Adventure Narrative Writing Exemplars A–E | Year 4 English | Australian Curriculum v9 Aligned

Support your students to understand exactly what success looks like in narrative writing with this A–E Adventure Narrative Exemplar Pack, fully aligned to Year 4 English – Australian Curriculum v9.

Each exemplar models the key elements of an adventure story — from orientation to resolution — at a different achievement standard, helping teachers make assessment clear and helping students recognise how to improve their own writing.

✨ What’s Included:

📘 A Grade Exemplar – The Secret of Storm Canyon

A sophisticated, highly engaging adventure narrative showing excellent structure, language, and pacing.

✅ Detailed rubric and student checklist

✅ Rich figurative language and varied sentence structures

✅ Clear explanation: Why It’s A-Grade with Strengths and Next Steps

📗 B Grade Exemplar – The Lost Map of Ember Falls

A strong and cohesive story with descriptive language and dialogue that advance the plot.

✅ Highlights of structure and cohesion

✅ Growth-focused feedback table

✅ Story Mountain visual with key examples

📙 C Grade Exemplar – The Bridge to Echo Creek

A clear, complete story with simple sequencing and growing control of adventure structure.

✅ Student self-checklist

✅ Teacher notes for improvement

✅ Story Mountain structure diagram

📒 D Grade Exemplar – Lost in the Rainforest

A simple adventure narrative showing basic structure and emerging cohesion.

✅ Accessible model for developing writers

✅ “Why It’s D-Grade” guide with scaffolded feedback

✅ Time order and sequencing prompts

📕 E Grade Exemplar – The Cave

A short, basic story demonstrating early narrative understanding.

✅ Visual support for younger or struggling writers

✅ Checklist and rubric simplified for clarity

✅ Clear comparison for bump-it-up displays

Also includes a bonus features and purpose of Narrative Powerpoint with examples & a bonus Story Mountain template for planning.

🎯 Perfect For:

• Bump It Up Walls and writing moderation
• Model texts for explicit teaching and guided writing
• Assessment and feedback discussions
• Differentiated instruction for mixed-ability classrooms
• Student goal setting using exemplars and checklists

📚 Curriculum Alignment:

✔️ AC9E4LA03, AC9E4LE02, AC9E4LE04, AC9E4LY06 – Creating and editing cohesive texts, using varied sentence structures, vocabulary, and punctuation appropriate to purpose and audience.

🖨️ Format:

Printable and editable Word documents — easy to display, annotate, and use across your writing program.

Perfect for classroom displays, student folders, and moderation portfolios.

⭐ Make writing expectations clear and achievable with this A–E exemplar pack — perfect for narrative units, assessment tasks, and bump-it-up walls.