From the purposes mentioned above, it can be concluded that story mapping is aimed to ensure understanding of the review toward literary elements
and to figure out the schematic structure concerning the sequence of action of the story
3. The Technique of Using Story Mapping
The general procedure to follow when preparing a basic story map includes the following steps:
1. Read the story. Write a sequenced summary of the main ideas, key
events, and characters that make up the plot of the story. 2.
Place the title, theme, or topic of the story in the center of the graphic story map in a predominant box or at the top of the
semantic chart. 3.
Draw enough ties projecting out symmetrically from the center of the map to accommodate the major events of the story‟s plot.
Attach related pieces or second-level information from the summary list to these ties in chronological order, moving
clockwise around the center. The semantically organized chart is simply arranged by story elements, so information is transferred to
it accordingly.
4. Draw additional ties projecting out symmetrically from each
secondary box to accommodate the important details associated with the key plot event, adding relevant information from the
summary list.
5. Review the final semantic chart or story map for completeness
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Based on the explanation above, the graphic of story mapping could be described as below:
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Pamela, op. cit., p. 346.
Story Map
Figure 2.3 Graphic Story Map
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J. Garcia, Fun Learning for Kids, 2008, p. 56 http:www.2scholastic.com Main Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Problem:
Solution: Setting:
Title and Author:
4. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Story Mapping
Story mapping has advantages and disadvantages. For the advantages story mapping could help the students and also for the teacher. It is similar with Pamela
who states in her book, “When created as part of the process of preparing a
reading lesson, teachers become more involved in thinking about the structure of the story they are to t
each and how each part of the story relates to the others.”
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It means that completing a story map helps students to focus on the lesson, leads to
more purposeful teaching, and results in a better quality learning experience for the students
According to Pamela, students get many benefits through story mapping. The following are some advantages for students:
a. The students are able to visualize the story.
b. The students are easy to understand that story is related, so they can
predict what might happen next in one story after another. c.
The students are able to store information from the text in their perception.
d. The students are easy to remember some information completely
and accurately. e.
The students could increase their awareness that story characters and events are interrelated.
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Based on the explanation above, through story mapping students achieve benefits such as to enable them store information in their personal schema more
efficiently, then, to enhance students‟ interpretative abilities by enabling them to
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Pamela. loc. cit.
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Ibid.
