Narrative writing examples

One of the best ways to learn is to see examples and explore what works in effective writing. In this free writing examples collection, you’ll find:

Before and after examples – Model how to improve a piece of narrative writing using the Seven Steps techniques. Annotations using Seven Steps terminology provide actionable feedback to students.
Student writing examples – See the winning primary and secondary student entries from our narrative writing competition. Competition categories included writing a story, poem or diary entry using Step 5: Show, Don’t Tell; writing a short story or script for TV or radio using Step 4: Dynamic Dialogue; planning and writing a short story using Step 1: Plan for Success; and creating a comic strip or manga using Step 3: Tightening Tension.
Mentor texts – Show your students examples of the Seven Steps techniques in published texts and videos. These handy lists are sorted by Step and include notes about how each text/clip demonstrates a particular Seven Steps technique.
Story graphs – Demonstrate how narrative texts follow a basic structure with books we’ve plotted on the Narrative Story Graph.