The sneaky cat gang.

Year 4 · Fantasy

The sneaky cat gang. 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.

I was peacefully napping under my bridge. Suddenly, I heard them. It was the soft rustling of tiny paws. I opened one eye and saw them. There were four little cats wearing strange hats and capes. They sneaked around like they were planning something. I grinned and showed off my sharp teeth. “What do you think you’re doing?” I rumbled as I stepped out from beneath the arch. They looked up at me, and they were not scared at all. One of them, the orange one, puffed out her chest. “We’re the Sneaky Cat Gang,” she said with a wink. “And we’re here to show you who’s boss!”

The complication

  1. The Sneaky Cat Gang challenges the main character to a series of silly competitions to prove who is the boss, leading to unexpected chaos under the bridge.
  2. A rival gang of dogs appears, claiming they are the real rulers of the area, forcing the main character and the cats to unite against them.
  3. The orange cat accidentally drops her magical hat, which begins to cause mischief around the bridge, and they must work together to fix it before it gets out of control.

Sentence starters

  1. “What do you mean, show me who’s boss?” I asked, scratching my head in confusion.
  2. The orange cat took a step forward, her cape fluttering dramatically behind her as she declared, “We’re going to prove our skills!”

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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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