An example of an informal letter from a pupil who is about to be expelled from a school of magic (Harry Potter/Hogwarts). My pupils had great fun with this! 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 informal letter - 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 informal letters - rewrite the letter using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write an informal letter in the style of the author

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Three newspaper templates. The children can write directly onto the PDF version - this has a second page. Or - they can edit directly into the Word document. The Word template contains columns rather than text boxes so the text and pictures should not leap around all over the place as the pupils edit it. Examples of newspaper stories with presentations, language analyses and lesson ideas can be found in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/egtexts

This formal letter example is ideal for Year 6 pupils about to change schools. what a good one looks like (WAGOLL). 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. Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas can be found in my TES shop. See ‘An apology from an unruly pupil’ - full pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/egtexts