The Tower of Lost Time

Year 6 · Fantasy

The Tower of Lost Time 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.

Lena had never seen a clock tower that was so big. It stood alone in the middle of the golden field, its ancient hands ticking slowly, as if counting down to something important. The wooden door at the base creaked open, revealing a staircase spiralling into darkness. A gust of wind whispered through the tall grass, carrying a voice that seemed to call her name. Was this a dream? Or was the Tower of Lost Time waiting for her to uncover its secrets?

The complication

  1. As Lena steps inside, she finds that the staircase leads to a hidden chamber filled with ancient clocks that seem to tick in unison, creating an eerie melody that makes her uneasy.
  2. Suddenly, the door slams shut behind her, trapping Lena inside the clock tower as she hears whispers growing louder, urging her to reveal the secrets of time.
  3. While exploring the chamber, Lena accidentally activates a mysterious mechanism that transports her back in time to a moment when the clock tower was first built.

Sentence starters

  1. Just as Lena took a deep breath and stepped onto the first stair, she felt a chill run down her spine.
  2. The air crackled with anticipation as shadows danced along the walls of the chamber.

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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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