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Four WAGOLL example text packs based on the novel The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
The bundle consists of 4 resource packs which each contain a WAGOLL related to the book.
Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
Resources provided:
• Two exemplar diary entry WAGOLL texts
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
• Three word, phrase and sentence banks
Character Profile Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
Instructions Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated 2 ways
Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Layout activity
• Layout answers
• Planning template
• Writing template differentiated 2 ways
All resources come as Word documents and PDFs.
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✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
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An example instructional text entitled How to Catch an Ogre, inspired by the fantasy novel The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, plus feature find worksheets, and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated
Pupils read the model instructions about how to catch an ogre, and then examine its features; then write their own instructions using the templates provided. Pupils can research and create the instructional text about one of the faeries from Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide, such as a brownie, boggart, goblin, dwarf, griffin, kelpie, unicorn or troll. These activities can be carried out over several lessons.
Language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text:
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Repetition for effect
• Rule of three
• Exclamatory sentences
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Expanded noun phrases
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Inverted commas
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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✦ WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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A list of the main events that occur in the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
This resource can be used by pupils when creating descriptions, diary entries, character profiles and other writing based on the book.
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✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack
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An example instructional text entitled “How to Slay a Hydra”, plus writing feature find worksheet, answers and writing templates. This text about the hydra, a mythical monster slayed by Hercules during his twelve labours, is perfect for any class studying ancient Greece or for those studying one of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians novels.
These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Bullet points
• Numbered points
This example instructional text can be used to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions.
The following resources are provided in this pack:
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
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An example instructional text entitled How to Slay the Hydra, inspired by the fantasy novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (the first in the series of Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, plus feature find worksheets, and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
The model instructions describe how to slay the hydra, one of the monsters found in the Oracle’s attic in Chapter 9 of the book.
Pupils read the model instructions about how to slay the hydra, examine its features, and then write their own instructions using the templates provided. Pupils can create instructions on how to defeat any of the monsters mentioned in the book, such as the Minotaur, Medusa or Chimera, or any other ancient Greek monster.
The language, grammar, punctuation and layout features included in the model text include:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Expanded noun phrases
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Bullet points
• Numbered points
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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✦The Twits Character Profile Example Text Pack
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An example diary text based on chapters 1 to 6 of the bookFlat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown. The WAGOLL text comes with feature find worksheets and answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
The diary entry is written from Stanley’s point of view on his first day in Egypt.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL diary text to examine before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on the same events or the next few chapters.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature find worksheets, x3 (grammar & punctuation, language, and layout)
• Feature find answer sheets, x3
• Planning templates, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
The following features are included in the WAGOLL:
Grammar & punctuation
• contractions
• exclamations
• expanded noun phrases
• fronted adverbials
• list of adjectives separated by commas
• plural possessive nouns
• prepositional phrases
• relative clauses
• singular possessive nouns
• subordinate clauses
Language
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• rhetorical question
• rule of three
• simile
• synonyms to avoid repetition
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation Bundle
✦ Flat Stanley Example Character Profile Text Pack
✦ Flat Stanley Fronted Adverbial Worksheets Differentiated
✦ Flat Stanley Punctuation Worksheets Differentiated
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Two example text packs, one grammar pack, and one punctuation pack based on the bookFlat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown.
The bundle consists of 4 resource packs.
Character Profile Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
Diary Entry Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature find worksheets, x3 (grammar & punctuation, language, and layout)
• Feature find answer sheets, x3
• Planning templates, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
Punctuation Differentiated Worksheets Pack
Resources provided:
• Punctuation worksheets, differentiated x3
• Worksheet answers
Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets Pack
Resources provided:
• Fronted adverbial worksheets, differentiated x3
• Worksheet answers
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Fronted adverbial worksheets based on the first two chapters of the book Flat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown.
These three differentiated worksheets contain a variety of fronted adverbial activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of fronted adverbials and improve their skills in using fronted adverbials in their writing. Pupils are asked to identify different types of fronted adverbials, re-write sentences to include fronted adverbials and commas, and write their own sentences with fronted adverbials including correct punctuation.
Each sheet comes with its own answer key.
All resources come as Word documents and PDFs.
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✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation Bundle
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✦ Flat Stanley Diary Entry Example Text Pack
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An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 3 of the novel The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook with feature find, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Chaya.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Chaya or another character such as Neel, Nour or Father.
Resources provided:
• Model character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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Pupils examine the personalities of Chaya, Neel and Nour in this character trait matching exercise.
Pupils match the names of the three main characters from The Girl Who Stole An Elephant by Nizrana Farook with character traits, evidence from the text, and an explanation (PEE).
The quotes from the text have been provided, character traits with definitions, alongside the explanations.
This resource has been differentiated three ways:
• Higher ability: 9 quotes, character traits and explanations have been provided.
• Middle ability: 9 quotes, character traits with definitions and explanations have been provided.
• Lower ability: 9 character traits with definitions and explanations have been provided.
This activity is a great way for pupils to think carefully about how a character’s personality is revealed by what they do and how they react in a story. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills and familiarises pupils with Point, Evidence and Explanation.
All quotes are taken from chapters 1-16 of the adventure story.
Answer sheets have also been included.
After the matching activity, pupils plan and write a character profile using the writing template provided. This example Chaya character profile can be used as a handy WAGOLL or model text.
All resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs.
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Example newspaper report based on the children’s novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Iron Man. The example text reports on the events in Chapter 3 of the book when the Iron Man digs himself out of the hill.
The model newspaper report comes with two feature identification worksheets for children to fill in, one for layout features and one of language and grammar features, plus answer sheets.
Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports can be about the events in Chapter 3 or a different event from later on in the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report
• Feature find sheets, x2
• Feature find answers, x2
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
The features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Byline
• Date
• Introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Alliteration
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials
• Possessive nouns
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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Differentiated feelings vocabulary sort. Pupils sort the emotion words into categories. Can be used at the beginning of a writing lesson where pupils will be expected to use feelings vocabulary, for example, diary or letter writing. Can also be used as a standalone activity.
.Activity can be completed independently or in a group. Dictionaries may be provided for pupils to use while completing the challenge.
Answer document included.
PDF and editable Word documents provided.
Suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils.
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An information sheet providing screen printing vocabulary, including associated verbs.
Useful for cross curricular instruction writing during a screen printing unit and evaluation writing at the end of a unit.
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Glossary for Chapter 1 of the children’s novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
Useful for SEN pupils, EAL pupils and to support pupils to extend their vocabularies.
Definitions and pictures are included.
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Lesson teaching the features of a diary entry using the context of the Moon landing. Example text of Neil Armstrong’s diary from the Moon landings is examined in this lesson.
Whole lesson including lesson plan; lesson presentation; differentiated starter and main lesson worksheets; and diary text included.
Suitable for Key Stage 2. Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons.
All documents available as PDF and editable Word/Powerpoint documents.
Answers for the starter and main feature identification worksheet included.
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Pupils write Neil Armstrong’s diary entry recounting the day of the Moon landing in this lesson.
Resources include:
• Lesson plan
• Lesson presentation
• Diary success criteria
Suitable for Key Stage 2. Useful for cross-curricular English and history/science lessons.
All documents available as PDF and editable Word/PowerPoint documents.
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Pupils edit their Moon landing diary entries that have been previously written.
Whole lesson including lesson plan; lesson presentation; and starter and main lesson worksheets.
Suitable for Key Stage 2. Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons.
All documents available as PDF and editable Word/Powerpoint documents.
Answers for the starter are included.
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Three fun, engaging dragon-themed example texts that children will love to use.
The example WAGOLL texts included in the bundle are:
• a set of instructions: How to Defeat the Wawel Dragon;
• a persuasive letter: Letter About a Cockatrice Dragon;
• a non-chronological report: All About Knucker Dragon
All texts include a variety of language, grammar and punctuation features. A tailored feature find worksheet is provided with each text so that children can identify the writing features within the text. Answers to these activity sheets are also given.
The texts can be used as exemplars for the particular genre of writing, as part of a unit about mythical or legendary creatures or as fun, engaging stand-alone lessons!
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Ogre texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
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Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
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Unicorn texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Example Persuasive Letter - Why We Need a Unicorn - with Features Worksheet & Answers
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text: How to Tame a Unicorn (with Feature Sheet & Answers)
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Pupils sort notes about the Chinese Lung Dragon into categories for a non-chronological report. They then use these categorised notes to write their own non-chronological report about the Chinese Lung Dragon. This can be incorporated into study of the Chinese New Year.
Pupils enjoy reading and sorting the 30 facts about the lung dragon. This engaging activity can be done individually or in pairs.
The following resources are provided:
• Uncategorised notes about the Chinese Lung Dragon
• Worksheet with grid
• Answer sheet
Differentiation
The task is differentiated three ways. It is made less complex with a simplified list with only 20 facts and a simplified grid with fewer categories. It is made more complex with a grid without headings (pupils must decide their own). All differentiated sheets have been provided.
This resource works well with the example non-chronological report about the Knucker Dragon, to provide an exemplar for children’s own report writing.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
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Fun and engaging 3 page example persuasive letter – “Why We Need a Unicorn” – plus writing feature identification worksheet.
800 word persuasive letter contains the following features:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Rhyming
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Emotional language
• Flattery
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
Punctuation
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
This example persuasive text can be used to examine the features of persuasive writing and letter writing before pupils embark on writing their own persuasive letter. Works well as part of a unit linked to mythical or legendary creatures, fictional creatures (e.g. The Iron Man, characters from Alice In Wonderland) or as a stand-alone lesson.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. The letter can easily be edited to include the name of your own school, headteacher, pupils etc.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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