Biography of Quentin Blake to use as WAGOLL / Model text / example text. Success criteria include: time adverbials, fronted adverbial, use of a colon to introduce a list.

All of the skills from the 2014 NC reading programme of study divided into Emerging, Expected and Exceeding bands for Lower Key Stage 2. The skills are spread across six themes. Perfect for tracking Guided Reading or for assessing reading skills.

Model text / example text / WAGOLL A diary entry written “by Francis Drake” as he finally discovers land aboard the Golden Hind.

A model text / example text / WAGOLL Instructions on how to draw like an Ancient Egyptian. Includes command verbs and interesting adverbs.

Description of Trajan, a Roman emperor. Model text / example text / WAGOLL Includes adjectives and adverbs, speech marks and fronted adverbials

Activity to improve a “boring” description Julius Caesar by adding in adjectives and adverbs.

A WAGOLL / model text / example text for biography writing. Biography of Lord Baden-Powell, who started the Scouts movement. Features of the writing include: Past tense Chronological order Fronted time adverbials

A persuasive paragraph arguing against the use of nuclear power. Each word has been matched to a picture or symbol in the Talk 4 Writing style. This activity is great for visual learners when familiarizing them with a text and can also be used in the innovation phase of a Talk 4 Writing lesson.

WAGOLL / example text / model text of a biography. The subject is Sgt Stubby, who was a popular mascot during WWI. Features of the text include: Past tense, chronological order, fronted adverbials, use of brackets and semi-colons, conjunctions

A WAGOLL / model text / example text explaining how rainbows form. Includes: introduction and summary paragraph, sequential explanation, causal conjunctions, fronted adverbials.

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

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.

A full biography of Queen Victoria, covering early life, life as a young queen, later life and legacy. Biography format including synopsis, subheadings, past tense and formal tone. Also includes examples of embedded relative clauses and fronted adverbials. Editable version.

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