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06 Narrative Planner

Part 1: Brainstorming
Directions: Use complete sentences to answer all the questions to help you plan your
narrative based on a conflict you have experienced.

Make a Connection
1. What conflict have you faced in your own life? This will be the basis of your
narrative.

After people in my life started to say how different I was than my younger self and how
they wish I was how I was, I started to question myself on why I changed so suddenly.

Characterization
1. Who is the protagonist?

Me

2. What does the protagonist look like?

The protagonist has a Brown skin tone, round face with dimples, wears glasses, has a
septum piercing.

3. What is the protagonist’s age and what other factual information is important
(where he/she lives, goes to school, hobbies, etc.)?

The main character is fifteen years old. They live in Pompano Beach and attend classes
online. Reading and watching videos are their favorite pastimes.

4. How would you describe the protagonist’s personality and attitude?

Quiet and unbothered unless around family/friends or passionate about somethings

5. Who is the antagonist?

6. What does the antagonist look like?

7. What is the antagonist’s age and what other factual information is important
(where he/she lives, goes to school, hobbies, etc.)?

8. How would you describe the antagonist’s personality and attitude?

Conflict
1. What conflict does your protagonist face?

2. Who or what causes the conflict?

3. Who is involved in the conflict?

4. How will the protagonist respond to the conflict?

5. What is the outcome of the protagonist’s response to the conflict?

Plot
1. How will you introduce the characters, setting, and conflict in the exposition?

2. What events will happen in the rising action to help develop the conflict?

3. What will the climax (turning point) be for the protagonist? Think about the
decision the protagonist will have to make as a result of the conflict.

4. What events will happen in the falling action?

5. How will the conflict be solved in the resolution?

Point of View
1. What point of view will you use to tell the story? Think about who can best tell the
story—a narrator who is inside the story (first person) or a narrator who is outside
the story but knows the thoughts and feelings of the characters (third person
omniscient).

2. How will your selected point of view influence what readers know about the
characters and the conflict in your narrative?

Part 2: Exposition
Directions: Use the answers from Part 1: Brainstorming to write your exposition
paragraph. This should introduce the main characters, the conflict, and the setting. Be
sure to include descriptive details.
Narrative Planner Grading Rubric

Narrative Planner Good To Go Needs Improvement

Part 1: 32–40 points 0–31 points

Brainstorming
All sections are complete and Sections are missing or incomplete and/or
40 points possible provide a thoughtful and clearly sections do not provide a thoughtful and clearly
outlined plan for the narrative. outlined plan for the narrative.

Part 2: 32–40 points 0–31 points

Exposition
Exposition is clearly developed
40 points possible with descriptive details and
thoroughly introduces the
characters, conflict, and setting.
Exposition is not clearly developed with
descriptive details and/or does not thoroughly
introduce the characters, conflict, and setting.

Grammar and 16–20 points 0–15 points

Spelling
Work is written in complete Work may not be written in complete sentences
20 points possible sentences with few to no and/or may have numerous grammatical or
grammatical or spelling errors. spelling errors.

Total
/100
100 points
possible