Autobiography - Year 5 and 6 - KS2 teaching resource

Autobiography Writing Unit – Year 5 & 6 (Upper KS2)

Inspire your pupils to reflect and write about their own lives with this engaging autobiographical writing unit for upper Key Stage 2. This fully editable resource includes a 98-slide PowerPoint and 16 printable worksheets designed to build essential writing skills through step-by-step guidance and structured activities.

Over the course of the unit, pupils will:

• Explore what makes a strong autobiographical text

• Learn how to write in the first person

• Identify key features of autobiographical writing

• Practise accurate sentence construction

• Improve spelling and use key autobiographical vocabulary

• Analyse how suspense is used in personal storytelling

• Complete an assessment by writing their own autobiography

Ideal for Year 5 and Year 6, this resource is perfect for creative writing blocks or as part of a nonfiction writing module. Easily adapted to suit the needs of your class.

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