Narrative Poems, Goldilocks and the Three Bears - KS2 Text Types: Writing Planners and Model Texts

This pack contains a number of resources to support pupils when writing narrative poems based on a traditional tale that they know well. A model poem is included to teach this poetic form, showing how a story could be rewritten as a poem.

The resources could be used as part of a series of English lessons. The pupils’ final writing task is to write their own poem that features a range of poetic devices, using the model texts as inspiration.

What is included in this KS2 WAGOLL narrative poetry resource?

• Model text: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - This model text is a narrative poem retelling the traditional tale.
• Narrative poem writing sheet - This contains success criteria for writing a narrative poem with examples of poetic devices and techniques that could be used.
• Narrative poem planning sheet - This worksheet allows pupils to note ideas for a narrative poem, organising their ideas before writing.
• Traditional story idea cards - A set of PDF cards with examples of traditional tales that pupils could retell in the form of a narrative poem. Blank cards are also available to add examples of stories that you are currently reading or sections of longer novels that pupils could retell in a poetic form.
• Themed writing paper - The writing paper can be used for pupils to present their work.
• Teacher notes - Guidance on how the resource could be used within the classroom

What is a narrative poem?

A narrative poem is a form of poetry used to tell a story.

National Curriculum English programme of study links

Year 3 / 4 Composition

• Pupils should be taught to:
  - plan their writing by discussing and recording ideas
  - draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally ...

Year 5/6 Composition

• Pupils should be taught to:
  - plan their writing by noting and developing initial ideas ...
  - evaluate and edit by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing

This resource is part of the WAGOLL: text types writing packs collection.
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• Model text: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Narrative poem writing sheet
• Narrative poem planning sheet
• Traditional story idea cards
• Themed writing paper
• Teacher notes