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This engaging dragon-themed bundle contains two sets of resources: an example non-chronological report about the knucker dragon with feature identification worksheet (and answers); plus a differentiated non-chronological report planning activity about the Chinese lung dragon.
These resources can be used to learn about the features of a non-chronological report using the exemplar, and then plan and write a similar report about a different species of dragon using the provided notes and grid.
All files come as both editable Word documents and PDF documents.
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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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Pupils sort notes about the Chinese Lung Dragon into categories for a non-chronological report. They then use these categorised notes to write their own non-chronological report about the Chinese Lung Dragon. This can be incorporated into study of the Chinese New Year.
Pupils enjoy reading and sorting the 30 facts about the lung dragon. This engaging activity can be done individually or in pairs.
The following resources are provided:
• Uncategorised notes about the Chinese Lung Dragon
• Worksheet with grid
• Answer sheet
Differentiation
The task is differentiated three ways. It is made less complex with a simplified list with only 20 facts and a simplified grid with fewer categories. It is made more complex with a grid without headings (pupils must decide their own). All differentiated sheets have been provided.
This resource works well with the example non-chronological report about the Knucker Dragon, to provide an exemplar for children’s own report writing.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
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If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following:
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ 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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Two-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About Unicorns”, plus writing feature identification worksheet.
Pupils will love reading about unicorns, and be inspired to use this exemplar to write their own non-chronological report about a unicorn or other mythical creature. This 650 word example non-chronological report can be used to examine the features of non-chronological report writing before pupils embark on writing their own non-chronological report with similar features.
Non-chronological report example text contains the following features: language features such as the rule of three, alliteration, similes and facts; grammar features such as commands, questions, relative clauses and synonyms to avoid repetition; and punctuation such as question marks, apostrophes for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, colons, semi-colons and hyphens.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following:
✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report Bundle
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ 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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This bundle contains three example non-chronological reports about three mythical creatures:
• Dragons
• Ogres
• Unicorns
Each non-chronological report comes with a feature identification worksheet, with answers provided on a separate sheet.
Pupils will love reading about these mythical creatures and then examining the features of the texts, before writing their own!
Features include:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Facts
• Commands
• Questions
• Noun phrases
• Relative clauses
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
All files come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF documents.
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✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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Two-page example instructional text entitled “How to Tame a Unicorn”, plus writing feature identification worksheet.
This fun and engaging unicorn-themed instruction text is 700 words long and contain the following features: language features such as metaphors, alliteration, rhetorical questions and rule of three; grammar features such as exclamatory sentences, fronted adverbials followed by commas and imperative verbs; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes for contraction, apostrophes for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, semi-colons, colons, dashes and inverted commas.
This exemplar instructional text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions. Suitable for a unit about mythical or imaginary creatures, fairy-tales or legends or as a standalone lesson.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following:
✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text
✦ 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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This bundle contains three example instructional texts about three mythical creatures:
• Ogres
• Unicorns
• Hydras
The following resources are included in this bundle:
How to Catch an Ogre
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
How to Tame a Unicorn
• Model instructions
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
How to Slay a Hydra
• Instructions WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Writing template differentiated x2
Pupils will love reading about these mythical creatures and then examining the features of the texts, before writing their own!
These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Onomatopoeia
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands beginning with imperative verbs
• Exclamatory sentences
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular and plural possession
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Bullet points
• Numbered points
All files come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF documents.
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✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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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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This bundle contains three example persuasive letter texts about three mythical creatures:
• Ogres
• Unicorns
• Dragons
The following resources are included in this bundle:
Letter to an Ogre
• Persuasive letter WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
Unicorn Persuasive Letter
• Persuasive letter WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
Dragon Persuasive Letter
• Persuasive letter WAGOLL text
• Writing feature find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
Pupils will love reading about these mythical creatures and then examining the features of the texts, before writing their own!
These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Emotive language
• Flattery
• Rhyming
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Rhetorical questions
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Implied relative pronouns
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Semi-colons
• Colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
All files come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF documents.
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You may also be interested in:
✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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This unicorn-themed example text bundle contains the following three fun and engaging WAGOLL texts:
• A non-chronological report called “All About Unicorns”
• An instructional text called “How to Tame a Unicorn”
• A persuasive letter: Why We Need a Unicorn
Each example text in the bundle comes with its own feature identification worksheet and answer sheet. The features identified include:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• 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
• Hyphens
Each exemplar can be used by pupils in the following way:
• to identify features of writing
• to identify genre-specific features
• to create success criteria
• as inspiration to write
• to memorise the text
• to borrow sentence structure, phrases and other vocabulary for independent writing
The texts work well as part of a unit linked to mythical or legendary creatures or for stand-alone lessons.
All documents are available as PDFs and editable Word files. The example texts can be easily personalised for your class or group.
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You may also be interested in:
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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A set of fun Christmas-themed coordinate picture worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers.
Pupils plot the points onto the coordinate grids and join the points to create three different Christmas-themed pictures.
Differentiated three ways:
• Bronze: one quadrant grid, with no zero values for the x or y axes.
• Silver: one quadrant grid, with some zero values for the y axis included.
• Gold: four quadrant grid (negative and positive numbers), with some zero values for the x and y axes included.
Answer sheets included.
Each document comes as a PDF.
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More Christmas resources:
✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems
✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Night Before Christmas Comprehension
✦ Old Santaclaus Comprehension
✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension
✦ A Christmas Carol Comprehension
Valentine-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Pictures
✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra
Easter-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE
✦ Easter Coordinate Pictures
✦ Easter Shape Algebra
✦ Easter Fraction Word Problems
Halloween-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE
✦ Halloween Coordinate Pictures
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problems
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra
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A set of fun Valentine’s Day themed coordinate picture worksheets, differentiated three ways with answers.
Pupils plot and join the points onto the coordinate grids to create three different Valentine-themed pictures perfect for Valentine’s Day maths lessons.
Differentiated three ways:
♥ Bronze: one quadrant grid, with no zero values for the x or y axes.
♥ Silver: one quadrant grid, with some zero values for the x and y axis included.
♥ Gold: four quadrant grid (negative and positive numbers), with some zero values for the x and y axes included.
Each worksheet comes with a blank grid and list of points to plot plus an answer sheet to share with the class in school or online.
Each document comes as a PDF.
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Valentine-themed differentiated worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Maths Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra Worksheets
Easter-themed differentiated worksheets
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Easter Shape Algebra Maths Worksheets
Halloween-themed differentiated worksheets
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets
Christmas-themed differentiated worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths Bundle Worksheets
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Worksheets
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets
Other maths resources
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell. The example text is based on Chapter 2 of the novel, when Rwandan refugee Christophe is bullied by schoolboy Jeremy. A writing feature identification worksheet and an answer sheet are included. The extract from Christophe’s Story is also included.
The model text is useful as a WAGOLL for children to study before attempting to write their own version or continuing the model text.
This resource can be used when studying the novel Christophe’s Story or during a stand-alone lesson focusing on dialogue writing.
All documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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/character changes.
• Feelings of characters shown through action
• One 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 Christophe’s Story themed resources:
✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦ 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.
If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following:
✦ 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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This Stig of the Dump themed bundle contains 9 example texts from a variety of genres to be used as models for writing.
Each WAGOLL text corresponds to a different chapter of Clive King’s novel Stig of the Dump covering a range of fiction and non-fiction writing:
• Chapter 1: Diary entries
• Chapter 2: Instructions
• 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
Each exemplar text comes with a feature identification sheet with answers. Templates, planning grids and extracts are also included with many of the example texts.
All resources come both as editable Word documents to easily adapt for your class and in PDF format.
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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
✦ Reading Comprehension Tests
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✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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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 first person
• 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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Example persuasive advertisement based on Chapter 9 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King. This exemplar advert persuading readers to visit Stone Henge is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 9 of Stig of the Dump.
The model advert text comes with a feature identification worksheet, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class, enabling pupils to become confident in the genre before an independent or shared writing activity.
After identifying features, pupils plan and write their own persuasive advert based on the exemplar. The pupils can link their advert to the novel Stig of the Dump by persuading their readers to visit the Kent standing stones, the Medway Megaliths, and to stay in Stig’s cave hotel, giving opportunities to describe settings from chapter 9 of the book.
The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Facts and statistics
• Rhetorical questions
• Commands (starting with imperative verbs)
• Expanded noun phrases with appealing adjectives
• Other appealing adjectives
• Use of synonyms to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
All resources come both as editable Word documents to easily adapt for your class and in PDF format.
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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 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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A set of fun Easter-themed coordinate picture worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers.
Pupils plot and join the points onto the coordinate grids to create three different Easter-themed coordinate pictures: a hatching Easter egg, an Easter chick and an Easter bunny.
Three differentiated worksheets are provided for this fun Easter maths activity:
• Bronze: one quadrant grid, with no zero values for the x or y axes.
• Silver: one quadrant grid, with some zero values for the x axis and the y axis included.
• Gold: four quadrant grid (negative and positive numbers), with some zero values for the x and y axes included.
Each worksheet contains a blank grid with a list of points to plot, plus an answer sheet showing the completed Easter picture.
Each document comes as a PDF.
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Valentine-themed
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Differentiated
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets Differentiated With Answers
✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Differentiated Maths Worksheets
Halloween-themed
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Halloween Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets Differentiated with Answers
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Differentiated Sheets with Answers
Christmas-themed
✦ Christmas Maths Bundle - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Differentiated Worksheets
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets – Differentiated
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
Other maths resources
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
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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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✦ 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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An example letter home from the point of view of Christophe from the children’s novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell.
This exemplar letter to Babi is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of the text.
The model letter home 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 feature identification sheet can be easily edited to vary the challenge level and provide differentiation.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own letters, based on the example text. These could be from the point of view Christophe or from the point of view of other characters such as Christophe’s father or mother.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Present perfect tense
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Hyphens
• 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
✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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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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Two example diary entries from the point of view of two characters - Barney and Lou - from the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
These exemplar diary entries are perfect to use as WAGOLLs when studying Chapter 1 of the text.
Each model diary entry 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. One of the worksheets contains a wider variety of features than the other to increase the challenge level, providing differentiation.
After identifying the features of these recount texts, pupils can write their own diary entries, based on the example texts.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the texts include:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Exclamatory sentences
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Exclamation marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Hyphens
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 2: Instructions
✦ 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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