Starter quiz
- Put these parts of your diary entry in the correct order.
- 1⇔‘Dear Diary,’
- 2⇔general statement and beginning of recount
- 3⇔recount of strange encounters in the forest
- 4⇔recount of reaching grandma’s house, finding dad and returning home
- Which of the following pronouns are in the first person perspective?
- me ✓
- we ✓
- they
- she
- I ✓
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- Which of the following sentences is written in the correct perspective for a diary entry?
- I ran as fast as I could. ✓
- She ran as fast as she could.
- They ran as fast as they could.
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- Which of the following are features of 'informal language'?
- exaggeration ✓
- emotive language ✓
- formal fronted adverbials
- contractions ✓
- subject-specific vocabulary
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- How does a fronted adverbial of time support your writing?
- It explains the manner in which an action happened.
- It sequences events clearly. ✓
- It explains where an action took place.
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- When recounting events, what tense do you write in?
- past tense ✓
- present tense
- future tense
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Exit quiz
- What will the final paragraph of your diary entry begin with?
- a recount of the end of the day ✓
- your current feelings
- a recount of the start of your day
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- Put the following events in the correct order to show the chronology of the boy's final recount.
- 1⇔I ran towards Grandma’s house as quickly as I could.
- 2⇔I became really scared because it felt like I was being followed.
- 3⇔I arrived and it didn’t sound like Grandma inside. I panicked!
- 4⇔I went inside and I found Grandma AND Dad! I told them everything.
- Which of these convey fear?
- heart pounded ✓
- felt safe in their embrace
- felt like I could breathe again
- sprinted for my life ✓
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- What tense do you switch to when conveying current feelings in a diary entry?
- past tense
- present tense ✓
- future tense
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- What is a reflection?
- a careful thought or consideration ✓
- a memory
- a prediction
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- Which of the following sentences would be appropriate for the end of your diary entry?
- I am exhausted after such a turbulent day! ✓
- I was at home when I realised how lucky I was.
- I felt proud of myself.
- I feel so grateful for my family. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- This paragraph recounts the final part of the boy’s journey and his discovery that his dad is at his grandma’s.
- The boys emotions heighten and he experiences intense fear leading up to him being reunited with his grandma and dad.
- Thoughts and feelings can be explicitly stated and conveyed through the use of ‘show and tell’.
- There is a shift from past to present tense during the final paragraph.
- Present tense writing at the end of a diary entry conveys current reflections and feelings.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to come up with ambitious vocabulary for each part of their plan.
Come up with precise and ambitious vocabulary as a class first and create a word bank for display. Pupils could work in pairs or small groups to complete their plans.
Keywords
Emotions - strong feelings that result from a person’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
Present tense - refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state happening in the current moment
Reflection - a careful thought or consideration
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