Starter quiz
- What is a diary?
- a fictional narrative involving magical creatures
- a private book where someone records their experiences and feelings ✓
- a non-fiction text providing information to others
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- What does writing in the 'first person' mean?
- writing about things that are going to happen
- writing from the perspective of the person involved ✓
- writing about yourself and calling yourself by your name
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- Which of these words might a writer use when writing in the first person?
- you
- I ✓
- my ✓
- they
- we ✓
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- A diary greeting normally starts with which word?
- Goodbye
- Hello
- Dear ✓
- Be right back
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- What does chronological order mean?
- order of importance
- order of height
- order of time ✓
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- What usually comes at the very beginning of a diary entry?
- a drawing
- the date ✓
- the name of the person writing it
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- purpose⇔the aim of the text ✓
- recount⇔writing that recalls an event or experience ✓
- layout⇔the way a text is structured ✓
- linguistic features⇔structures of language that use words ✓
- What is the purpose of a diary entry?
- to tell a fictional story
- to share your feelings with other people
- to write recipes
- to recount important experiences and express feelings ✓
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- Put the following in the order they appear in a diary entry.
- 1⇔date
- 2⇔greeting: 'Dear Diary,'
- 3⇔paragraphs to organise recount
- 4⇔sign-off
- Which of the following linguistic features appear in a diary entry?
- third person
- informal language ✓
- first person ✓
- formal language
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- Which tense does the writer use when writing a diary entry?
- past tense ✓
- present tense ✓
- future tense ✓
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- Which of the following supports the sequencing of events chronologically?
- fronted adverbials of manner
- viewpoint fronted adverbials
- fronted adverbials of time ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A diary entry is a type of recount written in the first person.
- A diary entry is informal in its tone.
- The purpose of a diary entry is to recount events and record thoughts and feelings.
- A diary entry can be sequenced in chronological order.
- A diary entry may switch between past, present and future tenses.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a diary is written entirely in the past tense.
Examples of present and future tense are referred to and modelled in the examples given. Emphasise repeatedly to pupils that a range of tenses will be used in a diary.
Keywords
Purpose - the aim of the text
Recount - a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience
Layout - the way a text is structured
Linguistic features - structures of language that use words
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