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This 4-week Talk for Writing narrative unit is based on the model text The Canal and is designed for Key Stage 2 (Year 5).

The unit focuses on warning stories, with a strong emphasis on setting, atmosphere, suspense, and tension. Pupils explore how writers hint at danger, build unease, and create a strong sense of place through descriptive language and narrative structure.

Following the Talk for Writing teaching sequence, pupils orally rehearse the model text, analyse key features, innovate by adapting elements of the story, and finally write their own original warning narrative.

This unit follows the Talk for Writing sequence:

• Imitation
• Analysis
• Innovation
• Independent Application

What’s included:

• Full 4-week teaching sequence
• Weekly focus and learning intentions
• Suggested teaching approaches for each stage
• Clear progression from model text to independent writing
• Planning guidance for whole-class teaching

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Skills developed:

• Narrative structure
• Warning story features
• Setting and atmosphere
• Suspense and tension
• Descriptive vocabulary
• Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing

Please note:
This resource provides planning guidance only. It does not include worksheets, slides, or a written model text.

Talk for Writing
Narrative Writing
Warning Stories
KS2 English
Year 5 English
Creative Writing
Story Writing
Suspense Writing
Literacy Planning