Investigations with an owl – KS3 French creative writing worksheet

A KS3 French creative writing worksheet built around a short investigative narrative. Students follow Mademoiselle Plumenoir, a nocturnal owl detective, through a model text before planning and writing their own guided account of her next mission. The resource combines vocabulary work, reading comprehension and structured creative writing, making it suitable for writing-focused classwork or a purposeful standalone lesson.

What’s included:

• Detective-themed vocabulary matching task
• Gap-fill sentences introducing more vocabulary in context
• Short reading text with 6 comprehension questions
• Detailed vocabulary support (key nouns, verbs, expressions of time and place)
• Guided planning table to help structure ideas (when, where, actions, emotions)
• Storyline ideas to spark inspiration
• Scaffolded creative writing task with clear success criteria
• All answers included
• Available in PDF and editable PPTX, colour and black-and-white.

Designed for KS3 French, the worksheet focuses on the present tense to ensure accessibility, but teachers can extend challenge through additional detail or alternative tenses.

I hope you and your students enjoy this resource.

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