About the Read in to Writing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe unit:

• Suggested year group: Year 4

• Length of unit: 6 weeks/30 sessions

• Themes and topics: WW2; evacuation, forgiveness and resolution, sacrifice, relationships, change, hope, betrayal, temptation, good vs evil

• Writing outcomes: Mind maps, a thought bubble, a diary entry, a letter home, writing in the style of the story, a monologue, a haiku and a travel guide to Narnia

About The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis:

Four adventurous siblings―Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie― step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change…and a great sacrifice.