CREATE A SHORT STORY... PLEASEE
Plan and develop an outline for a short story.


Complete the following worksheet to prepare the outline for your story:
Write in one sentence the theme that you wish to convey to your readers.
Determine who the main character in your story will be.Give the main character, the protagonist, a name.List details about that character that you want to include in your story.
The protagonist's name:
Age:
Outstanding physical characteristics of the character:
Background information about this character includes:
Strong points of his or her character are:
Weaknesses in his or her character are:
How do you expect the reader to feel about this character?
Provide information about the second most important character.
The protagonist's name:
Age:
Outstanding physical characteristics of the character:
Background information about this character includes:
Strong points of his or her character are:
Weaknesses in his or her character are:
How do you expect the reader to feel about this character?
Decide which point of view you will use in your story.
I plan to tell my story from the point of view of:
Establish the conflict in your story as well as the characters to be involved in that conflict.
The conflict in my story will be between _____ and _____ about:
Summarize the plot of your story.You may use either the elements of the plot-line diagram shown in the lesson, "Short Story Elements," or a simple outline like the one used for the children's story about the mine.
List three times in your story when important conversations will take place:
Choose the setting for the most important event in your story and make a list of details you might use in describing it.
Sight:
Sound:
Smell:
Taste and/or feel: