A flower story map is a strategy that uses a graphic organizer like EdrawMax to help students learn the elements of a book or story. By identifying story characters, plot, setting, problem, and solution, students read carefully to understand the details. The following flower story map is designed on the basis of 5W's, which stands for Who, What, Where, When, and Why. The 5W's, as shown in the diagram, is an analysis method composed of several stages that question the fundamental characteristics of a situation. These questions words allow students, writers, and researchers to understand the full scope of the topic being discussed. Many of these words can be used in questions to tease out the information.
