before proceeding with the story writing. Story mapping is kind of an outline for writing narrative text.
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Based on the definitions and concepts above, it can be concluded that story mapping is a visual graphic map in which is provided the elements of story such
as setting, characters, problems, and resolution which are presented to help the writers associate the whole content of the story, so that they can easily manage
their ideas as they write the story. Story mapping is useful to be used by students as an outline of students’ writing. It uses in the early stages of planning a narrative
essay. In writing of narrative text, story mapping can create not only writers’ creativity, but also help the writers develop their thoughts appropriate with the
theme provided in writing of an imaginative story or telling their experience to the readers.
2. The Procedures of Story Mapping
These are some instructions that have to be followed in writing narrative text by using story mapping. The general procedures are used to prepare a basic story
mappping includes the following steps Anna Uhl Chamot et al: 1999:
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a. Elicit students’ current procedures and strategies for planning before writing.
Write a list of ideas on the board. b.
Explain the four stages of writing; planning, composing, revising, and editing. Tell the students that they are going to focus on planning and that
you are going to share another strategy with them to help them plan their writing.
c. Introduce the story mapping as a graphic organizer for planning to write.
d. Demonstrate the strategy by partially completing a story mapping in the
picture figure 2.2 and 2.3 for your own story. e.
Have students complete a story mapping for their folk tale. Students may work in groups to share ideas and help each other. When students are
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Teressa Walter, Teaching English Language Learners, New York: Pearson Education, 2004, pp. 85-87.
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Anna Uhl Chamot, et al., The Learning Strategies Hand Book, New York: Longman, 1999, p. 217.
Solution
finished, have p complete.
f. Have students be
guide them as the g.
Review their stor Those are simple
applied in classroom.
3. The Kinds of Stor
Farris divided stor see figure 2.2 and 2.3
story mapping are us process become more m
a. Bubble Map
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Pamela J. Farris
Title
Setting
Character
Problem Solution
pairs exchange their story maps and check
s begin write their stories. Remain them to use st s they write.
stories. ple procedures in writing using story mapping
oom. It is used as a framework of outlines for story
Story Mapping
d story map into two types: graphic story map a nd 2.3. The different colors which fulfill of each
used to make it more insightful and the te ore memorable.
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Figure 2.1 Bubble Map
rris, op. cit., p. 3.
Character
heck that they are
use story mapping to
ng which could be ory writing.
p and bubble map ach element in the
teaching learning
Solution
b. Graphic Story Map
4. The Advantag
Here are several technique in teachin
advantages of story m 1.
Students can use introduce a book
students can make 2.
Students can use t 3.
Students can use st 4.
Students can use stories.
5. Teachers can also
students revise the
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Zygouris, Coe Reading Strategy of the M
TITLE
Setting
Characters
Problem Solution
Map
Figure 2.2 Graphic Story Map
ntages and Disadvantages of Story Mapp
ral advantages and disadvantages of using stor hing narrative text. Zygouris and Glass m
mapping in their article:
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use a story mapping as a pre-reading strategy. book through a complete story map. By deleting
ake predictions about what they think will happe n use their story mapping as notes for oral book repor
se story mapping in preparing media presentations. use story mapping as a prewriting tool in devel
lso use story mapping in writing conferences a their story writing.
oe V and Glass, C, Story Mapping, Florida Departme Month Journal, vol. 2, 2004, p. 2.
