Are you looking for a writing project that all students will love? From reluctant writers to confident authors, this graphic novel writing project is perfect for students in 5th and 6th grade.

Immerse students in visual storytelling as this Time Travel themed project guides them in planning and drafting a graphic novel comic book. Students will be inspired by the prompts, graphic organizers, and templates to help bring their visual novel story to life!

✨⬇️ This resource 4 sections to guide and plan the writing process:

Part One: Story World Creation

• Plan and design the main character

• Plan and design the villain

• Plan the setting and world

• Name the planet using a 'naming generator' activity

• Draw the world

Part Two: Writing Inspiration (Vocabulary)

• Story starters

• Conflict ideas

• Space-themed vocabulary

• Plot twist ideas

• Dialogue suggestions

• Sound effects

• Action words

• "Show, don't tell" prompts

• Emotion words and reaction phrases

Part Three: Story Structure (Teaching Points)

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling action

• Resolution

• Chapter planning organizer

Part Four: Editing and Publishing

• 4 mini editing checklists

• Self-assessment

• Peer review

• Publishing suggestions

• Ideas to showcase work

Bonus Feature: Comic Strip Templates

** 50+ pages of comic strip templates to print and create a graphic novel with! **

Students will:

✅ Be confident to start writing

✅ Use the prompts to spark imagination

✅ Have less pressure to come up with ideas

✅ Enjoy a unique creative writing task

Teachers will:

✴️ Engage students in creative story writing

✴️ Provide a complete structured graphic novel activity

✴️ Offer prompts and ideas to enhance creative writing skills

✴️ Encourage imaginative thinking

✴️ Have a printable, no preparation resource

➡️ Ways to Use This Resource:

• Independent writing task

• Week long writing unit

• Graphic novel creation unit

• Group collaboration project

• Early finisher activity

• Homework assignment

• Intervention for reluctant writers