Study Guide
Narrative Writing: Story Structure and Show, Don't Tell
Teaches Year 4 students the four parts of a narrative (orientation, complication, series of events, resolution) and the show-don't-tell…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 15 min
Free Year 4 Writing Worksheets — Australia
3 free writing resources for Year 4, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Good writing is planned writing. Every prompt here includes a short planning section, then a writing task with success criteria that match what teachers look for in narrative, persuasive and informative texts.
Year 4 Writing topics
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Study Guides
Clear explanations, examples and tips.
Writing Prompts
Prompts with planning space and success criteria.
- Writing Prompt
An Australian Animal — Information Report
Students research and write a structured information report on an Australian animal using subheadings for classification, appearance,…
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 40 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Writing Prompt
The Note in the Library Book — Narrative Writing
A mystery prompt: a handwritten note falls out of a library book, and it is addressed to you. Students plan a story with rising tension…
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 40 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Common questions
Do writing tasks have answers?
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Are the reading passages original?
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
Are these aligned to NAPLAN?
Resources tagged NAPLAN practise the same text types and skills NAPLAN assesses. They are NAPLAN-style and not official test papers.
How to use these resources
- Spend five minutes planning before writing.
- Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
- Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?