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A card sort to match the six main non-fiction text types with text examples, features and purpose of the non-fiction text genres.
Suitable as a paired or small group activity to be completed as a lesson starter or plenary.
Non-fiction example WAGOLL texts:
✦ Instructional texts: instructions, recipes
✦ Recount texts: diaries, newspaper reports, biographies
✦ Information texts: non-chronological reports
✦ Explanation texts: explanations
✦ Persuasive texts: persuasive letters, adverts
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✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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An internal monologue example text written from the point of view of a seagull who discovers parts of the Iron Man scattered on the beach. This exemplar text is based on the events of Chapter 1 from the children’s book The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
The WAGOLL inner speech text comes with a Feature Find and answers so that pupils can look for features of this text type and other language features before doing one of the following:
• Continuing the internal monologue from the seagull’s point of view (POV)
• Writing their own version of the text
• Writing an internal monologue from another character’s POV, such as the Iron Man himself
• Writing an internal monologue from the POV of a character from another story
The following files are included:
• Example internal monologue text (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find worksheet (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find answers (Word and PDF)
• The Iron Man text extract (PDF)
The following features can be found in the internal thought exemplar text:
• First person pronouns
• Present tense verbs
• Rhetorical questions
• Opinions and feelings
• Interjections
This text also contains these language features:
• Similes
• Personification
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeias
• Rule of three
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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A bundle of three example texts and two sets of grammar and punctuation worksheets based on the novel How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.
The bundle contains the following 5 resource packs:
• A diary example text
• A character profile example text
• An explanation example text
• Fronted adverbials differentiated worksheets
• Possessive apostrophes differentiated worksheets
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Example explanation text for How To Train Your Dragon plus differentiated planning templates and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Cressida Cowell’s popular novel.
The text explains how to successfully train a dragon using Hiccup the Horrendous Haddock’s methods in the novel.
Pupils can read the example explanation text, identify the features and then write their own explanation text about training dragons or other animals.
The following resources are provided:
• Example explanation text
• Differentiated planning templates x3
• Causal conjunctions and adverbials word bank
Resources are provided as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
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✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Possessive Apostrophe Pack
✦ Fronted Adverbial Pack
✦ Example Character Profile Pack
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An example diary text written from the point of view of an ancient Egyptian boy, plus glossary and differentiated diary planning templates.
The diary recounts a day in the life of an ancient Egyptian child living in the artisan village of Deir el-Medina, which was known by the villagers at the time as Pa Demi (the village). This village housed the workers who built and decorated the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings during the New Kingdom period, including the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
A glossary of key terms used in the model diary entry is also provided, plus three differentiated planning sheets so that pupils can plan and write their own diary entries of an ancient Egyptian child.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in PDF format.
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Other history resources:
Ancient Egypt:
✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Ancient Egypt | Howard Carter’s Diary Pack
✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example
✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary
Stone Age Boy:
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
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An example diary text from the point of view of Howard Carter recounting his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.
This diary writing pack comes with the following resources:
• Model diary text from the archeologist’s point of view
• Timeline of the discovery of the King Tut’s tomb
• Artefact information sheets detailing some of the discoveries, with pictures
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF files.
How to use this pack
Look at the timeline of events leading up to the discovery of the tomb.
Read and examine the features of the WAGOLL diary entry.
Using the artefact information sheets, pupils write their own diary entries for the opening of one of the tomb rooms.
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Ancient Egypt:
✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example
✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary
Stone Age Boy :
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy 3 Example Instruction and Recipe Texts Plus Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Diary Entries Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Playscript Example Pack
✦ Stig of the Dump Dialogue Writing Example Pack
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
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An example diary text from the point of view of an Ancient Egyptian embalming priest, performing mummification for the first time.
This recount text is ideal to use as a WAGOLL or model text before writing or as a cross-curricular comprehension text.
This resource comes in easily editable Word format and as a PDF file.
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✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE
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✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary
Stone Age Boy:
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
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A glossary of key words related to the mummification process used by the Ancient Egyptians.
The glossary can be used during cross-curricular creative writing tasks including the writing of diaries, instructional texts and stories based on mummifying in Ancient Egypt.
This resource comes in pdf format.
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Stone Age Boy:
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text
✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
Stig of the Dump:
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE
Moon Landing:
✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle
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Two example diary entries based on The Iron Man by Ted Hughes from two perspectives.
Each model diary entry text comes with a feature find worksheet and answers.
Pupils read and examine the WAGOLL recounts before writing their own versions. A variety of features are included in the diary entries, making the exemplars ideal for slow writing.
Bonus: a set of quizzes, each based on a different chapter of the novel.
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Example diary entry text for The Iron Man written from the point of view of Hogarth after discovering the Iron Man, plus writing feature find worksheet. This exemplar recount text is perfect as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2 of Ted Hughes’ novel.
The model diary text contains these language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Show not tell feelings
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns/verbs/adjectives to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possessions
• Apostrophes for plural possessions
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Colons
• Brackets
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word files.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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An example character profile text for The Boy at the Back of the Class about Ahmet, the new boy at school, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers, and differentiated writing templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 4 of Onjali Q. Raúf’s refugee novel The Boy at the Back of the Class.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Writing template differentiated x3
The character profile text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative pronouns
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for possession
• Apostrophes for omission
• Commas in a list
• Colons
• Hyphens
Each resource comes as a PDFs and editable Word file.
Pupils read the model character profile text, identify the features and then 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.
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Other The Boy at the Back of the Class themed resources:
✦ Example Text Bundle
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Dialogue Writing Text Pack
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An example diary entry text for The Boy at the Back of the Class written from the point of view of Ahmet, the new boy at school, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2 of Onjali Q. Raúf’s refugee novel The Boy at the Back of the Class.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Show not tell emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• 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 resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry.
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A punctuation mark matching activity with three levels of differentiation.
Pupils match each card showing a punctuation mark symbol with an explanation of its use and an example sentence or sentences.
An answer sheet is included.
This activity helps pupils to remember the names of punctuation marks and how they are used. It can be used when introducing new punctuation marks to a class in lower key stage two or as a revision activity for upper key stage two (or even KS3). This activity is ideal as a starter or plenary for an English/literacy lesson or punctuation lesson.
The cards have been differentiated three ways:
• Lower ability: example sentences display the featured punctuation in red
• Middle ability: featured punctuation is missing with its position indicated by a red rectangle
• Higher ability: featured punctuation is missing
An ideal activity for pupils to carry out in pairs or small groups.
The following punctuation marks with definitions and examples are included:
• Capital letters
• Full stops
• Commas
• Question marks
• Exclamation marks
• Apostrophes
• Inverted commas
• Brackets
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
The cards have been organised to make it easy for teachers to reduce the selection of punctuation marks to suit pupils’ needs.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDF files.
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✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities & Quiz
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation: Worksheets
✦ Semi-Colons Bundle
✦ Colons Bundle
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3
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The following products are included in this The Iron Man themed unit of work big bundle:
• Complete 4 week unit of work for Years 3 or 4, with all presentations, resources, including WAGOLLs for writing, and lesson plans
• The Iron Man apostrophes differentiated activities x2
• The Iron Man fronted adverbials differentiated activities x4
• Comprehension tests for each chapter x5
• Chapter by chapter quizzes
• Chapter by chapter summary
• The Iron Man all chapter glossary
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A bundle ofOranges in No Man’s Land themed resources based on Elizabeth Laird’s refugee novel.
The bundle includes the following:
Example texts with feature find worksheets and answers:
• Action writing
• Character profile
• Diary
• Letter
Differentiated worksheets:
• Direct to reported speech
• Figurative language
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✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
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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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✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey?
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE
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A four week literacy unit of work based on The Iron Man (The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes for Years 3 & 4, with 20 complete lessons, including all plans, presentations and resources.
This scheme of work for Lower Key Stage 2 contains the following:
• 20 daily lesson plans with differentiation
• 20 lesson presentations with over 200 slides in total
• 48 additional teaching resources with 80 pages in total (model texts, worksheets, feature finds, answers, word banks, etc)
Here are some of the objectives covered in this unit of work:
✽ Writing
Diary (with WAGOLL)
Character profile (with WAGOLL)
Dialogue (with WAGOLL)
Playscript
Different point of view
Menu
Similes
Book review
✽ Comprehension
Asking questions
Making predictions
Discussing interesting words and phrases
Drawing inferences
✽ Spoken Language
Performing
Improvising
Role play
Discussion
✽ Grammar & Punctuation
Speech punctuation
Noun phrases
Apostrophes for possession
Fronted adverbials
This unit is ready to teach - just a copy of the novel is required!
All resources and lesson plans come as both Word documents and in PDF format. All lesson presentations come as Smart Notebook, Powerpoint and PDF files.
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Three differentiated worksheets about the figurative language used in the refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird.
Pupils identify a range of literary devices, including figurative language, from an extract from the novel.
This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Pupils are asked to highlight and record examples of the following literary devices from the extract:
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphors
• Similes
• Powerful verbs
• Idioms
• Repetition
• Short sentences
Extracts and answer sheets are included for each skill level of differentiation.
An information sheet about literary devices has also been included.
This activity can be completed after reading Chapter 8 of the novel Oranges in No Man’s Land or can be given as a standalone lesson on literary devices including figurative language.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the beautiful children’s picture book Journey by Aaron Becker.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the female protagonist and her elder sister when she is bored and looking for someone to play with.
Differentiated feature find worksheets with answers are included – perfect for sharing in class or uploading during online lessons for remote learning.
All resources are differentiated three ways.
The model texts are useful as WAGOLLs to examine before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book.
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 (depending on level of difficulty):
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause after speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Reporting clause before speech, and separated from words spoken with a comma
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Actions of the characters while speaking
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes.
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause in the middle
• One sentence spoken but split in half by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
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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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