Narrative Learning Wall | Success Criteria and Whole Unit Learning Intention

If your students are unsure what they’re working towards — or how to improve — this toolkit is designed to make the entire unit visible, structured and purposeful from the very beginning.

This is more than a set of cards, or another classroom display. It’s a clarity system that helps you unpack the learning intention, co-construct success criteria and explicitly show students what quality writing looks like.

Why this resource?

This first-of-its-kind resource is designed to do the heavy lifting for you — providing EDITABLE systems and structures upfront so you can focus on what matters most: co-constructing learning with your students.

It supports you to build clarity across the entire unit — not just the final task — making learning visible, purposeful and owned by your class.

What’s Included In This Resource?

1. Whole Unit Learning Intention Tool
   Unpack and explicitly teach key words so students understand the purpose and direction of the unit from lesson one. This resource has a pre-made whole unit learning intention, or use the blank template to create your own.
2. Blank “I Can” Statement Success Criteria Cards
   Using your whole unit learning intention, co-construct success criteria with your students and make learning visible on your learning wall.
3. Success Criteria Checkpoint Card Display and Removables
   This resource can be used to support an exemplar display. Use these to unpack exemplars, guide feedback and support students to apply success criteria independently throughout the narrative writing process.

This Resource is Perfect For 🎯

✔ Years 7–10 Narrative Writing
✔ Learning Walls & Visible Learning Environments
✔ Explicit Instruction
✔ Developing Assessment Literacy
✔ Supporting Student Independence and Ownership