Strange events - Story map (flashback)

Beginning
of the
story

Use phrases like:

We had been looking for
answers ever since the
day when
Here is where the children
(and the reader) find out
what is happening but
not the full explanation.

1
Middle
of the
story

(FLASHBACK) then flashback to how it all began

(START)

Start in the middle of the action

Describe the children searching

and then hearing a news report.
Decide who is telling the story
and when they tell it.
For example, in the caption,
one child is telling the story after
the action has already finished;
that is why the caption says
then we saw instead of
now the children see.

(RETURN)

We thought we were the only ones who had noticed

the strange events. Then we saw the news report.

then return to the action

Tell what the news reporter is saying.

The new information should lead the
children to think something like:
Now we knew how we could solve
the mystery
or
Things were getting worse. It was
time we did something about it.

(END)
End
of the
story

now complete the story!

Use phrases like:

We returned to ____, but this time we
searched ____
or
We went back to the person who had
warned us not to keep up our search.
They sure had some explaining to do.

Years 3,5,7 literacy materials

www.qsa.qld.edu.au

Partnership and innovation

Strange Events Series

The State of Queensland (Queensland Studies Authority) 2007