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This unit is part of a COMPLETE Talk for Writing bundle designed to give you a full year of high-quality writing covered:

✔ 22 fully planned writing units
✔ 88 weeks of lessons
✔ Clear progression across KS2
✔ No prep required
✔ Ready to teach immediately

Perfect if you want consistency, structure, and zero stress planning.

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This 4-week Talk for Writing narrative unit is built around the adventure story Zelda Claw and is designed for Upper Primary / Year 4–5.

The unit follows the Talk for Writing teaching sequence of Imitation, Analysis, Innovation, and Independent Application, supporting pupils to understand narrative structure and confidently write their own original adventure stories.

This resource provides teacher-led planning and guidance, making it ideal for whole-class teaching and flexible adaptation.

What’s included:
• Full 4-week teaching sequence
• Weekly focus and learning intentions
• Clear progression through:
• Imitation
• Analysis
• Innovation
• Independent Application
• Suggested teaching approaches
• Clear learning outcomes for each stage
• Planning guidance for approximately 45-minute daily sessions

If you like this unit, the full bundle gives you a complete, structured writing curriculum with everything planned for you.

✔ 22 complete Talk for Writing units
✔ Covers a wide range of narrative themes
✔ Built for clear progression across KS2
✔ Ideal for long-term planning and consistency

Many teachers choose the full bundle to avoid planning each unit individually and to ensure progression across the year.

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Skills developed:
• Narrative structure
• Character development
• Setting and atmosphere
• Building tension
• Sentence structure and vocabulary choice
• Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing

Important information:
• This resource is a planning guide only
• No worksheets, slides, or written model texts included
• Supplied as a non-editable PDF
• Suitable for Upper Primary / Year 4–5

This unit is ideal for teachers using Talk for Writing who want a clear, structured narrative planning sequence that can be reused year after year.