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.
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Brilliant and save me so much time. Really appreciate your work.
This is just what I was looking for! You don't happen to have the other sections of the story do you?
This is perfect! Thank you so much for sharing.
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