Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
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In this unit, students are introduced to fables as a literary genre, where they learn to read for the moral lesson, in both ancient and mode...
This ‘Writing a Narrative’ unit is a comprehensive narrative writing guide that will take you through the steps of how to write a well plann...
This unit is based around the text, Dreaming Soldiers. The text presents a variety of themes that have been addressed throughout the unit’s...
This Blueback unit provides engaging lessons for Years 3-6, aligned with curriculum codes, focusing on characters, settings, themes, and lan...
This presentation is the perfect way to introduce your students to fables. It goes through what makes up a fable, how it differs from other...
This presentation is an introduction to the Shel Silverstein book ‘The Giving Tree’, and examines that text as a fable, with multiple lesson...
This Presentation introduces your students to the structure of the hero’s story, in a simplified version of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth. You...
This Rowan of Rin presentation was created with summaries, questions and activities for every chapter. It was designed to be a part of our...
This ‘Writing a Narrative’ presentation is a comprehensive narrative writing guide that will take you through the steps of how to write a we...
This student card is designed to be used as a reference for students to the characteristics of fables. It is a part of a larger fables unit...
After printing this single sheet in duplex (front and back), a single cut and a pair of staples turns it into a mini booklet that can be rea...
This crossword covers a number of the terms and information that will be covered in the Year 4 Fables unit. It is a part of a larger fables...
In this worksheet, students reframe their favourite fable as a comic book. It is a part of a larger fables unit for students, where they lea...
This is a comprehension page, which gets students to identify the moral of a fable, using evidence from the text, which they compare with ot...
This is a word search for Dr Seuss’ story ‘The Lorax’, including a key. Look for the words running on the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal...
In this worksheet, students try and identify some of the lessons that are in the Dr. Seuss story ‘The Lorax’. It is a part of a larger fabl...
This is a colouring page inspired by Dr. Seuss’ story ‘The Lorax’. It is a part of a larger fables unit for students, where they learn to r...
In this worksheet, students look at the story ‘The Lorax’ for connections between actions and consequences. It is a part of a larger fables...
In this worksheet, students use their own experience and insights to draw a series of pictures to explain the final message from the story “...
In this worksheet, students write a entry in the Lorax’s journal, recounting one of the events from a day in the story. It is a part of a l...
This is a word search for Shel Silverstein’s story ‘The Giving Tree’, including a key. Look for the words running on the horizontal, vertica...
In this worksheet, students try and identify the moral in the story ‘The Giving Tree,' including evidence for their conclusion in the text....
This worksheet is designed to be planning or scaffolding for students to be able to write their own version of a classic fable. It is a par...
This is an example of a basic rubric you can use to assess your students’ written fables, based on the criteria for a fable reinforced durin...
This workbook introduces students to the “hero’s journey” structure of narrative storytelling in a simplified version of Joseph Campbell’s m...
This Rowan of Rin title page is a great way to kick off the unit with a bit of fun. It was designed to be a part of our Rowan of Rin book...
In this worksheet, students try and recreate Rowan’s magic map based on what they remember from the story. It was designed to be a part of...
In this worksheet, students plot the excitement level of the various chapters of the book, revealing how the author has to make choices abou...
In this worksheet, students design a new dust jacket for a new edition of the book they are studying in class. They illustrate a favourite s...
In this worksheet, students write descriptions of a handful of characters from the novel they are reading and then swap them with a friend....
In this worksheet, students create a character profile for one of the secondary characters in the story Rowan of Rin, using evidence from th...
This crossword puzzle is the perfect fast finishers activity for your Rowan of Rin book study. It was designed to be a part of our Rowan of...
This Word Search is the perfect fast finishers activity for your Rowan of Rin book study. It was designed to be a part of our Rowan of Rin...
These story starters are a lot of fun and will definitely lead to some truly imaginative storylines. They are designed to stimulate the mind...
This is a truly terrific class set of A4 visual writing prompts. They are loads of fun and will definitely inspire your students. They are d...
Eight A4 pages of words with picture prompts to help students learn to write recounts - including Who, What, Where, When, Why, How did you f...
These story wheels are designed to assist students in planning narratives, allowing students to spin each wheel to discover the narrative el...
This resource is a remarkable addition to any classroom and assists students in writing narratives. Each page contains words and images to p...
Students will examine character descriptions that include appearance and behaviour, understanding how the character's development is eviden...
This set of '35 Narrative Settings' has been developed to allow students to experiment with descriptive words and phrases as they accurately...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with character development in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for usin...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with character development in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for usin...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with character development in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for usin...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with character development in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for usin...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with character development in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for usin...
This ‘Narrative Student Reference Card ‘ is a great resource for students to glue in their book and refer back to when narrative writing. Th...
Use this resource when planning to write a narrative. The planning includes all the necessary resources required to structure and write an e...
Use this resource when planning to write a narrative. The planning includes all the necessary resources required to structure and write an e...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with setting the scene and using your five senses, to create imagery for the reader. This works...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with setting the scene. This worksheet provides opportunities to visualise the setting, in orde...
These ‘Problem Prompt Cards’ are a great tool for assisting with choosing a ‘problem’ within a story and thinking of a suitable solution. Th...
This ‘Analyse a Narrative’ worksheet is a great tool for assisting with understanding the structure of a narrative and recognising it within...
This ‘Roll-A-Narrative’ worksheet is a great writing prompt activity for brainstorming characters, settings and problems within your narrati...
This ‘Exciting Endings’ worksheet is great for describing the different types of endings that can be used within a narrative, by providing a...
This ‘Story Editing Checklist’ is a great tool for practising self-editing skills. Encourage students to use this checklist at the completio...
This ‘Narrative Writing Task’ lined story writing template can be used in conjunction with the narrative story writing prompts to write a na...
This ‘Narrative Assessment Rubric’ is a comprehensive and Australian Curriculum aligned marking rubric, to be used when assessing a narrativ...
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with exciting starts in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for using desc...
In this activity, students use a series of landscape pictures and writing prompts to explore the importance of setting in narrative. Younger...
In this activity, students complete a writing prompt based on one of the set’s character cards. This set is built around fantasy narratives....
This resource supports teaching Tim Winton’s Blueback and includes a visually engaging title page to introduce the unit and teaching notes....
This graphic organiser supports students in exploring Tim Winton’s Blueback by identifying the main characters, setting, storyline, theme, a...
This activity helps students identify key events in Blueback, analyse their influence on the plot, and illustrate each moment. It encourages...
This resource helps upper and middle primary students analyse the structure of Tim Winton's Blueback. By breaking down the story's key event...
This resource provides a series of engaging task cards based on Tim Winton’s Blueback. It encourages students to explore themes such as the...
This resource engages students in writing a short story set in the world of Blueback. With structured planning prompts, students create a na...
This resource tasks students with creating a storyboard inspired by Blueback by Tim Winton. It guides them to develop a simple narrative set...
These comprehensive 5-point rubrics evaluate key elements of the Blueback-inspired short story and storyboard, including setting, character...
This worksheet helps students analyse visual storytelling in the short film Migrants. Through structured observation, symbolism identificati...
This worksheet supports students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery is used in written and visual texts. Using Leila and the Blue Fox and M...
This worksheet guides students to explore the symbolic meaning of animals in literature and film. Students analyse the role of the fox in Le...
These differentiated worksheets explore how colour impacts meaning, mood and symbolism in storytelling. Aligned to Leila and the Blue Fox an...
This reflective resource invites students in Years 3-6 to consolidate their understanding of symbolism and visual storytelling. Designed to...
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