Years 5 and 6. Model Texts for The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

6 Model Texts based on The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

An informal letter as Edek, explaining what has happened to him. can be used after Chapter 13.
Character Description of Ruth.
Character profile on Jan.
Diary entry as Ruth. Chapter 11.
Can be used after chapters 14 and 15. A setting description of The Blitz

Can be used at the end of the book. A setting description of The Swiss Mountains.

Each resource comes with at least one model text, a differentiated success criteria (presented up to three ways) to suit the needs of all abilities and a ‘Fix the Mistakes’ activity, focusing on spelling and punctuation and grammar and a ‘Magpie Map’ to help children generate ideas and enhance their vocabulary. This also acts as another ideas generator for children before they write their own text.

Upon acquiring the resource, the following activities can be implemented:

1. Reading and Discussion: Initiate a class or group discussion about the features of the text using the provided model text. Encourage students to share their opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of the writing.
2. Reviewing Success Criteria: Present the differentiated success criteria to students and task them with assessing the model text accordingly. Students can use colour coding, underlining, or ticking off to indicate the inclusion of all necessary features.
3. Magpie map. Two pages full of expanded noun phrases, smiles, metaphors, adjectives and 6 sense words associated with the writing task to aid children with their ideas and increase their vocabulary.
4. Error Correction Exercise: Engage students in a correction activity focusing on identifying and rectifying spelling, punctuation, and verb tense errors in the text.
5. Writing Task: Encourage students to craft their own text inspired by the model and self/peer assess their work using the provided success criteria.

This Word-format resource is adaptable to suit your teaching requirements, offering flexibility in implementation.

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