Descriptive Narrative Writing Lesson & Word Bank

Add creativity and descriptive language to your students’ writing pieces by supporting them with this ready-to-print activity pack. This resource features examples of 7 different types of descriptive language for a narrative writing unit. This vocabulary-rich resource is a perfect go-to for your descriptive writing lesson.

This resource is perfect for a descriptive writing lesson for students in grades 5 and 6.

There is descriptive language vocabulary for:

• Describe the setting
• Describe the character
• Describe feelings and emotions
• Describe dialogue
• Describe linking words (conjunctive adverbs)
• Figurative language techniques
• Sensory language

Each page exposes your students to rich vocabulary that can enhance their writing. Even better, there is a mini-task attached to each descriptive language which allows students to practice and build their confidence.

Additionally, there are 3 sample paragraphs of ‘boring’ writing pieces. Students have the opportunity to edit these using a checklist which focuses on the descriptive language techniques and ideas covered in the previous pages. This is another chance for students to build their confidence in using descriptive words in their writing.

In this printable resource, you will get:

• 7 pages of descriptive language for narrative writing
• 7 mini-tasks for students to use descriptive words
• 3 practice paragraphs for editing

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum. It is suitable for students in grades 5 and 6. This resource is a useful tool in supporting students with NAPLAN preparation and fostering success in general writing skills.

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 punctuation including dialogue punctuation

AC9E5LE05 – create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced