5 Model Text Types for the novel Holes by Louis Sachar:
- Two setting descriptions (one of Camp Green Lake and the other of Green Lake),
- Two informal letters from Stanley to his parents (one lying saying everything is fine and the second one being honest),
- Four-character descriptions of Stanley, Zero, The Warden and Zero
- A newspaper report on Stanley being sent to Camp Green Lake.
- A non-chronological report on yellow-Spotted lizards
Each resource comes with at least one model text, a differentiated success criteria (presented up to three ways) to suit the needs of all abilities and a ‘Fix the Mistakes’ activity, focusing on spelling and punctuation and grammar. This also acts as another ideas generator for children before they write their own text.
How to Use the Resource:
- Start by examining the model text as a class or in pairs. Encourage students to identify the features of a non-chronological report and express their preferences or critiques about the provided example.
- Review and deliberate on the Success Criteria provided. Distribute differentiated criteria to students and prompt them to evaluate the model text against it. Encourage them to visually highlight, underline, or tick off elements as needed.
- Engage students in the ‘Fix the Mistake’ activity, concentrating on rectifying spelling errors, punctuation misuse, and verb tense inaccuracies.
- After the preparatory activities, encourage students to produce their own newspaper report. Utilize the provided success criteria for self-assessment and peer evaluation.
This Word-format resource is adaptable to suit your teaching requirements, offering flexibility in implementation.
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