This model text is a narrative set in a Victorian workhouse. It delivers facts about workhouse life and relays a girl's sorrow at the loss of her sister who has entered service. It has been written to meet the Year 5 expected standard and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.
This resource also comes with a ‘model text comprehension pack’ focusing on content domains 2a, 2b and 2d.
National curriculum objectives:
Year 5: Pupils should be taught to describe settings, characters and atmosphere, integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action.
Level of this pack:
Age: 9–10
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