Brainstorming Sheets and Graphic Organizers Packet

Prewriting graphic organizers for planning stories and informational pieces, including a character, setting and plot map, sequence and problem-solution organizers, fact lists and a character analysis sheet.
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Updated May 25, 2023

Subject
Creative Writing, Writing, ELA
Topic
Brainstorming Sheets, Graphic Organizers
Resource types
Graphic Organizers
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About this resource

If you’re ready to take back the love for writing in your classroom, these brainstorming sheets and graphic organizers can do just that! These unique sheets combine creativity, writing tips, and variety that is certain to engage your students!

What is this?

This is a Brainstorming Sheets and Graphic Organizers Packet that is an 8-page printable accessible as a PDF file.

How do I implement the Brainstorming Sheets and Graphic Organizers Packet?

Whether you have just introduced writing, or you are reviewing this skill, there is an opportunity to utilize this packet. Any time your students are gearing up for a writing task, having an appropriate graphic organizer is sure to increase the strength of their final writing piece. Print off the graphic organizer that you think is most appropriate for the writing task at hand. You may even have students choose which brainstorming sheet they believe will work best for them. Allow students to complete this brainstorming sheets independently or with a partner or small group. Students will use the notes, ideas, and research that they wrote down to help them create a final draft. These Brainstorming Sheets pair well with my many Writing Prompts Bundles.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Teaching tips

  • Match the organizer to the task: the five-step plot sheet suits longer narratives, while the three-fact list fits a short informational paragraph.

Skills covered

  • Story planning — mapping characters, setting and plot before drafting

  • Sequencing — ordering events on the first-next-then organizers

  • Character analysis — recording a character's traits on the analysis sheet

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