Starter quiz
- Match each key element of a diary to the correct example.
- events in the present tense⇔I am pacing the room, wondering what to do. ✓
- emotions in the present tense⇔I am filled with melancholy. ✓
- events in the past tense⇔I saw a man approaching confidently. ✓
- emotions in the past tense⇔I was completely exhilarated. ✓
- Which linguistic feature is shown in the following example? 'How glorious it is to be in love!'
- rhetorical questions
- hyperbole
- exclamation sentence ✓
- internal thoughts
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- Which linguistic feature is shown in the following example? 'Why did Mother have to call me away then?'
- exclamation sentence
- internal thought
- hyperbole
- rhetorical question ✓
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- Which cohesive device is used in the following example? 'At that moment, my mother came bustling over.'
- compound sentence
- fronted adverbial of time ✓
- adverbial complex sentence
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence
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- Which cohesive device is used in the following example? 'When I saw his mesmerising eyes, I fell instantly in love.'
- 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 present tense?
- I feel so melancholy I can hardly bear it. ✓
- I watched a handsome man approach across the ballroom.
- As he kissed me softly, I was mesmerised.
- I know we will never be together. ✓
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Exit quiz
- True or false? The tense of a diary entry should always stay the same throughout.
- True
- False ✓
- Which features of a diary entry are shown in the following example? 'I'm completely ecstatic!'
- past tense
- emotions ✓
- present tense ✓
- events
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- Which features of a diary entry are shown in the following example? 'Immediately, I sent my nurse to chase him down.'
- past tense ✓
- emotions
- present tense
- events ✓
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- Which of the following is not a linguistic feature of a diary?
- hyperbole
- rhetorical questions
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- internal thoughts
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- Which linguistic features of a diary entry are shown in the following example? 'What a thrill it was to see him there! Instantly, I realised that he felt just as I did.'
- hyperbole
- internal thoughts ✓
- exclamation sentence ✓
- rhetorical question
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- Which of these words best describe the style of a diary entry?
- personal ✓
- emotional ✓
- logical
- persuasive
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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 make 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 find it difficult to switch between tenses in the final paragraph.
Ensure you share your thoughts as a writer as you do the shared writing for this paragraph, showing that it is normal to switch tenses in this way when we are describing present emotions with a retelling of past events.
Keywords
Emotions - strong feelings experienced by a character in response to a 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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