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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
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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 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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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE
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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
• Timeline of the discovery of the King Tut’s tomb
• Artefact information sheets detailing some of the discoveries, with pictures
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.
Using the artefact information sheets, pupils write their own diary entries for the opening of one of the tomb rooms.
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Ancient Egypt:
✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example
✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary
Stone Age Boy :
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Diary Entries Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Playscript Example Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example Pack
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
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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.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description and then plan and write their own character profile about Vindictus, Daniel, Mr Silver or any other character using the differentiated templates.
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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✦ Biography Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Character Overview Template and Example
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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An example non-chronological report text about the Gryffindor house, inspired by Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling, plus task sheet, and differentiated planning and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Planning worksheets differentiated x2
• Writing templates differentiated x2
• Task explanation sheet
Pupils read the model non-chronological report about the Gryffindor house from Harry Potter, and then plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates provided. Pupils can write about one of the four houses from the novel or invent a fifth house for Hogwarts.
The resources are provided in both PDF and editable Word format.
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A French café speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script.
The following resources are included:
• French café phrase sheet
• French café role play script - differentiated x3
• French café menu
• French café menu glossary
• French café sign
• French price vocabulary sheet
• Teachers’ guide
Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun cafe role play as waiters and customers. Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the dialogue.
This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets:
• To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding;
• To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help;
• To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures;
• To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences.
All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files and as PDFs.
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A fun rounding activity: pupils round a series of numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 to crack the code and find the missing treasure!
Inbuilt self-checking for pupils as the letters corresponding to the answers are revealed to spell words in a sentence.
This resource is perfect as a main task, extension or challenge activity. It meets the Year 4 National Curriculum objective to round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000. It is suitable for learning about rounding in KS2 or for the revision of rounding in KS3.
All answers are included on a separate solutions sheet.
This resource comes in PDF format.
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A collection of model texts based on The Nowhere Emporium a fantasy novel by Ross MacKenzie plus character overview templates.
The following WAGOLL texts are included in this resource bundle:
• Diary example text (based on Chapter 1)
• Dialogue example text (based on Chaper 1)
• Character profile example text (based on Chapter 4)
• Biography example text (based on the whole novel)
Bonus character overview templates with example answers have also been included.
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Book & Poetry Bundles
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✦ Stone Age Boy: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
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French Bundles
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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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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
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✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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✦ The Iron Man Glossary
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These two collections of 30 daily activities will help to teach, assess and consolidate your pupils’ understanding of the grammar, punctuation and spelling curriculum to improve their writing for half a term. Six weeks’ worth of daily activities are included on each presentation, so 12 weeks of daily activities altogether. The answers to each activity is on next slide to aid class discussion. Each presentation has over 120 slides.
These can be used as daily registration activities, English/Literacy lesson starter activities, plenaries, end of the day activities, and more.
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.
Editable PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents provided.
Topics covered:
• Adjectives and nouns
• Alliteration
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Commas in lists
• Complex sentences
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Definite and indefinite articles
• Determiners
• Direct speech
• Five senses
• Fronted adverbials
• Fronted adverbials with a comma after each
• Homophones
• Noun phrases
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Plural possessive apostrophes
• Prepositions to express cause
• Present perfect tense
• Pronouns
• Question or exclamation?
• Rule of three
• Sentence types: statement, exclamation, question and command
• Similes and metaphors
• Singular and plural possessive apostrophes and contractions
• So and so: Co-ordinating conjunction or adverb?
• Standard and non-standard English
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions or prepositions?
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
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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.
This fascinating exemplar explanation text describes the process of honey-making by honeybees. Pupils read the model text as a WAGOLL before analysing it and looking for features of explanation writing. The answers to the feature identification sheet are included for easy sharing in the classroom or online if remote learning.
Pupils can then use the example explanation text as a model for their own explanation writing.
This scientific text has cross-curricular links to the following units in the science curriculum:
✎ Year 3: Plants - explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal;
✎ Year 3: Animals Including Humans - identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat;
✎ Year 4: Living Things and Their Habitats - recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways;
✎ Year 4: Animals Including Humans - construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey;
✎ Year 4: States of Matter - identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature;
✎ Year 5: Living Things and Their Habitats - describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals;
✎ Year 6: Living Things and Their Habitats - give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics;
✎ Year 6: Evolution and Inheritance - identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
The features found this text include:
• Chronological order with time conjunctions or adverbs
• Fronted adverbials with a comma after each
• Present tense
• Technical vocabulary
• Diagram/picture with labels
• Captions
• Cause and effect vocabulary
• Passive voice
• Singular possessive apostrophes
• Plural possessive apostrophes
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All files are in editable Word format and PDF format.
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the boy and his family when he arrives home after his adventure. Differentiated feature identification worksheets with answers are included – perfect for sharing in class or uploading during online lessons for remote learning.
All resources are differentiated three ways.
The model texts are useful as WAGOLLs to examine before children attempt their own versions or continue the dialogue.
This resource can be used when learning about the Stone Age in history or studying the Stone Age Boy book.
All documents are provided in PDF and editable Word format.
The texts contains the following features of dialogue and speech:
• 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
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes.
• Feelings shown through action
• Sentences 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
• Contractions used in speech
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✦ Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates
✦ Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers
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Example instructional text based on information from Chapter 2 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar instructional text “How to Build a Fireplace” is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 2 of Stig of the Dump.
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 write their own instructions based on the example text with the help of the extract from the book (also included).
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rhetorical questions
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Commands
• Imperative verbs
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
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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 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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A set of fun Christmas-themed fraction word problems worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers.
Problems include adding and subtracting fractions as well as calculating the fraction of an amount.
Method and full answers included.
Three-way differentiation with one worksheet for each level of difficulty.
Each document comes as a PDF.
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✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Night Before Christmas Comprehension
✦ Old Santaclaus Comprehension
✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A
Valentine-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Maths Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra Worksheets
Easter-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Easter Shape Algebra Maths Worksheets
✦ Easter Fraction Word Problem Worksheets
Halloween-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Worksheets
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An example informal letter from the point of view of Muggle-Wump the monkey from the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 14-17 of the text.
The model informal letter 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 worksheets can be easily adjusted to match the ability of your class and provide differentiation.
After identifying the features in the model text, pupils can write their own informal letter from Muggle-Wump, the Roly-Poly Bird, one of the boys, Mr Twit or Mrs Twit’s point of view, based on the example text.
The following documents are included in this resource pack:
• Informal letter model text
• Feature identification sheet
• Answers to feature identification sheet
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Differentiated writing templates x3
• Apostrophe word bank
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Second person
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as 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
✦ Instructions Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack
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A bundle of character profile resources themed around the popular children’s novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes.
This bundle contains the following resources:
Hogarth Character Trait Matching
A differentiated character trait matching activity showing pupils how to examine evidence from the text to identify a character’s traits. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills.
Iron Man Character Profile Example Text
A character profile example text which includes relevant language, grammar and punctuation features. This comes with a feature identification sheet to help pupils to read the model text closely before writing their own. The answer key is also included.
Character Profile Writing Templates
Writing templates for the characters of Hogarth and the Iron Man, so that pupils can use what they have learned to write their own character profile.
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ 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
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel The Twits by Roald Dahl. The example text is based on Chapter 27 of the novel when Mr and Mrs Twit are stuck to the floor. A feature find worksheet with answers is included, plus differentiated activity sheets and extract.
This following documents are provided:
• Dialogue writing model text
• Feature find sheet
• Feature answers
• Differentiated dialogue writing activities x4
• Activity answers
• Said synonyms vocabulary list
• Extract from The Twits
The model text is useful as a WAGOLL for children to study before attempting to write their own version, continue the model text or add punctuation to direct speech.
This resource can be used when studying the The Twits or during a stand-alone dialogue writing lesson.
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
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph each time the speaker changes.
• 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
• Contractions used in speech
All documents are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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More Twits themed resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Instructions Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack
✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example Pack
✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Pack
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A collection of example texts based on the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura.
• A set of differentiated example dialogue texts
• A set of example character profiles
• A set of example instructions including a recipe
• Example diary entry
• Bonus resource: Fronted adverbials differentiated worksheets
Feature identification sheets or templates have been included with the WAGOLLs, so that pupils can write their own texts based on the exemplars.
These resources can be used whilst studying the book Stone Age Boy or as WAGOLLs during cross-curricular writing lessons when studying the Stone Age in history.
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✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract
✦ Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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An example character profile text for The Butterfly Lion about Millie, the old lady, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers, and differentiated writing templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2, Strange Meeting, of Michael Morpurgo’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
The character profile text contains the following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Key informations
• Picture of character
• Subheadings
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for possession
• Apostrophes for omission
• Commas in lists
• Colons
• Hyphens
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character profile text, identify the features, and then write their own character profile using the differentiated templates.
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Other Butterfly Lion resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Timeline Activity Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Pack
✦ Character Sort Activity
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Pack
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples Pack
✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example Pack
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An example text explaining the mummification process.
This text can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own explanation text.
This is particularly useful for cross-curricular writing when studying the ancient Egyptians in history.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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Other history resources:
Ancient Egypt:
✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing Bundle
✦ Ancient Egypt | Howard Carter’s Diary Pack
✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example
✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack
Stone Age Boy:
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
Other popular resources:
✦ 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
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
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