Roll & Write a Narrative Story Science Fiction Sentence Starters & Plot Diagram

This resource makes planning a narrative story engaging and effective. The roll and write options for a story starter, problem, character, and setting will inspire students. There are sentence starter suggestions and rich adjectives for students to use. The plot diagram makes planning easy and gives students a graphic organizer to record their ideas.

✏️⬇️ 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 exposes 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 Science Fiction theme, which prompts creative ideas. The intergalactic 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.