Starter quiz
- What are included in diary entries?
- a recount of experiences ✓
- thoughts and feelings ✓
- facts about the world
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- Which of the following are key linguistic features in a diary entry?
- first person ✓
- third person
- past tense ✓
- contractions ✓
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- Order the following to show the layout of a diary entry.
- 1⇔date
- 2⇔greeting - 'Dear Diary,'
- 3⇔paragraphs to organise recount
- 4⇔sign-off
- Select the uncontracted form of 'don't':
- does not
- do not ✓
- did not
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- What is a plan?
- a final piece of written work
- a framework that writers create before they write ✓
- a list of vocabulary
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- True or false? This diary entry should be written in a formal tone.
- 'false' ✓
Exit quiz
- What is first person perspective?
- the point of view where the speaker or writer is the 'I/we' character ✓
- the first person who speaks in a story
- the first person who appears in a story
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- How should your notes for a diary be organised?
- in full sentences
- in bullet points in chronological order ✓
- in alphabetical order
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- Match the keywords to their definitions:
- contraction⇔two words joined together using an apostrophe ✓
- show-not-tell⇔when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations ✓
- informal tone⇔the sort of writing that you write to yourself or a friend ✓
- Order the parts of our diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔main body part 1 - describing dragon training
- 3⇔main body part 2 - describing dragon training
- 4⇔closing
- Select the examples of show-not-tell from the list:
- I saw the villagers' panic in their eyes
- my stomach churned ✓
- nausea swept over me ✓
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- Select appropriate adjectives to describe how Hiccup felt during dragon training:
- panicked ✓
- excited
- humiliated ✓
- nervous ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Diaries are informal in tone; this can be achieved through use of certain linguistic features, like contracted words.
- Diaries include references to the character’s thoughts and feelings.
- Diaries are written from the first person perspective.
- Writers can convey their feelings using 'tell' and 'show-not-tell' descriptions.
Common misconception
Pupils may accidentally include too much detail of the recount in the opening.
Whilst some recount is important, reinforce to pupils that they must write from the personal viewpoint of the character, using feelings and thoughts to convey their character.
Keywords
Contraction - two words pushed together with an apostrophe
Show-not-tell - when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations and actions
First person - the “I/we” perspective
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