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Writing Challenge #4: Narrative Brainstorming.

A story is an account of a character struggling to reach a goal.

For the Narrative Writing Project, you will choose one of the following:

Option 1- Creative Nonfiction: You will be writing a personal narrative about a meaningful
moment in your life that caused you to grow or change. . Using sensory details, figurative
language and character development, make a personal connection to the reader, helping them to
learn and understand whatever wisdom you gained from the experience.

Option 2- Creative Fiction: You will be writing a short story that centers around an original
fictional, believable character who is trying to reach a goal. Using vivid details and careful
plotting, your story will take the character through this struggle, and will ultimately change your
character (for better or worse!) in some way (and so, too, with audience be changed). Your
character must seem real to readers, which will compel them to read this narrative!

For this Writing Challenge, you will generate possible ideas to write about for the project.
To do this, complete BOTH of the graphic organizers below:

Creative Fiction Ideas:

Story Protagonist Information Story Goal Conflict

Idea (At the time of the story, what (What is the protagonist
do they want more than going to face? What will
anything? It can be big or stand in their way?)
small!)

1 Name: write here write here write here

Age: write here
3 pieces of background
information:
1.
2.
3.

2 Name: write here write here write here

 Age: write here
3 pieces of background
information:
1.
2.
3.
Ex.
Name:Kayla
Age: 17
3 pieces of background
information:
1. Lives with mother and 3
younger siblings
2. Very shy and quiet, but has
an inner determination
3. Loves film, and wants to
pursue career
Creative Nonfiction Ideas:
Story Idea Summary of moment/event
3 write here
4 write here
Example As a senior in high school, I
took a trip to Disneyland with
my family and my best friend.
The moment I was leaving the
park on the last day was very
meaningful. It seemed like
time slowed down, and I began
to appreciate everything I
would miss about the park, and
about childhood.
Ex. Ex.
Kayla desperately wants Kayla’s film is finished,
to be accepted into a and she must present
prestigious film school, it to a group of
and has been working on admissions officers.
filming a documentary to To do this, she must
showcase her work. face her own lack of
self-confidence, and
advocate for herself
and her dream.
Why this moment was How it changed me
so important in my life
write here write here
write here write here
I began grieving over This epiphany was like
having to leave my own coming-of-age
Disneyland, since that moment. I felt grief
meant I would have to over my childhood
“grow-up,” but then I being over, but also
realized I was grown, proud and wise for
and had been for awhile. reaching the point I
was at in life.