Starter quiz
- For whom is a diary entry usually written?
- any reader
- family members and friends
- only the writer themselves ✓
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- Which word has a similar meaning to 'worried'?
- apprehensive ✓
- excited
- optimistic
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- True or false? A diary can only be written using the past tense.
- True
- False ✓
- In which tense is the following sentence written? 'I can't stop reliving it all!'
- past
- present ✓
- future
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- In which tense is the following sentence written? 'Today was so difficult.'
- past
- present
- future ✓
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- What is the verb in the following sentence? 'Today was so difficult.'
- today
- was ✓
- so
- difficult
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- general⇔the most basic, necessary information ✓
- closing⇔the final section of a piece of writing ✓
- summarise⇔to sum up or conclude the main body of a text ✓
- The purpose of the closing is to do which of these?
- to summarise the day’s events ✓
- to describe key events in very specific detail
- to describe current thoughts and feelings ✓
- to think ahead to what will happen next ✓
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- True or false? The closing of a diary entry should be written in the past tense only.
- True
- False ✓
- Select the common linguistic features of diary entries.
- discussion of thoughts and feelings ✓
- subject-specific vocabulary
- informal tone ✓
- fronted adverbials of time ✓
- presentation of detailed research
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- Match the complex sentence types to their definitions.
- adverbial complex⇔formed of a main clause and adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- relative complex⇔formed of a main clause and relative subordinate clause ✓
- non-finite complex⇔formed of a main clause and non-finite subordinate clause ✓
- Match the complex sentence types to their examples.
- adverbial complex⇔When I think about tomorrow, I feel sick. ✓
- relative complex⇔Gobber will tell Dad about my performance, which makes me so nervous. ✓
- non-finite complex⇔Dread is like a heavy rock, sitting in my stomach. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The closing is the final paragraph of a piece of writing.
- Writers need to shift between past, present and future tense in the closing.
- Using a range of linguistic features and sentence structures helps achieve text purpose and enhances cohesion.
- Using success criteria and a plan support the writer when writing.
Common misconception
Pupils may not use a range of sentence types and structures, leading to a lack of cohesion.
Success criteria, shared writing and modelled writing explicitly prompt and model use of a range of sentence types. You could also use visual scaffolds and checklists for each sentence type to remind pupils with.
Keywords
General - the most basic, necessary information
Closing - the final section of a piece of writing
Summarise - to sum up or conclude the main body of a text
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