Pupils write a diary entry from the point of view of Fern recalling the events of Chpter 1 of the novel.

The following resources are provided:

• Exemplar diary entry text
• Feature Find worksheets
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template, differentiated x3

How to use this resource pack:

1. Read Chapter 1 of the novel. Discuss.
2. Share the WAGOLL with pupils and discuss its features.
3. Pupils identify the features of a diary entry using the Feature Find sheet and answers.
4. Pupils plan and write their own diary entry from the point of view of Fern or another character from the story, using the differentiated templates.

Pupils write a character profile about Charlotte or one the other characters from Charlotte’s Web such as Fern or Wilbur.

The following resources are provided in this pack:

• Exemplar Character Profile text about Charlotte the spider
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Planning template, differentiated x2
• Writing template, differentiated x3
• Personality traits word bank
• Text extract

How to use this resource pack:

1. Read the extract and discuss the characters.
2. Read the model character profile.
3. Using the Feature Find sheet and answers, examine the features of the WAGOLL text.
4. Decide whose character profile you will write (e.g. Charlotte, Fern or Wilbur).
5. Plan and write the character profile, using the differentiated templates provided.

Pupils write a newspaper report about the discovery of Charlotte’s first web.

The following resources are provided:

• Newspaper Report model text
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Quotation punctuation activity with answers
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates, differentiated x2

How to use this pack:

1. Read up to the end of Chapter 11. Discuss the events.
2. Share the model newspaper report.
3. Discuss the features.
4. Using the feature find sheet and answers, pupils identify features of the text.
5. Complete the quotation punctuation activity.
6. Pupils plan and write their own newspaper report using the templates.

Pupils write a non-chronological report or information text about one the animals from the story.

The following resources are provided in this pack:

• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text about barn spiders
• Feature Find worksheet
• Feature Find answers
• Layout activity
• Layout answers
• Sentence Sorting activity
• Sentence Sorting answers
• Planning template
• Writing template differentiated

The model text is about barn spiders, the same species of spider as the character Charlotte. However, pupils could choose which animal from the novel to research and write about, such as spiders, pigs, rats, geese or sheep.

How to use this resource pack:

1. Read the model non-chronological report about barn spiders.
2. Examine its features using the Feature Find sheet and answers.
3. Label the layout features of a non-chronological report.
4. Sort the sentences about pigs into sections.
5. Plan and write a non-chronological report using the templates.

This example text bundle contains all four model text packs, making it ideal for teaching Charlotte’s Web.

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