Figurative Language Big Write Unit: 5-Lesson Writing Series

Figurative Language Big Write Unit: 5-Lesson Writing Series

Engage students in a 5-lesson writing unit culminating in a Big Write. This unit focuses on enhancing creative writing skills through the use of figurative language, sentence upleveling, and success criteria to challenge and motivate learners.

Key Features:

• Use of Figurative Language: similes, metaphors, personification, and onomatopoeia
• Upleveling Techniques: Bronze/Silver/Gold method for improving sentences
• Success Criteria: helps students identify key features and structure in their writing
• Can be linked to an existing unit of work or used as a stand-alone series
• Requires prior knowledge of figurative language

Benefits for Students:

• Encourages creative and descriptive writing
• Develops higher-level writing skills through upleveling
• Supports independent application of figurative language
• Provides clear success criteria to guide learning and self-assessment
• Engages students with a structured progression culminating in a Big Write

Perfect For:

• KS2 or KS3 writing lessons
• Creative writing units or stand-alone Big Write sessions
• Developing figurative language skills in descriptive writing
• Differentiated writing activities using Bronze/Silver/Gold upleveling
• Assessment and feedback opportunities through Big Write outcomes