Brainstorming your Dystopian Short Story

Title: ____________________________ Author(s): ___________________________

Government
Who is ruling this future
society? How did
he/she/they get into
power?
Laws (Minimum
of 5)
Who started it? Why is
this a law? Are there
penalties for breaking the
law?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Food:
Why this food? Where
does it come from? How
do people eat it? Whats
your climate? Can you
grow food there? Etc.

Transportation:
Why this mode of
transportation? Does
everyone use? How does
it run?

Education: How
important is education to
your society? What is
being taught and why?

Brainstorming your Dystopian Short Story

Title: ____________________________ Author(s): ___________________________

Exposition: The beginning of your story, where the characters and setting is introduced.
Describe your protagonist and other characters that may be in your short story.
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Setting: Where/when the story is taken place. Make sure the setting is appropriate to a dystopian
story. Keep in mind this is a futuristic world.
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Rising Action: Describe the main problem (conflict). Usually where your protagonist faces a
series of conflict.
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Climax: Describe what happens when the problem is becoming worse. The most exciting part of
the story!
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Falling action: Describe what happens as a result of the climax. Think of events that lead to the
end of the story.
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Resolution: Describe how your story will end. Has the problem been solved? Is there a
character (hero) that helped? Will it be a happy ending, or sad one? Will the main character live
or die? Is the problem fixed completely or are there still events that need to be solved?
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Rough Design for Cover Page: What does this symbolize about your society?