The Door in the Woods

Year 5 · Fantasy

The Door in the Woods is a free, NAPLAN-aligned fantasy writing resource for Year 5 students. It includes a story starter, complication, tiered vocabulary and scaffolds mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 5 AC9E5LE05 AC9E5LA05 AC9E5LA08 AC9E5LA09 AC9E5LA04 AC9E5LY06

Supports the Year 5 achievement standard (creating written texts).

Australian Curriculum content descriptions © ACARA. Writesy is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA.

Hidden deep within the ancient forest, a weathered wooden door stood embedded in the rocky cliffside. It was framed by twisted roots that seemed to guard its secrets. Golden light leaked through the cracks, casting an eerie glow on the moss-covered ground. No one in the nearby village had ever dared to open it, until today.

The complication

  1. As the door creaked open, a gust of wind swept through the forest, causing the roots to shift and blocking the way back to the village.
  2. Inside, a mysterious figure appeared out of the shadows, revealing that they had been waiting for someone brave enough to unlock the door's secrets.
  3. The golden light flickered ominously, hinting at a powerful enchantment that could trap anyone who entered if they did not solve its riddle.

Sentence starters

  1. Suddenly, I felt a chill run down my spine as I reached for the handle of the wooden door.
  2. The air was thick with anticipation and an earthy scent that filled my lungs.

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What's in the full resource

  • Complications
  • Brainstorming Prompts
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Sentence Starters
  • Dialogue Prompts
  • Writing Challenges
  • Sentence Variety
  • Creative Twists
  • Writing Checklist
  • Reflective Questions
  • Collaborative Writing Ideas
  • Printable teacher and student PDFs

NAPLAN writing criteria this resource targets

Audience Text structure Ideas Character and setting Vocabulary Cohesion Paragraphing Sentence structure Punctuation Spelling

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