{"product_id":"narrative-writing-unit-years-5-and-6-no-prep-teacher-led-lessons-emberwick","title":"Narrative Writing Unit Years 5 and 6 | No Prep Teacher-Led Lessons | Emberwick","description":"\u003cp\u003eA no-prep narrative writing unit: twelve ready-to-teach story writing lessons for Years 5 and 6. Open one file on your projector, press the right arrow and teach, while students write in a printed Keeper's Journal. No logins, no student devices, and it works offline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lessons are set in Emberwick, a painted harbour town where the lights are going out, with voiced characters, music and help for every writer built into each step.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT A LESSON LOOKS LIKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou run every lesson from the computer on your projector or board. Your students write on paper, in their own printed Keeper's Journal. Every lesson follows the same calm steps, so the class always knows what comes next: a story from one of the town's painted characters, a quick warm-up, a short teaching point, a model you build in front of the class step by step, a piece the class writes together, their own writing, and a Lamp Check to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour notes are on every step. Press ? for what to say, what to watch for and the answers. Press G for model answers at three levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHY YOUR CLASS WILL REMEMBER IT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery lesson your class finishes relights more of the painted town, and a class lamp in the corner fills as you go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHELP FOR EVERY WRITER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery writing task has sentence starters, a fill-the-gaps frame, a word bank and Nova's hints on screen, plus a Stretch and a harder Second Lamp task for students who are ready for more. Lessons fit a 45 or 50-minute period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON A RELIEF DAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the notes for every step sit under ? on the screen, and the Lesson Guide has the flow and timings for each lesson, a colleague can run the next lesson for you on a relief day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE TWELVE LESSONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnswer the Letter (writing in role)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Telling (setting and mood)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePull the Weeds (precise words)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen the Windows (using the senses)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow, Don't Tell (character)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive Every Voice a Line (punctuating dialogue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame Story, New Feel (tone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrim and Stitch (revising)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Light (story openings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Long Night (paragraphs and linking)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDawn (story endings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight the Great Lamp (editing and sharing)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW IT RUNS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne HTML file. Open it in Chrome or Edge and press F for full screen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrow keys, Space or a presentation clicker move you through the lesson. T starts a timer, H shows a hint, R reveals answers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks offline, needs no logins and stores nothing about your students. There's a one-page sheet for your IT team in the zip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralian or US English: a Spelling choice in Settings switches the on-screen spelling. The voices and the printed Journal and Guide stay Australian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSettings also has a reading font, larger text and less movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainted art, voices and music are all inside the file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCURRICULUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for the Australian Curriculum: English (v9) in Years 5 and 6, and mapped to four more: the US Common Core State Standards, the National Curriculum in England (Key Stage 2), Cambridge Primary English and the IB PYP. The Lesson Guide lists the links on each lesson page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT'S INCLUDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lessons: one offline HTML file for your projector or board (12 lessons)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeper's Journal (PDF, 32 pages): two pages per lesson that follow the screen step by step, a toolkit page, Second Lamp pages for early finishers, a \"My Finished Tale\" page and a certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher Lesson Guide (PDF, 59 pages): flow and timings for every lesson, teacher notes, what to watch for, support and extension, answers and sample writing, curriculum links and printable fill-the-gaps frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Your IT Team (PDF, 1 page)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTART HERE quick guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHICH EMBERWICK EDITION DO I NEED?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll five editions are set in the same painted town and are in the Star Class Academy store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher-Led Edition, Years 5 and 6 (this one): 12 lessons on one screen and a 32-page Keeper's Journal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher-Led Edition, Years 3 and 4: 10 lessons plus a bonus lesson on one screen, a 28-page Keeper's Journal and fill-the-gaps First Lamp pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher-Led Edition, Years 7 to 9: 12 lessons plus a bonus lesson, a 48-page Keeper's Journal, three Lamps in every lesson and Relief Lesson Cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Game Edition, Years 5 and 6: each student writes on their own device and hears back from the characters, with a teacher console.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Game Edition, Years 7 to 9: the full game for older students, with a teacher console.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaching from the projector? Choose a Teacher-Led Edition. Want students writing on their own devices? Choose a Student Game Edition. You don't need both: this edition is complete on its own. If you also have the Student Game Edition for Years 5 and 6, the two work as one unit, and the START HERE guide explains how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYOU MAY ALSO LIKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaching Year 4 or Year 7 as well? The Years 3 and 4 and Years 7 to 9 Teacher-Led Editions of Emberwick are in the Star Class Academy store, with the same town and characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW IT WAS MADE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painted art, the music and most of the voices were made with AI tools and then chosen and edited by us. Two of the voices are our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLICENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor use by the purchasing teacher with their own classes. 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