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Narrative Planning Template

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Narrative Planning Template

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📚 Part 1: Story Planning

1. ORIENTATION - Who, Where, When?

Main Character(s): Who is your story about?

Setting: Where does your story take place?

Time: When does your story happen? (time of day, season, year)

2. COMPLICATION - What problem happens?

Describe the main problem or challenge your character faces:

3. RESOLUTION - How is the problem solved?

Explain how your character solves the problem:

✨ Part 2: Vocabulary Bank & Sentence Starters

4. Choose 5 descriptive words from the vocabulary bank to use in your story:

Descriptive Words Bank:

mysterious, sparkling, enormous, terrifying, peaceful, ancient, colourful, freezing, scorching, magnificent, delicate, thunderous, whispering, gleaming, shadowy

My chosen words:

1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________

5. Select sentence starters for each part of your narrative:

Orientation Starters:

Once upon a time...

In the heart of...

Every morning...

Deep in the...

Complication Starters:

Suddenly...

Without warning...

Just then...

To their surprise...

Resolution Starters:

Finally...

After much thought...

In the end...

At last...

🎯 Part 3: Writing Checklist

6. Before you start writing, tick the boxes to show you understand:

I know who my main character is

I can describe my setting clearly

I have planned an interesting problem

I know how the problem will be solved

I have chosen descriptive words to use

I will use correct punctuation (capital letters, full stops, commas)

7. Extension Activity: Draw a quick picture of your main character or setting:

Remember: Use this planning template to help you write your narrative. Check that your story has a clear beginning (orientation), middle (complication), and end (resolution)!

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