This Talk for Writing planning pack provides a complete 4-week narrative writing unit for Year 6 / Upper Key Stage 2, based on the suspense story The Caravan.

Designed to support teachers using the Talk for Writing approach, this unit guides pupils through a structured sequence of Imitation, Analysis, Innovation, and Independent Application, with a strong focus on warning and suspense narratives.

Across the unit, pupils explore how writers build atmosphere, tension, and unease through setting, descriptive language, pacing, and subtle hints of danger. The unit supports pupils to orally rehearse, analyse a model text, adapt ideas creatively, and finally write an original suspense narrative of their own.

What’s included
• A clear 4-week Talk for Writing teaching sequence
• Weekly focus for:
• Imitation
• Analysis
• Innovation
• Independent Application
• Key learning intentions and outcomes for each week
• Suggested teaching approaches and classroom strategies
• Skills progression linked to narrative and suspense writing
• Teaching notes and final guidance

Skills developed
• Narrative structure
• Warning and suspense story features
• Creating atmosphere and tension
• Setting-led storytelling
• Descriptive vocabulary
• Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing

Important information
• This is a teacher planning pack
• No worksheets, slides, or written model text included
• Suitable for Year 6 / Upper KS2
• Ideal for whole-class teaching, adaptation, and professional planning

This resource is ideal for teachers looking for a clear, flexible narrative writing plan that supports confident teaching of suspense writing using the Talk for Writing framework.