Reimagine Narrative Planner

Complete the following information in order to plan an effective and engaging narrative.

Characterization
Instructions: The more clearly you understand the character, the better you will be able to tell the story from
his or her point of view. Answer these questions to guide your writing.

1. Which character have you selected?

Bruno.

2. What do you know about this character?

I know that Bruno was a smart caring 9-year-old boy that had a father who was in world war II.

Grid to record what you know about the character.

How do you know? Direct or 
  (Use quotes or information from the text) Indirect

Physical   Bruno has brown hair and blue eyes. Coming from  indirect
Appearance such a strict family, I’m inferring that Bruno wears
respectable and modest clothes. The book also
infers that Bruno is shorter then most kids.

Age or Other  Bruno is 9 years old.  direct

Factual Information

Feelings  Bruno is very interested in art and books, and  indirect

loves exploring. He wants to become a soldier like
his father, and though his parents never explained
to him what is happening in the war, he has been
indoctrinated from a young age to believe that
Germany, the “fatherland” is superior to all other
nations.

Attitude  Bruno is a very curious little boy and the book  indirect
showed he was curious and loved adventuring
when he went through the woods to find that big
fence and was curious of why it was there.
 3. The protagonist of this story is_____Bruno__________________________________________.
4. What is your character’s relationship to the protagonist?

The protagonist is my character.

Conflict
Instructions: Establishing a clear conflict will help you shape the story. Answer these questions in complete
sentences to guide your writing.

1. What conflict will your selected character face in your narrative?

Bruno struggles to accept his fathers decisions although he knows he hold the ultimate position of
authority in the household which Bruno cannot question. Bruno decides to defy his parents and go
wonder along the fence.

2. What type of conflict is this?

Internal conflict.

3. What causes the conflict?

His curiosity.

4. Who is involved in the conflict?

Bruno, then Shmuel gets involved once he finds him.

5. How will the character respond to the conflict? Remember, your character’s actions should be believable
based on the character portrayed in the book you read. Use the things you observed through
characterization to plan your character’s response. 

6. What is the outcome of the character’s response?

Point of View
Instructions: Decide from whose point of view your narrative will be told. Answer these questions in complete
sentences.
 1. What point of view will you use? I will use the narrator’s point of view.

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

The narrator test the story and lets us know more of the important parts in the book.

Plot
Instructions: Take time now to plan the course of events in your narrative. The conflict you selected earlier
should be the driving force in your story. Answer these questions in complete sentences.

1. Who is the protagonist of your narrative?

Bruno.
2. In which stage of the plot can you use foreshadowing or flashback to add interest to your story?
When a problem is about to happen or conflict in the story.

3. Knowing the conflict your character faces, what will the turning point be for him or her? Begin
outlining the plot by starting with the climax. How does he or she get to that point? (That’s the
exposition and rising action.) How is he or she changed because of the turning point? (That’s the
falling action and resolution.)

4. Outline the plot of your narrative by recording at least three events in all stages except the climax,
where you will have just one event. Then plan your character’s response to the events. What will
he or she say, think, or do in light of the events you have planned?

Caption of Content
 Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

What happens
in this stage of
the story?

Character’s
Response

Exposition
Begin your narrative by writing the exposition here. Your exposition should be at least two
paragraphs. Make sure you do the following in this part of the plot:

 establish the narrator

 introduce the main characters
 establish the conflict
 set the scene by using at least five descriptive details