A legend is a story connected to a real place or person. It often contains a hero, a battle and sometimes a link to history. With this KS2 resource pack, you can introduce pupils to the features of legends through two WAGOLL texts and then support them to plan and write their own.
The first WAGOLL is George and the Dragon. This retelling shows pupils how a knight defeats a terrifying dragon that has been terrorising a village. It uses past tense verbs, conjunctions to extend sentences and pronouns to create cohesion. Pupils can see how the writer builds tension and resolves the problem in a dramatic battle scene.
The second WAGOLL is The Tale of William Tell. This text tells the story of William Tell, his defiance of a cruel Duke and the famous moment when he shoots an apple from his son’s head. It shows pupils how legends link to a specific time and place, how heroes act with courage and how writers vary vocabulary with synonyms and antonyms.
By reading, annotating and discussing these WAGOLLs, pupils gain a clear sense of what makes a legend work. They can then use the planning sheets and success criteria to draft and write their own original legends.
What’s included in the pack
- Two WAGOLL model texts – George and the Dragon and The Tale of William Tell, with feature checklists
- Legends writing sheets – LKS2 version highlights subordinating clauses and pronouns, UKS2 version focuses on the past perfect tense and synonyms
- Planning sheet – a structured worksheet to help pupils build their own legends step by step
- Writing paper – themed pages for pupils to present their finished stories
Curriculum connections
This pack supports KS2 English by helping pupils:
- discuss and analyse writing that is similar to their own
- extend sentences with a wider range of conjunctions
- use pronouns clearly to maintain cohesion
- plan with audience and purpose in mind
- practise the past perfect tense to show time and cause
- explore how synonyms and antonyms expand vocabulary
By teaching this unit, you can give pupils strong models of WAGOLL legends, practical grammar support and the confidence to write compelling stories of their own.