9 free narrative writing resources. Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. Typically taught from Year 1 to Year 10.
A playful story prompt for early writers: a hat that lets you talk to animals. Children plan the who, where and what of their story with…
Children imagine the strangest pet they can think of and write a story about the day it causes trouble. The planning questions guide them…
A NAPLAN-style narrative prompt: a small door appears in the trunk of a tree. Students plan the orientation, complication and resolution,…
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…
Teaches Year 4 students the four parts of a narrative (orientation, complication, series of events, resolution) and the show-don't-tell…
A NAPLAN-style narrative prompt built around a single opening or closing line. Students plan a story with a clear complication and a…
Students write a character-driven story in which the main character must make a choice with no easy answer. The plan focuses on what the…
A NAPLAN-style narrative prompt: an old photograph found in a drawer raises a question that the story must answer. Students plan point of…
A guide to the craft decisions that senior English markers reward in imaginative writing: a distinctive narrative voice, a deliberate…