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Pupils match the literary genres with their definitions and then give examples of each genre.
The activity comes as both a sorting activity and as a worksheet. Answers are included.
Carry out this activity before making predictions about a new text based on its front cover.
The following literary genres are included:
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Fable
• Fairy tale
• Fantasy
• Folktale
• Historical fiction
• Informational
• Legend
• Mystery
• Myth
• Poetry
• Science fiction
• Tall tale
Each resources comes in easily editable Word format and as a PDF.
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An example biography text about Lucien Silver from the book The Nowhere Emporium plus differentiated planning templates, and biography sentence starter bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Ross MacKenzie’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar biography text
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
• Sentence starter bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model biographical recount text and then plan and write their own biography about Lucien Silver, Daniel Holmes, Ellie Silver or any other character using the differentiated templates.
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An example diary entry text written from the point of view of Fern from Charlotte’s Web plus feature find worksheets and answers, and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of E. B. White’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry using the differentiated templates.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Idioms
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Thoughts/Feelings
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials (and other introductory words, phrases and clauses) followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Dashes
• Hyphens
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An example non-chronological report text about barn spiders, the same species of spider as the character Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, plus three activities with answers, planning and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Layout activity
• Layout answers
• Sentence Sorting activity
• Sentence Sorting answers
• Planning template
• Writing template differentiated
Pupils read the model non-chronological report about barn spiders, and then examine its features; label the layout features of a non-chronological report; sort the sentences about pigs into sections; and plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates. Pupils can create the information text about one of the animals from the book, such as a spider, pig, goose or sheep. These activities can be carried out over several lessons.
Structural, language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text:
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Introduction
• Fast Facts section
• Did you know? section with bullet points
• Glossary section
• Paragraphs
• Pictures/diagrams with captions
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Present tense
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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An example diary text based on Chapter 7 of the Victorian novelStreet Child by Berlie Doherty with Feature Find sheet and answers, and word bank.
The diary entry is written from Jim’s point of view on the day he decides to run away from the workhouse.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL. Use the feature find worksheets to examine the diary text before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on Chapter 7 or their predictions of what will happen next in the text.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning templates
• Contractions word bank
The diary text contains the following features:
• Adverbs of degree
• Alliteration
• Contractions
• Idioms
• Metaphors
• Possessive nouns
• Repetition for effect
• Rhetorical questions
• Rule of three
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Fronted adverbials
• Expanded noun phrases
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the historical novel Street Child by Berlie Doherty, set in Victorian London.
The model text contains a conversation between Jim’s sisters, Emily and Lizzie, about the break-up of their family. Three differentiated versions of the text have been included for different ability levels.
The model text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine using the differentiated Feature Find worksheets (answers included) before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book.
The following resources are provided:
• Dialogue writing example text x3
• Feature Find worksheet x3
• Feature Find answers x3
• Text extract from the novel
• Contractions word bank
• Synonyms for Said word bank
These resources can be used as part of a study of the novel or as a stand-alone lesson, using the text extract provided.
All documents are provided in PDF and easily editable Word format.
The following features of dialogue and speech can be found in the example dialogues:
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Words spoken separated from the reporting clause by a comma, question mark and exclamation mark
• Reporting clause written before the words spoken, separated by a comma
• Variety of speech verbs
• Adverbs
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes
• Actions of the characters showing feelings/personality
• Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• Split speech: two or more sentences spoken at once split into two by the reporting clause
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause at the beginning/end
• No reporting clause used when speaker is obvious
• Contractions within speech
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Example diary entry texts written from the points of view of King Hrothgar and Grendel from Beowulf plus feature find worksheet and answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank. These exemplar texts are perfect to use as WAGOLLs after reading the first seven pages of Michael Morpurgo’s re-telling of the classic Anglo-Saxon story.
Resources provided:
• Two exemplar diary entry texts
• Feature Find worksheets differentiated 2 ways
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary entries, examine the features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entries from the point of view of one of the characters, such as King Hrothgar, Grendel, Edgetheow, King Hygelac or the heroic Beowulf himself, using the differentiated templates.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLLs:
• Alliteration
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials
• Introductory paragraphs
• Rule of three
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Rhetorical questions
• Subordinate clauses
• Thoughts/feelings/opinions
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A descriptive writing model text pack based on the novel Holes by Louis Sachar, including example text, feature find sheet and answers, word bank and planning sheet.
The following resources are provided:
• Setting description WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet differentiated x3
• Feature Find answers
• Description planning sheet differentiated x3
• Desert vocabulary bank
• Task sheet
The model text describes the setting from the first person point of view: the desert environment at Camp Green Lake. The description comes with a feature find task, which asks pupils to search for the following writing features including figurative language and other literary devices:
• similes
• metaphors
• hyperbole
• personification
• repetition for effect
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• show not tell feelings
• rhetorical questions
• expanded noun phrases
• rule of three
The description can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils plan and write their own description based on Holes. It is best used after reading the first four chapters of the novel.
The resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs.
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Three example text packs and a set of differentiated apostrophe activities based on the story The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf.
The example text packs contain Feature Find worksheets, answers, templates and additional resources.
The following resources are included in this bundle:
• Diary entry model text pack
• Character profile model text pack
• Dialogue model text pack
• Differentiated apostrophe worksheets
Each model text pack pack comes with a WAGOLL for pupils to examine and then base their own writing on.
All resources come as editable Word documents and PDFs.
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Three differentiated worksheets and activities about the figurative language used in the novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
The following resources have been provided:
• Literary devices identification sheets, differentiated x3
• Literary devices match, differentiated x3
• Literary devices information sheet
Literary devices identification sheets
Independent activity. Pupils identify a range of literary devices, including figurative language, from an extract from Chapter 1 of the novel. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Literary devices match
Group activity. Pupils match the names of literary devices with definitions and examples from chapters 1-5 of the book. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Literary devices information sheet
Can be displayed, stuck into books or used as a handout.
The following literary devices are covered in this resource:
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• idioms
• metaphors
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• repetition for effect
• rhetorical questions
• rule of three
• similes
Extracts and answer sheets are included for each skill level of differentiation.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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A three-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About the Iron Man” plus a feature find worksheet with answer sheet.
This fun non-chronological report is about the character of the Iron Man from the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes (also known as The Iron Giant). Use this as an exemplar or WAGOLL before pupils write their own report about one of the novel’s characters such as the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon, Hogarth or the Iron Man. Perfect for the study of chapters 4 and 5.
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar contains the following genre-specific features:
• Introduction
• Sub-headings as questions
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Images with captions
The feature find worksheet looks at the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Facts
• Commands
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
This 630 word example non-chronological report can be used to examine the features of report writing as a WAGOLL before pupils embark on their own non-chronological report.
Documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word files making adaption for your class simple.
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An example informal letter from the point of view of Barney from the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 4.
The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. The worksheets can be easily adjusted to match the ability of your class and provide differentiation.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own informal letter from Barney or Lou’s point of view, based on the example text.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Exclamatory sentences
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Use of synonyms to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for double contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Apostrophes for joint possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
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✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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An internal monologue example text written from the point of view of a seagull who discovers parts of the Iron Man scattered on the beach. This exemplar text is based on the events of Chapter 1 from the children’s book The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
The WAGOLL inner speech text comes with a Feature Find and answers so that pupils can look for features of this text type and other language features before doing one of the following:
• Continuing the internal monologue from the seagull’s point of view (POV)
• Writing their own version of the text
• Writing an internal monologue from another character’s POV, such as the Iron Man himself
• Writing an internal monologue from the POV of a character from another story
The following files are included:
• Example internal monologue text (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find worksheet (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find answers (Word and PDF)
• The Iron Man text extract (PDF)
The following features can be found in the internal thought exemplar text:
• First person pronouns
• Present tense verbs
• Rhetorical questions
• Opinions and feelings
• Interjections
This text also contains these language features:
• Similes
• Personification
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeias
• Rule of three
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An example diary text from the point of view of Howard Carter recounting his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.
This diary writing pack comes with the following resources:
• Model diary text from the archeologist’s point of view
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All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF files.
How to use this pack
Look at the timeline of events leading up to the discovery of the tomb.
Read and examine the features of the WAGOLL diary entry.
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An example character profile text about Vindictus Sharpe from the book The Nowhere Emporium plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 4 of Ross MacKenzie’s novel.
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The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
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Example diary entry text for The Iron Man written from the point of view of a fisherman seeing the Iron Man for the first time, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Ted Hughes’ novel The Iron Man.
The diary recount text contains the following features: language features such as similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition for effect and rule of three; grammar features such as fronted adverbials followed by commas, exclamatory sentences, noun phrases and a variety of nouns to avoid repetition; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, apostrophes for contractions, apostrophes for possession, colons and dashes.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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This resource bundle requires no photocopying, just a screen and somewhere for the children to note down their answers (English books, general work books or mini-whiteboards).
Can also be used as revision for KS3 pupils.
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Topics covered:
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An example explanation text entitled ‘How Do Bees Make Honey?’ plus feature identification sheet, answer sheet, and causal conjunctions and adverbials list.
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All files are in editable Word format and PDF format.
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