Narrative Planning Workbook 1 - Planning and Drafting

This KS3 narrative-writing workbook guides students through the first stages of the writing process: idea generation, planning, and drafting. While also building metacognitive awareness through a clear reflection section. It’s suitable for a full lesson, a ready-made cover lesson, or structured homework.

Students are supported to:

Generate original story ideas

Plan purposeful characters and vivid settings

Apply Freytag’s Pyramid to shape a secure plot

Work step by step through the early writing process: ideas → planning → first draft

Draft their narrative using scaffolded pages

Reflect on their choices and identify next steps through a built-in metacognitive reflection section

Straightforward, accessible and flexible, this booklet supports both reluctant writers and high attainers. It gives students the structure they need to produce a solid narrative foundation they can refine in later lessons. Suitable for all KS3 classes.