SHORT STORY WORKSHEET

MUSIC

Choose a song that you like or know, download the lyrics if you need to, and develop
a plot for a short story based on that song.

Bring to class: the song lyrics

ART

"A picture is worth a thousand words" Find a picture of a piece of art or even a
picture from a magazine (no personal photos, however). Develop a plot for a story
based on the picture.

Bring to class: the picture

Develop your story:

1) What lesson do you want to teach the reader of your story?

___________________

2) Who are your characters? ____________________

3) Where does the story take place? ___________________

4) What are the problems they face? _____________________

5) What happens to them, and over what period of time? ________________________

6) What is the turning point right before the problems are solved?
_________________

7) How is each problem solved? ____________________

8) What happens in the end? ____________________

Fill in the above blanks with words from this word bank:

resolution conclusion setting theme

events climax conflict character development