Explore creative writing through a virtual author visit with Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good.
This unit links directly to the Author In Your Classroom podcast, helping bring storytelling and mythological themes into English lessons. Pupils will learn to view everyday life through the eyes of a mischievous god sent to Earth, sharpening their descriptive and narrative skills while gaining insight into professional writing practice.
The teaching sequence supports children in understanding character, setting and voice, blending discussion, planning and creative output as they craft their own myth-inspired diaries. Podcast excerpts from Louie Stowell feature throughout to spark ideas and show how real authors think and write.
In this pack
- A guided PowerPoint to introduce key concepts
- An extract from Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good
- Three structured planning sheets to scaffold pupil ideas
- Image cards featuring gods from a range of mythologies
- Themed writing paper and working wall visuals
- Teacher notes to support delivery
These elements work together to engage children in analysing narrative perspective and building their own imaginative worlds on the page.
Teaching overview
Across five sessions, pupils will:
- Listen to podcast clips and discuss mythological vocabulary and themes
- Analyse how Loki perceives the modern world, comparing the familiar with the strange
- Select a mythological character and plan a diary from their Earth-bound perspective
- Draft, edit and illustrate their own writing using ideas from the planning sheets
- Share and celebrate their finished pieces with peers
The unit encourages confidence in writing through voice, humour and creativity, and can be used alongside a class read of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good to enrich learning experiences.
How to listen
Search for Author In Your Classroom wherever you get your podcasts. A free resources pack is available with every episode.
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