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An example action text inspired by the novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird, plus feature find with answers and novel extract.
Pupils will examine the exciting text extract from the refugee novel, looking for features of an action sequence. After highlighting features and noting examples of those features in a table, pupils will be introduced to an example text written from the point of view of a different character from the book. They can then write their own action text.
The action sequence extract is taken from chapters 13 and 14, when Ayesha is taken back across Beirut’s Green Line by Abu Bashir in a United Nations’ ambulance.
The model text is written from Abu Bashir’s perspective instead of Ayesha’s. This text can be used as a WAGOLL for writing.
The following documents are provided in easily editable Word format and as PDF:
• Extract feature find
• Extract feature find answers
• Feature table
• Action text order of events
• Example text from Abu Bashir’s point of view
The following action text features are identified:
• Verbs to show danger or speed
• Noun phrases to show danger or speed
• Adverbials to show speed
• Short sentences
• Thoughts and feelings
• Show not tell feelings
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
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✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
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Example diary entry text for Oranges in No Man’s Land written from the point of view of Ayesha, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading the first two chapters of Elizabeth Laird’s refugee novel * Oranges in No Man’s Land*.
The activities can also be carried out as standalone lessons using the extract that is included in the resource.
The following documents are included in this resource:
• Example diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Text extract from the novel
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Mainly past tense
• Present tense (at the end of the diary)
• Future tense (at the end of the diary)
• Present perfect tense
• Past perfect tense
• Present progressive tense
• Past progressive tense
• First person
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Coordinating & subordinating conjunctions
• Relative pronouns
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for possession
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
• Brackets
Pupils can read the example diary entry, identify the features and then write one of the following, including the features in their own writing:
• Their own version of the diary entry from Ayesha’s perspective
• A diary entry from a different character’s perspective, such as Granny, Mrs Zainab, Latif or Samar
• A diary entry for the next day
• A series of diary entries for the following few days
All resources are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included.
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An example diary entry text for The Butterfly Lion written from the point of view of the character Michael, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Michael Morpurgo’s prize-winning novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Text extract from Chapter 1
The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Similes
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphors
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Emotions
• Show not tell emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Noun phrases
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Dashes
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Brackets
The diary text recounts the events from Chapter 1, Chilblains and Semolina Pudding, from the character Michael’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 Michael, Bertie, Millie or any other character from the story.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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An example character profile text for The Butterfly Lion about Millie, the old lady, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers, and differentiated writing templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2, Strange Meeting, of Michael Morpurgo’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
The character profile text contains the following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Key informations
• Picture of character
• Subheadings
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for possession
• Apostrophes for omission
• Commas in lists
• Colons
• Hyphens
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character profile text, identify the features, and then write their own character profile using the differentiated templates.
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An example character profile text for The Boy Who Grew Dragons about Tomas, the story’s main character, 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 Andy Shepherd’s fun fantasy novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
The character profile text contains the following layout, grammar and punctuation features:
• Key informations
• Picture of character
• Subheadings
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Apostrophes for possession
• Apostrophes for omission
• Commas in a list
• Colons
• Hyphens
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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 from any other story.
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Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the book The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between the narrator and friends and their teacher, Mrs Khan based on Chapter 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
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, question mark or exclamation mark
• Reporting clause after the words spoken
• Reporting clause before the words spoken
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs/adverbials to show how the words were spoken
• New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes
• Actions of the characters
• Feelings of characters shown not told
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the end/beginning
• Two or more sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause
• One sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech
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Two-page example instructional text entitled “How to Tame a Unicorn”, plus writing feature identification worksheet.
This fun and engaging unicorn-themed instruction text is 700 words long and contain the following features: language features such as metaphors, alliteration, rhetorical questions and rule of three; grammar features such as exclamatory sentences, fronted adverbials followed by commas and imperative verbs; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes for contraction, apostrophes for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, semi-colons, colons, dashes and inverted commas.
This exemplar instructional text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions. Suitable for a unit about mythical or imaginary creatures, fairy-tales or legends or as a standalone lesson.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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A three-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About the Iron Man” plus a feature find worksheet with answer sheet.
This fun non-chronological report is about the character of the Iron Man from the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes (also known as The Iron Giant). Use this as an exemplar or WAGOLL before pupils write their own report about one of the novel’s characters such as the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon, Hogarth or the Iron Man. Perfect for the study of chapters 4 and 5.
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar contains the following genre-specific features:
• Introduction
• Sub-headings as questions
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Images with captions
The feature find worksheet looks at the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Facts
• Commands
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Relative clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
This 630 word example non-chronological report can be used to examine the features of report writing as a WAGOLL before pupils embark on their own non-chronological report.
Documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word files making adaption for your class simple.
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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapters 4 and 5 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 worksheets focus on Chapters 4 and 5 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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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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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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Teach pupils about the use of literary devices and figurative language in the classic children’s novel The Iron Man using these four differentiated activities.
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes 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 and 2 are explored in the following activities:
• Literary Device Match: 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 a challenge activity
• Completing Personification (differentiated x2): pupils complete the personifications using the appropriate verb and then complete a challenge activity
• Identifying Literary Devices (differentiation x3): pupils find and underline listed literary devices used in an extract from the novel
The following literary devices are covered by these activities:
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Repetition
• 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.
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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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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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An example diary entry text for The Hodgeheg written from the point of view Max, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL whilst studying Dick King-Smith’s book.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answer sheet
• Planning templates
• Text extract
The diary recount text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Emotions
• Rhetorical questions
• Variety of sentence openers, including fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Conjunctions
• Commas in a list
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Brackets
• Semi-colons
• Colons
The diary text tells the events of Chapter 1 from Max’s point of view.
Pupils can read the extract and the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry from the point of view of Max, Peony, Pansy, Petunia, Ma, Pa, Uncle Bo or any other character from the story.
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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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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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Example persuasive text - a letter to an ogre - plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers.
The persuasive letter contains the following features: language features such as the rule of three, repetition for effect, alliteration, metaphor, hyperbole, emotional language, flattery and rhetorical questions; grammar features such as exclamatory sentences, subordinate clauses, fronted adverbials followed by commas and expanded noun phrases; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes for contraction, apostrophes for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, colons and dashes.
This example persuasive letter WAGOLL can be used to examine the features of persuasive writing and letter writing before pupils embark on writing their own persuasive letter.
All documents are included as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included.
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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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The Iron Man themed differentiated worksheets containing a variety of fronted adverbial activities, focusing on Chapter 1 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 1 of Ted Hughes’ novel, The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant).
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
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