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The classic poem Twas the Night Before Christmas with comprehension questions and writing challenges. Answers to the comprehension questions are included on a separate document.
The traditional poem, written by Clement Clarke Moore and also known as A Visit from St. Nicholas, comes with a glossary of tricky words.
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Example apology letter text for The Iron Man (also known as The Iron Giant) written from the point of view of Hogarth in Chapter 3 of the book, plus writing feature find worksheet, with answers.
The example letter of apology contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Subordinate clauses
• Co-ordinating conjunctions
• Adverbs
• Expanded noun phrases
• Variety of nouns to avoid repetition
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Hyphens
• Colons
This exemplar letter is perfect to show to pupils as a WAGOLL. Children can read the text, identify the features and then write their own letters of apology using the planning grid included. The answers for the feature find worksheet have been included so that they can be easily shared with pupils.
All documents are supplied as PDFs and editable Word documents.
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Two-page example instructional text entitled “How to Tame a Unicorn”, plus writing feature identification worksheet.
This fun and engaging unicorn-themed instruction text is 700 words long and contain the following features: language features such as metaphors, alliteration, rhetorical questions and rule of three; grammar features such as exclamatory sentences, fronted adverbials followed by commas and imperative verbs; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes for contraction, apostrophes for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, semi-colons, colons, dashes and inverted commas.
This exemplar instructional text can be used as a WAGOLL to examine the features of instructional writing before pupils embark on writing their own instructions. Suitable for a unit about mythical or imaginary creatures, fairy-tales or legends or as a standalone lesson.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
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This unicorn-themed example text bundle contains the following three fun and engaging WAGOLL texts:
• A non-chronological report called “All About Unicorns”
• An instructional text called “How to Tame a Unicorn”
• A persuasive letter: Why We Need a Unicorn
Each example text in the bundle comes with its own feature identification worksheet and answer sheet. The features identified include:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
Punctuation
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
Each exemplar can be used by pupils in the following way:
• to identify features of writing
• to identify genre-specific features
• to create success criteria
• as inspiration to write
• to memorise the text
• to borrow sentence structure, phrases and other vocabulary for independent writing
The texts work well as part of a unit linked to mythical or legendary creatures or for stand-alone lessons.
All documents are available as PDFs and editable Word files. The example texts can be easily personalised for your class or group.
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• Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
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Dragon texts
• Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
• Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
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Unicorn texts
• Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
• Example Persuasive Letter - Why We Need a Unicorn - with Features Worksheet & Answers
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Fun and engaging 3 page example persuasive letter – “Why We Need a Unicorn” – plus writing feature identification worksheet.
800 word persuasive letter contains the following features:
Language features
• Rule of three
• Repetition for effect
• Alliteration
• Rhyming
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Emotional language
• Flattery
• Rhetorical questions
Grammar
• Exclamatory sentences
• Commands
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
Punctuation
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
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 identification worksheet included.
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A two page example recount text entitled “An Ogre Encounter” plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers.
This fun and engaging 450 word ogre-themed recount WAGOLL contains the following features:
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Rhyming
• Rhetorical questions
• Coordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Fronted adverbials followed by a comma
• Expanded noun phrases
• Modal verbs
• Past progressive tense
• Synonyms
• Exclamation marks
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
This example recount text can be used as an exemplar to examine the features of recount writing before pupils embark on writing their own recount. Suitable for a unit about mythical or imaginary creatures, fairy-tales or legends or as a standalone lesson.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included as a separate document.
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Four fun, engaging ogre-themed example texts that children will love to use.
The example WAGOLL texts included in the bundle are:
• a set of instructions: How to Catch an Ogre;
• a persuasive letter: Letter to an Ogre;
• a non-chronological report: All About Ogres;
• a recount: An Ogre Encounter.
All texts include a variety of language, grammar and punctuation features. A tailored feature identification worksheet is provided with each text so that children can find the writing features within the text. Answers to these activity sheets are also given.
The texts can be used as exemplars for the particular genre of writing, as part of a unit about mythical or legendary creatures or as fun, engaging stand-alone lessons!
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✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
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Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
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A three-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About Werewolves”, plus feature identification sheet (with answers).
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar text contains the following text-specific features:
• Introduction
• Sub-headings as questions
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Images with captions
The section headings in the report are:
• What do werewolves look like?
• What do werewolves eat?
• Where do werewolves live?
• How do werewolves behave?
• How do people become werewolves?
• How can you protect yourself from a werewolf?
• Did you know?
The following language, grammar and punctuation features are examined in the feature identification worksheet:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Commands
• Questions
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Commas as a parenthesis
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Hyphens
This 860 word example non-chronological report and feature sheet can be used to examine the features of non-chronological report writing as a WAGOLL before pupils embark on writing their own non-chronological report about a werewolf or other legendary, mythical or supernatural creature.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
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Two-page example non-chronological report entitled “All About Knucker Dragons”, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers.
Pupils will love reading about the knucker dragon, and be inspired to use this exemplar to write their own non-chronological report about a dragon or other mythical creature. This 550 word example non-chronological report can be used to examine the features of non-chronological report writing before pupils embark on writing their own non-chronological report with similar features.
Non-chronological report example text contains the following features: language features such as rule of three, technical vocabulary and facts; grammar features such as commands, questions, relative clauses, synonyms to avoid repetition and noun phrases; and punctuation such as question marks, apostrophe for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, semi-colons and hyphens.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
This resource works well with the Chinese dragon facts and category sheet, to categorise notes about the Chinese lung dragon and then write their own report. Both of these resources are available in a money-saving bundle.
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Pupils sort notes about the Chinese Lung Dragon into categories for a non-chronological report. They then use these categorised notes to write their own non-chronological report about the Chinese Lung Dragon. This can be incorporated into study of the Chinese New Year.
Pupils enjoy reading and sorting the 30 facts about the lung dragon. This engaging activity can be done individually or in pairs.
The following resources are provided:
• Uncategorised notes about the Chinese Lung Dragon
• Worksheet with grid
• Answer sheet
Differentiation
The task is differentiated three ways. It is made less complex with a simplified list with only 20 facts and a simplified grid with fewer categories. It is made more complex with a grid without headings (pupils must decide their own). All differentiated sheets have been provided.
This resource works well with the example non-chronological report about the Knucker Dragon, to provide an exemplar for children’s own report writing.
All documents are available as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
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This engaging dragon-themed bundle contains two sets of resources: an example non-chronological report about the knucker dragon with feature identification worksheet (and answers); plus a differentiated non-chronological report planning activity about the Chinese lung dragon.
These resources can be used to learn about the features of a non-chronological report using the exemplar, and then plan and write a similar report about a different species of dragon using the provided notes and grid.
All files come as both editable Word documents and PDF documents.
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Ogre texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres - with Feature Identification Worksheet & Answers
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
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Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE
Unicorn texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Unicorns, with Feature Identification Sheet & Answers
✦ Example Persuasive Letter - Why We Need a Unicorn - with Features Worksheet & Answers
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Instructional Text: How to Tame a Unicorn (with Feature Sheet & Answers)
✦ Unicorn-Themed Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions and Persuasive Letter
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Example diary entry text for The Iron Man written from the point of view of a fisherman seeing the Iron Man for the first time, plus writing feature identification worksheet. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Ted Hughes’ novel The Iron Man.
The diary recount text contains the following features: language features such as similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition for effect and rule of three; grammar features such as fronted adverbials followed by commas, exclamatory sentences, noun phrases and a variety of nouns to avoid repetition; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, apostrophes for contractions, apostrophes for possession, colons and dashes.
Documents available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet included.
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✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Worksheets BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Glossary
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Three example texts based on The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes (also known as The Iron Giant) to be used as exemplars or WAGOLLs.
The texts cover the following genres:
• Diary entry
• Dialogue writing
• Non-chronological report
Each of the texts comes with a feature identification sheet so that pupils can identify the language, grammar and punctuation features, plus answers.
Each text comes as an editable Word document 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.
Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
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A three-page example non-chronological report based on The Iron Man novel (also known as The Iron Giant) entitled “All About the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon” plus a feature find worksheet with answer sheet.
This fun non-chronological report is about the character of the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Use the exemplar as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own non-chronological report about one of the novel’s characters such as the Iron Man, Hogarth or the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon. Perfect for the study of chapters 4 and 5.
This fun, engaging non-chronological report exemplar text contains the following genre-specific features:
• Introduction
• Sub-headings as questions
• Facts
• Technical vocabulary
• Images with captions
The feature find worksheet looks at the following language, grammar and punctuation features:
• Rule of three
• Alliteration
• Similes
• Facts
• Commands
• Questions
• Exclamations
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials followed by commas
• Relative clauses
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Question marks
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
• Brackets
• Colons
• Semi-colons
• Dashes
• Hyphens
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.
Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
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✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
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✦ The Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
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Useful word banks to help children to create and describe a monster, a dragon or even an animal.
These word banks contain nouns, their synonyms, and adjectives for the following body parts:
• skin coverings: fur/hair, scales, feathers, skin, spines, quills
• head: horns, antlers, crest, wattle
• limbs: legs, wings, flippers, tentacles, claws, talons, hooves, pincers
• mouths: jaws/snout, beak, teeth, tusks, fangs, tongue
• other parts: tail, mane, dorsal crest, shell, fin, pouch
Each body part comes with a list of appropriate adjectives and a photograph for illustration. This resource is particularly helpful for SEN and EAL pupils, but can be used by the whole class to widen pupils’ vocabulary usage.
A second version includes synonyms for nouns, as well as appropriate adjectives, suitable for all pupils.
Each word bank comes as a PDF in two formats:
• document spanning three A4 papges,
• as a handy booklet that can be printed, folded and stuck into pupils’ books for easy reference.
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Ogre texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Ogres
✦ Example Letter to an Ogre Persuasive Text
✦ How to Catch an Ogre Example Instructional Text
✦ Example Ogre-Themed Recount Text
Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
Unicorn texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report
✦ Example Instructional Text
✦ Example Text BUNDLE
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This bundle contains resources to enable your pupils to write a story about a monster.
The following resources are included:
• Example story to read
• Feature identification worksheet to help examine the language, grammar and punctuation features of the story
• Answers to the feature identification worksheet
• Structure sheet to help pupils to understand how the story is structured
• Planning sheet to enable pupils to plan a story based on the exemplar
• Monster body parts word bank to help pupils to create a character for their own story
• Feelings vocabulary sorting activity to help pupils to describe the protagonist’s emotions in the story
All resources come as both editable Word documents and as PDFs.
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✦ 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
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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.
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Dragon texts
✦ Example Dragon-Themed Non-Chronological Report
✦ Chinese Lung Dragon Non-Chronological Report Planning Activity - Differentiated
Other texts
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man
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An example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on The Iron Man novel by Ted Hughes plus accompanying resources.
The WAGOLL contains a conversation between Hogarth and his parents after he first sees the Iron Man. It is based on a part of the story containing no direct speech. A feature find sheet and an extract from The Iron Man are also included.
This resource contains the following documents:
• Missing speech punctuation starter activity
• Answer sheet
• Example dialogue text
• Dialogue feature find sheet
• Answer sheet
• The Iron Man extract text
Pupils examine the model text using the feature find sheet before writing their own version or completing the dialogue.
The resources can be used when studying the novel The Iron Man or during one or more stand-alone lessons.
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
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph every time the speaker changes
• Feelings of characters shown through action
• Sentence spoken but split into two by the reporting clause
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once split into two by the reporting clause
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Save money with Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Fronted Adverbial BUNDLE
Also:
✦ Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Iron Man Example Diary Text
✦ Iron Man Example Apology Letter
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report
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Glossaries for the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, with definitions of nearly 300 words and over 100 accompanying images.
Included:
• 32 page glossary for the whole novel
• 5 separate glossaries for each chapter
The glossaries are organised into alphabetical order, encourging the use of dictionary skills which is a key component of the Key Stage Two curriculum for Years 3 and 4 (using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read) and Years 5 and 6 (use dictionaries to check the spelling and meaning of words).
The dictionary of key vocabulary helps pupils of all abilities, including SEN and EAL pupils, with their comprehension of the story.
The glossary can be printed as a booklet to be used in a number of ways:
• To look up the meaning of words whilst reading the text to aid comprehension.
• As word word bank during themed writing to encourage the use of new vocabulary encountered in the novel.
• As a dictionary skills starter to introduce new vocabulary prior to reading.
• As a ‘fastest finger first’ plenary activity.
The glossaries come in editable Word format and as a PDF files.
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Save money with these Iron Man themed resource bundles:
✦ The Iron Man | Complete Unit of Work | Plus Grammar & Comprehension | BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Grammar & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Comprehension BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Diary Texts BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Iron Man Example Diary Text
✦ Iron Man Dialogue Writing Example Text
✦ Iron Man Example Apology Letter
✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man
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Example persuasive text - a letter to an ogre - plus writing feature identification worksheet with answers.
The persuasive letter contains the following features: language features such as the rule of three, repetition for effect, alliteration, metaphor, hyperbole, emotional language, flattery and rhetorical questions; grammar features such as exclamatory sentences, subordinate clauses, fronted adverbials followed by commas and expanded noun phrases; and punctuation such as exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes for contraction, apostrophes for singular possession, apostrophes for plural possession, brackets, colons and dashes.
This example persuasive letter WAGOLL can be used to examine the features of persuasive writing and letter writing before pupils embark on writing their own persuasive letter.
All documents are included as PDFs and easily editable Word documents.
Answers for the feature identification worksheet are included.
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If you like this product, you may also be interested in the following:
✦ 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
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