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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 3 of the novel The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook with feature find, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Chaya. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Chaya or another character such as Neel, Nour or Father. Resources provided: • Model character profile text • Feature find worksheet with answers • Differentiated planning templates, x3 • Differentiated writing templates, x3 • Character trait word bank All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More The Girl Who Stole an Elephant themed resources: ✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE ✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Diary Entry WAGOLL Pack ✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Non-Chronological Report Pack With Model Text, Feature Find & More ✦ The Girl Who Stole An Elephant Character Trait Matching Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Silver Sword Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text based on chapters 1 and 2 of the book Flat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown. The WAGOLL text comes with a feature find sheet, differentiated writing templates and word bank. The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Stanley. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Stanley or another character such as Arthur, Mr Lambchop, Amisi or Sir Abu Hawara. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile text • Feature find worksheet with answers • Differentiated writing templates, x3 • Character trait word bank All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Flat Stanley themed resources: ✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation Bundle ✦ Flat Stanley Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Flat Stanley Fronted Adverbial Worksheets Differentiated ✦ Flat Stanley Punctuation Worksheets Differentiated Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 3 of the fantasy novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan with feature find, differentiated planning and writing templates and word bank. The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Percy. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Percy or another character such as Grover Underwood, Mr Brunner or his mother, Sally. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile text • Feature find worksheet with answers • Differentiated planning templates, x3 • Differentiated writing templates, x3 • Character trait word bank All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Lightning Thief resources: ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Lightning Thief Example Diary Text Pack ✦ The Lightning Thief Example Character Profile Text Pack ✦ The Lightning Thief Example Monsters Non-Chronological Report Text Pack ✦ The Lightning Thief Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Differentiated Worksheets ✦ The Lightning Thief Instructions Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ 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 ✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report ✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5) Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also like: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle ✦ Moon Landing Diary Lesson Plans ✦ Moon Landing Diary Features Lesson ✦ Moon Landing Diary Role Play Lesson ✦ Differentiated Moon Landing Diary Planning Lesson ✦ Moon Landing Diary Writing Lesson ✦ Moon Landing Diary Editing Lesson Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary entry text written from the point of view of Lila from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter plus feature find worksheets and answers, and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 2 and 3 of Philip Pullman’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 • Metaphors • Idioms • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Onomatopoeias • Alliteration • Feelings • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Noun phrases • Coordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Question marks • Commas in lists • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Dashes • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Brackets If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Firework-Maker’s Daughter resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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 If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Journey themed resources: ✦ Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Example Description Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also like: ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of three example instructions linked to the children’s picture book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. The three exemplar instructions are linked to the illustrations found in the book Stone Age Boy: • How to make a Stone Age fire • How to make Stone Age clothing • How to make Stone Age soup (recipe) These instructions can be used as WAGOLLs before pupils embark on writing their own instructions based on the illustrations found in the book, particularly on pages 16 and 17, or on their learning of the Stone Age in History or Topic lessons. Instruction and recipe templates have been provided for pupils to use during this writing task. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in pdf format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Stone Age Boy resources: ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Fronted Adverbials Differentiated Worksheets & Answers You may also be interested in: ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Dialogue Texts Differentiated, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example with Feature Identification, Answers & Extract ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text about Rwandan refugee Christophe from the children’s novel Christophe’s Story by Nicki Cornwell. This exemplar character description of Christophe is perfect to use as a WAGOLL. The model character profile comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet. After identifying the features of the text, pupils write their own character description of Christophe, Jeremy, Miss Finch, Babi, Greg or another character using the differentiated Character Profile Templates (also included). The resource could also be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from anyother story. The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include: • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Apostrophes for singular possession • Commas in a list • Commas to add extra information • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets • Hyphens If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Christophe’s Story themed resources: ✦ 4 Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of three expanded noun phrase activities and a noun phrase poster, all linked to Chapter 1 of The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. These resources develop pupils’ understanding of grammar, creative writing skills and engagement with the novel. The following resources are included in the pack: • Noun Phrase Building Activity • Noun Phrase Identifying Handout • Noun Phrase Identifying Handout Answers • Noun Phrase Writing Activity • Noun Phrase Poster Noun Phrase Building Activity In pairs or small groups, pupils build expanded noun phrases using the cards provided. Two versions of the cards are supplied: a colour version, and a more challenging black and white version. Blank cards are supplied for pupils to change or build on the expanded noun phrases they have completed, or to create their own expanded noun phrases as an extension activity. Noun Phrase Identifying Handout Pupils identify the different parts of expanded noun phrases, and find the noun phrases in sentences, with activities getting increasingly more challenging. Example phrases and sentences are taken from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. An answer sheet is provided for quick and easy marking. Noun Phrase Writing Activity Pupils create their own expanded noun phrases to describe the Iron Man by adding pre- and post-modifiers using the grid provided. An extension, a paragraph writing activity, is also included. Noun Phrase Poster Defines a noun phrase with examples of expanded noun phrases from Chapter 1 of The Iron Man. Display the poster on the wall or provide as a desktop reminder. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun model instructional text about defeating a dragon, plus feature find worksheet with answers. Based on the Polish legend of the Wawel Dragon from Kraków, these instructions tell the reader how to defeat the dragon without the use of weapons. Use this exemplar text as a WAGOLL to examine its features before pupils write their own instructional text. This resource is a perfect model for instructions about mythical creatures such as dragons, ogres or unicorns, but would work well as a WAGOLL before writing instructions about any topic. The following language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the WAGOLL: • Rhetorical questions • Alliteration • Fronted time adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Hyphens The following resources are provided in this pack: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report ✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text - How to Tame a Unicorn ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. 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 Other popular resources: ✦ Holes BUNDLE ✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE ✦ Street Child BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More The Boy at the Back of the Class themed resources: ✦ Example Text Bundle ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Writing Text Pack ✦ Differentiated Apostrophe Activities You may also like: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦The Iron Man Character Profile Example ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example ✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example ✦The Twits Character Profile Example ✦Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples ✦Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A model character profile text about the main character from the classic poem “The Highwayman”, plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading the romantic ballad by Alfred Noyes. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text • Planning template differentiated 3 ways • Writing template differentiated 3 ways • Personality traits word bank The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the example character description of the highwayman and then plan and write their own character profile about the highwayman, the landlord’s daughter Bess or Tim the ostler using the differentiated templates and word bank. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Highwayman themed resources: ✦ The Highwayman WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Highwayman: Diary Entries Model Text Pack ✦ The Highwayman: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ The Highwayman: Poetry Pack Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work ✦ Semi-Colon BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation BUNDLE ✦ Colon BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils examine the personality of Ada and other characters in this differentiated character trait matching exercise. Pupils match the main characters from Children of the Benin Kingdom by Dinah Orji with character traits and evidence from the text. The quotes from the text have been provided, alongside the character traits and definitions. This resource has been differentiated three ways: • Higher ability: 10 characters, quotes and character traits have been provided. • Middle ability: 10 characters, quotes and character traits with their definitions have been provided. • Lower ability: 7 characters, quotes and character traits with their definitions have been provided. This activity is a great way for pupils to think carefully about how a character’s personality is revealed by what they do and how they react in a story. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills. An answer sheet has been included. All resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Children of the Benin Kingdom themed resources: ✦ Children of the Benin Kingdom: Character Trait Matching Activity Differentiated Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example mission file text based on Chapter 4 of the action-adventure novel Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz with planning sheet and writing template. The model mission file is written using information from Chapter 4, “So What Do You Say?", of the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL text to examine before pupils plan and write their own mission file based on this chapter or a mission invented by the children themselves. Resources provided: • Exemplar mission file text • Planning sheet • Writing template All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Stormbreaker resources: ✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Teach pupils about the use of literary devices and figurative language in the novel Stormbreaker using these four differentiated activities. The first novel in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz 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 and enable them to create their own to enhance their writing. Literary devices and figurative language examples from chapters 1 to 8 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) • Completing Similes (differentiated x2): complete the similes using the appropriate noun phrase and then complete an extension activity • Completing Personification (differentiated x2): pupils complete the personifications using the appropriate verb/noun and then complete an extension activity • Identifying Literary Devices (differentiated x3): pupils find and underline listed literary devices used in extracts from the novel The following literary devices are covered by these activities: • Similes • Metaphors • Personification • Alliteration • Repetition for effect • Rule of three • Hyperbole • Onomatopoeia • Rhetorical questions Full answers to all activities are included. Each activity comes as an easily editable word document and in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Stormbreaker resources: ✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates ✦ Example Mission File Text Pack With Templates Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Beowulf themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on the first part of the story. The fronted adverbial worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of fronted adverbial activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of fronted adverbials and improve their skills in using fronted adverbials in their writing. Pupils are asked to identify different types of fronted adverbials, re-write sentences to include fronted adverbials and commas, and write their own sentences with fronted adverbials including correct punctuation. The worksheet focuses on the first part of Michael Morpurgo’s re-telling of the epic Anglo-Saxon tale, Beowulf. Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Beowulf themed resources: ✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE ✦ Beowulf Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ Beowulf Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Beowulf Character Profile Model Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.