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An example diary text based on Chapter 1 of The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie with Feature Find sheet and answers.
The diary entry is written from Daniel Holmes’ point of view after his first visit to the emporium.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own diary entry based on Chapter 1 or based on events that occur later on in the novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text with glossary
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Repetition for effect
• Slang
• Feelings
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinate clauses
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Dashes
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Other Nowhere Emporium themed resources:
✦ Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ Biography Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Character Overview Template and Example
Other popular resources:
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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An example character profile text about Lila from the book Lila and the Secret of Rain plus differentiated writing templates and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading David Conway and Jude Daly’s picture book.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description of Lila 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 story.
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Other Lila and the Secret of Rain themed resources:
✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Conjunction Activities Differentiated
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
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An example character profile text about Varjak from the book Varjak Paw plus differentiated planning and writing templates, word bank, and character matching activity.
The exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of S.F. Said’s fantasy adventure novel.
The character matching activity is ideal
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text
• Planning template differentiated x2
• Writing template differentiated x3
• Personality traits word bank
• Character trait matching activity differentiated x3
• Character trait matching activity answers
Matching Activity
After reading Chapter 1, pupils match the character names with their character traits and relationship with Varjak. This activity will help pupils to learn the characters’ names and their roles, and think about their personalities.
Character Profile Resources
Pupils read the model character description of Varjak based on Chapter 1 and then plan and write their own character profile about Varjak (or any other character such as Julius, Holly or Elder Paw) using the differentiated templates and word bank.
The resource could also be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about a character from any story.
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Other Varjak Paw resources:
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Playscript Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
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Example newspaper report based on the fantasy adventure novel Varjak Paw by S.F. Said.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Varjak Paw. The example text reports on the events at the end of the novel.
After using the WAGOLL to identify the features of the text, pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report WAGOLL
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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Other Varjak Paw themed resources:
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Playscript Example Text Pack
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
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A bundle ofOranges in No Man’s Land themed resources based on Elizabeth Laird’s refugee novel.
The bundle includes the following:
Example texts with feature find worksheets and answers:
• Action writing
• Character profile
• Diary
• Letter
Differentiated worksheets:
• Direct to reported speech
• Figurative language
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Other popular resources:
Units of Work
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
Book & Poetry Bundles
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Christophe’s Story 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ A Dangerous Game WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley: WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg: Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Highwayman: WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon: BUNDLE
✦ Ice Palace WAGOLL Writing, Apostrophe & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Find Sheets
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Example Text and Grammar BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium: Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief: Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Silver Sword: Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE
✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Street Child: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Twits: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
Other English Writing Bundles
✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Unicorn Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions & Persuasive Letter with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Dragon 3 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
Comprehension Bundles
✦ Classic Poetry Comprehension Pied Piper of Hamelin BUNDLE
✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
Punctuation & Grammar Bundles
✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE
History & Science Bundles
✦ Ancient Egypt Example Text Bundle
✦ Mummification Bundle
✦ Ancient Greece Myths & Monsters WAGOLL Writing Bundle
✦ Animal Non-Chronological Report Bundle
Maths Bundles
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths BUNDLE
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE
✦ 2D & 3D Shapes Games Maths BUNDLE
✦ 2D Shapes Polygons Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
✦ 3D Shapes Solids Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
English & Maths Games
✦ Fun English Writing Games
✦ 10 Fun Times Tables Games
✦ 15 Fun Maths Arithmetic Games
French Bundles
✦ 10 French Role Play Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animals Role Plays & Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animal Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Games Guess Who the Character Is BUNDLE
✦ French Battleships BUNDLE
✦ French Shape Vocabulary Games BUNDLE
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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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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the beautiful children’s picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the female protagonist and her elder sister when she is bored and looking for someone to play with.
Differentiated feature find 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 dialogue writing based on the book.
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 (depending on level of difficulty):
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause after speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Reporting clause before speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Actions of the characters while speaking
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes.
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause in the middle
• One sentence spoken but split in half by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
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Other Journey themed resources:
✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text 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
✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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A set of fun Halloween themed coordinate picture worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers.
Pupils plot the points onto the coordinate grids provided and join the points to create three different Halloween 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 x and y axes included.
• Gold: four quadrant grid (negative and positive numbers), with some zero values for the x and y axes included.
Answer sheets are included.
Each document comes as a PDF with the blank grids, full list of points to plot and solution.
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Other Halloween maths resources:
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Fraction Word Problem Sheets
✦ Halloween Shape Algebra Worksheets
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Valentine-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Fractions Pixel Art Maths Worksheets
✦ Valentine’s Day Shape Algebra Worksheets
Easter-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Easter Coordinate Picture Worksheets
✦ Easter Shape Algebra Maths Worksheets
Christmas-themed differentiated worksheets with answers
✦ Christmas Maths Bundle Worksheets
✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Worksheets
✦ Christmas Shape Algebra Worksheets
✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problem Worksheets
Other maths resources
✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets
✦ Division Word Problems With Rounding Differentiated Sheets
✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
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A booklet of test style comprehension questions based on The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes.
This assessment contains a range of SATs style reading questions with a maximum of 50 marks.
All aspects of reading VIPERS have been covered: vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation and summary/sequence.
Perfect to assess pupils’ understanding of the novel in guided reading or English/literacy lessons.
The test comes with an answer booklet.
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Other comprehension resources:
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Bundle
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 1
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 2
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 3
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 4
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Questions Chapter 5
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ 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
✦ 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 non-chronological text about barn spiders, plus three activities with answers, planning and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Layout activity
• Layout answers
• Sentence Sorting activity
• Sentence Sorting answers
• Planning template
• Writing template differentiated
Pupils read the model non-chronological report about barn spiders, and then examine its features; label the layout features of a non-chronological report on the sheet; sort the sentences about another animal into sections; and plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates. Pupils can create the information text about the same or different type of spider, or an animal of their choice. These activities can be carried out over several lessons.
Structural, language, grammar & punctuation features in the model text:
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Introduction
• Bullet points
• Glossary section
• Paragraphs
• Pictures/diagrams with captions
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Present tense
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating & subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
This scientific text has cross-curricular links to the science curriculum:
✎ Year 3: Animals Including Humans - identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat
✎ Year 4: Living Things and Their Habitats - recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
✎ Year 4: Animals Including Humans - construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey
✎ Year 5: Living Things and Their Habitats - describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals
✎ Year 6: Living Things and Their Habitats - give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics
✎ Year 6: Evolution and Inheritance - identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution
The resources are PDFs and editable Word files.
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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An example diary entry text written from the point of view of Lila from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter plus feature find worksheets and answers, and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 2 and 3 of Philip Pullman’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry using the differentiated templates.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Idioms
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeias
• Alliteration
• Feelings
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Question marks
• Commas in lists
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Brackets
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Other Firework-Maker’s Daughter resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
Other popular resources:
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack
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An example diary text based on Chapter 1 of the fantasy novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan with differentiated planning sheets and word banks.
The model diary entry is written from Percy’s point of view on the day he visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL diary text to examine before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on his chapter or the next few chapters.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Differentiated planning templates
• Contractions word bank
• Feelings word bank
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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More Lightning Thief themed resources:
✦ Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ Instructions Example Text Pack
✦ Literary Devices Worksheets
✦ Monsters Non-Chronological Report Text Pack
✦ Example Character Profile Text Pack
Other popular resources:
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Pack BUNDLE
✦ Street Child WAGOLL Pack BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ Semi-Colon BUNDLE
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Daily SPAG BUNDLE
✦ Colon BUNDLE
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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Beowulf themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on the first part of the story.
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 the first part of Michael Morpurgo’s re-telling of the epic Anglo-Saxon tale, Beowulf.
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other Beowulf themed resources:
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ Beowulf Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
✦ Beowulf Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Beowulf Character Profile Model Text Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the classic novel Carrie’s War, plus feature find worksheet, answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of Nina Bawden’s historical World War Two novel. The diary entry, written from evacuee Carrie’s perspective, recounts the day when her brother Nick is caught eating biscuits from Mr Evans’ shop.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Nick, Mr Evans or Auntie Louise.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• fronted adverbials with commas
• subordinate clauses
• dashes for emphasis
• repetition for effect
• feelings
• colons followed by explanations
• similes
• show not tell
• brackets for extra information
• expanded noun phrases
• contractions
• hyperbole
• thoughts
• possessive nouns
• omitted ‘that’
• date
• greeting with comma
• introduction
• sign off
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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.
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 1, 2 and 3 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 1, 2 and 3 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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Pupils match the literary genres with their definitions and then give examples of each genre.
The activity comes as both a sorting activity and as a worksheet. Answers are included.
Carry out this activity before making predictions about a new text based on its front cover.
The following literary genres are included:
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Fable
• Fairy tale
• Fantasy
• Folktale
• Historical fiction
• Informational
• Legend
• Mystery
• Myth
• Poetry
• Science fiction
• Tall tale
Each resources comes in easily editable Word format and as a PDF.
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An example biography text about Lucien Silver from the book The Nowhere Emporium plus differentiated planning templates, and biography sentence starter bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Ross MacKenzie’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar biography text
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
• Sentence starter bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model biographical recount text and then plan and write their own biography about Lucien Silver, Daniel Holmes, Ellie Silver or any other character using the differentiated templates.
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An example diary entry text written from the point of view of Fern from Charlotte’s Web plus feature find worksheets and answers, and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of E. B. White’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry using the differentiated templates.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Idioms
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Thoughts/Feelings
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials (and other introductory words, phrases and clauses) followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Dashes
• Hyphens
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An example non-chronological report text about barn spiders, the same species of spider as the character Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, plus three activities with answers, planning and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Layout activity
• Layout answers
• Sentence Sorting activity
• Sentence Sorting answers
• Planning template
• Writing template differentiated
Pupils read the model non-chronological report about barn spiders, and then examine its features; label the layout features of a non-chronological report; sort the sentences about pigs into sections; and plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates. Pupils can create the information text about one of the animals from the book, such as a spider, pig, goose or sheep. These activities can be carried out over several lessons.
Structural, language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text:
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Introduction
• Fast Facts section
• Did you know? section with bullet points
• Glossary section
• Paragraphs
• Pictures/diagrams with captions
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Present tense
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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