My Crazy Invention Imaginative Narrative Writing Assessment: Year 5 is a fun and imaginative writing task designed to develop students' narrative writing skills while encouraging creativity and innovation. Using a visual prompt and structured templates, students will craft an engaging story centred around a wild and wonderful invention of their own creation.

This activity targets key elements of imaginative writing, including narrative structure, character and setting development, descriptive language, and the use of punctuation and spelling. With editable templates and a rubric aligned to Year 5 Australian Curriculum outcomes, this task is perfect for assessing writing ability while also inspiring original thinking and expressive voice.

Whether used as a summative assessment or a skill-building activity during a narrative unit, this resource supports students as they move through the entire writing process—from planning to drafting to editing. It offers flexibility for classroom differentiation and is ideal for use at any point in the term.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Plan, draft and edit an imaginative narrative using a visual prompt
• ✅ Use narrative structure, including orientation, complication and resolution
• ✅ Develop voice and creativity while incorporating descriptive detail
• ✅ Demonstrate control of spelling, punctuation and grammar
• ✅ Reflect on and improve writing through editing and assessment

What’s Included:

• Visual prompt strip (colour and black-and-white)
• Narrative planning template
• Structured writing template for drafting the narrative
• Assessment rubric aligned with Year 5 Australian Curriculum outcomes
• Editable versions of all documents for classroom flexibility

Materials Needed:

• Printed planning and writing templates
• Pencils, highlighters or coloured pens for editing
• Optional: access to digital versions for typing and formatting

How to Use:

• Begin with a class discussion to brainstorm wild invention ideas using the visual prompt
• Provide students with the prompt, planning sheet and writing template
• Guide students in outlining their story using character, setting, problem and resolution
• Students write their imaginative narrative using rich description and creative storytelling
• Support students as they revise and edit their work for structure, clarity and correctness
• Use the rubric to assess writing across language use, organisation, mechanics and editing

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as an end-of-unit assessment for a narrative writing block
• 💡 Display students’ “crazy inventions” and accompanying stories on a classroom innovation wall
• 💡 Include in student portfolios as evidence for reporting and parent-teacher interviews

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Model a sample plan and narrative using your own imaginative invention
• 💛 Encourage students to use sensory language and internal monologue for character voice
• 💛 Allow time for peer feedback and revising before publishing final pieces

My Crazy Invention Imaginative Narrative Writing Assessment: Year 5 is a creative and curriculum-aligned way to support student storytelling, spark imaginative thinking, and gather meaningful writing evidence across the term.