Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation

How Can the Snoozatron Help You Sleep?

When Wallace is struggling to sleep, he activates his
‘Snoozatron’ device. This remarkable contraption will help
any insomniac inventor return swiftly to the land of nod.
Would you like to know how it works? Then read on…

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How It Works
Finding that he’s wide awake in the middle of the night,
Wallace pulls the big, red lever (next to his bed) that
activates the machine; immediately, an alarm rings in
Gromit’s bedroom. As a result, his faithful assistant wakes
up, retrieves a sheep costume from the wardrobe where it’s
kept and puts it on.

Meanwhile, back in Wallace’s room, several mechanisms

spring into action: giant mechanical hands – covered in
soft fabric – bounce out from under his bed, re-tucking his
covers; two huge leather pads appear and begin to push
and plump the pillows from both sides (see illustration),
before both devices disappear again. A pair of pincers
then swings down and deposits a cosy hot water bottle on
Wallace’s lap. This is accompanied by another arm, which
Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation

passes him his favourite teddy bear. As a consequence

of all these events, Wallace starts to feel warm and
comfortable again. At the same time, the picture on the
wall nearby folds down to reveal a record player, which
subsequently begins to play soothing music. Additionally,
the sound of lambs bleating can be heard.

At this point, Gromit is sleepily waiting in the kitchen,

with a cup of tea, because he knows he’ll soon be called to
action. A hatch drops open above him and Wallace calls
down, “Ready Gromit!” Gromit sighs. Wearily, he steps
back onto a circular platform, which is in turn mounted
on a massive spring. Suddenly, he is catapulted through
the hatch into Wallace’s room and up past the end of the
bed, before falling back and rebounding on the platform.

This final process is repeated over and over. Every time

‘Gromit the sheep’ appears, Wallace counts: “One,
two, three…” until he starts to feel sleepy again - the
Snoozatron can reliably bounce Gromit up to 9999 times!

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 Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation
Annotated Genre Features
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a question as a How Can the Snoozatron Help You Sleep? 1&8

title
When Wallace is struggling to sleep, he activates his
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write an ‘Snoozatron’ device. This remarkable contraption will help
introduction
any insomniac inventor return swiftly to the land of nod.
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detailed Would you like to know how it works? Then read on… 2

information
about the topic

4
causal
conjunctions and
adverbials

5
technical
language for
the topic

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time
conjunctions and
adverbials to
show the order
of events

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diagrams or
illustrations
(with captions)

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organisational
and Auto-Comfy Bed7
presentational
devices to
structure my text
How It Works 3

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ends with a Finding that he’s wide awake in the middle of the night,
summary
Wallace pulls the big, red lever (next to his bed) that
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activates the machine; immediately , an alarm rings in

5 6 3

Gromit’s bedroom. As a result , his faithful assistant wakes

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up, retrieves a sheep costume from the wardrobe where

3

it’s kept and puts it on.

Meanwhile , back in Wallace’s room, several mechanisms

6 5

spring into action: giant mechanical hands – covered in

3

soft fabric – bounce out from under his bed, re-tucking his
covers; two huge leather pads appear and begin to push
and plump the pillows from both sides (see illustration) , 8

before both devices disappear again. A pair of pincers

5 3

then swings down and deposits a cosy hot water bottle on

Wallace’s lap. This is accompanied by another arm, which
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Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation Annotated Genre Features

1
a question as a passes him his favourite teddy bear. As a consequence 4

title
of all these events, Wallace starts to feel warm and
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write an comfortable again. At the same time , the picture on the
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introduction
wall nearby folds down to reveal a record player, which
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detailed subsequently begins to play soothing music . Additionally,
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information
about the topic
the sound of lambs bleating can be heard.

causal
At this point , Gromit is sleepily waiting in the kitchen,
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4
conjunctions and
adverbials with a cup of tea, because he knows he’ll soon be called
4 6

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technical to action. A hatch drops open above him and Wallace calls
language for
the topic
down, “Ready Gromit!” Gromit sighs. Wearily, he steps
back onto a circular platform , which is in turn mounted
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time on a massive spring. Suddenly , he is catapulted through

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conjunctions and
adverbials to the hatch into Wallace’s room and up past the end of the
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show the order

of events bed, before falling back and rebounding on the platform.
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diagrams or
illustrations This final process is repeated over and over. Every time
(with captions) ‘Gromit the sheep’ appears, Wallace counts: “One,
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organisational two, three…” until he starts to feel sleepy again - the
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and Snoozatron can reliably bounce Gromit up to 9999 times! 9

presentational
devices to
structure my text

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ends with a
summary

Sheep Costume7
 Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation
Annotated Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Features
All text:
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relative clauses
Accurate spelling, within sentences
punctuation and starting with
grammar taught How Can the Snoozatron Help You Sleep? who, which,
in previous years where, when,
is demonstrated When Wallace is struggling to sleep , he activates his 8
whose and that.
(e.g. My mum,
throughout the
text.
‘Snoozatron’ device. This remarkable contraption
12 3 2
who is a great
will help any insomniac inventor return swiftly
5 11 10 chef, cooked
dinner for me.)
2
formal to the land of nod . Would you like to know how it
9 5

vocabulary
and sentence works? Then read on… 9
preposition
structure that phrases to
matches the add detail
formality of the and clarity
text (e.g. under the
floorboards,
across the room)
3
a range of
linking words/
phrases,
10
adverbs and
adverbials to add
including detail and clarity
adverbials, to (e.g. bravely,
join sentences often, repeatedly,
and paragraphs in the blink of an
together (e.g. eye)
first, then,
after, while, expanded
11

significantly, noun phrases to

likewise, for add detail and
instance) as well clarity (e. g. a
as repetition state-of-the-art
and ellipsis computer or a
hideous, green
4
passive verbs
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pointy nose.)
(e.g. The Spanish
team were beaten
by France or inverted
12

commas
The sweets were
eaten by the
How It Works
children.) Finding that he’s wide awake in the middle of the 13
commas for
clarity
night , Wallace pulls the big, red lever (next to his
9 11

modal verbs
bed) that activates the machine ; immediately, an
5
15 8 2 16 apostrophes for
14

(e.g. can, could, possession

should, would) alarm rings in Gromit’s bedroom. As a result , his 3

faithful assistant wakes up, retrieves a sheep costume brackets,

15

dashes and
multi-clause from the wardrobe where it’s kept and puts it on.
6
9 8
sentences commas for
parenthesis
7
single clause Meanwhile , back in Wallace’s room , several
3 14
semi-colons,
16

sentence for
effect - short mechanisms spring into action: giant mechanical
2 16 dashes and
colons to
and snappy
sentence
hands – covered in soft fabric – bounce out from
11 15
separate clauses
under his bed, re-tucking his covers; two huge leather
17
hyphens to
17

pads appear and begin to push and plump the pillows

11
avoid ambiguity

6
from both sides (see illustration) , before both devices 15 13
Y5/Y6
18

disappear again. A pair of pincers then swings down 11 statutory

spelling words
Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation
Annotated Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Features

All text:
8
relative clauses
Accurate spelling, within sentences
punctuation and starting with
grammar taught and deposits a cosy hot water bottle on Wallace’s lap.
2 who, which,
in previous years where, when,
is demonstrated This is accompanied by another arm, which passes
2 18
whose and that.
(e.g. My mum,
throughout the
text.
him his favourite teddy bear . As a consequence 8 3
who is a great
of all these events, Wallace starts to feel warm and chef, cooked
dinner for me.)
2
formal comfortable again. At the same time , the picture on 9

vocabulary
and sentence the wall nearby folds down to reveal a record player,
9 2 9
preposition
structure that phrases to
matches the
which subsequently begins to play soothing music . 8
add detail
formality of the Additionally , the sound of lambs bleating can be
3 2 and clarity
text (e.g. under the
heard .4
floorboards,
across the room)
3
a range of
linking words/ At this point , Gromit is sleepily waiting in the
3 10
10
adverbs and
phrases,
adverbials to add
including kitchen, with a cup of tea , because he knows he’ll
15 9 15
detail and clarity
adverbials, to
join sentences soon be called to action. A hatch drops open above
4 (e.g. bravely,
often, repeatedly,
and paragraphs him and Wallace calls down, “Ready Gromit!”
9 12 in the blink of an
together (e.g. eye)
first, then, Gromit sighs . Wearily , he steps back onto a circular
7 10 2

after, while,
platform, which is in turn mounted on a massive expanded
11

significantly, noun phrases to

likewise, for spring . Suddenly , he is catapulted through the hatch
2 10 4 add detail and
instance) as well clarity (e. g. a
as repetition into Wallace’s room and up past the end of the bed ,
14 9 6
state-of-the-art
and ellipsis
before falling back and rebounding on the platform.
3 computer or a
hideous, green
alien with a
4
passive verbs pointy nose.)
(e.g. The Spanish This final process is repeated over and over. Every time
3 4

team were beaten

by France or ‘Gromit the sheep’ appears, Wallace counts: “One,
12
inverted
12

commas
The sweets were
eaten by the
two, three…” until he starts to feel sleepy again -
12 10 16

children.) the Snoozatron can reliably bounce Gromit up to 9999

5 13
commas for
clarity
times!
5
modal verbs apostrophes for
14

(e.g. can, could, possession

should, would)
brackets,
15

6
multi-clause dashes and
sentences commas for
parenthesis
7
single clause semi-colons,
16

sentence for dashes and

effect - short
colons to
and snappy
sentence separate clauses

hyphens to
17

avoid ambiguity

Y5/Y6
18

statutory
Sheep Costume spelling words
 Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation
Annotated Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Features
All text:
8
relative clauses
Accurate spelling, within sentences
punctuation and starting with
grammar taught How Can the Snoozatron Help You Sleep? who, which,
in previous years where, when,
is demonstrated When Wallace is struggling to sleep , he activates his 8
whose and that.
(e.g. My mum,
throughout the
text.
‘Snoozatron’ device. This remarkable contraption
12 3 2
who is a great
will help any insomniac inventor return swiftly
5 11 10 chef, cooked
dinner for me.)
2
formal to the land of nod . Would you like to know how it
9 5

vocabulary
and sentence works? Then read on… 9
preposition
structure that phrases to
matches the add detail
formality of the and clarity
text (e.g. under the
floorboards,
across the room)
3
a range of
linking words/
phrases,
10
adverbs and
adverbials to add
including detail and clarity
adverbials, to (e.g. bravely,
join sentences often, repeatedly,
and paragraphs in the blink of an
together (e.g. eye)
first, then,
after, while, expanded
11

significantly, noun phrases to

likewise, for add detail and
instance) as well clarity (e. g. a
as repetition state-of-the-art
and ellipsis computer or a
hideous, green
4
passive verbs
Auto-Comfy Bed alien with a
pointy nose.)
(e.g. The Spanish
team were beaten
by France or inverted
12

commas
The sweets were
eaten by the
How It Works
children.) Finding that he’s wide awake in the middle of the 13
commas for
clarity
night , Wallace pulls the big, red lever (next to his
9 11

modal verbs
bed) that activates the machine ; immediately, an
5
15 8 2 16 apostrophes for
14

(e.g. can, could, possession

should, would) alarm rings in Gromit’s bedroom. As a result , his 3

faithful assistant wakes up, retrieves a sheep costume brackets,

15

dashes and
multi-clause from the wardrobe where it’s kept and puts it on.
6
9 8
sentences commas for
parenthesis
7
single clause Meanwhile , back in Wallace’s room , several
3 14
semi-colons,
16

sentence for
effect - short mechanisms spring into action: giant mechanical
2 16 dashes and
colons to
and snappy
sentence
hands – covered in soft fabric – bounce out from
11 15
separate clauses
under his bed, re-tucking his covers; two huge leather
17
hyphens to
17

pads appear and begin to push and plump the pillows

11
avoid ambiguity

6
from both sides (see illustration) , before both devices 15 13
Y5/Y6
18

disappear again. A pair of pincers then swings down 11 statutory

spelling words
Y6 Example Information Text: Explanation
Annotated Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Features

All text:
8
relative clauses
Accurate spelling, within sentences
punctuation and starting with
grammar taught and deposits a cosy hot water bottle on Wallace’s lap.
2 who, which,
in previous years where, when,
is demonstrated This is accompanied by another arm, which passes
2 18
whose and that.
(e.g. My mum,
throughout the
text.
him his favourite teddy bear . As a consequence 8 3
who is a great
of all these events, Wallace starts to feel warm and chef, cooked
dinner for me.)
2
formal comfortable again. At the same time , the picture on 9

vocabulary
and sentence the wall nearby folds down to reveal a record player,
9 2 9
preposition
structure that phrases to
matches the
which subsequently begins to play soothing music . 8
add detail
formality of the Additionally , the sound of lambs bleating can be
3 2 and clarity
text (e.g. under the
heard .4
floorboards,
across the room)
3
a range of
linking words/ At this point , Gromit is sleepily waiting in the
3 10
10
adverbs and
phrases,
adverbials to add
including kitchen, with a cup of tea , because he knows he’ll
15 9 15
detail and clarity
adverbials, to
join sentences soon be called to action. A hatch drops open above
4 (e.g. bravely,
often, repeatedly,
and paragraphs him and Wallace calls down, “Ready Gromit!”
9 12 in the blink of an
together (e.g. eye,)
first, then, Gromit sighs . Wearily , he steps back onto a circular
7 10 2

after, while,
platform, which is in turn mounted on a massive expanded
11

significantly, noun phrases to

likewise, for spring . Suddenly , he is catapulted through the hatch
8 10 4 add detail and
instance) as well clarity (e. g. a
as repetition into Wallace’s room and up past the end of the bed ,
14 9 6
state-of-the-art
and ellipsis
before falling back and rebounding on the platform.
3 computer or a
hideous, green
alien with a
4
passive verbs pointy nose.)
(e.g. The Spanish This final process is repeated over and over. Every time
3 4

team were beaten

by France or ‘Gromit the sheep’ appears, Wallace counts: “One,
12
inverted
12

commas
The sweets were
eaten by the
two, three…” until he starts to feel sleepy again -
12 10 16

children.) the Snoozatron can reliably bounce Gromit up to 9999

5 13
commas for
clarity
times!
5
modal verbs apostrophes for
14

(e.g. can, could, possession

should, would)
brackets,
15

6
multi-clause dashes and
sentences commas for
parenthesis
7
single clause semi-colons,
16

sentence for dashes and

effect - short
colons to
and snappy
sentence separate clauses

hyphens to
17

avoid ambiguity

Y5/Y6
18

statutory
Sheep Costume spelling words