Narrative Writing and Story Elements Lab

Students find story elements, order a plot, identify point of view, test pacing and dialogue and draft a scene.

Grades 3–12Virtual lab · 5 stations1 student per deviceNo student loginsWorks offline

Try it free: the demo opens the Start page and Station 1 right in your browser. No sign-up needed.

Virtual labs are sold separately and aren’t part of the All-Access licenses.

Grade versions included

Grades 3–5: Character, setting and conflict, a plot map, first vs. third person, pacing and dialogue and a story opening
Grades 6–8: Mood and internal conflict, limited vs. omniscient narrators, a plot arc, revising a draft and a scene with dialogue
Grades 9–12: Flashback and foreshadowing, story order vs. real chronology, reliable narrators, narrative distance and a designed scene

Characters, setting and conflict, plot structure, point of view, pacing and dialogue, revising a narrative draft, planning and drafting a story scene

OAS Standard 2: Reading and Writing Process; Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing

Common Core: RL.3 · W.3

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class.
Each student types their name on the Start page, then works through the stations in order. Each station has a prediction, a hands-on activity, a data table or log that fills in as they work and a check question.
Students finish with a printable lab report (print or save as PDF). The Teacher Notes include the standards, a full answer key and a reset button for shared devices.
Each purchase includes the lab files and a one-page Quick Start guide.