Talk for Writing – The King of the Fishes – 4-Week Narrative Writing Unit (Year 3 / Lower KS2)

A complete 4-week Talk for Writing narrative planning unit for Year 3, based on the traditional tale The King of the Fishes.

This unit is also included in a full 22-unit KS2 narrative writing bundle covering an entire term of structured writing.

🔹 FULL DESCRIPTION

This 4-week Talk for Writing narrative writing unit is based on the traditional tale The King of the Fishes and is designed for Year 3 / Lower Key Stage 2..

The unit follows the Talk for Writing teaching sequence:

• Imitation

• Analysis

• Innovation

• Independent Application

Pupils explore narrative structure, character actions, consequences, and moral themes through oral rehearsal, discussion, and structured writing opportunities before independently creating their own original narrative.

This resource provides a clear, flexible planning framework that supports teachers to model, scaffold, and adapt writing lessons across a full four-week block.

🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED

✔ A full 4-week narrative writing plan

✔ Weekly focus for each Talk for Writing stage

✔ Clear learning intentions

✔ Suggested teaching approaches

✔ Expected outcomes for each week

✔ Teaching notes and final guidance

🔹 SKILLS DEVELOPED

Throughout this unit, pupils will develop skills in:

• Narrative structure

• Character understanding

• Cause and effect

• Moral themes

• Sentence structure and vocabulary choice

• Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing

🔹 YEAR GROUP

Year 3 / Lower KS2

🔹 FILE DETAILS

• Format: PDF
• Pages: 10
• Delivery: Instant digital download

⚠️ Please note:

This resource provides planning guidance only and does not include worksheets, slides, or a written model text. Teachers are encouraged to adapt modelling, shared writing, and discussion to suit their class.

Talk for Writing

Narrative Writing

Year 3 Writing

Lower KS2

Traditional Tales

Literacy Planning

Writing Unit

English Planning

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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 

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