This is a PowerPoint presentation which uses Harry Potter as a stimulus for writing an imaginative narrative. There is a link to the YouTube clip which children can watch and the scene is where Harry and Ron are led down to the Forbidden Forest by the spiders. Pupils should watch the clip and follow their own story on from there. Paragraph 1 focuses on the setting, paragraph 2 focuses on a battle plan (made up by children), and paragraph 3 is the ending paragraph dealing with emotions/feelings. In this PowerPoint you will find: writing targets YouTube clip description of what happens in the clip description of the setting model introduction description of the battle plan model paragraph of battle plan description of the ending - emotion words plan for pupils to use

This is a simple template that I use for a book review. I tend to include these in my fast finisher trolley for children to just take once they have completed a book. Once children have completed one of these I give them “money” as part of our class economy system.