Year 5/6 Suspense Writing Unit Francis (Lesson-by-Lesson Resources)
A fully resourced, engaging suspense writing unit based on the Literacy Shed Francis video clip, designed for Upper Year 5/6. This carefully structured sequence supports pupils in developing high-quality narrative writing through explicit teaching, modeling, and purposeful practice.
What is included:
A comprehensive Power Point presentation with day-to-day lesson slides, ready to teach
Clear teaching sequence with teacher modeling, guided practice and independent writing opportunities in every lesson
Model texts to expose pupils to high-quality writing
Built-in grammar focus in every lesson, including:
- Multi-clause sentences
- Personification
- Using a colon
- Show, not tell
- Prepositions
- Relative clauses
- Planning for a sequel
Vocabulary development and word mats to support pupils
Opportunities for discussion, reading and drama to deepen understanding
Unit focus:
This unit focuses on building suspense and atmosphere, helping pupils to:
Develop rich, engaging settings and tension
Use a range of sentence structures effectively
Apply grammar skills in context
Write with control, creativity, and purpose
Why teachers love this unit:
- Fully planned and ready to use saves valuable preparation time
- Clear structure with strong progression of skills
- High-quality modeling supports all learners
- Ideal for mixed-ability and mixed Year 5/6 classes
- Engaging stimulus that inspires excellent writing outcomes
- Daily dictation sentence using the Y5/6 Statutory spelling list.
Outcome:
By the end of the unit, pupils will produce a polished suspense narrative inspired by Francis, with the opportunity to plan a sequel, demonstrating strong control of language, grammar, and narrative techniques.
Editable Planning Sequence included ready to adapt.
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