Greater depth writing workshop – suspense and science fiction

This is a one day greater depth writing workshop aimed at upper KS2. There are 13 resources attached and a detailed plan of the day. Children have a complete piece of writing by the end of the workshop. Here is a brief summary of the day:

Part 1 Get to know the model
Reading as reader: How did the story make you feel?
Reading as writer: How did the author do that?
Drama (pairs) – bring the text off the page
Part 2 Know your animal!
Part 3 Know your mysterious object!
Part 4 Quick plan
Part 5 Parentheses activity
Part 6 Extended writing time
Success criteria for extended writing
I can organise my story creatively and keep the reader in suspense (withholding vital information and using flashbacks)
I can create suspense using modal verbs and rhetorical questions
I can interrupt my sentences using ‘dramatic dashes’ (parentheses)
I can use technical language appropriately in my creative writing (precise language around my animal’s physical features, habitat, behaviour and offspring)
I can use figurative language