Starter quiz
- Where was Celia's final destination on the Empire Windrush?
- Bermuda
- Tilbury, near London ✓
- Kingston, Jamaica
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- In our story, when Celia sees the advert, what is disappointing for her?
- the fact that the ship is coming so soon
- the fact that the ship is going to the UK
- the fact that the ticket will be too expensive ✓
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- Which family member tried to persuade Celia not to go on the Empire Windrush?
- her sister
- her mother
- her uncle ✓
- her father
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- What worrying rumour did Celia hear on the ship?
- that they would not be allowed to stay in England
- that she might not be able to teach in England ✓
- that England was very cold
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- Who greeted the Windrush immigrants off the boat?
- journalists and photographers ✓
- local people
- members of the royal family
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- Where did Celia have to stay on arrival in the UK?
- in a local person's home
- in an army barracks
- on a train track
- in an underground air-raid shelter ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following features are common in a diary?
- written for others to read
- written with no intended reader ✓
- written in the first person (I, me) ✓
- written in the third person (he, she, it, they)
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- When we empathise with a person, what are we doing?
- saying exactly what they would say
- experiencing the same things they experienced
- imagining ourselves in their position ✓
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- Which word has a similar meaning to 'want'?
- optimistic
- exhilarating
- yearn ✓
- deflated
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- Which words below have the most positive meanings?
- exhilarated ✓
- apprehensive
- deflated
- optimistic ✓
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- Which thought might relate to Celia's feelings as she rode the train through London?
- I can't believe so many people have turned us away!
- What a lot of damage there still is! ✓
- What on earth was I going to do for work?
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- When might Celia have had this thought? 'I can't believe I came all this way to be stuck down here. What a day!'
- as she looked for a room
- as she sat in the shelter ✓
- as she got off the ship
- as she boarded the ship
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Knowing the events we are going to retell really well before we write frees up our brain to focus on writing.
- Using a text map to tell the events of a story is a great way of embedding these events in our memory.
- In a diary, we are writing about our experiences and feelings in the past and present.
- To write a diary in role as another person, we need to try and empathise with that person.
- Role-play and drama are good ways of trying to empathise with a person and consider their emotions.
Common misconception
Pupils may not take drama activities seriously or may give only surface-level responses.
Model the standard of response you expect and clarify expectations; remind pupils that we are empathising with real people and we should respect their experiences. Constantly showcase good examples from the class.
Keywords
Text map - a visual representation of a series of events, where pictures represent events; it can be used to orally rehearse events to embed them in our memory
Diary - a book in which you keep a record of events, experiences and feelings
Empathy - the ability to understand other people’s feelings and points of view
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