Writing the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' | English

Starter quiz

How does a written plan support in writing?
- You copy out the plan.
- You use the notes to form full sentences. ✓
- You read it to remind yourself but then put it away.
Order the events for paragraph one of Lila's first diary entry.
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  She was learning how to make fireworks in her father's workshop.
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  She experimented with ingredients.
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  She invented her own unique firework.
Which of the following thoughts would Lila be likely to write when she was experimenting with fireworks?
- It was exhilarating to watch! ✓
- I couldn't believe my ears.
- I felt SO proud of myself. ✓
- I was so deflated.
Order the events for paragraph two of Lila's first diary entry.
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  Lila's father told her there were many things she didn't know about fireworks.
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  Lila told her father that it was her dream to be a firework-maker.
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  Lila's father told her that she should focus on finding a husband instead.
Which of the following thoughts would Lila be likely to write after her father told her she could not be a firework-maker?
- I didn't understand why he wouldn't tell me the secret. ✓
- I felt so accepted and understood by my dad.
- My heart shattered into a million pieces. ✓
- I was so excited.
Why are fronted adverbials of time a key linguistic feature in diary entries?
- They make it more interesting to read.
- They show the chronology of events. ✓
- They show the manner in which an action was done.