Starter quiz
- Which paragraph of our diary entry will we write first?
- meeting Romeo at the ball
- how you feel now, sitting at home after the ball ✓
- an update to include what happened on the balcony
- learning that Romeo is a Montague
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- When Juliet first writes in her diary after the ball, which event will she not cover?
- kissing Romeo
- agreeing to marry Romeo ✓
- meeting Romeo
- learning he is a Montague
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- Which of the following words might Juliet use when describing her first impressions of Romeo?
- mesmerising ✓
- desolate
- flawless ✓
- melancholy
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- Match each situation to Juliet's emotions at that point.
- When I first saw him,⇔I knew I had to speak to him. ✓
- When he kissed me,⇔I realised I was falling in love. ✓
- When I found out he was a Montague,⇔I couldn't believe my bad luck! ✓
- When I saw him in the orchard,⇔I was scared that my family would catch him. ✓
- Which of the following is not a common feature of a diary entry?
- describing thoughts you have
- describing events that have happened to you
- describing emotions you feel
- describing other people's emotions ✓
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- Which of these examples show Juliet's emotions?
- I was dancing alone.
- I saw a handsome man approaching.
- Instantly, my pulse was racing. ✓
- I was enchanted by his charming way of speaking. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match these key elements of a diary to the correct examples.
- events in the present tense⇔I am sitting in bed surrounded by handkerchiefs as I write this. ✓
- emotions in the present tense⇔I feel totally desolate. ✓
- events in the past tense⇔He approached boldly from across the room. ✓
- emotions in the past tense⇔I was completely enchanted. ✓
- Which linguistic feature is shown in the following example? 'I'm more upset than any human being has ever been before!'
- a rhetorical question
- hyperbole ✓
- an exclamation sentence
- internal thoughts
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- Which linguistic feature is shown in the following example? 'I know I will never be able to see him again.'
- an exclamation sentence
- internal thoughts ✓
- hyperbole
- a rhetorical question
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- Which cohesive device is used in the following example? 'I am so desperate to see him, but I know it can never happen.'
- fronted adverbial of time
- compound sentence ✓
- adverbial complex sentence
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence
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- Which cohesive device is used in the following example? 'Thinking about what I’ve lost, I feel completely desolate.'
- fronted adverbial of time
- compound sentence
- adverbial complex sentence
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence ✓
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- Which of these examples are in the past tense?
- I gazed at his chiselled features. ✓
- I am completely heartbroken.
- My mother called me away. ✓
- I know this will never be possible.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A diary entry combines details about events with details about emotions.
- We can use certain linguistic features to create an appropriate tone for a diary.
- Hyperbole, internal thoughts, rhetorical questions and exclamation sentences make diary writing more personal.
- We connect ideas together in writing with cohesive devices like fronted adverbials and different sentence types.
- We may change tense between past and present during a diary entry.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to connect ideas using a range of cohesive devices.
Lessons about all the relevant cohesive devices can be found in our KS2 Grammar curriculum; you could select slides to pre-teach particular concepts if needed.
Keywords
Emotions - strong feelings experienced by a character in response to their experiences
Events - things that happen to a person or a character
Linguistic features - language structures that are specific to a type of text
Cohesive devices - language structures that develop text cohesion
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