EnglishYears 7–9Writing

Narrative writing

Write engaging narratives with developed characters, settings and plot structure

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Think about telling your friend what happened at the weekend. You start at the beginning, tell the middle, then the end — that's a story!

  2. 2

    What do you put at the start of a story?

  3. 3

    Drag the story parts into the right order: beginning, middle, end.

  4. 4

    Let's build a tiny story together about a lost puppy.

  5. 5

    Which part of the story is: 'The puppy wagged its tail at the front door'?

  6. 6

    Now write your own 3-part story about a magic pencil. Just type the beginning, middle, and end below.

  7. 7

    What does every good narrative need?

Practise Narrative writing with Whizlo

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