storyshapes
nounUK /ˈstɔːriʃeɪps/
US /ˈstɔriʃeɪps/
Storyshapes are the different forms a story can take, like a circle or a line.
The teacher showed us storyshapes on the board before we wrote our own tales.
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2. The outline or pattern that shows how events in a story fit together.
We drew the storyshapes to see where the problem and solution happened.
3. Shapes used in a picture book to help children follow along with a story.
The storyshapes helped the kids guess what would happen next.
4. A way of sorting stories by their beginning, middle, and end.
Our class made a chart of storyshapes for fairy tales and funny stories.