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A lesson using freeze frames and role play using the context of the Moon landing. Example recount text of Neil Armstrong’s diary from the Moon landing is used in this lesson.
Resources for a whole lesson are included:
• 11 slide Powerpoint presentation with example diary text
• Lesson plan
Suitable for Key Stage 2. Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons.
All documents available as PDF and easily adaptable Word/Powerpoint documents.
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✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
✦ Moon Landing Diary Lesson Plans
✦ Moon Landing Diary Entry Example Text
✦ Moon Landing Diary Features Lesson
✦ Differentiated Moon Landing Diary Planning Lesson
✦ Moon Landing Diary Writing Lesson
✦ Moon Landing Diary Editing Lesson
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An example character profile text about Rwandan refugee Christophe from the children’s novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell.
This exemplar character description of Christophe is perfect to use as a WAGOLL.
The model character profile comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet.
After identifying the features of the text, pupils write their own character description of Christophe, Jeremy, Miss Finch, Babi, Greg or another character using the differentiated Character Profile Templates (also included).
The resource could also be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from anyother story.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Commas in a list
• Commas to add extra information
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Hyphens
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Other Christophe’s Story themed resources:
✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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✦ 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
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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.
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✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text
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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.
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Other Christophe’s Story themed resources:
✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapter 1 of the novel.
The fronted adverbial worksheets are differentiated three ways. They 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.
The worksheet focuses on Chapter 1 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text
✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text
✦ The Iron Man Example Apology Letter from Hogarth
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ The Iron Man Glossary
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King. It is based on Chapter 5 of the novel, when Barney speaks to the Snargets in Stig’s cave, but in the example, Stig has the ability to speak English and joins in the conversation. A writing feature identification worksheet, answer sheet and extract from Stig of the Dump are included.
Use the WAGOLL before pupils write their own versions or continue the model text.
This can be used when studying the novel Stig of the Dump or during a stand-alone lesson.
All documents provided as Word and PDFs.
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 changes.
• Feelings of characters shown through action
• 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
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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The classic poem Twas the Night Before Christmas with comprehension questions and writing challenges. Answers to the comprehension questions are included on a separate document.
The traditional poem, written by Clement Clarke Moore and also known as A Visit from St. Nicholas, comes with a glossary of tricky words.
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✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension
✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension
✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures
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A three-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About Werewolves”, plus feature identification sheet (with answers).
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar text contains the following text-specific features:
• Introduction
• Sub-headings as questions
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Images with captions
The section headings in the report are:
• What do werewolves look like?
• What do werewolves eat?
• Where do werewolves live?
• How do werewolves behave?
• How do people become werewolves?
• How can you protect yourself from a werewolf?
• Did you know?
The following language, grammar and punctuation features are examined in the feature identification worksheet:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Commands
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Commas as a parenthesis
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
This 860 word example non-chronological report and feature sheet can be used to examine the features of non-chronological report writing as a WAGOLL before pupils embark on writing their own non-chronological report about a werewolf or other legendary, mythical or supernatural creature.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
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Two activities involving identifying correctly and incorrectly punctuated direct speech. Pupils must look carefully at the direct speech to check if the correct punctuation has been used and if it is all in the correct place.
There are two activities provided:
• Direct Speech Punctuation Cards: pupils sort the cards into correct and incorrect piles. Great for paired or small group work. Large and small cards are provided, plus a presentation to use to go through the answers or to use as a whole class quiz.
• Direct Speech Punctuation Worksheet: pupils identify whether the speech has been correctly or incorrectly punctuated and then make any necessary corrections. Great as an independent task. This worksheet uses different examples to the cards/quiz.
The speech punctuation used includes inverted commas (speech marks), capital letters, commas and end of sentence punctuation (full stops, exclamation marks or question marks).
Different formats of direct speech are given as examples with the reporting clause in different positions, including:
• The reporting clause before the direct speech
• The reporting clause after the direct speech
• Two or more sentences of direct speech together
• The reporting clause separating one sentence of direct speech
• The reporting clause separating two sentences of direct speech
A variety of verbs are used in the reporting clauses instead of ‘said’.
Answers to all tasks are included.
All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint documents and as PDFs.
These activities are suitable for years 4, 5 or 6.
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✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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How To Train Your Dragon themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of possessive apostrophe activities, focusing on Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of the novel.
The possessive apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of possessive apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of possessive apostrophes and improve their skills in using possessive apostrophes in their writing. Pupils are asked to identify singular and plural possessive apostrophes, create possessive phrases, add missing possessive apostrophes and write sentences to include different types of possessive apostrophes.
The worksheet focuses on Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of Cressida Cowell’s popular novel, How To Train Your Dragon, but can be used at any point after reading Chapter 3.
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Example Explanation Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
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✦ Example Character Profile Pack
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Example instructional text based on information from Chapters 22 to 29 of the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl.
This exemplar instructional text “How to Trick the Twits” is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Twits. The instructions are based on the trick that Muggle-Wump the monkey plays on Mr and Mrs Twit at the end of the book.
The model instructions come with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils plan and write their own instructions based on the example text using the differentiated templates provided.
The following resource are included:
• Example instruction text
• Feature identification worksheet
• Feature identification answers
• x3 differentiated planning sheets
• x3 differentiated writing templates
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Present tense
• Second person
• Imperative verbs
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
Resources come as easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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More Twits themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack
✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack
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Pupils will learn how to write an exciting action sequence with this The Hodgeheg themed example text, together with a feature find and answers, boxing up grid, differentiated planning sheets and text extract.
Pupils start by reading the action writing extract from the children’s book The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith. The structure is then examined using the boxing up method. A new text is planned by modelling the innovation (completed grid provided). Next pupils will analyse the example text using the feature find grid (answers provided) where they will need to find examples of listed action sequence grammar and language features. Lastly, pupils will plan their own action sequence using the differentiated planning grids and then write their own action sequence.
The following resources are provided:
• Example action sequence WAGOLL text
• Extract from The Hodgeheg
• Action sequence feature find worksheet
• Answers to feature find
• Boxing up grid - completed
• Differentiated boxing up planning templates
Ideas for action sequences:
• Pupils write their own account of Max the hedgehog crossing at the zebra crossing or under the underpass, but with different dangers/obstacles in his way.
• Pupils write about Max to crossing the road using a different method.
• Pupils write about a different animal character crossing the road.
• Pupils write about a different animal character doing something else that is difficult or dangerous, e.g. a duckling travelling across a busy river.
This resource can be used when reading the book The Hodgeheg, or for a standalone series of lessons about action sequence writing.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in PDF format.
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✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
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✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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An example character profile text about the character Abu Boutros from the children’s refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird.
Pupils start by reading the extract from the novel in which Abu Boutros is introduced as a character. They then complete the matching activity, pairing quotes from the text with inferences that can be made about the character.
Pupils then read the exemplar character profile of Abu Boutros to use as a WAGOLL. The model character profile comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features from the example text, pupils write their own character description of Ayesha, Granny, Mrs Zainab, Samar, Latif, Abu Boutros or a character from another book using the differentiated character profile planning and writing templates and character trait word bank (also included).
The language, grammar, punctuation and layout features to be identified in the text include:
• Similes
• Alliteration
• Rule of three
• Present tense
• Third person
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative pronouns
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular & plural possession
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Subheadings
The following documents are included in this resource package:
• Text extract from novel
• Inference matching activity
• Character profile WAGOLL text
• Feature find
• Feature find answers
• Character profile planning template, differentiated x3
• Character trait word bank
• Character profile writing template, differentiated x3
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✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets
✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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Fun quizzes about each chapter of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes for individuals, pairs or teams.
The quizzes comprise of 15 questions for each of the 5 chapters of the book. That’s a total of 75 questions!
These quizzes are great to use in the following ways:
• To assess understanding of each chapter after reading
• To recap the events of each chapter prior to reading the next one
• To consolidate understanding of the ideas and vocabulary used in the novel
• As a fun way to end a unit studying The Iron Man
Each question comes with an image or images to match the vocabulary used in the question or possible answers.
The multiple choice questions cater for a range of ability levels found in a mixed ability class.
The quizzes can be administered in two ways:
• Each answer given immediately after the question has been asked
• The answers to all the questions in each round given after all the questions in that round have been asked
• The answers revealed after all questions in the quiz have been asked.
An answer sheet has been included for pupils to record their responses.
Teacher instructions are included on the presentation, as well as the answers to all of the questions.
The quizzes come in PowerPoint format and as a PDF. The answer sheet comes as a Word document, PDF and as a page on the presentation. The PowerPoint and Word documents are fully editable.
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man & Feature Identification Sheet with Answers
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Three differentiated worksheets about the figurative language used in the refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird.
Pupils identify a range of literary devices, including figurative language, from an extract from the novel.
This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Pupils are asked to highlight and record examples of the following literary devices from the extract:
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphors
• Similes
• Powerful verbs
• Idioms
• Repetition
• Short sentences
Extracts and answer sheets are included for each skill level of differentiation.
An information sheet about literary devices has also been included.
This activity can be completed after reading Chapter 8 of the novel Oranges in No Man’s Land or can be given as a standalone lesson on literary devices including figurative language.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
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✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets
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✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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A set of comprehension questions about A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with full answers.
The questions refer to the first part of Stave 1 of Dickens’s famous Christmas ghost story.
Resources included:
• Text extract from Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol
• Comprehension questions
• Comprehension answers
The question and answer sheets come in Word and PDF format. The text extract is in PDF format.
This resource is a perfect comprehension check when studying the novel or a great standalone Christmas-themed comprehension activity.
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✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension
✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra
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✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures
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A set of comprehension questions about the classic poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning, with full answers and glossary.
19 questions with a total of 24 marks. The questions and extract cover stanzas 12-15.
This resource comes with the following:
• Pied Piper of Hamelin poem extract with illustrations
• Comprehension questions
• Comprehension answers
• Glossary
This resource is suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 pupils. It is perfect for guided reading or Year 6 SATs practice.
The comprehension includes a variety of question types including a 3 mark ‘What impression’ question.
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An example diary entry text for The Hodgeheg written from the point of view Max, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Dick King-Smith’s book.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Planning templates
• Text extract
The diary recount text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers, including fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Conjunctions
• Commas in a list
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Brackets
• Semi-colons
• Colons
The diary text tells the events of Chapter 1 from Max’s point of view.
Pupils can read the extract and the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry from the point of view of Max, Peony, Pansy, Petunia, Ma, Pa, Uncle Bo or any other character from the story.
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the fantasy novel The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie.
The model text contains a conversation between Daniel, the protagonist, and the other children in the home about Spud and his gang.
The model text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine using the Feature Find worksheet (answers included) before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book.
The following resources are provided:
• Dialogue writing example text
• Feature Find worksheet
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• Text extract from the novel
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
• Reporting clause after speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Reporting clause before speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Actions of the characters while speaking
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes.
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause in the middle
• One sentence spoken but split in half by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
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A character sort activity involving the main characters in the book The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo.
Pupils must sort the cards to match the name of the character, a brief description, a picture of the character and a quote about the character from the text.
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• Group B: Chapters 3 and 5
• Group C: Chapter 7
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