Writer's Narrative Vault

Writer’s Narrative Vault – Y5 & Y6
A comprehensive Narrative Vault for Year 5 and Year 6, designed to support pupils in developing richer, more descriptive and engaging narrative writing.
The resource provides pupils with a collection of vocabulary banks, descriptive ideas and writing support to help them develop characters, settings and emotions in greater detail.

Included in the resource:

Vocabulary banks for setting descriptions – ambitious and descriptive vocabulary to help pupils describe places, surroundings, atmosphere, weather and sensory details
Vocabulary banks for character descriptions – words and phrases to describe appearance, personality, behaviour, movement and mannerisms
Show, Don’t Tell – Emotions – ideas for showing emotions through facial expressions, body language, actions, physical reactions and behaviour
Setting description ideas – prompts and descriptive features to help pupils create vivid and atmospheric settings
Character description ideas – prompts to develop detailed and memorable characters
Ambitious vocabulary – carefully selected words and phrases to encourage pupils to move beyond simple and repetitive vocabulary
Sensory vocabulary – ideas linked to sight, sound, smell, touch and taste to help pupils create immersive descriptions
Atmosphere and mood vocabulary – words and phrases to help pupils establish tension, excitement, mystery, calm and other moods within their narratives
Character actions and reactions – useful vocabulary to show how characters move, behave and respond without relying on repetitive language
Descriptive phrases and ideas – prompts to help pupils expand their descriptions and add detail

The Narrative Vault is designed as a quick-reference writing resource that pupils can dip into throughout the writing process. It can be used during creative writing, narrative lessons, planning, independent writing, editing and redrafting.
Ideal for KS2 classrooms, writing folders, displays and writing toolkits.