Museum Mystery Prompts and Template Narrative Writing

This Narrative Writing: Choices Challenge is a fun ELA middle school creative writing activity. It features a Museum Mystery-themed story starter with prompts and a template to guide students through finishing the story. Support 5th & 6th grade students to confidently write a narrative story using the outline and prompts provided.

This writing resource features:
❋ 2-page story starter & continuation
❋ 3 prompt choices for each section of the plot
❋ A template for students to write in
❋ Hints and ideas for what to include in each section
❋ 10 pages of writing
❋ Printable & digital versions

Students will:
✔ Feel confident to write
✔ Think creatively without the burden of coming up with their own idea
✔ Be guided through the writing process
✔ Draft an entire narrative story
✔ Follow a clear and consistent structure

Teachers will:
✰ Provide an engaging Museum Mystery theme to inspire writing
✰ Reduce student cognitive load by providing a story starter
✰ Provide options to advance the plot using prompts
✰ Encourage students to be imaginative and creative in story writing
✰ Support planning with prompts and ideas included in the template
✰ Offer a digital and printable version of the task

Here are some ways you can use this resource:
➢ Independent writing lesson
➢ Early finisher task
➢ Group writing activity
➢ Literacy rotation group