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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the classic novel Goodnight Mister Tom, plus feature find worksheet, answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 5 and 6 of Michelle Magorian’s historical World War Two novel. The diary entry, written from evacuee Zach’s perspective, recounts the day when he speaks to protagonist Willie for the very first time.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry based on the WAGOLL, from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Willie, Tom Oakley or Dr Little.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• fronted adverbials with commas
• subordinate clauses
• dash and dashes for emphasis
• relative clauses
• thoughts/feelings
• colons to introduce lists
• complex lists with semi-colons
• similes
• brackets for extra information
• expanded noun phrases
• contractions
• hyperbole
• alliteration
• possessive noun phrases
• date
• greeting with comma
• introduction
• sign off
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✦ Goodnight Mister Tom Example Character Profile Text Pack
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An example character profile text based on information from chapters 1 and 2 of the historical fiction novel Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian with feature find sheet, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The model character profile based on the World War II children’s novel describes evacuee Willie, the story’s protagonist.
Read the exemplar character profile text and then use the feature find worksheet as a WAGOLL to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Willie or another character such as Thomas Oakley or Zach.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features are included in the exemplar text:
• complex lists with semi-colons
• conjunctive adverbs
• expanded noun phrases
• extra information inside dashes
• fronted adverbials with commas
• colons to introduce lists
• possessive noun phrases
• relative clauses
• rule of three
• subordinate clauses
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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A bundle of example text packs based on the novel The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars, plus bonus character comparison activity.
The following model text packs which include WAGOLLs, feature find worksheets and templates are included in this bundle:
• Character profile
• Diary
• Informal letter
Character profile pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
Diary pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar diary entries WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
Informal letter pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar informal letter text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Letter planning, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
Bonus resource pack:
Character comparison pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Instructions
• Character comparison cards, differentiated x3
• Comparison grid
• Answers
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A set of model writing packs based on the evacuee novel Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden, plus bonus character and timeline activities.
The bundle consists of 4 resource packs for a character profile, diary entry, newspaper report and informal letter. The packs come with WAGOLLs, feature find sheets, templates and more to enable each student to produce their own piece of writing.
Character Profile Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
Diary Entry Example Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entries WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets, x3
• Contractions word bank
Newspaper Report Model Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Example newspaper report
• Feature find sheets, x2
• Feature find answers, x2
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates, x2
Informal Letter Model Text Pack
Resources provided:
• Exemplar informal letter texts, x2
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets, x3
• Contractions word bank
• Teacher notes
Bonus packs:
Character Matching Activity Pack
Resources provided:
• Character cards, differentiated x3
• Answers
Timeline of Events Activity Pack
Resources provided:
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 2-6
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 7-14
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 2-14
• Key events cards
• Timeline template
• Timeline answer sheet
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Timeline activity pack for Carrie’s War which covers the key events from the whole novel. This is activity is perfect to use to deepen pupils’ understanding of Nina Bawden’s historical fiction novel.
Resources provided:
Event sorting activities
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 2-6
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 7-14
• Event sorting activity with answers, chapters 2-14
Timeline activity for whole novel
• Key events cards
• Timeline template
• Answer sheet
Give these timeline activities to small groups, pairs or individual pupils to complete to consolidate pupils’ understanding of the text. The story is non-linear, being told through a flashbacks, so the whole novel activity challenges pupils to order the events chronologically, thus deepening their understanding of the narrative.
All resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Two example informal letters written from Carrie and Nick to their mother, plus feature find worksheet and answers, differentiated planning sheets and word bank. These exemplar texts are perfect to use as WAGOLLs after reading partway through Chapter 4 of Nina Bawden’s evacuee novel Carrie’s War.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar informal letter texts x2
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Letter planning, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
• Teacher notes
The model letters are from Carrie and Nick to their mother, who is living in Glasgow. It is based on the events that have so far occurred in the story. Pupils read one of the exemplar informal letters; examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets; compare this letter to the second one; and then plan and write their own letters from this part of the story or later on.
The following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Brackets with additional information
• Subordinate clauses
• Dashes for emphasis
• ‘That’ omitted
• Thoughts/feelings
• Rule of three
• Questions
• Contractions
• Fronted adverbials with commas
• Expanded noun phrases
• Singular possessive nouns
• Plural possessive nouns
• Sender’s address
• Date
• Greeting
• Introductory paragraph
• Concluding paragraph
• Sign off
The resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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A timeline of key events based on the historical fiction novel Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden.
This timeline of events supports the teaching of Carrie’s War, a story about the experiences of two young evacuees, Carrie and her brother Nick, who are sent to live in Wales during the Second World War.
A list of key events in chronological order with dates and chapters are given.
This resource is useful for students studying the novel and teachers alike.
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Example newspaper report based on the historical fiction novel Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying this World War Two evacuation story. The example text reports on the fire at Druid’s Bottom and is ideal to be used after reading the novel.
The model newspaper report comes with two feature identification worksheets for children to fill in, one for layout features and one for language and grammar features, plus answer sheets.
After reading the exemplar text and finding its features, pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports could be about the fire once its cause is discovered, Carrie and Nick’s return to their mother, or even Carrie being re-united with Hepzibah Green and Albert Sandwich.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report
• Feature find sheets, x2
• Feature find answers, x2
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
The features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Byline
• Date
• Introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Alliteration in the headline
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials
• Possessive nouns
• Expanded noun phrases
• Prepositional phrases
• Subordinate clauses
• Omission of ‘that’
• Modal verbs
• Passive voice
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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the classic novel Carrie’s War, plus feature find worksheet, answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of Nina Bawden’s historical World War Two novel. The diary entry, written from evacuee Carrie’s perspective, recounts the day when her brother Nick is caught eating biscuits from Mr Evans’ shop.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Nick, Mr Evans or Auntie Louise.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• fronted adverbials with commas
• subordinate clauses
• dashes for emphasis
• repetition for effect
• feelings
• colons followed by explanations
• similes
• show not tell
• brackets for extra information
• expanded noun phrases
• contractions
• hyperbole
• thoughts
• possessive nouns
• omitted ‘that’
• date
• greeting with comma
• introduction
• sign off
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✦ Carrie’s War Timeline Pack
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A differentiated character matching activity about the novel Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden, a story about Second World War evacuees.
Pupils match the name of each key character with a description of that character. The activity is differentiated three ways. An answer sheet is included.
This activity should be used after reading the first five chapters of the book. The following characters are described: Carrie, Nick, Auntie Lou, Mr Evans, Albert Sandwich, Hepzibah, Mister Johnny, Miss Fazackerly, Mrs Gotobed and Mrs Willow.
The resource is provided as a PDF and editable Word document.
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An example informal letter text written from Tom to his friend Petie, plus feature find worksheets and answers, differentiated planning sheets and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading partway through Chapter 5 of Betsy Byars’s novel The Midnight Fox.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar informal letter text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Letter planning, differentiated x3
• Contractions word bank
The model letter is from Tom to Petie, his best friend back home. It is based on the events that have so far occurred in the story. Pupils read the exemplar informal letter, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets, and then plan and write their own letters from this part of the story or later on.
The following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Similes
• Hyperbole
• Slang
• Rhetorical questions
• Non-rhetorical questions
• Contractions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials with commas
• Extra information inside commas
• Possessive noun phrases
• Dashes for emphasis
• Subordinate clauses
• Greeting
• Sign-off
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A differentiated activity where pupils learn more about the characters in Betsy Byars’s novel The Midnight Fox by comparing them.
Pupils must sort quotes from the text as well as summarise the differences between two characters from the story: protagonist Tom and Bubba.
This resource is differentiated three ways. It comes with instructions, extensions and answers.
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the novel The Midnight Fox, plus feature find worksheet, answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 3 of Betsy Byars’s book.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entries WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry from Tom’s perspective, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Mom, Dad, Petie, Aunt Mille, Uncle Fred or Hazeline.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• date
• greeting with a comma
• introduction
• present perfect tense
• fronted adverbials with commas
• thoughts/feelings
• expanded noun phrases
• rhetorical questions
• hyperbole
• subordinate clauses
• dashes for emphasis
• brackets for extra information
• contractions
• omitted ‘that’
• repetition for effect
• possessive nouns
• subordinate clauses
• alliteration
• sign off
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An example character profile text based on information from Chapter 1 of the novel The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars with feature find sheet, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The model character profile based on the children’s novel describes Tom, the story’s protagonist.
Read the exemplar character profile text and then use the feature find worksheet as a WAGOLL to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Tom or another character such as Aunt Millie, Uncle Fred or Hazeline.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features are included in the exemplar text:
• Extra information inside brackets
• Relative clauses
• Extra information inside commas
• Possessive noun phrases
• Conjunctive adverbs
• Introducing a list with a colon
• Commas in a list
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials
• Subordinate clauses
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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An example character profile text based on information from chapters 1 and 2 of the historical fiction novel Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden with feature find sheet, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The model character profile based on the World War II children’s novel describes evacuee Carrie, the story’s protagonist.
Read the exemplar character profile text and then use the feature find worksheet as a WAGOLL to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Carrie or another character such as Nick, Auntie Louise or Mr Evans.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features are included in the exemplar text:
• complex list with semi-colons
• expanded noun phrases
• fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• extra information inside a pair of commas
• extra information inside a pair of brackets
• possessive nouns
• relative clauses
• list introduced with a colon
• conjunctive adverbs
• subordinate clauses
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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A bundle of example texts based on the historical World War II novel The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier, plus additional feature find resources.
The following model text packs are included in this bundle:
• Character profile
• Diary
• Informal letter
• Playscript
Character profile pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text about Joseph
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Planning templates, differentiated x3
• Writing templates, differentiated x3
• Character trait word bank
Diary pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar diary entries WAGOLL text from Bronia’s point of view
• Feature find worksheet, differentiated x3
• Feature find answers
• Planning sheets, differentiated x3
Informal letter pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar informal letter WAGOLL text from Ruth
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Teacher notes
Playscript pack
The following resources have been provided:
• Exemplar playscript WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
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Example playscript based on Chapter 18 of the children’s historical novel The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier.
This exemplar playscript is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Chapter 18 of The Silver Sword when Edek is in court for a crime committed by Jan.
The model playscript comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to complete, plus an answer sheet for easy marking.
After identifying the features, pupils can write their own playscript by either re-writing the model text, continuing the script provided or writing a different scene from another part of the novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar playscript
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
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
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An example informal letter text written from Ruth to her grandparents, plus feature find worksheets and answers, and teacher notes. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 10 of Ian Serraillier’s World Ward II novel The Silver Sword.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar informal letter text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Teacher notes
The model letter is from Ruth to her grandparents in Switzerland explaining what has happened to the Balicki family. Pupils read the exemplar informal letter, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets, and then plan and write their own letters.
The following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL:
• Address
• Date
• Greeting with comma
• Introductory paragraph
• Conclusion
• Sign off
• Second person
• Feelings
• Modal verbs
• Omitted ‘that’
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials with commas
• Prepositional phrases
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Possessive nouns
• Brackets for additional detail
• Colons for emphasis
• Commas before coordinating conjunction
• Contractions
• Dashes for qualification
• Synonyms
• Commas in a list
• Conjunctive adverbs with semi-colons and commas
The resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the classic novel The Silver Sword, plus feature find worksheet, answers and differentiated planning templates.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 8 of Ian Serraillier’s historical World War Two novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entries WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry written from Bronia’s perspective, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Joseph, Ruth or Edek Balicki, or Jan.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• brackets for extra information
• colons for emphasis
• contractions
• dashes for qualification
• details between sets of commas
• direct speech
• expanded noun phrases
• fronted adverbials with commas
• greeting with comma
• modal verbs
• omitted ‘that’
• relative clauses
• reported speech
• rhetorical questions
• show not tell emotions
• subordinate clauses
• synonyms
• thoughts/feelings
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An example character profile text based on chapters 1 to 5 of the historical fiction novel The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier with feature find sheet, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
The model character profile based on the World War II children’s novel describes Joseph, the father of the three Balicki children.
The exemplar character profile text and feature find worksheet can be used as WAGOLL character profiles to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Joseph or another character such as Ruth, Edek, Bronia or Jan.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Feature find worksheet with answers
• Differentiated planning templates, x3
• Differentiated writing templates, x3
• Character trait word bank
The following features are included in the exemplar text:
• complex list with semi-colons
• expanded noun phrases
• fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• extra information inside a pair of commas
• possessive nouns
• relative clauses
• list introduced with a colon
• conjunctive adverbs
• subordinate clauses
• synonyms to avoid repetition
All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format.
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