A fun, engaging units of measurement themed maths murder mystery for students to solve. Pupils complete the decimal questions to solve the murder. The following objectives are covered: • Compare amounts using different units of measure • Convert between different units of metric measure of length, capacity and mass • Convert between different units of time • Complete calculations using different units of measure The units used to measure length include: mm, cm, m and km The units used to measure mass include: g and kg The units used to measure capacity include: ml, cl and l The units used to measure time include: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and months Complete answers are provided for all questions. This resource is suitable for upper Key Stage 2 pupils. The question and answer sheets both come 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 maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other popular resources: ✦ 15 Fun Maths Arithmetic Games ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets Valentine-themed resources ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Easter-themed resources ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets Halloween-themed resources ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets Christmas-themed ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Pupils practise changing direct speech to reported speech using these differentiated worksheets based on events from the refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. A conversation from Chapter 8 of the novel, when Ayesha escapes from the militiamen with the help of the mysterious old man Abu Boutros, must be changed from direct to reported speech. Direct speech is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used and includes the use of inverted commas (otherwise known as speech marks or quotation marks). Reported speech (otherwise known as indirect speech) tells you what someone said but does not use the person’s actual words. This activity has been differentiated three ways to cater to a range of ability levels in the classroom. Answers have been provided. The resources come as PDF 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 Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text about the character Abu Boutros from the children’s refugee novel Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. Pupils start by reading the extract from the novel in which Abu Boutros is introduced as a character. They then complete the matching activity, pairing quotes from the text with inferences that can be made about the character. Pupils then read the exemplar character profile of Abu Boutros to use as a WAGOLL. The model character profile comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in, plus answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class. After identifying the features from the example text, pupils write their own character description of Ayesha, Granny, Mrs Zainab, Samar, Latif, Abu Boutros or a character from another book using the differentiated character profile planning and writing templates and character trait word bank (also included). The language, grammar, punctuation and layout features to be identified in the text include: • Similes • Alliteration • Rule of three • Present tense • Third person • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Subordinating conjunctions • Relative pronouns • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular & plural possession • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets • Hyphens • Subheadings The following documents are included in this resource package: • Text extract from novel • Inference matching activity • Character profile WAGOLL text • Feature find • Feature find answers • Character profile planning template, differentiated x3 • Character trait word bank • Character profile writing template, differentiated x3 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 Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter WAGOLL Pack ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun, engaging decimal themed maths murder mystery for students to solve. Pupils complete the decimal questions to solve the murder. The following objectives are covered: • convert decimals to fractions and percentages • compare decimals • add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals with different decimal places • complete a decimal sequence Complete answers are provided for all questions. This resource is suitable for Key Stage 2 pupils. The question and answer sheets both come 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 maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other useful resources: ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets Valentine-themed resources ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Easter-themed resources ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets Halloween-themed resources ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets Christmas-themed resources ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun, engaging Roman numerals maths murder mystery for students to solve. Pupils complete Roman numeral questions to solve the murder. The following objectives are covered: • read Roman numerals to 1000 • recognise years written in Roman numerals • calculate missing Roman numerals in a sequence • add, subtract, multiply and divide Roman numerals Complete answers are provided for all questions. This resource is suitable for Key Stage 2 pupils. The question and answer sheets both come 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 maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other useful resources: ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets Valentine-themed resources ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Easter-themed resources ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets Halloween-themed resources ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets Christmas-themed resources ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun, engaging time maths murder mystery for students to solve. Pupils complete time questions to solve the murder. The following objectives are covered: • convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks • calculate the duration of events • converting from hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months, weeks to days • know the number of days in each month, year, leap year, and other time periods such as fortnight and decade Complete answers are provided for all questions. This resource is suitable for Key Stage 2 pupils. The question and answer sheets both come 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 maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other useful resources: ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets Valentine-themed resources ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Easter-themed resources ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets Halloween-themed resources ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets Christmas-themed resources ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun, engaging square and cube numbers maths murder mystery for students to solve. Students identify, add, subtract, multiply and divide squares, cubes and square roots to solve the murder. Complete answers are provided for all questions. This resource is suitable for upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils. The question and answer sheets both come 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 maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other useful resources: ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets Valentine-themed resources ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Easter-themed resources ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets Halloween-themed resources ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets Christmas-themed resources ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun, engaging negative numbers maths murder mystery for students to solve. Students add, subtract, multiply and divide negative and positive numbers to solve the murder. Complete answers are provided for all questions. This resource is suitable for upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils. The question and answer sheets both come in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other useful resources: ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Rounding Code Cracker Worksheets Valentine-themed resources ✦ Valentine’s Day Maths Bundle Easter-themed resources ✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets Halloween-themed resources ✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets Christmas-themed resources ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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 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 Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also like: ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A word bank of 35 common contractions and their full forms. This word list is a useful resource for pupils who are learning about apostrophes and as a word mat when writing non-fiction genres such as diary entries, informal letters and other informal texts, as well as fiction writing, especially dialogue. Contractions are words that are made by combining two words together but omitting some letters and replacing these with apostrophes. Each set of words is presented above the shortened form with its apostrophe for omission. The word bank can be printed onto A4 to be used as a handy desk-top resource or enlarged onto A3 paper and displayed on the wall of your classroom. Other apostrophe resources: ✦ Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets Bundle ✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4 ✦ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Punctuation Activities & Quiz ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3 Informal example WAGOLL texts: ✦ Dialogues ✦ Diaries ✦ Informal letters Other useful resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Twits Informal Letter Example Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates ✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. It is a way of writing that makes something sound bigger, smaller, better, worse, etc than it actually is. Hyperbole is a type of figurative language. It is a figure of speech and a literary device. This document contains examples of hyperboles. The hyperbole example list can be used to help to understand this literary device, to identify hyperboles within texts and to use hyperboles in writing. Example texts and activities featuring hyperboles: ✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack: The Butterfly Lion ✦ Diary Example Text: Boy at the Back of the Class ✦ Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone: Harry’s Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Example Description: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ The Iron Man Literary Devices Differentiated Activities ✦ Diary Example Text Pack: The Boy Who Grew Dragons ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Unicorn Persuasive Letter Example Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text Pack ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 Example Texts Bundles: ✦ Ogres ✦ Unicorns ✦ The Butterfly Lion ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land ✦ Journey ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons ✦ Stone Age Boy ✦ How to Train Your Dragon ✦ The Twits For more resources, visit Helen-Teach’s shop.

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. 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 Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Worksheets ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. 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 Example Diary Text with Features ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers ✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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. 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 Hodgeheg themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Letter Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Deepen your pupils’ understanding of the text and get them practising their writing with this The Iron Man themed resource. Pupils read two example texts based on the children’s science fiction novel The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes. One text is written from the point of view of Hogarth and the other from the perspective of Hogarth’s mother. After reading relevant section of Chapter 2 (extract included), pupils examine the features of Hogarth’s first person account (answer key included) and then continue either of the example texts or write their own from the point of view of a different character, such as Hogarth’s father, either of the farmers or even the Iron Man himself! The following resources are included in this product: • Example text from Hogarth’s perspective • Example text from Hogarth’s mother’s perspective • First person point of view Feature Find • Feature Find answer key • Extract from Chapter 2 of The Iron Man All resources come as easily editable Word document and as PDFs. The extract from The Iron Man has been included. Therefore the resource can be used while studying the novel or as a standalone lesson / group of lessons. To enhance writing, pupils can role play / hot seat characters to explore their feelings, actions, sayings (what they say) and thoughts prior to writing. 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.

Get your pupils analysing the characters from The Twits using these differentiated FAST activities. These resources enable pupils to carry out a detailed character analysis. Using the F.A.S.T. technique, pupils will examine the Feelings, Actions, Sayings and Thoughts of Mr and Mrs Twit and other characters from Roald Dahl’s popular novel The Twits to gain an insight into the characters and develop inference skills. Pupils will look at the following categories: F = Feelings: How does the character feel? A = Actions: What does the character do? S = Sayings: What does the character say? T = Thoughts: What does the character think? The activities are differentiated 4 ways to cater for a broad range of abilities in your classroom. • Higher ability: Pupils find evidence from the text to complete the FAST table for a character of their choice (chapter number required) • Middle ability 1: Pupils correctly place 10 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number required) • Middle ability 2: Pupils correctly place 8 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number required) • Lower ability: Pupils correctly place 8 statements into the correct FAST categories (chapter number not required) • Bonus resource: F.A.S.T. Character Map All resources are provided as easily editable Word documents as well as PDF format. Helpful answer keys are 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. More Twits themed resources: ✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack ✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Example Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen Teach’s shop for more useful resources.

Pupils examine the personality of Hogarth in this character trait matching exercise. Pupils match the character traits of Hogarth from The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) by Ted Hughes with evidence from the text and a definition of that character trait. The quotes from the text have been provided, alongside the definitions. This resource has been differentiated three ways: • Higher ability: 9 quotes, character traits and definitions have been provided. • Middle ability: 6 quotes, character traits and definitions have been provided. • Lower ability: 6 quotes have been provided, with the character traits and definitions combined. This activity is a great way for pupils to think carefully about how a character’s personality is revealed by what they do and how they react in a story. This gives pupils an opportunity to use their inference skills. All quotes are taken from Chapter 2 of the text. An answer sheet has been included. After the matching activity, pupils plan and write a character profile using the writing template provided. This example Iron Man character profile can be used as a handy WAGOLL or model text. All resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular The Iron Man themed resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man 7 Example Texts and Glossary ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text With Feature Find ✦ The Iron Man Hogarth Apology Letter With Feature Find ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text With Feature Find Other popular resources: ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE Visit Helen Teach’s shop for more resources.

Pupils match the literary genres with their definitions and then give examples of each genre. The activity comes as both a sorting activity and as a worksheet. Answers are included. Carry out this activity before making predictions about a new text based on its front cover. The following literary genres are included: • Autobiography • Biography • Fable • Fairy tale • Fantasy • Folktale • Historical fiction • Informational • Legend • Mystery • Myth • Poetry • Science fiction • Tall tale Each resources comes in easily editable Word format and as a PDF. 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 Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ 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.