Diary from Mars - KS2 example text and lesson ideas

Two tests of 12 questions which give pupils practice in unscrambling anagrams in a grid puzzle for verbal reasoning. Multiple choice. Words contain 3, 4 or 5 letters. Answers provided, instructions and example included. Instructions: In each question there is a grid containing 9 letters. Underneath there are five more grids with some of the cells shaded. If you place the letters from the top grid on top of the shaded cells, one of those options will spell out a word when the letters are re-arranged. Choose the grid where the letters in the shaded cells make a word when the letters are re-arranged.

Clearly every school should have one! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a persuasive argument - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of persuasive arguments - rewrite the text using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a persuasive argument in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘Eragon’, ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Dragon Rider’.

A bit grisly, admittedly, but my pupils relished the task of inventing methods for their dragons to catch prey! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of an explanation with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of explanation writing - rewrite the explanation using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write an explanation in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of 'How To Train Your Dragon', 'Eragon', 'The Hobbit' and 'Dragon Rider'. Ideal for use in upper KS2 or lower KS3. I've used this resource successfully in Year 6.

My pupils loved innovating with this text and altering the instructions for how how to care for dragon eggs. Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a set of instructions with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of instruction writing - rewrite the instructions using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a set of instructions in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘Eragon’, ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Dragon Rider’.

Instructions, letters and non-chronological reports: what a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Text exemplars with worksheets, presentations and lesson ideas. These 4 original and exciting texts encourage pupils to talk, innovate and then write. They can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar texts are ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing.