Unit B – Story Swaps

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise writing and editing an alternative version of a traditional story by swapping characters, settings and plot events, spell families of words with prefixes and suffixes and punctuate direct speech in dialogue based on Prince Cinders by Babette Cole.

Practise writing and editing an alternative version of a traditional story by swapping characters, settings and plot events

Lesson One : Word Families

Identify and record lists of matching words that are part of the same spelling family by adding a range of different prefixes and suffixes to word roots

Lesson Two : Story Questions

Select and record the answers to questions that can be used to explore the narrative structure and content of an alternative version of a fairy tale

Lesson Three : Story Dialogue

Select and record a selection of example dialogue sentences that some of the characters might have spoken in a range of different fairy tales

Lesson Four : Story Planning

Plan and record a retelling of a traditional story by selecting alternative characters, settings and events to show the development and conclusion of the narrative

Lesson Five : Story Writing

Draft and edit an alternative version of a traditional tale to match the original text genre and style to illustrate changes with different characters, settings and objects

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