Old Warehouse – Talk for Writing PREMIUM Unit | 4-Week Mystery Narrative Writing Scheme (Upper KS2 / CfE Second Level)
A complete 4-week mystery narrative writing unit with 20 fully structured lessons designed to build confident, independent writers.
Build confident narrative writers with this fully structured 4-week mystery writing unit inspired by the Talk for Writing approach.
Old Warehouse develops tension control, structured escalation, atmospheric description and meaningful discovery writing through a clear progression:
Imitation → Deepening → Innovation → Independent Application
This is not a worksheet pack.
This is a complete writing scheme.
⭐ What’s Included
✔ 20 fully structured lessons
✔ Clear weekly progression
✔ Original copyright-safe model text
✔ Story mapping & tension graph lessons
✔ Innovation planning framework
✔ Editing stations & checklists
✔ Tiered vocabulary banks
✔ Self-assessment sheets
✔ Teacher assessment rubric
✔ Greater depth challenge tasks
✔ Independent writing scaffold
📚 4-Week Structure
Week 1 – Imitation
Internalising structure and analysing escalation.
Week 2 – Deepening Craft
Raising stakes, controlled reveals and pacing.
Week 3 – Innovation
Changing setting and crafting discovery climaxes.
Week 4 – Independent Application
Planning, drafting, editing and final assessment.
🎯 Skills Developed
• Building tension
• Structured narrative progression
• Paragraph control
• Sentence length variation
• Strong verb choice
• Emotional depth
• Discovery-based storytelling
👩🏫 Perfect For
✔ Upper KS2 (Years 4–6)
✔ CfE Second Level
✔ Teachers using Talk for Writing
✔ Narrative writing term planning
✔ Intervention writing groups
💎 Why Choose the PREMIUM Version?
Unlike basic 4-week units, this premium edition includes:
• Full 20-lesson progression
• Detailed teacher guidance
• Editing frameworks
• Assessment rubrics
• Greater depth extension tasks
• Independent writing support
Designed to move pupils from structured imitation to confident independent writers.
📦 File Details
Ready to teach
💰 PRICE
£14.99
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Pair With:
• Old Mill – Atmospheric Adventure Writing PREMIUM Unit
• Red Eye – Suspense Writing PREMIUM Unit
• Premium Narrative Writing Bundles
⭐ Save with the Atmospheric Story Writing Bundle for better value.