Christmas story

writing time

With Miss Gust

but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville-did

not. The Grinch hated Christmas - the whole
Christmas season. Now, please dont ask why; no one
quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his
shoes were too tight. Or it could be that his head
wasnt screwed on just right. But I think that the
most likely reason of all may have been that his
heart was two sizes too small. But whatever the
reason, his heart or his shoes, he stood there on
Christmas Eve hating the Whos. Staring down from
his cave, with a sour grinchy frown, at the warm,
lighted windows below in their town. For he knew
that every Who down in Whoville beneath was busy
now, hanging a holly who wreath Now ~The Grinch Who

CSTAR!
What do you think it stands for?

Elements of a story
All stories have:

Characters
Settings
Trouble
Action
Resolution

CSTAR

Characters:

Who is in the story?

People or animals
Main characters
Relationships

STAR

The Setting:

The location and

time of the story

TAR

Trouble

(or conflict):

CS

TAR

The main challenge or

difficulty the character is
facing
It is the main conflict that
ties events together

Action:

CST

What the character

does
What happens?
The main event of the
story

Resolution:

CSTA

Reveals the outcome of

the conflict
Sometimes ends in a
surprise

Lets use the The Grinch as an example.

Characters

Settin
g

Trouble

Action

Resolution

Fill in the CSTAR on your worksheet for Mr.

Grinch

Now its your turn to

write a story!

Perspective or Point of View

From whos point of view are you
telling the story from?
The reindeer?
Santa?
A shopper?
An elf?
A narrator?

Lets continue next time