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Visual diagrams of specific story elements such
as: title, setting, plot, and the relationships among those elements such as
sequencing, comparisons, and cause and effect chains.
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Story maps can be used before, during, and
after reading to visually represent the major elements of the story plot and
the relationships of those elements.
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Read the story. Construct list of main ideas,
events, and characters that make up the story.
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Place the title in the center of the map.
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Draw enough ties projecting outward
symmetrically from the center of the map to accommodate the major elements
of the story’s plot and attach elements from the list.
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Draw enough ties projecting outward
symmetrically from the center of the map to accommodate details associated
with the elements listed on you list.
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