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Develop pupils descriptive writing by writing Science Fiction (sci-fi) stories. Images and planning sheets are provided to support pupils to write engaging setting descriptions and develop characters and plot within their stories.
This resource pack could be used to provide inspiration for sci-fi settings in narratives that you are currently planning and writing.
What is included in this Science Fiction settings writing pack?
- Scie-fi images to inspire descriptive writing. Available as a PDF and PowerPoint for display.
- Sci-fi story planning booklet where pupils can record ideas for writing.
- Writing prompts with questions to inspire descriptive writing.
- Teacher Notes
Science fiction features for KS2
- Takes place in a world that is different to ours. This might be in space or in the future.
- Features new technologies or scientific innovations.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Pupils should be taught to draft and write narratives by creating settings, characters and plot
Pupils should be taught to draft and write by, in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere
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Encourage children's creativity with this PowerPoint, which helps them to plan a science fiction story. It recaps the key features of science fiction and provides prompts relating to the characters, setting and plot of children's stories. Can they add details to the example plots to make them more interesting?
- Key Stage: Key Stage 2
- Subject: English
- Topic: Themes and Conventions
- Topic Group: Reading
- Year(s): Years 5-6
- Media Type: PowerPoint
- Resource Type: Front-of-Class Teaching
- Last Updated: 23/09/2022
- Resource Code: E2PAT72
- Curriculum Point(s): Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, literary heritage, books from other cultures.
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Dilemma story writing template KS1 and 2
KS1 & 2 Comedy story writing template.
KS1 & 2 Conversation story writing template.
KS1 & 2 Mystery story planning template
Playscript Template KS1 and KS2
Fantasy Adventure story template
Flashback story template
Adventure story template
Greek Myth story plan on a page KS1and2
Myth story planning template KS1 &2
Knights and castles KS1 story writing template
KS1 & 2 Science Fiction story planning template.
KS1 & 2 Fable planning template
KS1 & 2 Horror story planning template.
Fiction Writing Genres. Pack of 14 KS2 pupil templates. Template genres include: Horror, Dilemmas, Adventure, Comedy, Fables, Greek Myths, Flashbacks, Fantasy, Playscripts, Sci-Fi, Historical (Knights), Raising issues, Mystery, Conversations. Each template includes a bullet point reminder list of the rules for writing in a specific genre and spaces for pupils to develop ideas, character description, setting, the problem and the structure of their stories. Depending upon the genre there are prompts for descriptive vocabulary and phrases, character emotion and responses. The templates can be used to develop story writing linked to most cross curricular topics and drama particularly Celebrations, Famous People, Explorers, Fairytales and stories, Animals, Greece etc. I have used these templates with Years 3 to 6 and with HA Year 2 pupils.
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Available as a PDF and PowerPoint for display. Sci-fi story planning booklet where pupils can record ideas for writing. Writing prompts with questions to inspire descriptive writing. Teacher Notes Science fiction features for KS2 Takes place in a world that is different to ours. This might be in space or in the future.
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