{"product_id":"free-story-structure-planner-story-mountain-graphic-organiser-years-6-to-10","title":"FREE Story Structure Planner | Story Mountain Graphic Organiser | Years 6 to 10","description":"\u003cp\u003eA free story mountain graphic organiser and story structure planner for Years 6 to 10. Students pick a Story Mountain, a Story Circle or an In Medias Res opening, click any stage, and get a word bank, a challenge and writing tips for that exact moment in the story. One HTML file that opens in a browser: nothing to install, no login, and it works offline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHREE STORY STRUCTURES, NOT ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory Mountain (six stages): orientation, complication, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. The classic rising-and-falling tension arc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory Circle (seven stages): need, go, search, find, take, return and change. A structure built around what the main character needs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Medias Res (five stages): a cold open in the middle of the action, a flashback, a return to the present, escalation and resolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach structure is a clickable diagram. Select a stage and the toolkit beside it changes to a word bank, a challenge and two technique tips written for that stage, not one general tip repeated everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents can plan the same idea in two structures and see which suits it, which teaches more than being handed one shape and told to use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALSO INSIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA story randomiser for students stuck on where to start: six genres (sci-fi, fantasy, adventure, horror with mild suspense, romance as friendship and first crush, and contemporary). Roll one category, such as a location, a character flaw or a complication, or roll a full story seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresent to Class: steps through a structure stage by stage on the projector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA learning intention and success criteria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK\/AU or US spelling for the whole tool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrain Break: five short word games for a break between planning sessions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis planner doesn't save. It is a planning space, so students copy their plan into a notebook or take a screenshot before they close the tab. The tool says so on screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT'S INCLUDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe planner: one HTML file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA START HERE read-me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no answer key: this is a planning tool, not a worksheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEACHING A NARRATIVE WRITING UNIT?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Narrative Writing Teacher-Led Edition is 12 projector lessons for Years 7 to 9, from setting and dialogue to planning a chapter on a story mountain and drafting it, with a Lesson Guide page for every lesson. For students on their own devices, the Narrative Writing Unit, Student Game Edition, includes the Story Structure Lab as part of the unit. Both are in the Star Class Academy store, along with the free Narrative Writing Worksheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLicensed for one teacher and their own classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions? starclassacademy.com\/help?ref=sh or hello@starclassacademy.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Star Class Academy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48118313713825,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/8703\/6577\/files\/mGn7oZ86A3.png?v=1792233568","url":"https:\/\/shareify.com.au\/products\/free-story-structure-planner-story-mountain-graphic-organiser-years-6-to-10","provider":"SHAREIFY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}