King Midas – Talk for Writing PREMIUM Unit (4-Week Wishing Story Writing Unit)
A complete 4-week Talk for Writing premium unit based on King Midas, with full teacher-led lesson plans, structured progression, and no prep required.
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📘 About This Unit
This premium Talk for Writing unit is built around the traditional wishing tale King Midas and provides a fully planned four-week narrative writing sequence for upper primary pupils.
Pupils explore the consequences of wishes coming true instantly and use the model text to develop their own original wishing stories. The unit supports confident progression from oral storytelling to independent writing, following the Talk for Writing teaching sequence.
This resource is ideal for teachers who want clarity, structure, and depth without creating plans from scratch.
⭐ What’s Included
✔ A complete 4-week Talk for Writing unit
✔ Lesson-by-lesson teacher plans for all weeks
✔ A high-impact unit hook (“The One Wish”)
✔ Clear progression through:
- Imitation
- Analysis
- Innovation
- Independent application
✔ Teaching focus on:
- Story structure
- Character, setting, and mood
- Vocabulary choices and sentence variety
- Planning, drafting, editing, and reflection
✔ Built-in opportunities for:
- Oral rehearsal
- Shared writing
- Independent writing
- Discussion and reflection
🧠 Teaching Approach
This unit follows the Talk for Writing framework, supporting pupils to internalise narrative structure and language before applying skills independently.
Lessons are designed for 45-minute sessions and follow a consistent structure:
- Starter
- Main teaching
- Independent task
- Plenary
🎯 Differentiation & Flexibility
The unit is adaptable for a range of learners and classroom contexts, including:
- Scaffolded oral retelling
- Structured planning approaches
- Sentence stems and vocabulary support
- Extension through deeper description or moral exploration
👩🏫 Suitable For
- Upper Primary / Second Level
- Year 4–6
- Whole-class teaching or guided groups
📁 File Information
- PDF format
- For personal classroom use
- Not for redistribution
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