4 free narrative writing resources for 3rd Grade: 4 worksheets. Answers included.
Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. 3rd grade is a big year: students learn the multiplication facts, add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, read time to the minute and begin unit fractions.
Students will practice: structuring a narrative with orientation, complication and resolution; developing a character and setting; using dialogue with quotation marks; choosing interesting verbs and adjectives; using the five parts of a friendly letter; punctuating the date, greeting, and closing; retelling events in order; writing for a reader you know.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Instead of telling the reader that a character is scared, good writers show it through what the character does, says and how their body…
Every good story has a problem (sometimes called a complication) that the character must solve, and a resolution where it is fixed.…
Prompts with planning space and success criteria.
A test-style narrative prompt: a small door appears in the trunk of a tree. Students plan the orientation, complication and resolution,…
A friendly letter prompt for 3rd graders: students imagine their class has just visited the Texas State Capitol in Austin and write a…
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Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. At 3rd Grade, our resources focus on: structuring a narrative with orientation, complication and resolution; developing a character and setting; using dialogue with quotation marks; choosing interesting verbs and adjectives.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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