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Narrative Sentence Starter Cards

In English ... Writing

PDF | 10 pages|Grades: 1 - 7

Thirty sentence starter cards for narratives.

Use the Narrative Sentence Starter Cards to encourage your students to write something imaginative and interesting.

Print the cards out of A3 and stick them up on the board to stimulate your students.

Sentence starters include:

I found a strange package by the door…
Brrrringggg! I answered the phone and…
There was an octopus in my pool…
The rhino was following me to the…
He had been squished flatter than a pancake…
I heard an explosion in the science lab…
The rain was pouring down…
At the Dinosaur Park, I rode a…
The space invaders jumped off the screen…
I was looking out the port hole…
A bat flew in my window and told me…
I was on safari and a giant tiger…
I stepped outside and a monkey…
I was hiding in my tree house…
My new friend is a robot and…
I fell over a mysterious object…
I was saved from the quicksand by…
I set the Guinness World Record for…
Yesterday I discovered my super power was…
I picked up the moon rock and…
We had a full tank of fuel and…
I was riding my whale to…
“They call me Dr. Snail and…”
I went to the masquerade ball as a…
“Wake up,” the dragon shouted to…
I met a scatter-brained lizard in the desert…
When I was a tightrope walker…
There was money everywhere and…
The box of treasure was…
The pirate was coming…

For more brilliant tips and ideas on how to use this teaching resource, read our blog 10 Brilliant Ways to Improve Narrative Writing in the Classroom.

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NSW Curriculum alignment

EN1-10C
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
In English Stage 1 C. Think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
EN1-11D
Responds to and composes a range of texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences
In English Stage 1 D. Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
EN1-7B
Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter
In English Stage 1 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN1-8B
Recognises that there are different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter
In English Stage 1 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN2-10C
Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
In English Stage 2 C. Think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
EN2-11D
Responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own
In English Stage 2 D. Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
EN3-2A
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
In English Stage 3 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
EN3-8D
Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
In English Stage 3 D. Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCELA180
Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaning
In English Level 1 Reading and Viewing Language
VCELT208
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts
In English Level 1 Speaking and Listening Literature
VCELT264
Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ€™ own and other cultures including through the use of visual features
In English Level 3 Writing Literature
VCELT265
Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts
In English Level 3 Writing Literature
VCELT313
Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contexts
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literature
VCELY230
Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
In English Level 2 Writing Literacy
VCELY266
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
In English Level 3 Writing Literacy
VCELY329
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience
In English Level 5 Writing Literacy

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACELA1453
Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaningElaborationstalking about what is ârealâ and what is imagined in texts, for example âThis is the section about platypuses i...
In English Year 1 Language Expressing and developing ideas
ACELT1584
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different textsElaborationsexamining different types of literature including traditional tales, humorous stories and poetry (...
In English Year 1 Literature Examining literature
ACELT1591
Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different waysElaborationsdescribing features of text settings including time, colours used to portray year, season, and place (count...
In English Year 2 Literature Examining literature
ACELT1601
Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
In English Year 3 Literature Creating literature
ACELT1608
Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contextsElaborationsdescribing how aspects of literature, for example visuals, symbolic elements, dialogue and character descriptio...
In English Year 5 Literature Literature and context
ACELT1791
Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts, for example characterisation, rhyme, rhythm, mood, music, sound effects and dialogueElaborationscreating visual and multimodal texts based on Aboriginal and Torres ...
In English Year 3 Literature Creating literature
ACELY1658
Describe some differences between imaginative informative and persuasive textsElaborationscomparing and discussing texts identifying some features that distinguish those that âtell storiesâ from those that âgive opinionsâ (Skills...
In English Year 1 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1671
Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose...
In English Year 2 Literacy Creating texts
ACELY1678
Identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive textsElaborationsidentifying the authorâs point of view on a topic and key words and images that seem intended to persuade listeners, viewers or readers to agree with t...
In English Year 3 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1682
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purposeElaborationsusing pri...
In English Year 3 Literacy Creating texts
ACELY1704
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...
In English Year 5 Literacy Creating texts

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These need to be in 3rd Person

Brett Connell · Mar 7th, 2019

Hi Brett, thank you for your feedback. These sentence starter cards are designed to align with Australian Curriculum ACELT1609, which looks at different narrative points of view and how it impacts the audience.

Royce (Teach Starter) · Mar 7th, 2019

Exciting resource. Have had some great stories from the kids they love the pictures.

kaza4 · Nov 5th, 2014

Fabulous resource. Particularly liked the graphics, very colourful and appealing.

karen kirkwood · Sep 29th, 2014

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