Level 2 • Lesson 18 — Write an Imaginative Adventure Story

Objective

I can plan and write an imaginative adventure story with: a hero, a clear goal, obstacles that make it exciting, and a ending that solves the problem.

Materials

Pencil ✏️ and eraser
Ruled paper or tablet
Tracing Pad (below) to sketch names, places, and key words

Tip: Use the story arc Beginning → Middle → Ending. Keep the adventure focused on one main goal.

Mini-lesson — How to build an adventure

Hero & Goal: Who is the hero and what do they want? Example: Maya wants to find the lighthouse key.
Setting: Where and when does it happen? Example: A stormy beach at night.
Obstacles: What problems make the journey hard? Example: crashing waves, a missing map, a tight cave.
Climax: The most exciting moment. Example: Maya climbs the lighthouse ladder as the wind howls.
Ending: The goal is reached or changed. Example: She finds the key and saves the ships with the light.

Guided Practice — Trace on the Pad

Brainstorm with the pad, then draft a short adventure (4–6 sentences):

Hero & Goal: who + wants what?
Obstacles: list 2–3 tough parts.
Climax: the biggest moment.
Ending: how does it finish?

Key words: hero, goal, danger, climb, search, rescue, finally

Tracing Pad

Lines Letter

Pen

Drag & Drop — Build an Adventure Sequence

Make clear sentences that could belong to an adventure story. Keep punctuation at the end.

Mayafindsatornmaponthebeach.

Thelighthouselightisdarkduringthestorm.

Sheclimbstherocksandthewindhowlsloudly.

Insidethecavethekeyglittersundershells.

Becausethedoorisstuckshepusheswithallhermight.

FirstMayastudiesthemapthenshefollowstheclues.

Nextsheunlocksthelamproomwiththekey.

Finallythelightshinesandboatsfindtheharbor.

Adventurestoriesusestrongactionwordstoshowmotion.

Theclimaxisthemostexcitingpartofthestory.

Obstaclesmakethegoalharderandmoreinteresting.

Astrongendingshowshowtheproblemissolved.

Quick Check (15 questions)

1) Which sentence best states a goal?

The rocks are tall. Maya wants to turn the lighthouse light back on. Waves crash at night.

2) A setting detail for an adventure is…

triangle breakfast cereal a stormy beach at night

3) Obstacles should…

make the goal harder be easy and short repeat the goal

4) The climax is…

the first sentence the most exciting moment the list of characters

5) Which belongs in an ending?

a new obstacle a new hero the problem is solved or changed

6) Which word adds action?

dashes is was

7) Best order for an adventure:

Middle → Ending → Beginning Beginning → Middle → Ending Ending → Beginning → Middle

8) Which is a climax?

Maya eats lunch. Maya draws a boat. Maya unlocks the lamp room as the wind roars.

9) A hero is…

the main character who tries to reach a goal the place of the story the last sentence

10) A strong verb for an adventure:

is scrambles seems

11) Which sentence fits this lesson?

My dog sleeps all day. Penguins are birds. The cave door groaned as Maya pushed it open.

12) To make the middle exciting, add…

obstacles and rising action two endings only setting

13) Which transition helps story flow?

sandwich finally triangle

14) Read your story aloud to check…

if it rhymes if it is long if events go Beginning → Middle → Ending

15) Best ending for this adventure:

The light shines and ships reach the harbor safely. The story starts again. She forgets the key.

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Story has a clear hero and goal Includes 2–3 obstacles that raise tension Has a clear climax and a resolved ending Uses action verbs and simple transitions

Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can write an exciting adventure 🙂 I need more ideas for obstacles 😅 The ending was tricky

I will practice…

Planning hero + goal Adding 2–3 obstacles Reading aloud for flow

Lesson 18: Write an Imaginative Adventure Story