This Year 2 Real Writing unit sits within a carefully mapped framework and uses an original travel brochure text by published children’s author Jo Franklin.
Across two to three weeks, pupils explore how persuasive writing works on the page. They spot how subheadings organise information, experiment with the suffix -ful to build descriptive adjectives and craft sentences that encourage readers to visit places in the UK or within the local area.
The sequence links neatly to geography, supporting knowledge of countries, capitals and key landscape features.
Short, purposeful tasks revisit coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, expanded noun phrases and capital letters for proper nouns. Pupils proofread for spelling, punctuation and grammar, reading aloud to check clarity and flow.
This unit blends shared reading, oral rehearsal and vocabulary exploration with clear, achievable writing goals.
Resources included
- PDF model text (three versions)
- Annotated and non-annotated PowerPoint slides
- Vocabulary cards and matching tasks
- Things to see in the UK image cards
- UK country and capital cards
- Planning sheets and writer’s checklist
- CEW cards
- Teaching slides and activity sheets
- How to write persuasively poster
- Visit our Class writing sheet
Curriculum links
- Sentence types that influence audience response
- Suffixes that form descriptive adjectives
- Apostrophes for contraction and possession
- Proper nouns and capital letters
- Geography connections to UK countries, capitals and landscapes
Vocabulary focus
- Tier 2 words: break, hike, kilt, natural history, surfing, tartan, Titanic
- Tier 3 words: beach, capital, city, country, landscape, mountains, seaside, town
- Common exception words: old, cold, great, break, beautiful, busy, many, hold, whole, after, could, find
Key teaching activities
- Launch with UK maps and guided discussion
- Read and explore the persuasive model text
- Sort information under clear subheadings
- Match vocabulary to images and definitions
- Collect persuasive words for familiar locations
- Map the model text using subheadings and notes
- Plan, rehearse and draft persuasive brochures
- Read aloud to refine meaning and flow
Outcomes
By the end of this unit, pupils will:
- Produce a persuasive brochure promoting a chosen UK or local place
- Use the suffix -ful confidently in descriptive adjectives
- Write effective statements, questions, exclamations and commands
- Organise ideas clearly under subheadings
- Select vocabulary that suits purpose and audience
- Proof-read to improve clarity, punctuation and spelling
- Read back writing with increasing confidence