

Another planet

Describe this place

•Tell me details about the place

When does this take place

•Describe the time

•School day / at recess/ after school

•Spring/Summer/ Winter/ Fall

Describe the time

•Day / night

•Midnight

•During class

Who is the main character?

Yourself A hero/ Heroin

A cuddly creature

An alien Zombie

Who are their friends

classmates Animals Toys Other creatures

Describe the characters

Are they human

What color

How are they dressed

What will the Characters do?

Play a game Pretend and use their

imagination

Blow bubbles Go on an adventure

Who causes problems?

A villain An alien The main character

A pet or animal

What problem will they encounter

A lost or stolen item

/ Toy

Someone is being bullied

Something broken

Something is trapped

Running out of land or supplies

Why did the problem occur?

Someone else was mean

Someone was careless

it was nature

How is the problem solved?

They grow something/

buy something

They find it on an

adventure

They make up and become

friends

The character is rescued

How does it end?

They lived happily ever after

They all made up and become

friends

Everything goes back to the way it

was