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Story Books
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Stories are perhaps the oldest form of entertainment. As long as people have been on Earth, they have been telling them. They can simply recreate a past event or invent an event that never occurred. Often times they play upon our emotions, giving us great feelings of sadness, or joy, or excitement. Some stories are scary while others are amusing.
Everything in the world around us has at least one story, most things have more. So, creating a story isn't incredibly difficult. In fact it's quite easy. All you need to do is search around your world for an original idea and you're ready to go.
Once you have your idea, you must think about putting it into a plot. A plot is the main ingredient in any story. It contains all the events that take you from the beginning of the story until the end. Fortunately for us, the experts have come up with a recipe that most plots tend to follow. It looks something like this:
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The EXPOSITION is the very beginning of the story. In this part of the story, the reader is introduced to the characters, the setting, and usually the conflict. In general, there is at least one main character and a few secondary characters, although this is not set in stone; The setting is the location or locations in which the story takes place; and the main problem in your story is the conflict. It's what really gets the story's action under way.
The RISING ACTION is the second part of the story. During this section, the main character tries to solve the problem. Generally, the main character will not solve the problem without going through two or three steps. This builds suspense in the story.
The CLIMAX is the most exciting part of the story. In this section, the main character comes face to face with the problem. It doesn't necessarily mean they solve the problem, but they do deal with it.
The FALLING ACTION is the part of the story in which the main character learns to deal with life after the climax. Usually, the main character will have a better understanding of things than he/she did before the climax.
The RESOLUTION brings the story to an end. It can be a natural ending, a surprise ending, or a though-provoking one.
Ninety-nine percent of all stories written fit into this framework. So, while it is a very structured and organized way to look at writing a story, it is by no means a limiting one. With this format, the possibilities for your story are endless. If you don't believe me, just take any story you know and see if you can break it down into the 5 aforementioned parts.
With all of that in mind, here is what our class did to create our story books:
Step 1: Students decided what gene of writing to make their stories.
Step 2: Then they began mapping their stories into the 5 sections mentioned above.
Step 3: After that, they wrote a rough draft, edited and improved it, and published a final draft.
Step 4: Next, students broke their stories into sections that could be illustrated and illustrated them.
Step 5: Then students cut out the pages with razors, taped them back-to-back, and laminated them.
Step 6: After lamination, they trimmed off the excess plastic and spirally bound the books.
Step 7: Finally, students presented their completed story books to the class.
To see examples of our story books, click here.
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