The Mischievous Genie

Year 4 · Fantasy

The Mischievous Genie is a free, NAPLAN-aligned fantasy writing resource for Year 4 students. It includes a story starter, complication, tiered vocabulary and scaffolds mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 4 AC9E4LE05 AC9E4LA06 AC9E4LA04 AC9E4LA12 AC9E4LA11 AC9E4LY06

Supports the Year 4 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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

Zayn polished the old golden lamp. He expected to see dust. Instead, a green grinning genie burst out of a giant pot! The genie wiggled his eyebrows and chuckled. “You freed me, kid! Now, what’s your first wish?” Zayn felt unsure. Something about the genie’s smile made him hesitate. Was this a wish granting miracle or a magical disaster waiting to happen?

The complication

  1. Zayn worries that the genie might twist his wish in unexpected ways, leading to unintended consequences.
  2. The genie reveals that he must grant three wishes, but each wish comes with a hidden cost that Zayn must discover.
  3. As Zayn contemplates his first wish, an ancient curse tied to the lamp begins to awaken, threatening both him and the genie.

Vocabulary support

Tier 1: lamp, wish, kid, grin, dust

plus 5 Tier 2 and 5 Tier 3 words with your free account

Sentence starters

  1. "Later, as Zayn thought about his options, he realised he needed to be careful."
  2. "The genie floated above the ground with a sparkle in his eye."

…and 1 more with your free account.

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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