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An example Conquering the Monster Tale with feature identification worksheet (plus answers) and planning worksheet for pupils to create their own story.
The story is based on the structure of the second half of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes when a monster (Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon) appears and causes problems, the monster is difficult to defeat, is defeated by the Iron Man, and all is well again.
Pupils read the exemplar story as a WAGOLL.
Pupils identify the features from the text.
Pupils identify the structure of the story.
Pupils compare the structure of the example story with the Iron Man (or any other conquering the monster tale)
Pupils plan their own story based on the structure of the example text.
Pupils write their own story including features previously identified.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the text:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Commands
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials with comma after each
• Commas in lists
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Present perfect tense
• Past perfect tense
• Past perfect continuous tense / past perfect progressive tense
• Question marks
• Exclamation marks
• Contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Inverted commas
• Colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
All documents come in two formats: editable Word documents and PDFs.
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A two page example recount text entitled “An Ogre Encounter” plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers.
This fun and engaging 450 word ogre-themed recount WAGOLL contains the following features:
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Rhyming
• Rhetorical questions
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Modal verbs
• Past progressive tense
• Synonyms
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
This example recount text can be used as an exemplar to examine the features of recount writing before pupils embark on writing their own recount. Suitable for a unit about mythical or imaginary creatures, fairy-tales or legends or as a standalone lesson.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included as a separate document.
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✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report
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Four fun, engaging ogre-themed example texts that children will love to use.
The example WAGOLL texts included in the bundle are:
• a set of instructions: How to Catch an Ogre;
• a persuasive letter: Letter to an Ogre;
• a non-chronological report: All About Ogres;
• a recount: An Ogre Encounter.
All texts include a variety of language, grammar and punctuation features. A tailored feature identification worksheet is provided with each text so that children can find the writing features within the text. Answers to these activity sheets are also given.
The texts can be used as exemplars for the particular genre of writing, as part of a unit about mythical or legendary creatures or as fun, engaging stand-alone lessons!
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Ogre texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text - with Feature Identification Worksheet (plus answers)
✦ Ogre-Themed BUNDLE - 4 Example Texts: Instructions, Persuasive Letter, Non-Chronological Report & Recount (each with Features Worksheet & Answers)
✦ Ogre-Themed BUNDLE - 3 Example Texts: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report (each with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers)
Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
Unicorn texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Example Persuasive Letter - Why We Need a Unicorn - with Features Worksheet & Answers
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text: How to Tame a Unicorn (with Feature Sheet & Answers)
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions and Persuasive Letter
Other texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Werewolves, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE, each with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
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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 Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game
✦ 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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Three example texts based on The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes (also known as The Iron Giant) to be used as exemplars or WAGOLLs.
The texts cover the following genres:
• Diary entry
• Dialogue writing
• Non-chronological report
Each of the texts comes with a feature identification sheet so that pupils can identify the language, grammar and punctuation features, plus answers.
Each text comes as an editable Word document and as a PDF.
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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
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✦ 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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A word bank for children to help them to create and describe a monster, a dragon or an animal. This word bank contains nouns and adjectives for different skin coverings.
If you like this sample, you might like the full version.
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Ogre texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text - with Feature Identification Worksheet (plus answers)
✦ Ogre-Themed BUNDLE - 4 Example Texts: Instructions, Persuasive Letter, Non-Chronological Report & Recount (each with Features Worksheet & Answers)
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Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
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Reference sheet showing the main punctuation marks used in writing.
Print onto A4 for a reference sheet which can be used as a handout or stuck into writing books. Can also be printed onto A3 as a display poster.
Each punctuation mark is shown, named and has an example of use.
Punctuation marks displayed:
• Capital letters
• Full stop
• Question mark
• Exclamation mark
• Comma
• Inverted commas
• Apostrophe
• Brackets
• Dashes
• Hyphen
• Colon
• Semi-colon
• Ellipses
Punctuation resources:
✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation, Quiz & Activities
✦Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
✦ Punctuation Mark Matching Activity
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A list of coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Encourage pupils to identify and write compound and complex sentences using this word mat containing lists of conjunctions.
Useful for identifying features of texts and for writing different fiction and non-fiction text types such as stories, letters, diary entries, explanations, discussions etc.
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✦ The Iron Man Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text
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A list of causal conjunctions and adverbials to help pupils with writing texts such as explanations and discussion texts.
Use the word sheet to help pupils identify these connectives when reading texts and then use in their own writing.
This vocabulary sheet of causal conjunctions and adverbials is useful for all pupils, particularly those with SEN or EAL.
Explanation texts:
✦ Explanation Text Example: How Do Bees Make Honey with Feature Sheet & Answers
✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Explanation Text with Differentiated Templates & Word Bank
Non-chronological reports:
✦ Brownies Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
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A template to help pupils to write a profile about a book character.
Use this character profile template to write about a character’s appearance (looks), personality (traits), actions and special skills.
The character description template can be used by pupils to describe characters from books studied in Literacy and English lessons, read as a whole class text or independently, or to plan and create a new character before writing.
The template is ideal to use during World Book Day celebrations.
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✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker
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✦ All Character Profile WAGOLLs
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Two activities involving identifying correctly and incorrectly punctuated possessive nouns. Pupils must look carefully at the sentences to check if the apostrophes have been put in the correct place for a variety of possessive nouns.
There are two activities provided:
✽ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Cards/Quiz: 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.
✽ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Worksheet: pupils identify whether the apostrophes are correctly punctuating the possessive nouns, and then make any necessary corrections; identify possession as singular, regular plural and irregular plural; add missing apostrophes to sentences and write a paragraph including their own possessive nouns. Great as an independent task. This worksheet uses different examples to the cards/quiz.
Different formats of possessive nouns are given as examples, including:
• Singular possession with one item being possessed
• Singular possession with more than one item being possessed
• Regular plural possession with one item being possessed
• Regular plural possession with more than one item being possessed
• Irregular plural possession with one item being possessed
• Irregular plural possession with more than one item being possessed
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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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities.
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 are themed around Ted Hughes’s popular 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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A set of 6 The Twits themed example texts.
Each model text includes a wide range of writing features for pupils to identify, plus feature find sheet with full answers, enabling children to make a close reading of the text before planning and writing their own versions using the planning and writing templates also provided.
The following example texts are included in this bundle:
• Character profile
• Diary entry
• Newspaper report
• Informal letter
• Instructions
• Dialogue (differentiated dialogue-writing activities instead of planning and writing templates)
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Deepen your pupils’ understanding of the text and get them practising their writing with this The Iron Man themed resource.
Pupils read two example texts based on the children’s science fiction novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. One text is written from the point of view of Hogarth and the other from the perspective of Hogarth’s mother.
After reading relevant section of Chapter 2 (extract included), pupils examine the features of Hogarth’s first person account (answer key included) and then continue either of the example texts or write their own from the point of view of a different character, such as Hogarth’s father, either of the farmers or even the Iron Man himself!
The following resources are included in this product:
• Example text from Hogarth’s perspective
• Example text from Hogarth’s mother’s perspective
• First person point of view Feature Find
• Feature Find answer key
• Extract from Chapter 2 of The Iron Man
All resources come as easily editable Word document and as PDFs.
The extract from The Iron Man has been included. Therefore the resource can be used while studying the novel or as a standalone lesson / group of lessons.
To enhance writing, pupils can role play / hot seat characters to explore their feelings, actions, sayings (what they say) and thoughts prior to writing.
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An example action text inspired by the novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird, plus feature find with answers and novel extract.
Pupils will examine the exciting text extract from the refugee novel, looking for features of an action sequence. After highlighting features and noting examples of those features in a table, pupils will be introduced to an example text written from the point of view of a different character from the book. They can then write their own action text.
The action sequence extract is taken from chapters 13 and 14, when Ayesha is taken back across Beirut’s Green Line by Abu Bashir in a United Nations’ ambulance.
The model text is written from Abu Bashir’s perspective instead of Ayesha’s. This text can be used as a WAGOLL for writing.
The following documents are provided in easily editable Word format and as PDF:
• Extract feature find
• Extract feature find answers
• Feature table
• Action text order of events
• Example text from Abu Bashir’s point of view
The following action text features are identified:
• Verbs to show danger or speed
• Noun phrases to show danger or speed
• Adverbials to show speed
• Short sentences
• Thoughts and feelings
• Show not tell feelings
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
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A word bank of 35 common contractions and their full forms. This word list is a useful resource for pupils who are learning about apostrophes and as a word mat when writing non-fiction genres such as diary entries, informal letters and other informal texts, as well as fiction writing, especially dialogue.
Contractions are words that are made by combining two words together but omitting some letters and replacing these with apostrophes.
Each set of words is presented above the shortened form with its apostrophe for omission.
The word bank can be printed onto A4 to be used as a handy desk-top resource or enlarged onto A3 paper and displayed on the wall of your classroom.
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✦ Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets Bundle
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✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4
✦ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Punctuation Activities & Quiz
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3
Informal example WAGOLL texts:
✦ Dialogues
✦ Diaries
✦ Informal letters
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✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers
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A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. It is a way of writing that makes something sound bigger, smaller, better, worse, etc than it actually is. Hyperbole is a type of figurative language. It is a figure of speech and a literary device.
This document contains examples of hyperboles. The hyperbole example list can be used to help to understand this literary device, to identify hyperboles within texts and to use hyperboles in writing.
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✦ Example Description: Journey by Aaron Becker
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Example Texts Bundles:
✦ Ogres
✦ Unicorns
✦ The Butterfly Lion
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land
✦ Journey
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons
✦ Stone Age Boy
✦ How to Train Your Dragon
✦ The Twits
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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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Pupils practise changing direct speech to reported speech using these differentiated worksheets based on events from the refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird.
A conversation from Chapter 8 of the novel, when Ayesha escapes from the militiamen with the help of the mysterious old man Abu Boutros, must be changed from direct to reported speech.
Direct speech is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used and includes the use of inverted commas (otherwise known as speech marks or quotation marks). Reported speech (otherwise known as indirect speech) tells you what someone said but does not use the person’s actual words.
This activity has been differentiated three ways to cater to a range of ability levels in the classroom.
Answers have been provided.
The resources come as PDF documents.
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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
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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A list of the main events that occur in the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
This resource can be used by pupils when creating descriptions, diary entries, character profiles and other writing based on the book.
Other Journey themed resources:
✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE
✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
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