Story Planner
Plan your story. Then use your plan to write it on another page.
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How to do it
- Read the story starter.
- Plan who, where, and the beginning, middle and end.
- Write your story on another page.
Teaching tip
The middle is usually the problem. The end is how it gets solved. This sheet is aligned with Common Core W.2.1.
About this worksheet
A story starter with boxes to plan characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.
What kids practice
Second graders write three main kinds of pieces. A story tells what happens to characters, with a beginning, middle and end. An opinion piece tells what you think and gives reasons. A report teaches true facts about a topic. Each one starts with a plan.
Watch for
- Stories that list events without a problem or ending.
- Opinions with no reasons, or reasons that don't use because.
- Reports that mix in opinions, like "Sharks are the coolest."
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full stories, opinions and reports guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Kinds of Writing ChartStories, opinions and reports side by side, with what each has and words to use. 
2. Fact or Opinion?Sentences to sort into facts and opinions.
4. Opinion PlannerAn opinion question with lines for your opinion, two reasons and a closing.
5. All About ReportA report organizer with a picture box, a topic sentence, three facts and a closing.