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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