EnglishYear 4Writing

Develop narrative with detail

Develop narratives with well-developed characters, settings and plot, using dialogue and description effectively

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine your story is a plain sandwich 🥪. Details are like adding yummy toppings — they make it much more interesting!

  2. 2

    What are 'details' in a story?

  3. 3

    Add details to this sentence: 'The cat sat.' Tap the words to build a more interesting sentence.

  4. 4

    Let's add details together!

  5. 5

    Your turn! Add details to: 'The girl laughed.'

  6. 6

    Which sentence has MORE detail?

  7. 7

    What can you add to a sentence to give more detail?

Practise Develop narrative with detail with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 8–9. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.