Story Writing Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: W.3-4.4

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The process of producing a good story is often overwhelming for young writers. There are a number of steps you can take to maximize your efforts. The first step is to take your time, days even weeks long, and brainstorm interesting characters and innovative plots. Once you a good connection it is time to develop your characters that go well beyond a description and looks to determine their internal and external identity. Your last step before writing is choose an interesting setting that will help engage readers. These worksheets walk students through the process of story writing. They make for a creative and fun set of activities.

Story Writing Worksheets:

Overnight Insect... - What if you woke up one morning to find that you had turned into an insect overnight?

Friendly Shark - Where did this shark come from? Why is he so friendly with the fish? Who is the crab angry with? Why?

Create Your Own Story - What do you do when your cat talks for the first time? We give more background to work with here.

Naughty Cat - Your cat refuses to have anything to do with you or the rest of your family. He decides to strike out on his own.

The Three-Eyed Monster - Imagine that a family of bowling pins is being terrorized by a big, red, round monster with three eyes.

The Wizard and the Witch - Elissa is the daughter of a witch and a wizard. She is too young to go to wizarding school, and she is not allowed to handle a wand.

Unicorns? - When they are alone, the unicorn begins to talk. He thanks Elissa for saving him. In the alternate universe he came from, he was being held prisoner by an evil wizard who is trying to take over his world.

Pet Octopus - Imagine that you have a pet octopus. He is a very kind and friendly octopus, but you have to keep him a secret.

A Visit to the Future - In the space below, draw a futuristic city. Draw at least one of the inhabitants of your futuristic city. Then add to the scene one object or being that has appeared in this city from hundreds of years in the past.

Barry the Caterpillar - Barry the caterpillar ate and ate and ate all spring. He couldn’t wait to turn into a butterfly! One by one, all of the other caterpillars wrapped themselves up into cocoons for their transformation, but not Barry.

On the Ground - Imagine that you are getting ready for bed one night and when you look out of your bedroom window to see a tiny sloth sleeping on a branch. The little sloth rolls over in his sleep and falls to the ground.

Superpowers - Imagine that you suddenly have superpowers. What kind of powers do you have and how did you get them?

Kangaroo Gots No Ups! - Write a story about a kangaroo who can't hop. What does he do? How does he find a way to fit in with the other kangaroos?

Planet Gork - This alien is from the planet Gork. The Gorkians are planning to invade the planet Rumble. Why do they want to invade?

The Story of Lily - Lily went out hiking with a small group of people. When she stopped to tie her shoe, she saw an unusual beetle, and followed it for a few minutes.

Cat and Mouse - Look at the pictures. What is going on between the cat and the mouse? Write the story.

A Virtual Adventure - In the space below, draw the setting for a video game. Is the setting indoors or outdoors? What is the object of the game? How is the object of the game reflected in the setting?

How to Plan Writing a Story

Here are some steps to plan writing a story.


Brainstorm

The very first and the most important step to planning a story is to brainstorm. Brainstorm means to think of all the ideas you can come up with. Think about the main theme of your story. Plan what your story is going to be about. What is the audience you are targeting? What age group you want as your audience? You will have to think according to your audience. After that, you should brainstorm the setting of the story. Where it will be based? Be as descriptive and narrow in brainstorming the idea as you can.


Choreograph Your Plot

Once you know the theme of your story, now you can begin thinking about how the events will fold. You should know what factors will affect the story. You should also start working on the characters. Character development is very important as people tend to relate to characters a lot. Also, think about the plot twist and conflict.


Assign Roles

During this step, you will decide how different characters will affect the storyline. You should also decide the fate of your characters in this step. Make sure that the characters and their actions are interesting for the readers.


Decide The Ending

The ending of the story is what most people look forward to when reading. It should be unpredictable and interesting. Decide the ending and how it will affect the characters. At this point, you can also think of the message that you will be giving through your story.


Start Writing

When you are done with planning the above things, you can start to write your story. The planning is the key step work off of the plan that you put together. It may be helpful to write up an outline before you start getting after it.