"Why" Stories

Choose a topic for your 'why story' from the list below, or the list on the board.

leaves

Why the leaves change color

Why children go to school

Why it rains

Why people cook their meat

Why the grass is green

Why chickens lay eggs


What is the topic of your story? What are you explaining?

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What is the setting of your story (time, place, etc.)?

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Who are the main characters in your story?

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What is the main event of your story?

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What other things are going to happen?

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Now take these ideas and write them into a story. Good luck!

Designed by Michelle Foster 1999



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