Starter quiz
- True or false? A non-fiction text presents factual information on real-life things.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these is a non-fiction text?
- a poem
- a fairytale
- a report ✓
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- Which of these things would you find in a non-fiction text?
- real information ✓
- made-up settings
- made-up characters
- facts ✓
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- A non-fiction text may contain questions to ...
- ... the writer.
- ... the reader. ✓
- ... the illustrator.
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- A question to the reader should always end with what piece of punctuation?
- full stop
- comma
- question mark ✓
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- What should a writer do before writing a sentence?
- say it out loud ✓
- write it on a piece of scrap paper first
- say it in their head
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Exit quiz
- True or false? A recount is a way of telling others what has happened to you.
- True ✓
- False
- A diary entry is a form of ...
- recount. ✓
- poem.
- fiction story.
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- Writing in the 'first person' means ...
- you write about things that have already happened.
- you write from the perspective of the person involved. ✓
- you write about yourself but call yourself by name.
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- Which of these words might a writer use when writing in the first person?
- you
- our ✓
- they
- I ✓
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- A diary greeting always starts with which word?
- Hi
- Hello
- Dear ✓
- To
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- What usually comes at the very beginning of a diary entry?
- the date ✓
- the weather
- the location the writer is in
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A diary is a personal book where you write about your thoughts, feelings and experiences.
- Features are distinctive qualities or characteristics of something.
- The features of a diary entry include writing in the first person and past tense.
- Diary entries usually include feelings and emotions.
Common misconception
Children may just think that writing a diary is just another task they have to do, rather than a personal and creative outlet.
Teach the children the benefits of keeping a diary. Link this to their mental health and how this will help them to maintain positive mental health.
Keywords
Diary - a personal book where you write about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences
Features - distinctive qualities or characteristics of something
Recount - to tell again or describe something that happened in the past
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