Y2 The Tin Forest by Helen Ward - Medium term English plan

Final writing outcome: To write a story based on The Tin Forest

This unit of work is based on The Tin Forest by Helen Ward & Wayne Anderson. The story of an old man working in a junkyard tidying up the rubbish, dreaming of a better world; from the rubbish he creates a magnificent wonderland.

Mastery skills:
– Write sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command
– Use subordination (using when, if, that, or because)
– Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify

Short writing opportunities to develop mastery:
– Instructions
– Postcard/letter
– Poetry
– Recount
– Report