Story MappingStory MappingDesigned byDesigned by

Pam OberembtPam Oberembt

Language Arts Instructional CoachLanguage Arts Instructional Coach

What Is a Map?What Is a Map?

What is a map? What do we use a map What is a map? What do we use a map for? How does a map help us?for? How does a map help us?

What Is a Story Map?What Is a Story Map?

If a map helps us because it shows us If a map helps us because it shows us where to go or helps us understand where where to go or helps us understand where things are located, how might a story map things are located, how might a story map help us? Pair Share.help us? Pair Share.

How to Create a Story MapHow to Create a Story Map

A story map is somewhat like a comic A story map is somewhat like a comic strip.strip.

It hasIt has

both wordsboth words

and pictures.and pictures.

A Story Map Tells the StoryA Story Map Tells the Story

The pictures and sentences together retell The pictures and sentences together retell the story that you have read.the story that you have read.

My ExampleMy Example

The Three Little PigsThe Three Little Pigs

SettingSetting

The big world

CharactersCharacters

Three Little PigsThree Little Pigs Big, Bad WolfBig, Bad Wolf

The StoryThe Story

Once upon a time, three little pigs set off Once upon a time, three little pigs set off on their own in the big world.on their own in the big world.

ContinuedContinued

They each built their own home. One built They each built their own home. One built his home of straw, one of sticks, and the his home of straw, one of sticks, and the third of brick.third of brick.

Then…Then…

Along came a big, bad wolf. He said, “Little Pig, Along came a big, bad wolf. He said, “Little Pig, Little Pig, let me in.” “Not by the hair on my Little Pig, let me in.” “Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin,” replied the first little pig. So, chinny chin chin,” replied the first little pig. So, he blew his straw house down and the little pig he blew his straw house down and the little pig ran to the stick house.ran to the stick house.

Then…Then…

The big, bad wolf went to the stick house. Again, The big, bad wolf went to the stick house. Again, he asked to be let in and again the little pigs said he asked to be let in and again the little pigs said “Not by the hair on our chinny chin chins.” So, “Not by the hair on our chinny chin chins.” So, he blew the stick house down and the little pigs he blew the stick house down and the little pigs ran to the brick house.ran to the brick house.

Finally…Finally…

The big, bad wolf showed up at the brick The big, bad wolf showed up at the brick house and tried to blow it down, but he house and tried to blow it down, but he couldn’t.couldn’t.

So…So…

The big, bad wolf went to the roof to crawl The big, bad wolf went to the roof to crawl down the chimney. He thought he’d get down the chimney. He thought he’d get into the house and then eat the little pigs.into the house and then eat the little pigs.

But, in conclusion…But, in conclusion…

The big, bad wolf jumped down the chimney into The big, bad wolf jumped down the chimney into a boiling pot of water and was never heard from a boiling pot of water and was never heard from again.again.

Your Story MapYour Story Map

You are going to create a story map for the story You are going to create a story map for the story “Elena.”“Elena.”

You will have ten picture boxes total.You will have ten picture boxes total. One box will have a drawing of the setting of the One box will have a drawing of the setting of the

story and the word story and the word settingsetting.. Another box will list the characters in the story Another box will list the characters in the story

and will have the word and will have the word characterscharacters in the box. in the box. Eight boxes will have pictures and sentences Eight boxes will have pictures and sentences

that retell the story of “Elena.”that retell the story of “Elena.”