Written as a model for diary writing from Stone Age Boy and cross-curricular Stone Age history topic. Used to share with children after planning their own diaries, showing expectations of use of past tense, first person, varied sentence starters, time connectives, fronted adverbials, description, synonyms (for said, went, walked), rhetorical questions, punctuation of speech, historical detail, etc. I hope you find it useful!

Linked to the Romans topic, this WAGOLL or model English text for historical fiction is good for sharing with Y3/4 class to spot success criteria including: fronted adverbials powerful verbs synonymns for said correctly punctuated direct speech interesting description adverbs onomatopoeia We looked at the Literacy Shed’s DADWAVERS! to plan the opening of the stories - a retelling of Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit, which is a highly recommended historical fiction picture book. Using these model texts for the build-up and climax, the children ‘magpie’ language for their own versions.