Study Guide
Narrative Writing: Story Structure and Show, Don't Tell
Teaches Year 5 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 5 Writing Worksheets
3 free writing resources for Year 5: 2 worksheets, 1 study guide. Answers included.
Text types, planning and writing craft. In Year 5, In Year 5 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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Study Guides
Clear explanations, examples and tips.
Writing Prompts
Prompts with planning space and success criteria.
- 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
- Writing Prompt
Native Animal Information Report — Writing Prompt
Students research and write a structured information report about a native New Zealand animal, with a classification statement, paragraphs…
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 45 min
- Questions
- 6 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Common questions
What do Year 5 students learn about writing?
Text types, planning and writing craft. At Year 5, 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
- Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
- Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
- Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
- Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.
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