Talk for Writing: The Gas Mask – 4-Week Narrative Writing Unit (Year 6 / Upper KS2)
Short Description
A complete 4-week Talk for Writing narrative planning unit for Year 6 / Upper KS2, focused on suspense and warning stories. Teacher planning pack only.
This unit is also included in a full 22-unit KS2 narrative writing bundle covering an entire term of structured writing.
Full Description
This Talk for Writing planning pack provides a four-week narrative writing unit based on the suspense model text The Gas Mask, designed for Year 6 / Upper Key Stage 2.
The unit focuses on warning and suspense storytelling, with emphasis on atmosphere, tension, pacing, and characterreaction. Pupils explore how writers create unease and threat through setting, descriptive language, and gradual build-up, before applying these techniques in their own original writing.
Teaching follows the Talk for Writing sequence of:
- Imitation
- Analysis
- Innovation
- Independent Application
This resource is a teacher planning guide, giving you professional flexibility to model, discuss, and scaffold narrative writing across a full four-week block.
What’s Included
✔ 10-page teacher planning pack (PDF)
✔ Full 4-week teaching sequence
✔ Weekly learning intentions and outcomes
✔ Suggested teaching approaches
✔ Skills development overview
✔ Teaching notes and final guidance
Skills Developed
- Narrative structure
- Warning and suspense story features
- Creating atmosphere and tension
- Setting-led storytelling
- Descriptive vocabulary
- Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing
Important Information
- Teacher planning pack only
- No worksheets, slides, or written model text included
- Suitable for Year 6 / Upper KS2
- Lessons designed for approximately 45 minutes
File Details
- Format: PDF
- Pages: 10
- Instant digital download
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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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Talk for Writing, Year 6 Writing, Upper KS2, Narrative Writing, Suspense Writing, Warning Stories, Writing Planning, Teacher Planning Pack
