Word and PDF versions of a planner to help you adapt a unit
KS1, KS2
Years 1-6
This adapting-a-unit planner from Talk for Writing guides you through the four stages of the process:
- Planning stage
- Imitation stage
- Innovation stage
- Independent application stage
Each one comes with its own steps that include prompts, practical suggestions and space for you to add your own notes.
Talk for Writing stages
Planning stage
This encourages you think about how you are using baseline assessment and how you are ensuring that you’re using the best model text/process to support progress.
Imitation stage
In this section you need to think about:
- Warming up words and phrases
- Introducing new content
- Internalising the text/process
Innovation stage
This section is about helping pupils adapt the model to suit different topics or needs.
Independent application stage
This is about helping pupils show what they can do independently and consolidating learning.
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What is Talk for Writing?
It’s an engaging teaching framework that raises progress and boosts standards, developed by Pie Corbett.
You can adapt the movement from imitation to innovation to independent application – as outlined in this resource – to suit the needs of your learners, no matter what stage you teach.
