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Seven Sensational Story Starters PowerPoint

  • Updated

    Updated:  17 Jun 2024

Inspire creative and catching narrative story starters with this story starters set of teaching slides.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides, PowerPoint

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 6

Curriculum

  • VC2E4LE03

    Compare how authors and illustrators make literary texts exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using plot tension, character and setting <ul> <li>examining an author’s choice of language to describe a character’s appearance, behaviour and speech</li> <li>discussing what is learnt about a character through dialogue such as their likes, dislikes or personal qualities</li> <li>identifying moments in the plot where characters are faced with choices, and commenting on how the author makes the reader care about their decisions and the consequences</li> <li>identifying how illustrations contribute to the meaning of stories by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Seven Sensational Story Starters PowerPoint

  • Updated

    Updated:  17 Jun 2024

Inspire creative and catching narrative story starters with this story starters set of teaching slides.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides, PowerPoint

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 6

Inspire creative and catching narrative story starters with this story starters set of teaching slides.

Story Starters for Kids

The first few sentences of a narrative text are extremely important. Once the reader has read the first few lines of a story, they will make a decision about whether or not to keep reading. One of the most effective ways to begin a narrative is to create a ‘hook’ to capture the reader’s attention. This PowerPoint presentation includes seven sensational methods that your students can use to begin their stories in an exciting and interesting way.

NAPLAN Writing

As Narrative writing is part of the Australian curriculum, it will sometimes be the writing element of NAPLAN. Creating a hook in a NAPLAN writing task is important as it’s the opening paragraph and will capture the reader’s attention. By using this resource to prepare your students for the NAPLAN writing task you are not only giving them the skills to be effective writers, but also giving them every chance to succeed in their writing task.

How to use this Resource

Use the drop-down download button to choose between a Google Slide, PowerPoint or PDF of this resource.

Project these sensational story starters onto your interactive whiteboard to stimulate discussion; alternatively, print and laminate the PDF document and display it as posters around your classroom.

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