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Collaborative Story Writing Worksheet

Work with a partner to build one story, one paragraph at a time. Read the story starter and plan your part. Take turns sharing ideas, listen carefully, and make sure your paragraph connects to what came before. Use New Zealand spelling, such as “favourite” and “realise”.

Read the story opening

The rain drummed on the windows of Rocket Pizza. Mei was folding napkins while Tane carried a tray of steaming pizzas to the counter. Just as the shop’s lights flickered, a tiny bell rang inside the empty delivery bag. Something inside it began to glow.

1.Which two details make the opening feel mysterious? Choose the best answer.

The napkins and the tray
The flickering lights and the glowing delivery bag
The rain and the steaming pizzas
The name of the pizza shop

2.Decide what is making the bell ring and glow. Write one idea you both agree on, then add one detail that could surprise the reader.

3.Choose the sentence that uses the strongest sensory detail to show the shop during the storm.

The shop was open.
Rain rattled the glass while the warm smell of cheese filled the room.
Mei stood near the counter.
There were pizzas in the shop.

4.Fill the blank with a time connective that helps the events flow: “The bell rang. , the delivery bag gave a soft wobble.”

5.Write one line of dialogue Mei might say when she sees the glowing bag. Include the correct punctuation for speech.

Write your part of the story

Take turns sharing ideas. Choose a beginning, middle, or ending for your paragraph, and make it connect to the story opening. Include what the characters do, how one character feels, and at least one vivid detail. Aim for 5–7 sentences.

6.Write your shared paragraph about what happens next in Rocket Pizza. Use speech marks if someone speaks, and check that each sentence makes sense with the one before it.

7.Read your paragraph aloud together. Tick each statement that is true, then fix anything you notice: it connects to the opening; it has a clear event; it includes an interesting detail; sentences begin with capitals and end with punctuation.

8.Your partner suggests a new idea that does not quite fit the paragraph yet. What is a respectful way to respond and keep working together?

9.Name one part of your paragraph that you are proud of and one small change you would make to help the next writer continue the story.