KS1 & KS2 English curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge, understanding, analysis and exploration of the same text from the Year 3 unit ''The Iron Man': reading', in which they focused on how Ted Hughes uses language to create tone, atmosphere and characterisation. With this prior learning, pupils use their own linguistic devices to create appropriate tone and atmosphere for their own version of the narrative, applying appropriate vocabulary choices. This unit prepares pupils for further narrative writing in the Year 3 unit ''The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and narrative writing'.

1. Sequencing and retelling the story of 'The Iron Man'
2. Planning the opening of 'The Iron Man'
3. Writing the opening of 'The Iron Man'
4. Planning the build-up of 'The Iron Man'
5. Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part one)
6. Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part two)
7. Planning the climax of 'The Iron Man'
8. Writing the climax of 'The Iron Man'
9. Planning the resolution of 'The Iron Man'
10. Writing the resolution of 'The Iron Man'.