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Narrative Writing Workshop

Create a small adventure for a character. Read the mini-story, solve the writing challenges, then plan and write your own story. Use capital letters, full stops and interesting details.

A tiny adventure

On a windy Saturday morning, Maia the kiwi found a shiny red button beside a track in the bush. She tucked it into her pocket and followed a trail of silver feathers. Soon, the track ended at a muddy stream. A small tūī was fluttering on the far bank, unable to reach its nest. Maia placed a fallen branch across the stream. The tūī hopped safely over and gave a cheerful chirp. Maia smiled as the red button slipped from her pocket and rolled into the grass. Perhaps it would lead to another adventure!

1.Who are the two main characters in the mini-story?

2.Where does most of the adventure happen?

At a beach
In the bush by a stream
In a classroom

3.What problem does the tūī have?

4.Which word best shows how Maia feels after helping the tūī?

Cross
Proud
Sleepy

5.Put these events in the order they happen. Write 1, 2 and 3: ___ Maia puts a branch across the stream. ___ Maia finds a red button. ___ The tūī hops safely across.

6.Add speech marks and punctuation: The tūī chirped I can see my nest

7.Make this sentence more exciting by adding one describing word and one action word: The kiwi walked beside the stream.

Plan your own mini-adventure

Choose a character and place. Give your character a problem to solve, then imagine how the story ends.

8.Plan your story: Who is the character? Where are they? What problem do they face? How might they solve it?

9.Write your mini-adventure in 4–6 sentences. Include a beginning, a problem, what the character does, and an ending. Add a feeling or a line of speech.

Draw one moment from your mini-adventure. Add a label or speech bubble.