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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapter 3 of the novel.
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.
The worksheet focuses on Chapter 3 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapter 2 of the novel.
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.
The worksheet focuses on Chapter 2 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 7 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ The Iron Man Glossary
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Example diary entry text for Stone Age Boy written from the point of view of the boy on the day he falls down the hole, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading the first twelve pages of Satoshi Kitamura’s picture book Stone Age Boy.
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Repetition for effect
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for contraction
Pupils can read the example diary entry, identify the features and then write one of the following, including the features in their writing:
• A continuation of the diary entry, describing the Stone Age girl’s name, family, camp, food etc.
• A diary entry for the next day
• A series of diary entries for the following days
• A diary written by Om, the girl
All resources are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included.
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Other Stone Age Boy resources:
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ 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
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✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers
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How To Train Your Dragon themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapters 1 & 2 of the novel.
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 Chapters 1 & 2 of Cressida Cowell’s popular novel, How To Train Your Dragon.
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other How to Train Your Dragon themed resources:
✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Example Explanation Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Possessive Apostrophe Pack
✦ Example Character Profile Pack
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✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
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✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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How To Train Your Dragon themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of possessive apostrophe activities, focusing on Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of the novel.
The possessive apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of possessive apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of possessive apostrophes and improve their skills in using possessive apostrophes in their writing. Pupils are asked to identify singular and plural possessive apostrophes, create possessive phrases, add missing possessive apostrophes and write sentences to include different types of possessive apostrophes.
The worksheet focuses on Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of Cressida Cowell’s popular novel, How To Train Your Dragon, but can be used at any point after reading Chapter 3.
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other How to Train Your Dragon themed resources:
✦ Example Text, Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Example Explanation Text Pack
✦ Example Diary Text Pack
✦ Fronted Adverbial Pack
✦ Example Character Profile Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
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✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text Pack
✦ 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
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of apostrophe activities, focusing on chapters 4 and 5 of the popular novel.
The apostrophe worksheets are differentiated three ways. They contain a variety of apostrophe activities to develop pupils’ knowledge of the punctuation mark and improve their skills in using apostrophes in their writing.
Different types of apostrophes are covered by the worksheets:
• Apostrophes for omission (contractions)
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
The worksheets focus on chapters 4 and 5 of Ted Hughes’s novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
Every resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format.
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✦ 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
✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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Pupils will learn how to write an exciting action sequence with this The Hodgeheg themed example text, together with a feature find and answers, boxing up grid, differentiated planning sheets and text extract.
Pupils start by reading the action writing extract from the children’s book The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith. The structure is then examined using the boxing up method. A new text is planned by modelling the innovation (completed grid provided). Next pupils will analyse the example text using the feature find grid (answers provided) where they will need to find examples of listed action sequence grammar and language features. Lastly, pupils will plan their own action sequence using the differentiated planning grids and then write their own action sequence.
The following resources are provided:
• Example action sequence WAGOLL text
• Extract from The Hodgeheg
• Action sequence feature find worksheet
• Answers to feature find
• Boxing up grid - completed
• Differentiated boxing up planning templates
Ideas for action sequences:
• Pupils write their own account of Max the hedgehog crossing at the zebra crossing or under the underpass, but with different dangers/obstacles in his way.
• Pupils write about Max to crossing the road using a different method.
• Pupils write about a different animal character crossing the road.
• Pupils write about a different animal character doing something else that is difficult or dangerous, e.g. a duckling travelling across a busy river.
This resource can be used when reading the book The Hodgeheg, or for a standalone series of lessons about action sequence writing.
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and in PDF format.
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Other Hodgeheg themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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Example letter text for Oranges in No Man’s Land written from Doctor Leila to Granny, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading about Ayesha’s return from her dangerous journey crossing the Green Line in Elizabeth Laird’s refugee novel * Oranges in No Man’s Land *.
The model letter contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Thoughts and feelings
• Present tense
• Past tense
• Future tense
• Past perfect tense
• Second person
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative pronouns
• Exclamations
• Commands
• Interjections
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Dashes
Pupils can read the example informal letter, identify the features and then write one of the following, including the features in their own writing:
• Their own version of the letter from Dr Leila to Granny
• A return letter from Granny to Dr Leila
• A return letter from Ayesha to Dr Leila
The following documents are included in this resource:
• Example informal letter
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning templates x3
All resources are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included.
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✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets
✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text 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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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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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man Pack
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man Pack
✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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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:
✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Ancient Egypt | Howard Carter’s Diary Pack
✦ 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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✦ 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 All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers
✦ The Iron Man Glossary for the Whole Novel (Chapters 1-5)
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the book The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between Ma and Pa and Max’s sisters Peony, Pansy and Petunia based on chapters 6 and 7 of the book.
Differentiated feature find worksheets with answers are included for easy marking and instant feedback.
Resources are differentiated three ways.
Resources provided:
• Example dialogue texts x3
• Feature find worksheets x3
• Answers x3
• Synonyms for ‘said’ word bank
• Text extract
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, separated from words spoken with a comma
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a question mark
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with an exclamation mark
• New paragraph every time the speaker changes
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Two or more sentences spoken at once inside one pair of inverted commas
• Actions of the characters
• Contractions used in speech
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Other Hodgeheg themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Action Sequence Example Text Pack
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✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE
✦ Diary Example Text Pack: The Boy Who Grew Dragons
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text, Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker
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An example letter from the point of view of Ted from the children’s novel The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd.
This exemplar informal letter is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 19-21 of the text. The letter is written from Ted to a friend about seeing Tomas’s dragon Flicker for the first time.
The model informal letter comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet. The worksheets can be easily adjusted to match the ability of your class and provide differentiation.
After identifying the features in the model text, pupils can write their own informal letter based on the example text.
The following documents are included in this resource pack:
• Informal letter model text
• Feature identification sheet
• Answers to feature identification sheet
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Differentiated writing templates x3
• Apostrophe word bank
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Second person
• Questions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Commas in a list
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
• Brackets
All resources come as easily editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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Other The Boy Who Grew Dragons themed resources:
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Pack
✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Apostrophe Differentiated Worksheets
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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 about the character Alex Rider from Stormbreaker plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Anthony Horowitz’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 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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✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Mission File Text Pack With Templates
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An example diary entry text from the point of view of Harry from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone plus Feature Find worksheets and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of J. K. Rowling’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry text written by Harry
• 3 Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
Pupils read the model diary entry, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own diary entry from Harry, Dudley, Uncle Vernon or Aunt Petunia’s point of view.
Diary entries could be written about the same day or the day before or after the model text.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the example text:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Hyperboles
• Present perfect tense (have/has + VERB+ed)
• Past perfect tense (had + VERB+ed)
• Past progressive tense (was/were + VERB+ing)
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Relative clauses
• Modal verbs
• Rhetorical questions
• Apostrophes for contractions
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Brackets
All resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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 Harry Potter themed resources:
✦ WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE
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Example playscript based on Chapter 6 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar playscript is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 6 of Stig of the Dump when Barney and Stig stop the thieves.
The model playscript comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to complete, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own playscript using an extract from the book (also included) by either re-writing the model text or continuing the script provided.
The language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• List of characters’ names, using commas to separate each item in the list
• Setting the scene, written in the present tense
• Stage directions
• Character names written down the left-hand side of the page, followed by a colon before each line of speech
• Speech – actual words spoken after a character’s name (no inverted commas)
• Character directions within speech, inside brackets
• Character directions not within speech, inside brackets
• Colloquial language (informal language): apostrophes for contraction
• Colloquial language (informal language): informal words/phrases
• Non-standard English
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Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
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✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 2: Instructions
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the book The Boy Who Drew Dragons by Andy Shepherd.
The 3 differentiated model texts contain conversations between Tomas, Liam and Miss Logan on Tomas’s first day at school after Flicker arrives (based on events in Chapter 10).
Differentiated feature find worksheets with answers are included for easy marking and instant feedback. All resources are differentiated three ways.
Resources provided:
• Example dialogue texts x3
• Feature find worksheets x3
• Answers x3
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, separated from words spoken with a comma
• Variety of speech verbs
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph each time the speaker changes
• Feelings shown through action
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the 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
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Fun and engaging 3 page example persuasive letter – “Why We Need a Unicorn” – plus writing feature identification worksheet.
800 word persuasive letter contains the following features:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Rhyming
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Emotional language
• Flattery
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
Punctuation
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
This example persuasive text can be used to examine the features of persuasive writing and letter writing before pupils embark on writing their own persuasive letter. Works well as part of a unit linked to mythical or legendary creatures, fictional creatures (e.g. The Iron Man, characters from Alice In Wonderland) or as a stand-alone lesson.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents. The letter can easily be edited to include the name of your own school, headteacher, pupils etc.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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Example instructional text based on information from Chapter 2 of the children’s novel Stig of the Dump by Clive King.
This exemplar instructional text “How to Build a Fireplace” is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 2 of Stig of the Dump.
The model instructions come with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils write their own instructions based on the example text with the help of the extract from the book (also included).
The language, grammar and punctuation features to be identified in the text include:
• Rhetorical questions
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Commands
• Imperative verbs
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for possession
• Brackets
• Hyphens
• Colons
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Stig of the Dump example texts, with feature find sheet and answers:
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✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries
✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile
✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter
✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue
✦ Chapter 6: Playscript
✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report
✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article
✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert
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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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Other Stig of the Dump resources:
✦ Complete Unit of Work
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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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