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Narrative Plot Structure – Story Mountain Template

Updated: 07 Sep 2023

Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative texts.

Editable: Word, Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 6

Curriculum

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...
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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...
ACELY1714

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationscreating informative texts for two ...

AC9E3LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu
AC9E6LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, using paragraphs, a variety of complex sentences, expanded verb groups, tense, topic-specific and vivid vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and visual features

VC2E3LY11

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, using topic-specific and precise vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E3LY12

Re-read and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation
VC2E4LY10

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, using relevant, linked ideas for a range of audiences and using multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E4LY11

Re-read and edit texts for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structure
VC2E5LY10

Create different types of texts, written and spoken, with relevant, elaborated and sequenced ideas, using text structure appropriate for topic, purpose and audience, and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E5LY11

Re-read and edit their own texts and the texts of others using agreed criteria for text structures and language features
VC2E6LY09

Create different types of texts, written and spoken, with developed and organised ideas for purpose and audience, and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E6LY10

Re-read and edit their own texts and the texts of others using agreed criteria and exploring editing choices

teaching resource

Narrative Plot Structure – Story Mountain Template

Updated: 07 Sep 2023

Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative texts.

Editable: Word, Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 6

Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative texts.

Climb a Story Mountain to Discover Narrative Plot Structure

A story mountain, also known as a story arc or plot diagram, is a visual presentation of the format of a narrative. It is a tool commonly used to help students understand and create stories with a clear beginning, middle and end. The story mountain typically consists of key elements that contribute to a well-structured and engaging narrative.

The template adheres to the following narrative structure:

Orientation
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution

How a Story Mountain Can Help Your Students

This versatile resource can help your students to plan clear and well-structured narrative texts. Here’s how:

It provides a clear visual structure to help kids organise their ideas and create well-paced narratives.
It teaches the key narrative plot stages of orientation, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
It reinforces the importance of strong beginnings, plot development and satisfying conclusions to build storytelling skills.
It offers scaffolding while allowing creativity with plot twists, characters and endings.

Download and Print This Narrative Story Mountain Template

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Curriculum

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...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
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...
ACELY1714

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationscreating informative texts for two ...

AC9E3LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu
AC9E6LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, using paragraphs, a variety of complex sentences, expanded verb groups, tense, topic-specific and vivid vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and visual features

VC2E3LY11

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, using topic-specific and precise vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E3LY12

Re-read and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation
VC2E4LY10

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, using relevant, linked ideas for a range of audiences and using multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E4LY11

Re-read and edit texts for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structure
VC2E5LY10

Create different types of texts, written and spoken, with relevant, elaborated and sequenced ideas, using text structure appropriate for topic, purpose and audience, and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E5LY11

Re-read and edit their own texts and the texts of others using agreed criteria for text structures and language features
VC2E6LY09

Create different types of texts, written and spoken, with developed and organised ideas for purpose and audience, and multimodal elements as appropriate
VC2E6LY10

Re-read and edit their own texts and the texts of others using agreed criteria and exploring editing choices

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