The shadow in the storm

Year 6 · Adventure

The shadow in the storm is a free, NAPLAN-aligned adventure writing resource for Year 6 students. It includes a story starter, complication, tiered vocabulary and scaffolds mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 6 AC9E6LE05 AC9E6LA05 AC9E6LA08 AC9E6LA09 AC9E6LA04 AC9E6LY06

Supports the Year 6 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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

The rain poured down in sheets as a lone figure emerged from the shadows, their cloak billowing behind them like a dark storm. The narrow streets were eerily quiet, with lanterns flickering faintly in the mist. As the stranger’s boots echoed against the wet stone, a sense of unease filled the air. Who was this mysterious person, and what secrets did they carry through the rain-soaked streets of the ancient town?

The complication

  1. The stranger is pursued by a group of shadowy figures who want to retrieve a stolen artifact hidden within their cloak.
  2. A sudden storm causes the streets to flood, trapping the stranger and forcing them to seek refuge in a mysterious old tavern filled with secrets.
  3. As they navigate the ancient town, the stranger encounters an old friend who has become entangled in dark dealings, complicating their mission.

Vocabulary support

Tier 1: rain, street, cloak, quiet, figure

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

Sentence starters

  1. Suddenly, a flash of lightning illuminated the figure’s face for just a moment.
  2. With each step they took into the misty night, an unsettling feeling settled in my stomach.

…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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