Talk for Writing Pie Corbett cards using hands for pupil to use.

First week of EYFS planning (imitation phase) for the story Stickman. Perfect for the Autumn terms & around Christmas time.

Year 5 Unit of Work, Warning Tale Based around ‘The Canal’ text. Including differentiated grammar starters and differentiated tasks.

Simple action cards for those following the Talk for Writing programme. Pie Corbett actions

A four week Talk for Writing unit based on the model text: The Caravan. Children will learn the model text during the imitation phase as well as study the text structure and features. They will work towards writing their own version of the story with a different setting. Week 3 includes an innovation week based on an abandoned warehouse and the final independent writing based on a setting the pupils can choose. Short burst writing tasks based around using features that describe and improve understanding of character emotions (show not tell). A lesson included also around use of a semi colon. Comes with 4 weeks of Power Points, a model text and a copy of the box up grid I have used throughout the unit- all are easily editable to suit the needs of your class and many of the slides are useful for screen shotting and printing for use in books. Each day also has a SPaG starter question. There are also some adapted tasks for SEND pupils. For the innovation stage there are small chunks of the model text that are highlighted yellow with areas for the children to consider changing. This can be modeled or edited in a way to suit your teaching style. Please note that the model text is not included as I do not own that resource but it is readily available on many online platforms when searching for T4W resources.

A four week Talk for Writing unit based on the popular tale: The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch. Children will learn the model text and work towards writing their own version of the story where a jungle ranger gets his lunch stolen by a cheeky jungle animal of their choice. Lots of short burst tasks based around adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions and correct use of speech etc… Comes with 4 weeks of Power Points, a model text and a copy of the box up grid I have used throughout the unit- all are easily editable to suit the needs of your class and many of the slides are useful for screen shotting and printing for use in books. For the innovation stage there are small chunks of the model text that are highlighted with areas for the children to consider changing. Many slides also include either an oral starter or a SATs style starter question.

Inspired by Pie Corbett’s initiative and one of his recommended texts, this resource has over 30 slides. Story maps, worksheets, planning for 10 activities and display ideas all included. Original activities that include creating your own missing persons (meerkat) report, your very own travel identity card and much more. Planning which can be used over 2 or 3 weeks depending on the needs of your class. The portal helps develop a story recount and the pack includes opportunities to write non-fiction reports and letters. POWERPOINT, WORD and KEYNOTE formats. There are 10 activities designed to be completed over several weeks but please adapt time length to suit the needs of your class. I teach Spanish children so we sometimes take longer to complete one activity. LETTER WRITING- POSTCARD TEMPLATE REPORT WRITING WRITING A MOTTO FOR YOUR CLASS FACT FILE STORY MAPS TRAVEL ID CARD SUITCASE TEMPLATE PORTAL STORY INCLUDED PLANS FOR 10 ACTIVITIES

Condensed and rewritten for a Talk for Writing unit that linked to our topic about London.

A selection of visuals and resources to assist with the teaching of The Little Green Dinosaur. This follows the talk4writing method but can be used as support for any approach to story writing. It is aimed at KS1 but could be used in EYFS also, perhaps with a focus on oral retell rather than writing. The bundle includes a PPT slideshow of the text A copy of the model text A visual story map for oral retelling A hand drawn story map for pupils to copy A boxed up version of the story A template for writing their own version Innovation ideas for changing the characters Innovation ideas for changing the settings Text extracts to underline nouns and adjectives

Simplified version of Supertato using Talk for Writing vocabulary with accompanying story map that can be used for oral retelling and innovation. I do not own any rights or copyright to the original story.

This 4-week Talk for Writing narrative unit is based on the model text The Canal and is designed for Key Stage 2 (Year 5). The unit focuses on warning stories, with a strong emphasis on setting, atmosphere, suspense, and tension. Pupils explore how writers hint at danger, build unease, and create a strong sense of place through descriptive language and narrative structure. Following the Talk for Writing teaching sequence, pupils orally rehearse the model text, analyse key features, innovate by adapting elements of the story, and finally write their own original warning narrative. This unit follows the Talk for Writing sequence: • Imitation • Analysis • Innovation • Independent Application What’s included: • Full 4-week teaching sequence • Weekly focus and learning intentions • Suggested teaching approaches for each stage • Clear progression from model text to independent writing • Planning guidance for whole-class teaching Skills developed: • Narrative structure • Warning story features • Setting and atmosphere • Suspense and tension • Descriptive vocabulary • Planning, drafting, editing, and presenting writing Please note: This resource provides planning guidance only. It does not include worksheets, slides, or a written model text. Talk for Writing Narrative Writing Warning Stories KS2 English Year 5 English Creative Writing Story Writing Suspense Writing Literacy Planning TES FILE TYPE PDF

A complete 3/4 week unit on persuasive letter writing using the Day The Crayons Quit as inspiration! A creative and engaging Talk For Writing unit that produces fantastic innovated letters as the end point! Includes planning lesson slides ( Powerpoint) model text and picture map, lesson resources and comprehension questions. Children will learn the features of persuasive writing, vocabulary for emotions, rhetorical questions, the effect of short sentences, apostrophes for contraction, connective sentence starters. They will then adapt the model text to write a letter from an alternative classroom object that has an issue with the class! Enjoy!

A complete 4 week unit on diary writing using Paddington as the hook! Paddington goes to the palace and writes about it in his diary! POWERPOINT SLIDES NOW INCLUDED Includes planning, lesson slides, model text and picture map, lesson resources and word banks. Children will learn about the features of diary writing, first person and past tense writing, time connectives, proper nouns, connectives and adjectives to describe settings and feelings. They will then adapt the model text to send Paddington on a new adventure! Enjoy!

A four week Talk for Writing unit based on the model text: The Manor House. Children will learn the model text during the imitation phase as well as study the text structure and features. They will work towards writing their own version of the story with a different setting. Week 3 includes an innovation week based on an abandoned school and the final independent writing based on a cabin in the woods. Short burst writing tasks based around using features that create tension and suspense! Comes with 4 weeks of Power Points, a model text and a copy of the box up grid I have used throughout the unit- all are easily editable to suit the needs of your class and many of the slides are useful for screen shotting and printing for use in books. Each day also has a SPaG starter question For the innovation stage there are small chunks of the model text that are highlighted with areas for the children to consider changing. This can be modeled or edited in a way to suit your teaching style. Please note that the model text is not included as I do not own that resource but it is readily available on many online platforms when searching for T4W resources.

A three week Talk for Writing unit based on the model text: Elf Road. Children will learn the model text during the imitation phase as well as study the text structure and features. They will work towards writing their own version of the story with a different setting. Week 2/3 includes an innovation week based on a world of fairy tale creatures and the final independent writing based on a land of dragons. Short burst writing tasks based around using the power of three actions and lots of work on description. Comes with 3 weeks of Power Points, a model text and a copy of the box up grid I have used throughout the unit- all are easily editable to suit the needs of your class and many of the slides are useful for screen shotting and printing for use in books. Each day also has a SPaG starter question. For the innovation stage there are small chunks of the model text that are highlighted with areas for the children to consider changing. This can be modeled or edited in a way to suit your teaching style. Please note that I am unable to include the Elf Road model text as I do not own this resource. This can be easily found online as a T4W resource. I had changed a few vocabulary words to suit my class.

A three week Talk for Writing unit based on the model text: Zelda Claw and the Rain Cat. Children will learn the model text during the imitation phase as well as study the text structure and features for suspense. They will work towards writing the next part of Zelda’s journey using the same structure. Week 2/3 includes an innovation and then the final independent writing lessons. There are lots of alternative ideas provided for where Zelda can go next and what other threats may approach. Short burst writing tasks based around using features for suspense and descpription/ action sentences. Comes with 3 weeks of Power Points, a model text and a copy of the box up grid I have used throughout the unit- all are easily editable to suit the needs of your class and many of the slides are useful for screen shotting and printing for use in books. Each day also has a SPaG starter question. Innovation phase includes SEN planning sheets made using widget For the innovation stage there are small chunks of the model text that are highlighted with minimum areas for the children to consider changing. This can be modeled or edited in a way to suit your teaching style. Please note that I am unable to include the original model text as I do not own this resource. This can be easily found online as a T4W resource. I had changed a few vocabulary words to suit my class.

This is my first unit of Talk 4 Writing that I have done from scratch and it worked really well with the children. I am new to T4W and this is not perfect but will be a great foundation for you - I have included absolutely everything I have. The story map is not here yet as I have left my camera at school - will add in September.

Many teachers love the Talk for Writing approach but do not find it easy to organise all of Pie’s brilliant ideas into a unit of work. It is a challenge! I have been following the TfW approach for many years, and I have spoken at a few of Pie’s national conferences. Over the years, I have organised Pie’s ideas into a three week planning grid. The planning frame attached is not supposed to be prescriptive; it is designed to ‘hold your hand’ while you put a unit together. It is invaluable for teachers new to this approach, but even old-timers like me find the prompts helpful. This planner has been taken on in many schools and you may adapt it for your own use. This work is designed to support teachers using the TfW approach.

In this activity you can talk through some of the questions with your class and then give them the writing task.

These resources were part of a training session for secondary school students visiting primary schools in Ghana to teach English for a period of two weeks. The students were taught how to introduce a story by using Talk for Writing, a teaching style developed by Pie Corbett. The story of ‘The Wind and the Sun’ was used as an example during the training session with the intention that each group of students will choose a different story to adapt and teach in Ghana. The expectation was that the Ghanaian students could speak some English so a Talk for Writing approach could benefit them due to its visual and kinesthetic emphasis on storytelling. The method of Talk for Writing enables children to imitate the language they need for a particular topic orally before reading and analysing it. Resources available The Wind and the Sun story adapted for EAL primary school children Training Booklet with instructions and examples of weekly and daily planning A story map using pictograms A visual bank with the key vocabulary Masks of the main characters

4 week lesson plan outlining Talk for Writing style English lessons. I didn’t make it, but I occassionally refer it it.