Paired Narrative Writing Adventures
🎯 Part 1: Choose Your Adventure Topic
1. With your partner, select ONE narrative topic that excites you both:
Time Travel Mishap: You accidentally travel back to medieval New Zealand and must find your way home
Superhero School: Your first day at a secret academy for teenage superheroes in Auckland
Alien Exchange Student: An extraterrestrial joins your class and chaos ensues
Mystery at the Museum: Ancient Māori artefacts start glowing and moving at Te Papa
Virtual Reality Gone Wrong: You're trapped in a video game and must complete quests to escape
Animal Perspective: Tell a story from the viewpoint of a kiwi bird or tuatara
📝 Part 2: Story Planning Together
2. Brainstorm your main characters (aim for 2-3 characters):
3. What is the main problem or conflict in your story?
4. Where and when does your story take place? (Be specific about the setting)
🎭 Part 3: Character Development
5. Choose character traits for your protagonists. Check all that apply to each character:
Character 1:
Brave but reckless
Clever and cautious
Funny and optimistic
Mysterious and quiet
Loyal but stubborn
Character 2:
Brave but reckless
Clever and cautious
Funny and optimistic
Mysterious and quiet
Loyal but stubborn
6. What special skills or abilities do your characters have?
🗺️ Part 4: Plot Structure Planning
7. Map out your story structure by filling in the key events:
Opening Scene (How does your story begin?):
Rising Action (What events lead to the main problem?):
Climax (What is the most exciting/intense moment?):
Resolution (How is the problem solved?):
Ending (How does your story conclude?):
🎨 Part 5: Creative Elements
8. Draw a quick sketch of your main setting or an important scene:
9. What mood or atmosphere do you want to create? Choose the techniques you'll use:
Suspenseful (short sentences, cliffhangers)
Humorous (funny dialogue, silly situations)
Mysterious (hidden clues, unanswered questions)
Adventurous (action scenes, exciting discoveries)
Emotional (character feelings, meaningful moments)
✍️ Part 6: Writing Roles and Responsibilities
10. Decide how you'll work together. Fill in your names and roles:
Partner 1 Name: _________________ will focus on:
Character dialogue and personality
Setting descriptions and atmosphere
Action sequences and plot events
Opening and closing scenes
Partner 2 Name: _________________ will focus on:
Character dialogue and personality
Setting descriptions and atmosphere
Action sequences and plot events
Opening and closing scenes
11. How will you ensure your story flows smoothly between both writers?
🎯 Part 7: Success Criteria Checklist
12. Before you start writing, review these goals. Check each box when you've discussed it with your partner:
Our story has a clear beginning, middle, and end
Our characters are interesting and believable
We've included descriptive language and dialogue
Our plot has conflict and resolution
We've planned how to work together effectively
Our story fits our chosen topic and mood
We're both excited to write this story!
13. Target word count for your narrative: _________ words (aim for 800-1200 words total)
14. Writing deadline: ___/___/_____ (DD/MM/YYYY)
