The Shadow’s Edge

Year 6 · Fantasy

The Shadow’s Edge is a free, NAPLAN-aligned fantasy 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.

I stood atop the stone wall, the weight of the city below me as the moon hung like a silver eye in the sky. The wind howled through the cloak that billowed behind me, and my fingers clenched around the hilt of my blade. The city, once a sanctuary, now felt like a cage. But tonight, it would be freed, freed by my hand. The shadows had always been my ally, and the darkness around me only strengthened my resolve. I could feel the eyes of those who would seek to stop me, but they were too late. I had already crossed the line, and there would be no turning back.

The complication

  1. As I prepared to leap from the stone wall, a guard spotted me and raised the alarm, forcing me to think quickly about my escape route.
  2. Just as I was about to execute my plan, a shadowy figure emerged from the darkness, revealing they had been waiting for me all along.
  3. In the midst of my daring mission, I discovered a hidden secret about the city that could change everything I believed about my quest for freedom.

Vocabulary support

Tier 1: city, moon, wind, cloak, blade

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

Sentence starters

  1. Suddenly, I leapt off the stone wall with determination coursing through my veins.
  2. The air was thick with tension as I crouched low against the cold stones.

…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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