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Planning a Story KS2 – Story Writing KS2 Science Fiction Inspiration Pack
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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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Science Fiction — Writing a Plan (Years 5-6)
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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: PowerPoint
- 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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Science Fiction Powerpoint Lesson Plans
Subject: English
Age range: 11-14
Resource type: Lesson (complete)
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Science fiction, also often known as 'sci-fi', is a genre of literature that is imaginative and based around science. It relies heavily on scientific facts, theories, and principles as support for its settings, characters, themes, and plot. Many of the storylines and plots within pieces of science fiction are possible or plausible according to ...
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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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