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An example diary entry text written from the point of view of Fern from Charlotte’s Web plus feature find worksheets and answers, and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of E. B. White’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry using the differentiated templates.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Idioms
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Thoughts/Feelings
• Rhetorical questions
• Fronted adverbials (and other introductory words, phrases and clauses) followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Dashes
• Hyphens
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✦ WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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An example non-chronological report text about barn spiders, the same species of spider as the character Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, plus three activities with answers, planning and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Layout activity
• Layout answers
• Sentence Sorting activity
• Sentence Sorting answers
• Planning template
• Writing template differentiated
Pupils read the model non-chronological report about barn spiders, and then examine its features; label the layout features of a non-chronological report; sort the sentences about pigs into sections; and plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates. Pupils can create the information text about one of the animals from the book, such as a spider, pig, goose or sheep. These activities can be carried out over several lessons.
Structural, language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text:
• Heading
• Subheadings
• Introduction
• Fast Facts section
• Did you know? section with bullet points
• Glossary section
• Paragraphs
• Pictures/diagrams with captions
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Present tense
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Hyphens
• Dashes
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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An example text explaining the mummification process.
This text can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own explanation text.
This is particularly useful for cross-curricular writing when studying the ancient Egyptians in history.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text
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Stig of the Dump:
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Moon Landing:
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An example character profile text about Vindictus Sharpe from the book The Nowhere Emporium plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 4 of Ross MacKenzie’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description and then plan and write their own character profile about Vindictus, Daniel, Mr Silver or any other character 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 from any other story.
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A six week literacy unit of work based on Stig of the Dump by Clive King for Years 3 & 4, with 30 complete lessons, including all plans, presentations and resources.
This scheme of work for Lower Key Stage 2 contains the following:
• 30 daily lesson plans with differentiation
• 30 lesson presentations with over 300 slides in total (in Notebook, Powerpoint and PDF format)
• 60 additional teaching resources (model texts, worksheets, feature finds, answers, word banks, etc)
• 9 SATs style comprehension tests, one for each chapter with answers
Here are some of the objectives covered in this unit of work:
✽ Writing
Diary (with WAGOLL)
Character profile (with WAGOLL)
Dialogue (with WAGOLL)
Playscript (with WAGOLL)
Letter (with WAGOLL)
Similes
Book review
✽ Comprehension
Asking questions
Making predictions
Discussing interesting words and phrases
Drawing inferences
All reading content domains and VIPERS covered
✽ 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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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the historical novel Street Child by Berlie Doherty, set in Victorian London.
The model text contains a conversation between Jim’s sisters, Emily and Lizzie, about the break-up of their family. Three differentiated versions of the text have been included for different ability levels.
The model text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine using the differentiated Feature Find worksheets (answers included) before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book.
The following resources are provided:
• Dialogue writing example text x3
• Feature Find worksheet x3
• Feature Find answers x3
• Text extract from the novel
• Contractions word bank
• Synonyms for Said word bank
These resources can be used as part of a study of the novel or as a stand-alone lesson, using the text extract provided.
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:
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Words spoken separated from the reporting clause by a comma, question mark and exclamation mark
• Reporting clause written before the words spoken, separated by a comma
• Variety of speech verbs
• Adverbs
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes
• Actions of the characters showing feelings/personality
• Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• Split speech: two or more sentences spoken at once split into two by the reporting clause
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause at the beginning/end
• No reporting clause used when speaker is obvious
• Contractions within speech
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An example non-chronological report text about the Gryffindor house, inspired by Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling, plus task sheet, and differentiated planning and writing templates.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Planning worksheets differentiated x2
• Writing templates differentiated x2
• Task explanation sheet
Pupils read the model non-chronological report about the Gryffindor house from Harry Potter, and then plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates provided. Pupils can write about one of the four houses from the novel or invent a fifth house for Hogwarts.
The resources are provided in both PDF and editable Word format.
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Three differentiated worksheets and activities about the figurative language used in the novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
The following resources have been provided:
• Literary devices identification sheets, differentiated x3
• Literary devices match, differentiated x3
• Literary devices information sheet
Literary devices identification sheets
Independent activity. Pupils identify a range of literary devices, including figurative language, from an extract from Chapter 1 of the novel. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Literary devices match
Group activity. Pupils match the names of literary devices with definitions and examples from chapters 1-5 of the book. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge.
Literary devices information sheet
Can be displayed, stuck into books or used as a handout.
The following literary devices are covered in this resource:
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• idioms
• metaphors
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• repetition for effect
• rhetorical questions
• rule of three
• similes
Extracts and answer sheets are included for each skill level of differentiation.
This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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These two collections of 30 daily activities will help to teach, assess and consolidate your pupils’ understanding of the grammar, punctuation and spelling curriculum to improve their writing for half a term. Six weeks’ worth of daily activities are included on each presentation, so 12 weeks of daily activities altogether. The answers to each activity is on next slide to aid class discussion. Each presentation has over 120 slides.
These can be used as daily registration activities, English/Literacy lesson starter activities, plenaries, end of the day activities, and more.
This resource bundle requires no photocopying, just a screen and somewhere for the children to note down their answers (English books, general work books or mini-whiteboards).
Can also be used as revision for KS3 pupils.
Editable PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents provided.
Topics covered:
• Adjectives and nouns
• Alliteration
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Commas in lists
• Complex sentences
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Definite and indefinite articles
• Determiners
• Direct speech
• Five senses
• Fronted adverbials
• Fronted adverbials with a comma after each
• Homophones
• Noun phrases
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Plural possessive apostrophes
• Prepositions to express cause
• Present perfect tense
• Pronouns
• Question or exclamation?
• Rule of three
• Sentence types: statement, exclamation, question and command
• Similes and metaphors
• Singular and plural possessive apostrophes and contractions
• So and so: Co-ordinating conjunction or adverb?
• Standard and non-standard English
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions or prepositions?
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat vocabulary cards and two presentations to support the teaching of all three verses of the poem The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear to EYFS or Key Stage 1 pupils. All selected 29 words/phrases from the poem contain matching images.
Vocabulary cards
The vocabulary cards can be used as a glossary, or cut out and used as a matching activity or as flashcards. These are particularly useful for pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) and pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to pre-teach the vocabulary before reading the poem, and again mid-unit.
The cards can also be used as a glossary for all pupils to refer to while studying the poem to aid understanding.
The cards can be printed onto A3 and displayed in the classroom as a visual reminder.
Vocabulary Presentation
The 59 slide presentation can be used to pre-teach the vocabulary, to test pupils or to prompt the class as they recite the lines to help pupils to memorize the poem.
Poem Presentation
A 31 slide presenation, with each line of the poem on a different slide. The key words/phrases have been blanked out and replaced with an image to represent that word/phrase. This presentation can be used to help pupils to recite the poem, the images acting as cues to aid recall.
Copy of the poem
A copy of all three verses of the poem is also included.
Each document is available as an editable Word/PowerPoint file and as a PDF file.
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An example explanation text entitled ‘How Do Bees Make Honey?’ plus feature identification sheet, answer sheet, and causal conjunctions and adverbials list.
This fascinating exemplar explanation text describes the process of honey-making by honeybees. Pupils read the model text as a WAGOLL before analysing it and looking for features of explanation writing. The answers to the feature identification sheet are included for easy sharing in the classroom or online if remote learning.
Pupils can then use the example explanation text as a model for their own explanation writing.
This scientific text has cross-curricular links to the following units in the science curriculum:
✎ Year 3: Plants - explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal;
✎ Year 3: Animals Including Humans - identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat;
✎ Year 4: Living Things and Their Habitats - recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways;
✎ Year 4: Animals Including Humans - construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey;
✎ Year 4: States of Matter - identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature;
✎ Year 5: Living Things and Their Habitats - describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals;
✎ Year 6: Living Things and Their Habitats - give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics;
✎ Year 6: Evolution and Inheritance - identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
The features found this text include:
• Chronological order with time conjunctions or adverbs
• Fronted adverbials with a comma after each
• Present tense
• Technical vocabulary
• Diagram/picture with labels
• Captions
• Cause and effect vocabulary
• Passive voice
• Singular possessive apostrophes
• Plural possessive apostrophes
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
• Dashes
All files are in editable Word format and PDF format.
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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
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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✦ 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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A bundle of character profile resources themed around the popular children’s novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes.
This bundle contains the following resources:
Hogarth Character Trait Matching
A differentiated character trait matching activity showing pupils how to examine evidence from the text to identify a character’s traits. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills.
Iron Man Character Profile Example Text
A character profile example text which includes relevant language, grammar and punctuation features. This comes with a feature identification sheet to help pupils to read the model text closely before writing their own. The answer key is also included.
Character Profile Writing Templates
Writing templates for the characters of Hogarth and the Iron Man, so that pupils can use what they have learned to write their own character profile.
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with 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 Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet
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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 entry text for The Boy Who Grew Dragons written from the point of view of the character Kat, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Andy Shepherd’s fun fantasy book.
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
• Emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Exclamations
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Brackets
The diary text recounts the events from chapters 9 and 10, from Tomas’s friend Kat’s point of view.
Pupils can read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry from the point of view of Tomas, Kat, Kai, Ted, Liam or any other character from the story.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Other The Boy Who Grew Dragons themed resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Apostrophe Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ Christophe’s Story Diary Entries Example Pack
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack
✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker
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An example character profile text for The Hodgeheg about Max plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers, and differentiated writing templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 1 and 2 of Dick King-Smith’s book.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
The character profile model text contains the following layout, grammar and punctuation features:
• Key information
• Picture of character
• Subheadings
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Apostrophes for omission
• Commas in a list
• Colons
• Brackets
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description, 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 from any other story.
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Other Hodgeheg themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Action Sequence Example Text Pack
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✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example: Journey
✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example
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✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example
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A playscript example text based on the events of Chapter 3 from the children’s fantasy adventure book Varjak Paw by S.F. Said.
The two pages of script provided in this resource are the beginning of a scene where Varjak’s grandfather, Elder Paw, calls a Family Council.
The WAGOLL playscript comes with a Feature Find worksheet and answers so that pupils can look for features of this text type before continuing the scene or writing their own version.
The following files are included:
• Example Playscript (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find worksheet (Word and PDF)
• Feature Find answers (Word and PDF)
The following features can be found in the playscript model text:
• Play title
• Scene number
• Scene title
• List of character names
• Stage directions to describe the setting
• Character names followed by colons
• Words spoken by actors
• Character direction within speech inside brackets
• Contractions within speech
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Other Varjak Paw resources:
✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack
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✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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Teach pupils about the use of literary devices and figurative language in Alfred Noyes’ poem The Highwayman using these four activities with differentiation.
The classic poem is full of literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification. Examples of these and more are explored to give pupils a deeper understanding of the text.
Literary devices and figurative language examples are explored in the following activities:
• Literary Device Match (differentiated x3): pupils match the literary devices with their definitions and examples (ideal as a paired or small group activity). Answers included.
• Completing Similes (differentiated x2): complete the similes using the appropriate noun phrase and then complete an extension activity. Answers included.
• Identifying Literary Devices: pupils find and underline listed literary devices used in every stanza of the poem. Answers included.
• Simile and Metaphor Meanings (differentiated x3): pupils explain the meanings, or match the meanings, of the similes and metaphors from the poem. Answers included.
The following literary devices are covered by these activities:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Repetition
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Symbolism
Each activity comes as an easily editable word document and in PDF format.
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More The Highwayman poem resources:
✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Highwayman: Diary Entries Model Text Pack
✦ The Highwayman: Character Profile Model Text Pack
✦ The Highwayman: Poetry Pack
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Example diary entry text for the Moon landing written as Neil Armstrong, plus writing feature identification worksheet.
Useful for cross curricular English and history/science lessons.
Contains the following features: language features such as similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration and rule of three; apostrophes for contraction, singular and plural possession; fronted adverbials followed by commas; time conjunctions; chronological order; paragraphs; fully punctuated speech with inverted commas.
The exemplar text recounting the first Moon landing can be used as a WAGOLL for pupils to examine before writing their own diary text.
Files available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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