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Helen-Teach's Shop provides high quality, great value English and maths resources designed to save teachers' precious time. All materials are created by a teacher with over 20 years of experience. If you are pleased with your buy, leave a review and receive another resource for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the resource you have reviewed and your chosen free resource, up to the value of your purchased resource.
French Game Battleships: Animals
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French Game Battleships: Animals

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A fun speaking and listening game where pupils use animal names to sink their opponents’ battleships. This version of the game uses animal names along with numbers, colours and sentence starters. The following resources are provided: • Animal and number battleship boards x3 • Animal and colour battleship boards x3 • Animal and sentence starter battleship boards x3 • Vocabulary sheets x3 • Rules of the game Resources provided are differentiated to enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the game. This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets: • To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; • To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help; • To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures; • To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences. All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files 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 French resources: ✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Animals ✦ French Game Guess Who the Character Is: Heads ✦ French Guess Who the Character Is: Clothes ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French All About Me Role Play Pack With Script You may also be interested in: ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.
French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script
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French Zoo Role Play Pack With Script

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A French zoo speaking and listening role play pack complete with differentiated script. The following resources are included: • French zoo phrase sheet • French zoo role play script - differentiated x3 • French zoo sign and ticket prices poster - differentiated x2 • French zoo animals information sheet • French zoo animals glossary • French zoo animal pictures x20 • French price vocabulary • Teachers’ guide Using these resources, pupils can take part in a fun zoo role play as visitors and zookeepers. Resources provided enable pupils with a range of ability levels to participate in the dialogue. This material can be used to teach the following National Curriculum languages attainment targets: • To listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; • To engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help; • To speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures; • To present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences. All documents have been provided as easily editable Word files 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 French resources: ✦ French Café Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Station Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Restaurant Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Market Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Doctors Role Play Pack With Script ✦ French Weather Role Play With Script You may also be interested in: ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Nuggets with Answers - Term BUNDLE ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.
How to Slay a Hydra Example Instructions with Feature Identification & Answers
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How to Slay a Hydra Example Instructions with Feature Identification & Answers

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An example instructional text entitled “How to Slay a Hydra”, plus writing feature find worksheet, answers and writing templates. This text about the hydra, a mythical monster slayed by Hercules during his twelve labours, is perfect for any class studying ancient Greece or for those studying one of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians novels. These fun instructions contain the following language, grammar, punctuation and organisational features: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Rhetorical questions • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Relative clauses • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for possession • Brackets • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Dashes • Heading • Subheadings • Bullet points • Numbered points This example instructional text can be used to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions. The following resources are provided in this pack: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Writing template differentiated x2 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. If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following: ✦ 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 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Dragon Persuasive Letter WAGOLL Example, Feature Identification & Answers
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Dragon Persuasive Letter WAGOLL Example, Feature Identification & Answers

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Fun and engaging model persuasive letter about a dragon problem plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers. Based on the English legend of the cockatrice dragon from Wherwell, Hampshire, the sender of this letter asks the recipient for help to defeat the dragon that is terrorising their school. The WAGOLL persuasive formal letter contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Similes • Emotive language • Flattery • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Relative clauses • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Expanded noun phrases • Implied relative pronouns • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Exclamation marks • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Brackets • Semi-colons • Colons • Dashes • Hyphens 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 find 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 be interested in the following: ✦ Mythical Creatures Example Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns ✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text - How to Tame a Unicorn ✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres ✦ Example Ogre-Themed Text Bundle: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Fun English Writing Games
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Fun English Writing Games

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A set of fun English games to expand vocabulary, increase knowledge and boost confidence in writing. Pupils will love this selection of three enjoyable literacy writing games that can be played individually, in pairs or in teams. When playing these games, pupils will learn about and use the following: • Different word classes, including nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, determiners, prepositions • Different phrase classes, including noun phrases, verb phrases, prepositional phrases • Different clause classes, including subordinate clauses, relative clauses • A range of sentence structures • A wider range of vocabulary All games are ready to print and play. The games range from being suitable as a quick starter or plenary or as the main activity of a literacy lesson or booster group. They are also perfect to play with the family or for homeschoolers. These fun games are ideal for reluctant writers. Clear instructions and example playing sheets are provided. Each game comes with variations to adjust the challenge level for your pupils. In addition, documents are easily editable to adapt for your class or group. Each resource is provided in both 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. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Holes: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack With WAGOLL & Templates
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Holes: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack With WAGOLL & Templates

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Example newspaper report pack based on the popular novel Holes by Louis Sachar. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying the mystery adventure bookHoles. The example text reports on Stanley Yelnat’s conviction for theft, from chapters 1 to 6 in the book. The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in, with answer sheet, to give students the opportunity to examine the text in detail. After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation worksheets, filling in the missing punctuation marks. Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text or other events that take place in the novel. This resource comes with the following documents: • Example newspaper report WAGOLL • Feature find worksheets, differentiated x 3 • Feature find answers • Quotation punctuation activity with answers • Newspaper report planning templates • Newspaper report writing templates, differentiated x2 • Labelled writing templates The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include: • Headline in the present tense • Alliteration in the headline • Byline • Date • Lead: introductory paragraph containing 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why) • Quotes, with inverted commas • Photograph with caption • Passive voice • Past tense • Third person • Relative clauses • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by comma • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Subordinating conjunctions • Modal verbs • Present perfect tense (has/have -ed OR has/have been -ed) • Hyphens • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and 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 Holes themed resources: ✦ Holes: Character Profile Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Lightning Thief Diary Pack ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Holes: Desert Description Model Text Pack With WAGOLL, Feature Find & Template
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Holes: Desert Description Model Text Pack With WAGOLL, Feature Find & Template

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A descriptive writing model text pack based on the novel Holes by Louis Sachar, including example text, feature find sheet and answers, word bank and planning sheet. The following resources are provided: • Description WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet differentiated x3 • Feature Find answers • Description planning sheet differentiated x3 • Desert vocabulary bank • Task sheet The model text describes the desert environment at Camp Green Lake from the first person point of view. The description comes with a feature find task, which asks pupils to search for the following writing features including figurative language and other literary devices: • similes • metaphors • hyperbole • personification • repetition for effect • onomatopoeia • alliteration • show not tell feelings • rhetorical questions • expanded noun phrases • rule of three The description can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils plan and write their own description based on Holes. The 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 Holes themed resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Holes: Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Holes: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Holes: Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Lightning Thief Diary Pack ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Beowulf Dialogue Writing Example Texts, Feature Find & Answers
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Beowulf Dialogue Writing Example Texts, Feature Find & Answers

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An example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the Beowulf retelling by Michael Morpurgo plus accompanying resources. The differentiated WAGOLL contains a conversation between Beowulf, his father, Edgetheow, and his uncle, King Hygelac, when he decides to travel to Denmark to kill Grendel. It is based on a part of the story containing no direct speech. Differentiated feature find sheets with answers and word bank are also included. This resource contains the following documents: • Example dialogue texts x3 • Dialogue text feature find sheets x3 • Answer sheets x3 • Contractions word bank Pupils examine the model text, completing the feature find sheet, before writing their own version or continuing the dialogue. The resources can be used when studying Morpurgo’s version of the story Beowulf or a different one, such as Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye or Beowulf by Rob Lloyd Jones. All documents available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents. Text contains the following features: • Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side • Reporting clause separated from words spoken with comma, question mark or exclamation mark • Variety of speech verbs • Adverbs • Contractions within speech • New paragraph every time the speaker changes • Feelings of characters shown through action • Two sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end • Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause • Split speech: two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause 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: ✦ Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ Character Profile Model Text Pack ✦ Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets Popular resources: ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack
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Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack

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An example character profile text about Varjak from the book Varjak Paw plus differentiated planning and writing templates, word bank, and character matching activity. The exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of S.F. Said’s fantasy adventure novel. The character matching activity is ideal Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text • Planning template differentiated x2 • Writing template differentiated x3 • Personality traits word bank • Character trait matching activity differentiated x3 • Character trait matching activity answers Matching Activity After reading Chapter 1, pupils match the character names with their character traits and relationship with Varjak. This activity will help pupils to learn the characters’ names and their roles, and think about their personalities. Character Profile Resources Pupils read the model character description of Varjak based on Chapter 1 and then plan and write their own character profile about Varjak (or any other character such as Julius, Holly or Elder Paw) using the differentiated templates and word bank. The resource could also be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about a character from any story. The resources are 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 Varjak Paw resources: ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Playscript Example Text Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack

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Example newspaper report based on the fantasy adventure novel Varjak Paw by S.F. Said. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Varjak Paw. The example text reports on the events at the end of the novel. After using the WAGOLL to identify the features of the text, pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the novel. This resource comes with the following documents: • Example newspaper report WAGOLL • Newspaper report planning template • Newspaper report writing templates x2 All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and 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 Varjak Paw themed resources: ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Playscript Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Charlotte's Web: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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Charlotte's Web: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack

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Example newspaper report based on the children’s novel Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Charlotte’s Web. The example text reports on the events up to the end of Chapter 11 of the book when Charlotte’s first web is discovered. The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in with answer sheet. After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities. Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports can be about the events in chapters 10 and 11, or a different event from later on in the novel. This resource comes with the following documents: • Example newspaper report • Feature find worksheet • Feature find answers • Quotation punctuation activity with answers • Newspaper report planning template • Newspaper report writing templates x2 The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include: • Headline in the present tense • Alliteration in the headline • Byline and date • Lead: introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws • Quotes, with inverted commas • Photograph with caption • Past tense • Third person • Relative clauses • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Coordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Hyphens • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for possession All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and 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 Charlotte’s Web themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack 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 ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE
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Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE

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A set of Christmas-themed comprehension activities for UKS2. Included in this resource: • Night Before Christmas poetry comprehensions with answers • Old Santaclaus poetry comprehensions with answers • Santa and the Reindeer poetry comprehensions with answers • A Christmas Carol comprehension with answers 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 Christmas resources: More Christmas resources: ✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2 ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Word Class Bingo Game ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures You may also be interested in: ✦ 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 ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
The Spiderwick Chronicles Instructions Example Text Pack
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Instructions Example Text Pack

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An example instructional text entitled How to Catch an Ogre, inspired by the fantasy novel The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, plus feature find worksheets, and writing templates. Resources provided: • Instructions WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Writing template differentiated Pupils read the model instructions about how to catch an ogre, and then examine its features; then write their own instructions using the templates provided. Pupils can research and create the instructional text about one of the faeries from Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide, such as a brownie, boggart, goblin, dwarf, griffin, kelpie, unicorn or troll. These activities can be carried out over several lessons. Language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text: • Metaphors • Alliteration • Onomatopoeia • Repetition for effect • Rule of three • Exclamatory sentences • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Expanded noun phrases • Rhetorical questions • Commands beginning with imperative verbs • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Brackets • Colons • Inverted commas The resources are 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 Spiderwick Chronicles themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦The Twits 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.
Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack

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Example newspaper report based on the popular fantasy novel Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone. The example text reports on the robbery of Gringotts Bank. The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in with answer sheet. After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities. Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text or other events that take place in the novel. This resource comes with the following documents: • Example newspaper report WAGOLL • Feature find worksheet • Feature find answers • Quotation punctuation activity with answers • Newspaper report planning template • Newspaper report writing templates x2 The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include: • Headline in the present tense • Alliteration in the headline • Byline and date • Lead: introductory paragraph containing 4 Ws • Quotes, with inverted commas • Photograph with caption • Passive voice • Past tense • Third person • Relative clauses • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Subordinating conjunctions • Present perfect tense • Present perfect continuous • Hyphens • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and 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 Harry Potter themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack 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 ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Street Child Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
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Street Child Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack

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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the historical novel Street Child by Berlie Doherty, set in Victorian London. The model text contains a conversation between Jim’s sisters, Emily and Lizzie, about the break-up of their family. Three differentiated versions of the text have been included for different ability levels. The model text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine using the differentiated Feature Find worksheets (answers included) before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book. The following resources are provided: • Dialogue writing example text x3 • Feature Find worksheet x3 • Feature Find answers x3 • Text extract from the novel • Contractions word bank • Synonyms for Said word bank These resources can be used as part of a study of the novel or as a stand-alone lesson, using the text extract provided. All documents are provided in PDF and easily editable Word format. The following features of dialogue and speech can be found in the example dialogues: • Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side • Words spoken separated from the reporting clause by a comma, question mark and exclamation mark • Reporting clause written before the words spoken, separated by a comma • Variety of speech verbs • Adverbs • New paragraph every time the speaker/character changes • Actions of the characters showing feelings/personality • Split speech: one sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause • Split speech: two or more sentences spoken at once split into two by the reporting clause • Two or more sentences spoken at once with the reporting clause at the beginning/end • No reporting clause used when speaker is obvious • Contractions within speech 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 Street Child resources: ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Letter Writing Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Pack ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Pack Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.
The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
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The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE

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A bundle of character profile resources themed around the popular children’s novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. This bundle contains the following resources: Hogarth Character Trait Matching A differentiated character trait matching activity showing pupils how to examine evidence from the text to identify a character’s traits. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills. Iron Man Character Profile Example Text A character profile example text which includes relevant language, grammar and punctuation features. This comes with a feature identification sheet to help pupils to read the model text closely before writing their own. The answer key is also included. Character Profile Writing Templates Writing templates for the characters of Hogarth and the Iron Man, so that pupils can use what they have learned to write their own character profile. 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 ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Example Monster Story, Feature Identification & Answers Plus Planning
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Example Monster Story, Feature Identification & Answers Plus Planning

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An example Conquering the Monster Tale with feature identification worksheet (plus answers) and planning worksheet for pupils to create their own story. The story is based on the structure of the second half of The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes when a monster (Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon) appears and causes problems, the monster is difficult to defeat, is defeated by the Iron Man, and all is well again. Pupils read the exemplar story as a WAGOLL. Pupils identify the features from the text. Pupils identify the structure of the story. Pupils compare the structure of the example story with the Iron Man (or any other conquering the monster tale) Pupils plan their own story based on the structure of the example text. Pupils write their own story including features previously identified. The following language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the text: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Similes • Metaphors • Alliteration • Onomatopoeia • Commands • Questions • Expanded noun phrases • Relative clauses • Fronted adverbials with comma after each • Commas in lists • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Present perfect tense • Past perfect tense • Past perfect continuous tense / past perfect progressive tense • Question marks • Exclamation marks • Contractions • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Inverted commas • Colons • Dashes • Hyphens All documents come in two formats: editable Word documents and 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 popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE ✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report ✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
The Iron Man Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
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The Iron Man Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack

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An example persuasive letter text written from Hogarth to the Iron Man, plus feature find worksheets and answers, differentiated planning sheets and rhetorical question sentence starter sheet. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 4 of Ted Hughes’s novel. Resources provided: • Exemplar persuasive letter text • Feature Find worksheets • Feature Find answers • Differentiated planning sheets x3 • Rhetorical question sentence starter sheet The model letter is from Hogarth to the Iron Man to persuade him to help defeat the Space-Dragon. Pupils read the model persuasive letter, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets and then plan and write their own letters. The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL: • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Asyndeton • Alliteration • Rhetorical questions • Exclamatory sentences (starting with how or what) • Emotive language • Second person • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Subordinating conjunctions • Relative pronouns • Adverbs of degree • Conjunctive adverbs • Expanded noun phrases • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Modal verbs • Apostrophes for possession • Commas in lists • Exclamation marks • Question marks • Hyphens • Colons • Semi-colons The resources are 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. You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Example Character Profiles BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
The Spiderwick Chronicles Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack

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An example non-chronological report text about brownies, a type of faerie, inspired by the fantasy novel The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, plus two activities with answers, and planning and writing templates. Resources provided: • Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Layout activity • Layout answers • Planning template • Writing template differentiated Pupils read the model non-chronological report about brownies, and then examine its features; label the layout features of a non-chronological report on the sheet provided; and plan and write their own non-chronological report using the templates provided. Pupils can research and create the information text about one of the faeries from Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide, such as a brownie, boggart, goblin, dwarf, griffin, kelpie, unicorn or troll. These activities can be carried out over several lessons. Structural, language, grammar and punctuation features included in the model text: • Heading • Subheadings • Introduction • Fast Facts section • Did you know? section with bullet points • Paragraphs • Picture with caption • Rule of three • Rhetorical questions • Present tense • Modal verbs • Adverbs of degree • Conjunctive adverbs • Relative clauses • Co-ordinating & subordinating conjunctions • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Question marks • Commas in lists • Complex lists • Commas as parenthesis • Possessive apostrophes • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets The resources are 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 Spiderwick Chronicles themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entries Example Texts Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦Character Profile Example: Journey ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.
Charlotte's Web: Character Profile Example Text Pack
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Charlotte's Web: Character Profile Example Text Pack

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An example character profile text about the character Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web plus feature find worksheet with answers, differentiated planning and writing templates, word bank and text extract. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 4 and 5 of E. B. White’s novel. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Planning template differentiated 2 ways • Writing template differentiated 3 ways • Personality traits word bank • Text extract The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the extract and model character description, examine the features and then plan and write their own character profile using the differentiated templates. Features included in the text: • Key information • Picture of character • Subheadings • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Co-ordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Apostrophes for singular possession • Commas in a list • Colons • 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 Charlotte’s Web themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ 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 ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦The Twits Character Profile Example Example Text Pack ✦Stone Age Boy Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.