A writing unit for upper KS2 made up of a series of 16 lessons based on stories from ‘The World’s Worst Children’ by David Walliams. Follows Pie Corbett’s Talk for Writing sequence but can be adapted/resequenced to match other approaches to writing. This unit is fully resourced, including Smart Notebooks and activities for each lesson. Lesson 1: Pulling apart the text Lesson 2: Using direct quotes Lesson 3: Using indirect quotes Lesson 4: Vocabulary and the simple past tense Lesson 5: Journalistic language Lesson 6: Planning Lessons 7-9: Writing (innovate) Lesson 10: Subordinate clauses and drop-ins Lesson 11: Sequencing Lesson 12: Vocabulary and using the dash Lesson 13: Planning Lessons 14-16: writing (invent) Unit also includes a full plan, model text, toolkits, vocabulary mats and examples to base the model writing on.