Lesson 2: Brainstorming Ideas for Your Story
Completion requirements
- Objective: Generate ideas for characters, setting, conflict, and plot.
- Instructions:
- Create a Story Plan: Use the story planning worksheet to organize ideas about:
- Characters: Who is your protagonist? Who are the supporting characters?
- Setting: Where and when does your story take place?
- Conflict: What problem or challenge will your characters face?
- Resolution: How will the conflict be resolved by the end of the story?
- Choose Your Genre: Is your story realistic, fantasy, or a mixture? Decide on the tone (serious, funny, suspenseful, etc.).
- Brainstorm with Narrative Techniques: Think of how you can incorporate your chosen techniques (e.g., flashbacks to explain a character's motivation or dialogue to develop the relationship between characters).