Alien Landing – Talk for Writing 4-Week Narrative Writing Unit (Upper KS2)
This Alien Landing Talk for Writing unit is a complete 4-week narrative writing planning pack designed for Upper Key Stage 2.
This unit is also included in a full 22-unit KS2 narrative writing bundle covering an entire term of structured writing.
Built around an encounter story, the unit explores how an unexpected alien arrival creates suspense, tension, and atmosphere. Pupils analyse how writers use setting, pacing, descriptive language, and character reaction, before independently writing their own original alien encounter narrative.
The unit follows the Talk for Writing teaching sequence:
- Imitation
- Analysis
- Innovation
- Independent Application
This resource is ideal for teachers who want clear, structured planning without the need for worksheets or slides.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✔ 4-week Talk for Writing narrative unit
✔ Weekly teaching focus and progression
✔ Learning intentions and outcomes
✔ Suggested teaching approaches
✔ Narrative skills overview
✔ Teacher guidance throughout
📄 10-page PDF
⏱ Lessons designed to last approximately 45 minutes
SKILLS COVERED
- Encounter story structure
- Narrative sequencing
- Creating suspense and tension
- Setting and atmosphere
- Descriptive vocabulary
- Showing character reaction and emotion
- Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Teacher planning pack only
- No worksheets, slides, or written model text included
- Designed to support Talk for Writing pedagogy and teacher modelling
WHO THIS IS FOR
✔ Upper KS2 teachers
✔ Teachers using Talk for Writing
✔ Teachers wanting flexible, low-prep planning
✔ Whole-class narrative writing units
⭐ Want the FULL writing curriculum? ⭐
This unit is part of a complete 22-unit KS2 narrative writing bundle covering an entire term.
✔ 22 ready-to-teach units
✔ Full progression across the term
✔ Save hours of planning every week
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FILE FORMAT
📥 PDF download
📄 10 pages
🖨 Suitable for print or digital use
