A great resource for persuasive writing linked to healthy eating. This high-quality model text argues that cauliflower is the best fruit or vegetable, using a range of persuasive writing techniques. Once the example text has been studied, students can use the structure to write their own version, arguing for their favourite fruit or vegetable.

A series of lesson plans and resources for a unit on balanced arguments, based on nuclear power. This plan takes a Talk 4 Writing approach, using a quality example text that is studied through creating actions and using picture maps. Over four lessons, the students will study the introduction, initial paragraph and contrasting paragraph of a balanced argument about nuclear power and will learn to how to write their own version about solar power. This pack contains the following: A detailed lesson plan including differentiation for four lessons introducing balanced arguments A high-quality example text including the introduction, initial paragraph and contrasting paragraph Picture text maps for the initial paragraph and contrasting paragraph Worksheets to accompany lessons where needed Suitable for upper Key Stage 2

This is a short story based on Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. The original story is great for stories in imaginary settings, but doesn’t involve much in the way of punctuation. This story is 1 A4 side, so perfect for a model text or WAGOLL. It takes the story of Max and uses lots of the phrases from the story but adapts it. This time, Max argues with his brother, which is why he is sent to his room. A mountain grows in his room, which he climbs and then finds the Wild Things. Instead of making him a king, they throw him in prison. Will Max escape? Language features include: fronted adverbials, 2ED sentences, adjectives and adverbs, use of speech, Suitable for KS2

Eight simple sentences about Charles Dickens. Students are asked to add relative embedded clauses to these. The worksheet is editable, so could be changed to meet your grammar focus (adverbial phrases, conjunctions etc).

Biography of Queen Victoria Synopsis, early life, life as a young queen, later life and legacy covered in paragraphs, with relevant subtitles. Grammar focus - embedded relative clauses and sentence openers (fronted adverbials included) Three versions included - the original and then two with the different grammar focuses highlighted. Editable in order to allow you to add images.

Discussion text planning or writing frame Was Matilda right to play tricks on her parents? Includes short prompts for each paragraph and sentence openers. Introduction, two for and against paragraphs and a conclusion. Editable