Life Story Map OUTLINE A STORY OF YOUR LIFE WITH STORY ELEMENTS TITLE (Give your story a clever, intriguing title!) GENRE (Is your story a fantasy, a tragedy, a comedy, a romance, a cautionary tale....?) TELL WHY! SETTING (DESCRIBE where/ when your story takes place.) CHARACTERS (DESCRIBE the people who play a role in your story, are they family, friends…?) CONFLICT (What is the problem/goal that drives your story?) PLOT (What happens? List 4-7 important events that happen in your story in order.) MOOD (What feelings/ emotions are conveyed in your story?) TELL WHY! RESOLUTION (How is your conflict resolved/how does your story end?) THEME (What life lesson/s did you learn from this/these events?)