Years 5–6 · 20 lessons
Scholarship Creative Writing
Turn a stimulus into a story worth following.
Build a story around a character, a purpose and a change. Practise planning, openings, detail, voice and revision.
What students practise
Build skills through specific choices.
Develop characters and tension
Choose details with a purpose
Inside the course
20 lessons. A clear route through.
Open each module to explore the lesson titles. The first three lessons are the free starting point.
Module 1 — Plan and engine · 5 lessons
- 01What the Marker Is Looking For · Free lesson
- 02Mining the Stimulus: Three Stories from One Picture · Free lesson
- 03The 90-Second Plan: Who Wants What, What's in the Way, What Changes · Free lesson
- 04The Want/Obstacle Engine: The Question Your Story Answers
- 05One Moment, Not a Whole Life
Module 2 — Openings and endings · 3 lessons
- 06Sizzling Starts: Begin in Motion
- 07The Ending That Changes Something
- 08Practice Run 1: Plan, Open, End
Module 3 — The moment · 7 lessons
- 09A Character Who Wants Something
- 10Specific Beats General
- 11Show, Don't Tell
- 12Tightening Tension: The Escalator
- 13Dialogue That Does a Job
- 14Setting and Feelings as Consequences
- 15Practice Run 2: The Moment
Module 4 — Voice and words · 3 lessons
- 16Point of View and Voice
- 17The Second Idea and the Thread
- 18Strong Verbs, Fresh Comparisons and Economy
Module 5 — The clock · 2 lessons
- 19The 25-Minute Run, Then the 15-Minute Run
- 20Retest and the Creative Handbook
Questions parents ask
Before you begin.
Where do the lessons open?
The course opens in the existing Ace Achievers learning area, where the lesson list and practice activities are organised together.
Do I receive unlimited assessments?
No. This course includes 10 full writing assessments. Additional assessment packs are separate.
What should we do with feedback?
Check the comments against the task and original writing, choose a useful next practice, and revisit the draft.