
Make creative writing clear, exciting and easy to develop with this colourful set of 8 Second Level Creative Writing anchor charts, designed with the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) in mind.
These child-friendly posters break creative writing into manageable skills, giving learners clear explanations, practical prompts and visual examples to help them plan, develop and improve imaginative pieces.
Included in this pack:
Narrative Structure – organising a story from beginning to end
Creating Characters – developing appearance, personality, actions, speech and feelings
Describing Settings – exploring place, time, atmosphere and the five senses
Show, Don’t Tell – using actions, expressions, dialogue and sensory details to make writing more vivid
Building Suspense – using questions, withheld information, short sentences, sounds, movement and cliffhangers
Dialogue – using speech marks, new speaker/new line, correct punctuation and realistic speech
Descriptive Language – using adjectives, expanded noun phrases, similes and metaphors
Powerful Vocabulary – choosing precise, interesting words to make writing more engaging
Key skills developed:
narrative structure • characterisation • setting • descriptive language • suspense • dialogue • figurative language • vocabulary • creativity
Perfect for:
Second Level / P5–P7
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence
Creative writing lessons
Story writing
Literacy displays
Working walls
Whole-class teaching
Independent writing
Small-group support
ASN and additional support
Writing conferences
Revision and visual reminders
Each anchor chart is supplied on its own full page, making the set easy to print, laminate and display individually around your classroom.
A bright and practical resource for helping learners create more detailed, imaginative and engaging stories with stronger characters, settings and language choices.
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