An example informal letter from the point of view of Barney from the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 4.
The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. The worksheets can be easily adjusted to match the ability of your class and provide differentiation.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own informal letter from Barney or Lou’s point of view, based on the example text.
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Exclamatory sentences
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Use of synonyms to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for double contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Apostrophes for joint possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
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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 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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