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 Narrative Writing Worksheets
2 free narrative writing resources for Year 4: 1 worksheets, 1 study guide. Answers included.
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Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. In Year 4, In Year 4 students multiply larger numbers, divide with remainders, explore equivalent fractions, decimals to hundredths, angles and area.
Students will practise: building tension towards a complication; showing feelings through actions and dialogue; using paragraphs to organise a story; writing a resolution that answers the mystery; understanding the four parts of a narrative and what each one does; planning a story with a real complication that is not solved instantly; showing a character's feelings through actions, senses and dialogue instead of stating them; choosing strong verbs and varied sentence starters.
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- 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
What do Year 4 students learn about narrative writing?
Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. At Year 4, our resources focus on: building tension towards a complication; showing feelings through actions and dialogue; using paragraphs to organise a story; writing a resolution that answers the mystery.
Where should we start?
Read the study guide first, then start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet. Finish with the topic test.
Are answers included?
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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?
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