Explanation Writing – Creating Our Own Creatures

Over the past two weeks, Year 5 have been working hard on writing explanation texts. We began by reading Danny the Champion of the World and exploring how Roald Dahl explained the clever plan for how to catch a pheasant. Using this as our model, we wrote our own explanation texts, learning how to use clear structure, technical vocabulary and conjunctions to explain ideas step by step.
For our independent writing, we were challenged to apply everything we had learned to a brand-new context – this time using fictional creatures. We each chose a magical creature – a Whispering Dragon, a Shadow Fox or a Golden Toad – and wrote a detailed explanation text about them.
We were blown away by the creativity, imagination and brilliant explanations in everyone’s writing. From describing how a Whispering Dragon uses its powers, to explaining the secret habits of a Shadow Fox, the children combined factual explanation style with imaginative ideas perfectly.
Take a look at some of our finished pieces below – we’re so proud of the fantastic work Year 5 have produced!