There is a story because… (What is the trigger, the event that starts the story, the problem?) The ingredients The name The characters are… The place described is… The story opens with… …action involving… (which character/s?) …a conversation between…(who?) talking about…(what?) …a description of… Powerful descriptive words and phrases found in the story In the middle of the story, the characters try to solve the problem by… 1st idea… …but that doesn’t work so… 2nd idea… …but that doesn’t work so… 3rd idea… …but that doesn’t work so… 4th idea… …but that doesn’t work so… Finally, the problem is solved when… But just when they thought it was all over… What did you think of the story? Score out of 10 ____ 10