Brainstorm Your Story

Worksheet Description

This Brainstorm Your Story worksheet is a thoughtfully designed tool to assist budding writers in outlining the fundamental elements of a narrative. The worksheet features designated spaces for key components of a story, including the main character, character traits, setting, and details. The main character and setting sections are in rectangular boxes, while the character traits are given a cloud-like shape, possibly to denote the ethereal nature of personality. Central to the worksheet is a large explosion shape, labeled “The Big Problem,” signifying the conflict or challenge within the story, and adjacent to it is a fluffy cloud for “The Solution,” indicating the resolution. Below these, a simple rectangle awaits the description of “The Ending,” ensuring that young authors contemplate the conclusion of their tale.

The top of the worksheet provides a space for the author’s name, and a line prompting the student to define what their story is about. By dissecting the story into these essential parts, the worksheet helps young writers to organize their thoughts, enhance their creativity, and approach story writing with a structured strategy.