Short Story – The Street That Got Mislaid (Part 1)

Does your classroom have the Mackenzie Middle Years Alphabet?

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Over time I created a plot planning handout that resulted in the form you see below. I used it to get students to work backwards and fill in the plot structure of a story once they had read it. I also used the form to get students to plan short stories (and sometimes parts of short stories) before they leapt into the foray of fiction.

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The Street That Got Mislaid by Patrick Waddington

See other “Short Story” entries for more about plot, the use of this plot planner, and my “3I-RACER” method.