The ‘5 WIVES & 1 HUSBAND’ approach:
(Where, When, What, Why, Who & How)
SETTING
1) Where did the incident take place? Possible answers:
In class
On the road
At a game arcade
In a lift
2) When did it take place? Possible answers:
After school
At midnight
At the break of dawn
In the wee hours of the morning
CHARACTERS
1) Who were the characters in the story? Possible answers:
Yourself
Your siblings
Your classmates
Your teacher
A stranger
2) Why did they behave in a particular way? Possible answers:
Frowned because he was upset with his mother
Gobbled up the food greedily because she had not eaten for two days
Skipped along happily because he had helped the police
Fainted because she had seen a snake
PLOT (Problem/ Solution)
1) What happened to the characters? Possible answers:
Kidnapped
Victim of a fire
Lost
Trapped
CLOSURE
1) What kind of ending is suitable for this? Possible answers:
Question
Light-hearted
Sad ending
Proverb
2) How did the characters feel at the end of the story? Possible answers:
Guilty and remorseful
Elated
Relieved
Surprised
