Example interview article based on Chapter 8 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King. This exemplar interview write up with Barney’s sister Lou is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 8 of Stig of the Dump. The model interview article 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. A planning sheet and interview article template have also been included. After identifying features, pupils plan and then write their own interview article based on the example text by continuing the interview with Lou, or writing an interview for Barney or Stig. This provides the perfect opportunity for the children to role play before they write. The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include: • Repetition for effect • Onomatopoeia • Alliteration • Similes • Metaphors • Idioms • Show don’t tell • Commands • Questions • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Semi-colons • Dashes • Hyphens All resources come both as editable Word documents to easily adapt for your class and in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Stone Age Boy themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities. 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 fronted adverbial activities are related to Satoshi Kitamura’s children’s picture book Stone Age Boy, but can be used for a standalone lesson on fronted adverbials. Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Stone Age Boy resources: ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates You may also like: ✦ 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) Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example informal letter text written from Jim to Shrimps, plus feature find worksheets and answers, differentiated planning sheets, writing templates and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 12 and 13 of Berlie Doherty’s Victorian novel Street Child. Resources provided: • Exemplar informal letter text • Feature Find worksheets • Feature Find answers • Differentiated planning sheets x3 • Differentiated writing templates x3 • Contractions word bank • Task sheet The model letter is from Jim to his friend Shrimps to explain what has happened to him. Pupils read the model informal letter, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own letters using the planning sheet, word bank and writing template. The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Asyndeton • Alliteration • Rhetorical questions • Hyperboles • Slang • Idioms • Metaphors • Second person • Fronted adverbials (and other introductory words, phrases and clauses) followed by a comma • Subordinating conjunctions • ‘That’ omitted • Expanded noun phrases • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Modal verbs • Non-standard English • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Contractions • Commas in a list • Commas as parenthesis • Commas before a co-ordinating conjunction • Hyphens • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets • Dashes The resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Street Child resources: ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Pack ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Pack ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary text from the point of view of Howard Carter recounting his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. This diary writing pack comes with the following resources: • Model diary text from the archeologist’s point of view • Timeline of the discovery of the King Tut’s tomb • Artefact information sheets detailing some of the discoveries, with pictures All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF files. How to use this pack Look at the timeline of events leading up to the discovery of the tomb. Read and examine the features of the WAGOLL diary entry. Using the artefact information sheets, pupils write their own diary entries for the opening of one of the tomb rooms. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other history resources: Ancient Egypt: ✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example ✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary Stone Age Boy : ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates ✦ Stone Age Boy Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers Stig of the Dump: ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Diary Entries Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Playscript Example Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example Pack Moon Landing: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A example instructional text entitled “How to Slay a Hydra”, plus writing feature find worksheet, answers and writing templates. This text about the hydra, a mythical monster slayed by Hercules during his twelve labours, is perfect for any class studying ancient Greece. These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Rhetorical questions • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Relative clauses • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Dashes • Heading • Subheadings • Bullet points • Numbered points This example instructional text can be used to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions about how to defeat this or another ancient Greek monster, such as Medusa, the Minotaur, Cerberus (the Hound of Hades), or the Cyclops. The following resources are provided in this pack: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Writing template differentiated x2 Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. 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 ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report ✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text - How to Tame a Unicorn Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

4 example non-chronological report texts about 4 ancient Greek monsters with feature find, and differentiated planning and writing templates. The model information texts are about the following monsters from ancient Greek mythology: the Minotaur, Medusa, the Hound of Hades (Cerberus) and the Chimera. The exemplar texts can be used as WAGOLL non-chronological reports to examine before pupils plan and write their own about these or other ancient Greek monsters, such as the Hydra, the Sirens, the Harpies or the Sphinx; gods, such as Zeus, Hera or Poseidon; or heroes, such as Hercules, Perseus or Jason. Resources provided: • Exemplar non-chronological texts x4 • Feature find worksheet with answers • Differentiated planning templates, x3 • Differentiated writing templates, x3 All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦ The Twits Character Profile Example Text, Feature Find, Planning & Writing Template ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example instructional text entitled How to Slay the Hydra, inspired by the fantasy novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (the first in the series of Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, plus feature find worksheets, and writing templates. Resources provided: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Writing template differentiated x2 The model instructions describe how to slay the hydra, one of the monsters found in the Oracle’s attic in Chapter 9 of the book. Pupils read the model instructions about how to slay the hydra, examine its features, and then write their own instructions using the templates provided. Pupils can create instructions on how to defeat any of the monsters mentioned in the book, such as the Minotaur, Medusa or Chimera, or any other ancient Greek monster. The language, grammar, punctuation and layout features included in the model text include: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Expanded noun phrases • Rhetorical questions • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Relative clauses • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Dashes • Heading • Subheadings • Bullet points • Numbered points The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦The Twits Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

4 example non-chronological report texts about 4 monsters found in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan with feature find, and differentiated planning and writing templates. The model information texts are about the following ancient Greek monsters: the Minotaur, Medusa, the Hound of Hades and the Chimera. The exemplar texts can be used as WAGOLL non-chronological reports to examine before pupils plan and write their own about these or other monsters or gods, such as the Furies, Echidna, Procrustes or the Pit Scorpion. Resources provided: • Exemplar non-chronological texts x4 • Feature find worksheet with answers • Differentiated planning templates, x3 • Differentiated writing templates, x3 All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦ The Twits Character Profile Example Text, Feature Find, Planning & Writing Template ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the historical novel Street Child by Berlie Doherty, set in Victorian London. The model text contains a conversation between Jim’s sisters, Emily and Lizzie, about the break-up of their family. Three differentiated versions of the text have been included for different ability levels. The model text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine using the differentiated Feature Find worksheets (answers included) before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book. The following resources are provided: • Dialogue writing example text x3 • Feature Find worksheet x3 • Feature Find answers x3 • Text extract from the novel • Contractions word bank • Synonyms for Said word bank These resources can be used as part of a study of the novel or as a stand-alone lesson, using the text extract provided. All documents are provided in PDF and easily editable Word format. The following features of dialogue and speech can be found in the example dialogues: • Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side • Words spoken separated from the reporting clause by a comma, question mark and exclamation mark • Reporting clause written before the words spoken, separated by a comma • Variety of speech verbs • Adverbs • New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes • Actions of the characters showing feelings/personality • Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause • Split speech: two or more sentences spoken at once split into two by the reporting clause • Two or more sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause at the beginning/end • No reporting clause used when speaker is obvious • Contractions within speech If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Street Child resources: ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Letter Writing Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Pack ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Pack Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of reading comprehension tests with answers for the book Stig of the Dump by Clive King. These nine SATs style assessments are ideal to use after reading each of the nine chapters of the book in guided reading or English. The questions cover the eight reading content domains (2a vocabulary, 2b retrieval, 2c summary, 2d inference, 2e prediction, 2f comment, 2g author choice, 2h comparison) and the six reading VIPERS domains (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Sequence/Summarise). Each test has a range of question types including: • write on the line • tick one or tick multiple • give an answer with evidence • draw lines to show • number the order • true or false • find and copy • impression with evidence These are ideal to confidently assess your pupils’ understanding of Stig of the Dump as well as familiarise your pupils with SATs style questioning. An answer sheet for each test is supplied. All documents are provided as both editable Word files and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Stig of the Dump themed example texts with feature identification sheets and answers: ✦ Unit of Work ✦ 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 8: Interview Article ✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A six week literacy unit of work based on Stig of the Dump by Clive King for Years 3 & 4, with 30 complete lessons, including all plans, presentations and resources. This scheme of work for Lower Key Stage 2 contains the following: • 30 daily lesson plans with differentiation • 30 lesson presentations with over 300 slides in total (in Notebook, Powerpoint and PDF format) • 60 additional teaching resources (model texts, worksheets, feature finds, answers, word banks, etc) • 9 SATs style comprehension tests, one for each chapter with answers Here are some of the objectives covered in this unit of work: ✽ Writing Diary (with WAGOLL) Character profile (with WAGOLL) Dialogue (with WAGOLL) Playscript (with WAGOLL) Letter (with WAGOLL) Similes Book review ✽ Comprehension Asking questions Making predictions Discussing interesting words and phrases Drawing inferences All reading content domains and VIPERS covered ✽ Spoken Language Performing Improvising Role play Discussion ✽ Grammar & Punctuation Speech punctuation Noun phrases Apostrophes for possession Fronted adverbials This unit is ready to teach - just a copy of the novel is required! All resources and lesson plans come as both Word documents and in PDF format. All lesson presentations come as Smart Notebook, Powerpoint and PDF files. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Quiz With 75 Questions ✦ 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.