Describing Settings, A Windy Day/New World - KS2 Text Types: Writing Planners and Model Texts

This pack contains resources to support pupils in key stage 2 to plan and write a setting description. Describing settings is included in one of the writing composition objectives in years 3 / 4 and 5/ 6. The resources are based on two model texts with planning sheets to support pupils to plan and write their own setting descriptions with images of interesting characters provided to inspire creative writing.

Whilst using this resource, you may also want to share a variety of other setting descriptions from novels that you are currently or have previously read with the pupils.

What is included in this resource pack?

• Setting description model text: A Windy Day - This model text is a setting description of a forest on a windy day and could be used with pupils in years 3 and 4. The model text can be used to learn the features of this text type. Pupils could also list what they know about the setting described from the text.
• Setting description model text: New World - This model text is a setting description that could be included as part of a portal story as a character enters a new world through a doorway and is perfect for use with pupils in years 5 and 6. The model text can be used to learn the features of this text type. Pupils could also list what they know about the setting described from the text.
• Setting description writing sheet - There are two versions included for LKS2 and UKS2. Both contain a success criteria list as well as examples of how the senses can be used to describe a setting and grammar skills suitable for LKS2 (the use of the present perfect) and UKS2 (adverbials to link ideas across paragraphs) from the English curriculum.
• Setting image cards - Pupils can use the images of interesting settings to write their own setting descriptions and inspire creative writing.
• Setting description planning sheet - These worksheets allow pupils to note and organise ideas for their own setting description. This could be based on one of the setting images, creating a new setting for a story that you are currently reading or pupils could design their own settings.
• Writing paper - The themed writing paper can be used for pupils to present their work.

National Curriculum English programme of study links

Year 3 / 4
Pupils should be taught to plan their writing by discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar
Pupils should be taught to draft and write by in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot

Year 5 / 6
Pupils should be taught to plan their writing by

• identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own
• noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

• in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere ...

This resource is part of the WAGOLL: text types writing packs collection.
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• Setting description model text: A Windy Day
• Setting description model text: New World
• Setting description writing sheet LKS2
• Setting description writing sheet UKS2
• Setting image cards
• Setting description planning sheet
• Writing paper