The Phoenix

Year 5 · Adventure

The Phoenix is a free, NAPLAN-aligned adventure 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.

I had always heard the legends of the Phoenix, tales of a fiery bird that could rise from its own ashes, powerful and eternal. But never did I imagine I would witness it for myself. As I stood in the shadow of the towering castle, the ground trembled beneath my feet. From the peaks of the distant mountains, the sky split open as the Phoenix descended, its wings glowing like molten gold, the very air crackling with energy. It circled above, and I could feel its presence calling to me. Was it an omen? Or was it something far more powerful, something that would change my destiny forever?

The complication

  1. As the Phoenix lands nearby, I discover that it is wounded and needs my help, leading to a race against time to save its life.
  2. A dark sorcerer appears, intent on capturing the Phoenix for his own nefarious purposes, forcing me to protect the creature at all costs.
  3. The ground beneath me begins to split, revealing an ancient secret hidden below the castle that could either aid or hinder my quest with the Phoenix.

Sentence starters

  1. Just as I thought it couldn't get any more incredible, a blinding light enveloped me.
  2. The air was thick with anticipation as I watched the Phoenix circle above.

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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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