Get your students analysing and writing adventure in space stories with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
Support Students to Write an Adventure in Space Story
As students progress into upper primary, their literacy learning extends beyond reading stories for enjoyment. At this stage, they begin to analyse literature, exploring how authors craft meaning through narrative techniques and language choices. Understanding tools such as characterisation, setting, mood and plot tension helps students see how these elements shape the reader’s experience. This deeper level of engagement not only strengthens comprehension but also equips students to apply these techniques in their own writing.
This short story writing project has been designed to support your students with these very skills! To complete the project, students will read and analyse the adventure in space story, The Approach to Titan. They will then analyse the author’s use of narrative techniques and language features before planning a narrative of their own based on the sample text. This structured support sets students up for success, giving them the confidence to apply learned techniques in their own writing.
You’ll find everything you need to implement this adventure in space writing project in the comprehensive student workbook. The workbook contains the following:
- Instruction page
- Example short story, The Approach to Titan
- Guided analysis questions
- Story adaptation ideas
- Graphic organisers for plot and language planning
- Lined pages for drafting and editing
- Narrative writing checklist
- Assessment rubric
This creative writing project combines literacy analysis skills with creative writing, making it a versatile resource for developing students’ reading and writing abilities.
How to Implement This Adventures in Space Writing Project
This resource has been intentionally designed by our team to make implementation simple, even if you’re new to teaching creative writing to upper years students. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use this resource in your literacy lessons:
- Read the Example Story – Begin by reading the example text together as a class or in small groups.
- Analyse the Text – Use the provided questions to guide students in exploring narrative techniques, language features and genre conventions.
- Explore Story Adaptation Ideas – Review the adaptation suggestions included in the resource. Students can also brainstorm their own ideas.
- Plan the Story – Have students use the provided graphic organisers to plan the narrative structure and language features of their adapted space adventure story.
- Write and Edit – Students draft their story on the provided lined pages. Once complete, they use the editing checklist to refine their work before sharing.
Download to Explore and Write Adventures in Space
This adventures in space writing project contains everything your students need to produce imaginative, well-structured narratives. It downloads as an easy-print PDF or editable Google Slides file. Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to access your preferred version. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template before accessing it).
For sustainability purposes, please consider printing this workbook double-sided.
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