Mind map for stories

Mind map for stories

1. The setting

   • Is it day or night (dark or light)
   • In the city or the country
   • Are in a field or a jungle?

2. (Theme) gene

   • Is it horror or science fiction

3. What's gonna happen?

   • does someone die?
   • is there a build that the story leads up to like a battle
   • does the character progress (change) throughout the story
     • Do they face a problem
       • How will they find a resolution for it?
         • do they fix it
   • What happens at the start
     • How are we introduced to the character or plot
     • Is there a back story of the character or what's going on
   • How does it end
     • does the character accomplish what they wanted?
     • Does a Romeo get his Juliet and vice versa

4. How could you make it interesting

   • language devices
     • similes
     • personification
     • Metaphors
     • Onomatopoeia
     • Hyperbole: Use of exaggeration to create impact
     • Alliteration: Makes a point, phrase or idea more memorable
     • Tone: Causes reader to feel emotions