Magpie a Model Text

This sheet helps pupils explore how writers make explanations clear and logical. By analysing a model text, children notice how topics are introduced, how each step or part is explained and how technical vocabulary is used. They also see how… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Explanation

This sheet helps pupils understand how writers present information clearly in non-chronological reports. By analysing a model text, children notice how topics are introduced, how headings are used to organise section and the different techniques that can be used to… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Non-Chronological Report

This sheet helps pupils explore how writers make stories engaging and memorable. By analysing a model narrative, children notice how characters are described, which sentence structures create impact and what vocabulary choices stand out. They also identify how powerful verbs,… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Narrative

This sheet helps pupils explore how writers bring events to life in recount writing. By analysing a model text, children notice how thoughts and feelings are described, how dialogue is introduced and how the writer finishes by reflecting on the… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Recounts

This sheet supports pupils in recognising the techniques writers use to make their arguments convincing. By analysing a model persuasive text, children identify how opinions are introduced, which emotive words and sentence starters strengthen arguments and how examples or evidence… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Persuasion

This sheet helps pupils explore the key language features of instructional writing. By examining a model text, children notice how tasks are introduced, how lists are presented, and how steps are made clear with precise wording and time adverbials. They… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Instructions

This sheet supports pupils in understanding the features of journalistic writing. By analysing a model news report, children identify how writers use opening sentences to answer the key questions (who, what, when, where), include quotes and end with a summary.… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Newspapers

This sheet helps pupils explore how biographies use language to present a person’s life clearly and respectfully. By analysing a model text, children notice how writers introduce key details, show when events happened, use precise verbs and adjectives, and adopt… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Biography

This sheet is designed to help pupils explore how writers present balanced arguments. By analysing a model discussion text, children identify key features such as introductions, sentence starters for each viewpoint, evidence, linking phrases and formal or neutral language. They… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Discussion

This open-ended sheet is designed to support pupils in reading like a writer. It can be used with any model text to help children notice effective words, sentences or ideas and then practise adapting them for their own writing. The… Read More »Magpie a Model Text – Blank