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A bundle of example texts based on the picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The following model texts are included in this bundle:
• Character profile
• Description
• Diary
• Dialogue
All example texts include feature find worksheets with answers. Some also have planning and writing templates.
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An example diary entry text for The Butterfly Lion written from the point of view of the character Michael, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Michael Morpurgo’s prize-winning novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Text extract from Chapter 1
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Emotions
• Show not tell emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
The diary text recounts the events from Chapter 1, Chilblains and Semolina Pudding, from the character Michael’s point of view.
Pupils can read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry from the point of view of Michael, Bertie, Millie or any other character from the story.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Other Butterfly Lion resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Timeline Activity Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Character Sort Activity
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✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack
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✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text Pack
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Example newspaper report based on the children’s novel The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Firework-Maker’s Daughter. The example text reports on the events in chapters 2 and 3 of the book when the elephant escapes from the city.
The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in with answer sheet.
After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities.
Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports can be about the events in chapters 2 and 3, or a different event from later on in the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Quotation punctuation activity with answers
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Alliteration in the headline
• Byline and date
• Lead: introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Present perfect tense
• Past perfect tense
• Present perfect continuous
• Past perfect continuous
• Hyphens
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
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✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
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Example newspaper report based on the popular fantasy novel Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone. The example text reports on the robbery of Gringotts Bank.
The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in with answer sheet.
After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities.
Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text or other events that take place in the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report WAGOLL
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Quotation punctuation activity with answers
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Alliteration in the headline
• Byline and date
• Lead: introductory paragraph containing 4 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Present perfect tense
• Present perfect continuous
• Hyphens
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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Other Harry Potter themed resources:
✦ WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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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
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✦ 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
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Differentiated conjunction activities based on the picture book Lila and the Secret of Rain by David Conway and Jude Daly.
Pupils will practise using the following conjunctions while revising the events of the story:
• and
• but
• or
• so
• because
• when
• if
The following resources are provided:
• Conjunction activities x3
• Answer sheet
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Three sets of differentiated worksheets for fun Easter-themed maths lessons. All worksheets include answer pages with solutions.
Each set is differentiated three ways.
The bundle contains:
• x3 coordinate picture worksheets: plot the co-ordinates and join up the points to create an Easter-themed picture;
• x3 shape algebra worksheets: solve the equations to find the value of the Easter objects;
• x3 fraction word problem worksheets: use addition and subtraction of fractions to answer the Easter-themed word problems.
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✦ Negative Numbers Differentiated Worksheets
Valentine-themed
✦ Valentine’s Coordinate Picture Worksheets Differentiated With Answers
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
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A set of test style comprehension questions based on Chapter 1 of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
This assessment contains a range of SATs style reading questions with a maximum of 18 marks.
All aspects of reading VIPERS have been covered: vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation and summary/sequence.
Perfect to assess pupils’ understanding of the chapter in guided reading or English/literacy lessons.
The test comes with answers.
Other comprehension resources:
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Bundle
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension Question Booklet Whole Novel
✦ 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
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
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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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✦ WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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Four WAGOLL example text packs based on the historical Victorian novel Street Child by Berlie Doherty.
The bundle consists of 4 resource packs which each contain a WAGOLL related to the book.
Diary Entry Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning templates
• Contractions word bank
Character Profile Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
Dialogue Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Dialogue writing example WAGOLL text x3
• Feature Find worksheet x3
• Feature Find answers x3
• Text extract from the novel
• Contractions word bank
• Synonyms for Said word bank
Informal Letter Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar informal letter WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Differentiated writing templates x3
• Contractions word bank
• Task sheet
All resources come as Word documents and PDFs.
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Units of Work
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Book & Poetry Bundles
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✦ Ice Palace WAGOLL Writing, Apostrophe & Literary Device BUNDLE
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✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Example Text and Grammar BUNDLE
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✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief: Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
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✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
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✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
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✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE
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✦ The Nowhere Emporium: Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ The Silver Sword: Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE
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✦ Varjak Paw: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
Other English Bundles
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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
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✦ French Shape Vocabulary Games BUNDLE
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Three differentiated worksheets and activities about the figurative language used in the novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
The following resources have been provided:
• Literary devices identification sheets, differentiated x3
• Literary devices match, differentiated x3
• Literary devices information sheet
Literary devices identification sheets
Independent activity. Pupils identify a range of literary devices, including figurative language, from an extract from Chapter 1 of the novel. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Literary devices match
Group activity. Pupils match the names of literary devices with definitions and examples from chapters 1-5 of the book. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Literary devices information sheet
Can be displayed, stuck into books or used as a handout.
The following literary devices are covered in this resource:
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• idioms
• metaphors
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• repetition for effect
• rhetorical questions
• rule of three
• similes
Extracts and answer sheets are included for each skill level of differentiation.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapter 2 of the novel.
The fronted adverbial worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of fronted adverbial activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of fronted adverbials and improve their skills in using fronted adverbials in their writing.
The worksheet focuses on Chapter 2 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ The Iron Man Glossary
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An example character profile text about the female protagonist from the beautiful wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The model character profile can be used as a WAGOLL for pupils to read before planning and writing their own versions of the profile.
Differentiated planning and writing templates have been included in this pack as well as a character trait word bank to prompt ideas.
The following documents are included in this resource package:
• Example character profile text
• Character profile planning template, differentiated x3
• Character trait word bank
• Character profile writing template, differentiated x3
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other Journey themed resources:
✦ Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Example Description Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Text Examples Pack
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✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract
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✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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An example character profile text about the character Alex Rider from Stormbreaker plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Anthony Horowitz’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description and then plan and write their own character profile using the differentiated templates.
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
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More Stormbreaker resources:
✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Mission File Text Pack With Templates
✦ Stormbreaker: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities
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A set of three expanded noun phrase activities and a noun phrase poster, all linked to Chapter 1 of The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. These resources develop pupils’ understanding of grammar, creative writing skills and engagement with the novel.
The following resources are included in the pack:
• Noun Phrase Building Activity
• Noun Phrase Identifying Handout
• Noun Phrase Identifying Handout Answers
• Noun Phrase Writing Activity
• Noun Phrase Poster
Noun Phrase Building Activity
In pairs or small groups, pupils build expanded noun phrases using the cards provided.
Two versions of the cards are supplied: a colour version, and a more challenging black and white version. Blank cards are supplied for pupils to change or build on the expanded noun phrases they have completed, or to create their own expanded noun phrases as an extension activity.
Noun Phrase Identifying Handout
Pupils identify the different parts of expanded noun phrases, and find the noun phrases in sentences, with activities getting increasingly more challenging. Example phrases and sentences are taken from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. An answer sheet is provided for quick and easy marking.
Noun Phrase Writing Activity
Pupils create their own expanded noun phrases to describe the Iron Man by adding pre- and post-modifiers using the grid provided. An extension, a paragraph writing activity, is also included.
Noun Phrase Poster
Defines a noun phrase with examples of expanded noun phrases from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. Display the poster on the wall or provide as a desktop reminder.
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Two example character profile texts about the characters from the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura.
These differentiated exemplar character descriptions of the boy and his friend, the Stone Age girl Om, are perfect to use as WAGOLLs.
After looking at the example texts, pupils can write their own character profile of the boy, Om or a character from another book using the three differentiated Character Profile Templates which are also included in this resource.
The resource could also be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in PDF format.
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Example newspaper report based on the events of chapters 9 to 14 of the children’s novel The Twits by Roald Dahl when Mrs Twit is tricked into thinking she has the shrinks and is then stretched by Mr Twit and floats into the air.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL to examine the features of a newspaper report.
The model report comes with a feature find worksheet with answers.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own report based on the example text by either re-writing the model text, choosing a different event from The Twits or inventing their own incident for the Twits to be involved in.
These resources are provided:
• Example newspaper report
• Feature find sheet
• Feature find answers
• Planning grid sheet
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
The text contains the following genre specific, language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Headline in the present tense
• Alliteration in the headline
• Byline
• Date
• Lead: introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws (who, what, where, when)
• Quotes with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Similes
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Present perfect tense
• Past perfect tense
• Hyphens
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
All resources are provided as editable Word documents and PDFs.
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✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack
✦ FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack
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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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An example diary text based on Chapter 7 of the Victorian novelStreet Child by Berlie Doherty with Feature Find sheet and answers, and word bank.
The diary entry is written from Jim’s point of view on the day he decides to run away from the workhouse.
The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL. Use the feature find worksheets to examine the diary text before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on Chapter 7 or their predictions of what will happen next in the text.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning templates
• Contractions word bank
The diary text contains the following features:
• Adverbs of degree
• Alliteration
• Contractions
• Idioms
• Metaphors
• Possessive nouns
• Repetition for effect
• Rhetorical questions
• Rule of three
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Fronted adverbials
• Expanded noun phrases
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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A model character profile text about the main character from the classic poem “The Highwayman”, plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading the romantic ballad by Alfred Noyes.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example character description of the highwayman and then plan and write their own character profile about the highwayman, the landlord’s daughter Bess or Tim the ostler using the differentiated templates and word bank.
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