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Helen-Teach's Shop provides high quality, great value English and maths resources designed to save teachers' precious time. All materials are created by a teacher with over 20 years of experience. If you are pleased with your buy, leave a review and receive another resource for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the resource you have reviewed and your chosen free resource, up to the value of your purchased resource.

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Helen-Teach's Shop provides high quality, great value English and maths resources designed to save teachers' precious time. All materials are created by a teacher with over 20 years of experience. If you are pleased with your buy, leave a review and receive another resource for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the resource you have reviewed and your chosen free resource, up to the value of your purchased resource.
Feelings Vocabulary Sort
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Feelings Vocabulary Sort

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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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract
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Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract

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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell. The example text is based on Chapter 2 of the novel, when Rwandan refugee Christophe is bullied by schoolboy Jeremy. A writing feature identification worksheet and an answer sheet are included. The extract from Christophe’s Story is also included. The model text is useful as a WAGOLL for children to study before attempting to write their own version or continuing the model text. This resource can be used when studying the novel Christophe’s Story or during a stand-alone lesson focusing on dialogue writing. All documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. The model text contains the following features: • Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side • Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark • Variety of speech verbs • Adverbs to show how the words were spoken • Actions of the characters • New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes. • Feelings of characters shown through action • One sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause • Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end • Two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Christophe’s Story themed resources: ✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Christophe's Story 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
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Christophe's Story 4 Example Texts BUNDLE

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Four example texts based on the novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell. The following exemplar texts are included in this bundle: • Character profile • Dialogue writing • Diary entries • Letter Each resource contains the following documents: • An example text to use as a WAGOLL • A feature identification sheet • Feature identification answer sheet Writing templates and extracts are also included with some resources. The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the texts include: • Alliteration • Similes • Metaphors • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for contraction • Commas in a list • Commas to add extra information • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets • Hyphens These example texts can be used to examine the features of writing as a WAGOLL before pupils embark on writing their own text. All documents are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following: ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources. All feedback is welcome and appreciated, so please leave a review after downloading my resources. Thanks!
Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries, Feature Identification & Answers
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Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries, Feature Identification & Answers

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Two example diary entries from the point of view of Christophe from the children’s novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell. These exemplar diary entries are perfect to use as WAGOLLs after reading Chapter 1 of the text. The first model diary entry comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet. This can be easily edited to vary the challenge level and provide differentiation. After identifying features, pupils can write their own diary entries based on the example texts. These could be from the point of view Christophe or from the point of view of other characters (for example, Jeremy, Greg, Miss Finch or Christophe’s father). Alternatively, pupils could write from Christophe’s point of view recounting events from the previous or following day. The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include: • Similes • Rule of three • Onomatopoeia • Questions • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Expanded noun phrases • Exclamation marks • Apostrophes for contraction • Commas in a list • Dashes • Colons • Semi-colons All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Christophe’s Story themed resources: ✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers
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Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers

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An example letter home from the point of view of Christophe from the children’s novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell. This exemplar letter to Babi is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of the text. The model letter home comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. The feature identification sheet can be easily edited to vary the challenge level and provide differentiation. After identifying the features, pupils can write their own letters, based on the example text. These could be from the point of view Christophe or from the point of view of other characters such as Christophe’s father or mother. The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include: • Similes • Metaphors • Questions • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Expanded noun phrases • Present perfect tense • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Dashes • Hyphens • Semi-colons All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Christophe’s Story themed resources: ✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Monster Story Writing BUNDLE with Feature Identification, Answers, Word Bank & Planning
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Monster Story Writing BUNDLE with Feature Identification, Answers, Word Bank & Planning

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This bundle contains resources to enable your pupils to write a story about a monster. The following resources are included: • Example story to read • Feature identification worksheet to help examine the language, grammar and punctuation features of the story • Answers to the feature identification worksheet • Structure sheet to help pupils to understand how the story is structured • Planning sheet to enable pupils to plan a story based on the exemplar • Monster body parts word bank to help pupils to create a character for their own story • Feelings vocabulary sorting activity to help pupils to describe the protagonist’s emotions in the story All resources come as both editable Word documents and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Example Character Profiles BUNDLE with Feature Sheets, Answers & Templates
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Example Character Profiles BUNDLE with Feature Sheets, Answers & Templates

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Nine example character profile texts for the following popular LKS2 children’s book characters: • The Iron Man from The Iron Man by Ted Hughes • Stig from Stig of the Dump by Clive King • Mrs Twit from The Twits by Roald Dahl • The boy from Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura • Tomas from The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd • The boy from The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf • The girl from Journey by Aaron Becker • Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell • Christophe from Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell These exemplar character descriptions are perfect to use as WAGOLLs during World Book Day celebrations or during guided reading and literacy lessons. The model character profiles come with feature identification worksheets for children to fill in, plus answer sheets that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. After identifying the features of the text, pupils can write their own character descriptions of characters from a book of choice using the Character Profile Templates (also included). The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include: • Similes • Metaphors • Rule of three • Onomatopoeia • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Dashes • Brackets • Hyphens • Colons You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers ✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources. All feedback is welcome and appreciated, so please leave a review after downloading my resources. Thanks!