Year 5 writing · narrative · prompt 1
The message in the bottle
While walking along the beach you find a bottle with a rolled up message inside. Write a story about the message and what happens because of it.
Ideas to get you started
- Who wrote it, and when?
- What does it ask?
- Do you answer it?
Planning tips
- Plan an orientation, a complication and a resolution.
- Describe the setting using the senses.
- Build tension before the problem is solved.
42:000 words
NAPLAN gives Year 5 42 minutes for writing. Spend about 5 minutes planning first.
Write at least 20 words to see the checklist and the example.