Planning the diary entries of an imagined Windrush passenger | English

Starter quiz

For whom is a diary entry usually written?
- any reader
- family members and friends
- only the writer themselves ✓
Which is the best definition of 'empathising'?
- imagining ourselves in another person's position ✓
- telling someone about their experiences
- wanting to be in another person's position
- helping another person in a difficult position
Which word has a similar meaning to 'hopeful'?
- exhilarated
- optimistic ✓
- apprehensive
- deflated
Which words below most often have negative meanings?
- deflated ✓
- exhilarated
- apprehensive ✓
- tenacious
When in the story might Celia feel most tenacious?
- when she first boards the ship
- when she buys the ticket
- when she sits in the shelter and decides to keep trying ✓
- when she leaves the ship at Tilbury
In the story, what might Celia be 'yearning' for at the beginning?
- a new life in the 'mother country' ✓
- the opportunity to travel ✓
- working in a new school
- a better climate

True or false: a diary can only be written using the past tense.
- 'false' ✓
In which tense is this sentence written? 'I couldn't believe that it was really happening!'
- future
- present
- past ✓
In which tense is this sentence written? 'I'm writing this sitting on a bunk bed deep underground.'
- future
- present ✓
- past
Which of these sentences give events, rather than thoughts and feelings?
- Every door was slammed in our faces. ✓
- I was hurt and angry.
- I felt more determined than ever to succeed.
- The underground trains are rumbling above my head as I sit here. ✓
Which feeling best completes this action? 'As we sped through London, ...'
- I felt completely exhilarated.
- I felt determined to stay.
- I was shocked by the devastation in the streets. ✓
- I couldn't believe the beauty of what I saw.
Which of the following words describe Celia well?
- tenacious ✓
- determined ✓
- easily defeated
- helpless

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Writing is most successful when it is planned. We can plan to describe events and feelings for a diary entry.
A diary entry is most often written retrospectively with no other intended reader than the writer themselves.
A Windrush passenger's diary could contain entries from on the ship and after arriving in the UK.
First person is used to write a diary entry and entries can use both past and present tense.
We can plan to include a range of vocabulary to describe emotions.

Pupils may believe a diary entry can only use the past tense.

The diarist will also explain what they are doing and feeling in the present moment.