Halloween Story Elements Graphic Organizer & Narrative Sentence Starters 4th 5th

Students in 4th and 5th grade will love this narrative writing story elements activity. The Haunted House theme is perfect for Halloween or any narrative story lesson. This is an interactive roll a die activity where students choose story elements and sentence starters to include in their narrative. The graphic organizer makes it easy for students to plan.

✏️⬇️ 5 pages of story writing activities including:
➀ Roll a story starter
➁ Roll & create a setting
➂ Roll & create a character
➃ Roll a story problem
➄ Plot diagram template with story arc

Students will:
✅ Roll and choose from 6 prompts for their story elements
✅ Be inspired with a story starter
✅ Plan tension using a problem prompt
✅ Create a dynamic character
✅ Design a descriptive setting
✅ Enjoy the hands-on roll-a-die approach to planning a story

This task is designed to expose students to rich vocabulary. The prompts support students in their descriptive writing and building tension in a narrative story.

Teachers will:
✴️ Have a ready-to-use resource
✴️ Model using the prompts
✴️ Use the plot diagram to model writing
✴️ Provide students with themed writing ideas

Students will enjoy the Haunted House theme which prompts creative ideas. The spooky problems and settings will open up endless possibilities for students and give them ideas for their writing pieces. Watch as imagination sparks and students create a dynamic character to include in their writing piece.