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Take your Year 3 /4 pupils on an exciting adventure through this fully-resourced 3-week writing with a journey tale unit: Lost in the Jungle. This narrative unit supports oral rehearsal, model text analysis, innovation, and independent writing, all aligned with the UK National Curriculum. What is Included? Model text Editable weekly planning for 3 weeks (Imitation, Innovation, Independent Application) Presentation for teacher input (3 weeks of lessons + daily grammar/vocab starters) Comprehension questions with answers Grammar and punctuation tasks linked to the model Boxing-up grid (with and without images) Success criteria and pupil-friendly writing checklist Journey Tale Toolkit (visual + text version) Vocabulary word banks to support writing Differentiation notes for AA and EAL/SEN pupils Unit Breakdown: Week 1 Imitation Learning the model text through storytelling, vocabulary, and grammar work Focus on fronted adverbials, past tense, expanded noun phrases and suspense Week 2, Innovation Planning and writing a new story with shared write and model script. Change of setting, character and creature while keeping structure Week 3, Independent Application Plan, draft, edit and publish an original journey tale Peer editing, performance and celebration of writing

A fully resourced 4-week narrative writing unit for Upper KS2, built around the theme of Lost and Found and framed by natural disasters. Using a structured, immersive writing approach, pupils develop key skills such as suspense writing, figurative language, dialogue, and punctuation for effect. Perfect for Year 5 or 6. This unit follows a clear progression from imitation and innovation to independent invention and publication. Children work with a high-quality model text (Stranded in the Flood) before writing their own version (Lost in the Lava) and then creating an independent story using the same structure. What’s Included: 4-week daily lesson plans with grammar starters, modelling prompts, and differentiation Fully editable model text and innovated example (Stranded in the Flood / Lost in the Lava) Boxing-up planning grids, story mountains, and sentence scaffolds Reading comprehension questions (VIPERS style) with teacher-marked answers Full teacher modelling script for writing each paragraph Resource packs: story maps, figurative language sorting, EAL word mats, sentence starters PowerPoints for every lesson (Weeks 1–4 – child-friendly format) Skills Covered: Suspense and setting writing Figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification) Fronted adverbials and sentence structure Dialogue punctuation and internal monologue Punctuation for effect (dashes, ellipses, semi-colons) Planning, drafting, editing, and publishing a complete narrative Ideal for Year 5 or Year 6 – saves hours of planning with everything included! No additional prep required. Suitable for UK and international schools. PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW IF YOU ENJOYED USING MY UNIT.