Name_______________________________
Narrative
Pre-Writing Activities
NOTE: This completed activity must be turned in with your final draft!
Which prompt are you choosing to answer? #__________
Brainstorming Story Ideas:
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Choose your best idea, and then Describe the event:
(Use vivid words, sensory detail, similes & metaphors when possible)
Step #3: Characters, Plot, Conflict and Setting
Identify your characters (including a brief description):
Protagonist –
Antagonist –
Other characters –
Plot (Identify all major components of your plot):
Each story should have either an internal or an external conflict. You may have
both, but it is not required.
Basic Situation (main character and his or her problem!) –
Complications 1.
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Climax –
Resolution –
Internal Conflict –
External Conflict –
Setting -