Your story will include the elements that make up a fictional story or narrative.

• a setting (when and where events take place)
• characters
• problem or conflict
• major events
• a solution to the problem or conflict

Your story will include the paragraphs that make up a fictional story or narrative.

• a beginning, which introduces the main character(s), the setting, and the conflict or problem
• a middle, which contains the events
• an ending, which effectively ties up the story

Look at the picture of the horse and the train on p. 96-97 of Literacy in Action 6B.

Use your imagination and your completed SWBS Chart in Assignment 5-2 and completed Character Chart in Assignment 5-7 to write a story that the picture has helped you to think about.

When writing your story, be sure to

• consider your audience: Will it be other Grade 6 students? Will it be your parents? Will it be younger members of your family?
• focus on your purpose: Remember that as a writer, your purpose might be to entertain or involve the reader in a good story or it might be to share an important idea about people and how they behave. 
• organize your thoughts appropriately in sentences and paragraphs 
• use vocabulary that is interesting and descriptive 
• edit your work directly on your writing 
  

Make a mental note of who your audience will be and what the purpose of your story will be.

If you are having difficulty, think back to the stories and book you have just read. The author chose the audience to be students of your age and the purpose was to show a message such as “it is possible to overcome challenges if you try your best.”