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Narrative Introduction Planner

Plan an exciting opening for a story set at a skate park. Use the scene prompt below or invent your own details. Your introduction should make readers curious, establish the setting and introduce a character. Example answers are provided as models; your ideas can be different. Word bank: skate park, ramp, board, message, lights, wheels, clouds, concrete, wind, character, setting, hook, mystery, worry.

Gather story ingredients

Choose details that will help your opening feel vivid and intriguing.

1.Choose one event to begin your skate-park story: a board rolls away by itself, a strange message appears under a ramp, or the lights suddenly go out. Which spark will you use, and what question might it make a reader ask?

2.Write one detail for each sense that could bring the skate park to life: something a character sees, hears, smells and feels.

3.Invent a main character at the skate park. Give them a name, one strength and one worry. You could use Tui, Manaia or Mere, or invent another ordinary first name.

4.Which opening point of view will you use for your story?

First person: I gripped my board as the lights flickered.
Third person: Tui gripped her board as the lights flickered.
I will decide later.

Shape your opening

Turn your chosen details into an introduction that makes a reader want to continue.

5.Write a first sentence that grabs attention. Try a surprising action, a sound, a question or a bold statement.

6.What is your character doing when the story begins? What changes or interrupts that moment? Jot down both parts.

7.Number these parts in the order you plan to use them: introduce the character; hook the reader; show the setting. You may choose a different order if it suits your story.

8.Draw one object or place in your skate-park story that could become important. Add a label or a note about why it matters.

Use this space for your story detail.

Draft and check

Use your plan to write a short introduction, then check that it gives readers a reason to keep reading.

9.Write 4–6 sentences for your story opening. Include a hook, a clear skate-park setting, your character and a hint of what might happen next.

10.Does your draft include all four of these features: an attention-grabbing first line, at least one setting detail, a character, and a hint of a question, problem or change?