When the Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth – 10 Writing Worksheets | Year 5 & 6 KS2

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When the Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth – 10 Creative Writing Worksheets | Year 5 & 6 / Upper KS2

A colourful and engaging set of 10 writing worksheets inspired by When the Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth, designed for Upper KS2 / Years 5 and 6.

This pack is ideal for teachers using the novel as a class text and looking for structured writing activities linked to its characters, Indian mountain setting, wildlife, adventure and environmental themes.

When the Mountains Roared follows Ruby as she moves from Australia to the mountains of India, where she encounters an unfamiliar landscape and becomes determined to protect wild leopards from poachers. The author’s own teaching resources recommend the novel for pupils aged 9–11, making it particularly well suited to upper KS2.

The pack contains 10 printable writing worksheets and can be used as a short writing unit or as individual activities alongside a whole-class reading of the novel. TES currently categorises the resource as an English unit of work for ages 7–11 and identifies it as SEN friendly.

Across the resource, pupils can develop key KS2 English writing skills, including:

descriptive and sensory writing
diary and first-person writing
character and viewpoint writing
setting description
imaginative and narrative writing
vocabulary development
sentence variety
planning and organising ideas
extended writing
editing and improving work

The novel provides a particularly strong stimulus for setting and atmosphere, with opportunities for pupils to explore the sights, sounds and wildlife of India through descriptive language.

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