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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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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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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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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapters 4 and 5 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 worksheets focus on Chapters 4 and 5 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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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
✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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How To Train Your Dragon themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapters 1 & 2 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. Pupils are asked to identify different types of fronted adverbials, re-write sentences to include fronted adverbials and commas and write their own sentences with fronted adverbials including correct punctuation.
The worksheet focuses on Chapters 1 & 2 of Cressida Cowell’s popular novel, How To Train Your Dragon.
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other How to Train Your Dragon themed resources:
✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Example Explanation Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Possessive Apostrophe Pack
✦ Example Character Profile Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six 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
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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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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Other How to Train Your Dragon themed resources:
✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Example Explanation Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Fronted Adverbial Pack
✦ Example Character Profile Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text Pack
✦ 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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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 4 and 5 of the popular novel.
The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing.
Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets:
• Apostrophes for omission (contractions)
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
The worksheets focus on chapters 4 and 5 of Ted Hughes’s novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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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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Other Hodgeheg themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter Pack
✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Text Pack
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Example letter text for Oranges in No Man’s Land written from Doctor Leila to Granny, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading about Ayesha’s return from her dangerous journey crossing the Green Line in Elizabeth Laird’s refugee novel * Oranges in No Man’s Land *.
The model letter contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Thoughts and feelings
• Present tense
• Past tense
• Future tense
• Past perfect tense
• Second person
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative pronouns
• Exclamations
• Commands
• Interjections
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Dashes
Pupils can read the example informal letter, identify the features and then write one of the following, including the features in their own writing:
• Their own version of the letter from Dr Leila to Granny
• A return letter from Granny to Dr Leila
• A return letter from Ayesha to Dr Leila
The following documents are included in this resource:
• Example informal letter
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning templates x3
All resources are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included.
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Other Oranges in No Man’s Land resources:
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets
✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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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.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Other Hodgeheg themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Action Sequence Example Text Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker
✦ Dialogue Example Pack: The Boy Who Grew Dragons
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An example letter from the point of view of Ted from the children’s novel The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 19-21 of the text. The letter is written from Ted to a friend about seeing Tomas’s dragon Flicker for the first time.
The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet. 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 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:
• 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 possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other The Boy Who Grew Dragons themed resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Apostrophe Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
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An example diary entry text for The Boy Who Grew Dragons written from the point of view of the character Kat, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Andy Shepherd’s fun fantasy book.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Exclamations
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Brackets
The diary text recounts the events from chapters 9 and 10, from Tomas’s friend Kat’s point of view.
Pupils can read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry from the point of view of Tomas, Kat, Kai, Ted, Liam or any other character from the story.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Other The Boy Who Grew Dragons themed resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Apostrophe Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE
✦ Christophe’s Story Diary Entries Example Pack
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker
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A playscript example text based on the events of Chapter 5 from the children’s book The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
The exemplar script is for a radio play. The two pages of script provided in this resource are the beginning of a scene where the Iron Man and the Dragon meet for the first time in Australia.
The WAGOLL playscript comes with a Feature Find worksheet and answers so that pupils can look for features of this text type before continuing the scene or writing their own version.
The following files are included:
• Example Playscript (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find worksheet (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find answers (Word and PDF)
The following features can be found in the playscript exemplar text:
• Play title
• Scene number
• Scene title
• List of character names
• Stage directions to describe the setting
• Character names followed by colons
• Words spoken by actors
• Character direction within speech inside brackets
• Sound effects inside brackets
• Contractions within speech
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✦ 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
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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An example character profile text about the character Alex Rider from Stormbreaker plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Anthony Horowitz’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 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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✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Mission File Text Pack With Templates
✦ Stormbreaker: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities
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An example diary entry text from the point of view of Harry from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone plus Feature Find worksheets and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of J. K. Rowling’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text written by Harry
• 3 Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry from Harry, Dudley, Uncle Vernon or Aunt Petunia’s point of view.
Diary entries could be written about the same day or the day before or after the model text.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the example text:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Hyperboles
• Present perfect tense (have/has + VERB+ed)
• Past perfect tense (had + VERB+ed)
• Past progressive tense (was/were + VERB+ing)
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative clauses
• Modal verbs
• Rhetorical questions
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Brackets
All resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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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✦ WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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Example playscript based on Chapter 6 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar playscript is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 6 of Stig of the Dump when Barney and Stig stop the thieves.
The model playscript comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to complete, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own playscript using an extract from the book (also included) by either re-writing the model text or continuing the script provided.
The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• List of characters’ names, using commas to separate each item in the list
• Setting the scene, written in the present tense
• Stage directions
• Character names written down the left-hand side of the page, followed by a colon before each line of speech
• Speech – actual words spoken after a character’s name (no inverted commas)
• Character directions within speech, inside brackets
• Character directions not within speech, inside brackets
• Colloquial language (informal language): apostrophes for contraction
• Colloquial language (informal language): informal words/phrases
• Non-standard English
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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 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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A two-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About Ogres”, plus writing feature identification worksheet and category activity.
This 650 word example non-chronological report and accompanying resources 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.
The following documents are included in this download:
• Model non-chronological report about ogres
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Sorting ogre facts into categories activity with answers
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar text contains the following:
Language features:
• rule of three
• alliteration
• similes
• facts
Grammar features:
• commands
• questions
• relative clauses
• synonyms to avoid repetition
Punctuation features:
• question marks
• apostrophes for singular possession
• apostrophes for plural possession
• brackets
• colons
• semi-colons
• dashes
• hyphens
All documents are provided as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
All answers for are included.
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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
✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
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Fun and engaging 3 page example persuasive letter – “Why We Need a Unicorn” – plus writing feature identification worksheet.
800 word persuasive letter contains the following features:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Rhyming
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Emotional language
• Flattery
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
Punctuation
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
This example persuasive text can be used to examine the features of persuasive writing and letter writing before pupils embark on writing their own persuasive letter. Works well as part of a unit linked to mythical or legendary creatures, fictional creatures (e.g. The Iron Man, characters from Alice In Wonderland) or as a stand-alone lesson.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. The letter can easily be edited to include the name of your own school, headteacher, pupils etc.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text - How to Tame a Unicorn
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ 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 Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ 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 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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Other Stone Age Boy resources:
✦ 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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✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features
✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text Pack
✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth Pack
✦ 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 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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