Year 5 & 6 Setting Description Writing Unit
Based on How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson

A fully resourced writing unit designed around the Gradual Release Model (I Do, We Do, You Do), helping pupils develop confidence and independence as writers through explicit modelling, guided practice and independent application.

This Resource Includes:
Complete unit plan
Daily lesson slides
WAGOLL and text deconstruction activities
Teacher modelling and worked examples
Short burst writing tasks in every lesson
Vocabulary, grammar and figurative language lessons
Planning, drafting, editing and publishing sequence
Daily Year 5/6 statutory spelling practice
Daily dictation activities linked to statutory spellings
Year 5/6 word mats
SEND scaffolds and support materials
Assessment opportunities throughout the unit

Skills Covered:
Atmospheric description
Expanded noun phrases
Fronted adverbials
Similes and metaphors
Relative clauses and parenthesis
“Show, don’t tell” techniques
Vocabulary selection for effect
Editing and proofreading using ARMS and CUPS
Application of Year 5/6 statutory spellings

Ideal for Year 5, Year 6 and mixed-age UKS2 classes, this comprehensive resource provides everything needed to teach high-quality setting description writing while supporting all learners through clear scaffolding and inclusive practice.