Fantasy Narrative - Guided Story Map.
Paragraph 1: Where?
Describe the setting. Give detail from across the 5 senses.
You might describe:
a) the weather
b) the time of day
c) the trees or buildings
d) the atmosphere
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Paragraph 2: Who?
Have a character or characters enter your setting.
You might describe
a) their age
b) their clothes
c) how they are feeling
d) their actions
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Paragraph 3 and 4: What is happening (complication)
What is happening?
What do your characters find? (A magic portal? A dragon? A wand?)
What happens after they find something?
Are there more problems?
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Paragraph 5: How does your story end?
Is it a happy or sad ending?
Were the problems fixed?
How were the problems fixed?
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