Creative teachers (and children!) will enjoy getting stuck-in to this one. I have also given suggested passages for whole class shared writing - an essential part of teaching writing. Many sessions and writing tasks (including the final outcome) are differentiated, for mixed ability classes. Of course, there is plenty of grammar, comprehension and vocabulary work included throughout (all in the ZIP folder). Later on in the unit, they change the story, and retell it from the monster’s perspective - great fun! Finally, they create a legend of their own, using the pattern of Beowulf - a ‘defeating the monster’ pattern. Firtsly, children learn the story through a series of drama activities. This carefully planned unit is three weeks long. I have included two versions of the model: a 500 word version and a more detailed 900 word version. There is still plenty of rich vocabulary and figurative language to explore. I have used it in Year 5, but it could be easily adapted for use in any Key Stage 2 class.Īlthough Morpurgo’s version of the classic poem is fantastic, this unit is based on a very short, simplified version of Beowulf (written as a story), which can be read quickly and used as a model for children’s writing. Here is my most successful unit! Every year, children produce fantastic writing.
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