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Timeline activity pack for Carrie’s War which covers the key events from the whole novel. This is activity is perfect to use to deepen pupils’ understanding of Nina Bawden’s historical fiction novel.
Resources provided:
Event sorting activities
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 2-6
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 7-14
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 2-14
Timeline activity for whole novel
• Key events cards
• Timeline template
• Answer sheet
Give these timeline activities to small groups, pairs or individual pupils to complete to consolidate pupils’ understanding of the text. The story is non-linear, being told through a flashbacks, so the whole novel activity challenges pupils to order the events chronologically, thus deepening their understanding of the narrative.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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More Carrie’s War themed resources:
✦ Carrie’s War Example Character Profile Text Pack
✦ Carrie’s War Diary Entry Model Text Pack
✦ Carrie’s War Character Matching Activity Differentiated
✦ Carrie’s War Newspaper Report WAGOLL Pack
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✦ The Highwayman Poetry BUNDLE
✦ Holes BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE
✦ The Silver Sword BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the classic novel Goodnight Mister Tom, plus feature find worksheet, answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 5 and 6 of Michelle Magorian’s historical World War Two novel. The diary entry, written from evacuee Zach’s perspective, recounts the day when he speaks to protagonist Willie for the very first time.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry based on the WAGOLL, from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Willie, Tom Oakley or Dr Little.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• fronted adverbials with commas
• subordinate clauses
• dash and dashes for emphasis
• relative clauses
• thoughts/feelings
• colons to introduce lists
• complex lists with semi-colons
• similes
• brackets for extra information
• expanded noun phrases
• contractions
• hyperbole
• alliteration
• possessive noun phrases
• date
• greeting with comma
• introduction
• sign off
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More Goodnight MIster Tom themed resources:
✦ Goodnight Mister Tom Example Character Profile Text Pack
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✦ Holes BUNDLE
✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE
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✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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A bundle of example text packs based on the hilarious fantasy novel The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson.
The following model text packs which include WAGOLLs, feature find worksheets, templates and more are included in this bundle:
• Character profile
• Diary
• Playscript
• Biography
Character profile pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, differentiated x3
• Differentiated writing templates, differentiated x3
• Character trait word bank
Diary pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
Playscript pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Example Playscript
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Playscript Success Criteria Checklist
• Teacher Notes
Biography pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Example Amelia Earhart Biography WAGOLL
• Glossary
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Biography planning sheets, differentiated x2
• Biography writing templates, differentiated x2
• Biography phrase bank
• Task sheet
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Other popular resources:
Units of Work
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
Book & Poetry Bundles
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley: WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon: BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land: BUNDLE
✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief: Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Silver Sword: Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE
✦ Stone Age Boy: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Street Child: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Highwayman: WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg: Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium: Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ The Twits: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
Other English Bundles
✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Unicorn Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions & Persuasive Letter with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Dragon 3 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
Punctuation & Grammar Bundles
✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE
History & Science Bundles
✦ Ancient Egypt Example Text Bundle
✦ Mummification Bundle
✦ Ancient Greece Myths & Monsters WAGOLL Writing Bundle
✦ Animal Non-Chronological Report Bundle
Maths Bundles
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths BUNDLE
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE
✦ 2D & 3D Shapes Games Maths BUNDLE
✦ 2D Shapes Polygons Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
✦ 3D Shapes Solids Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
English & Maths Games
✦ Fun English Writing Games
✦ 10 Fun Times Tables Games
✦ 15 Fun Maths Arithmetic Games
French Bundles
✦ 10 French Role Play Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animals Role Plays & Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animal Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Games Guess Who the Character Is BUNDLE
✦ French Battleships BUNDLE
✦ French Shape Vocabulary Games BUNDLE
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A biography example text pack containing a model biography about Amelia Earhart; a glossary; Feature Find worksheets with answers; differentiated planning and writing templates; a phrase bank; and a task sheet. This resource is perfect to use when reading the hilarious children’s book The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson.
After reading Chapter 29 of the novel, pupils research and write a biography about one of the famous people mentioned in the chapter. Use the exemplar text about Amelia Earhart as a WAGOLL to examine the features before pupils write their own biography texts about Amelia Earhart, Roald Amundsen, Louis Le Prince or the captain of the Mary Celeste.
The following files are included as Word and PDF files:
• Example Amelia Earhart Biography WAGOLL
• Glossary
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Biography planning sheets, differentiated x2
• Biography writing templates, differentiated x2
• Biography phrase bank
• Task sheet
The following features and more can be found in the biography model text:
• Fronted adverbials with commas
• Double fronted adverbials
• Expanded noun phrases
• Prepositional phrases
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Alliteration
• Modal verbs
• Passive voice
• Possessive nouns
• Semi-colon in a complex list
• Colons for emphasis and to introduce lists
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More The Day I Was Erased themed resources:
✦ The Day I Was Erased Example Character Profile Text Pack
✦ The Day I Was Erased Diary Entry Model Text Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
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✦ Journey BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
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A model persuasive leaflet about preparations for the Home Front which can be used when studying the classic novel Goodnight Mister Tom. Feature find worksheets with answers, differentiated planning templates and writing templates are also included.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapter 7 of Michelle Magorian’s historical World War Two novel. The exemplar leaflet is written to persuade the villagers of Little Weirwold to prepare the Home Front for aerial bombing.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar persuasive leaflet WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheets
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Writing templates, for printing and word processing
• Success criteria grids
• Teacher notes
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example leaflet, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own persuasive leaflet based on the WAGOLL.
The following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar persuasive leaflet:
• Heading
• Introduction
• Subheadings
• Conclusion
• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands
• Exclamations
• Emotive language
• Persuasive adverbials
• Reasons to support view
• Expanded noun phrases
• Semi-colons in a complex list
• Brackets with additional information
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Plural possessive noun phrases with apostrophe
• Subordinate clauses
• Omitted ‘that’ from relative clauses
• Modal verbs
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More Goodnight MIster Tom themed resources:
✦ Example Character Profile Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
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✦ Carrie’s War BUNDLE
✦ Holes BUNDLE
✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE
✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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Model postcard from Willie from the classic novel Goodnight Mister Tom, plus feature find worksheet, answers, writing template and success criteria grids.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapter 19 of Michelle Magorian’s historical World War Two novel. The postcard is written from evacuee Willie’s perspective when he is on holiday, and is addressed to his friend George from Little Weirwold.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar postcard WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Postcard writing template
• Postcard success criteria
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example postcard, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own postcard from William, Tom Oakley or Zach.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar postcard:
• Date
• Greeting
• Non-standard English
• Contractions
• Fronted adverbials
• Relative clauses
• Brackets
• Subordinate clauses
• Dashes for emphasis
• Expanded noun phrases
• Similes
• Colons instead of ‘because’
• Semi-colons in complex list
• Sign off
• Full name
• Address
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More Goodnight MIster Tom themed resources:
✦ Goodnight Mister Tom Example Character Profile Text Pack
Other popular resources:
✦ Carrie’s War BUNDLE
✦ Holes BUNDLE
✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE
✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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