Puzzle Plot Mapper

In this worksheet, the middle of the story is already given: a student’s clay project cracks just minutes before it’s due. Students must write a beginning that logically leads to this problem and an ending that resolves it. This structure encourages writers to think intentionally about how stories develop around a central conflict. Students practice creating cause-and-effect relationships between events while ensuring narrative clarity. The activity supports understanding of how beginnings introduce context and how endings bring closure.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Story Planning and Development

English Language Arts – Understanding Conflict and Resolution

English Language Arts – Writing Logical Narrative Sequences

English Language Arts – Creative Problem Solving in Writing

This worksheet is part of our Story Structure (Beginning, Middle, End) Worksheets collection.