Starter quiz
- What does writing in the 'first person' mean?
- writing about things that are going to happen
- writing from the perspective of the person involved ✓
- writing about yourself and calling yourself by your name
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- What are features of something?
- the words used in a book
- the parts or characteristics that make something unique ✓
- the images in a text
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- What is a diary?
- a fictional tale involving magical creatures
- a private book where someone records their personal experiences and feelings ✓
- a non-fiction text providing information to others
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- Which of these words might a writer use when writing in the first person?
- you
- I ✓
- my ✓
- it
- they
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- A diary greeting normally starts with which word?
- Goodbye
- Hello
- Dear ✓
- Be
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- What does chronological order mean?
- in order of importance
- in alphabetical order
- in order of time ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of a diary entry?
- to tell a fictional story
- to share your feelings with other people
- to give factual information
- to recount important personal experiences and express feelings ✓
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- Put the following in the order they appear in a diary entry.
- 1⇔date
- 2⇔greeting: 'Dear Diary,'
- 3⇔paragraphs to organise recount
- 4⇔sign-off
- Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- purpose⇔the aim of the text ✓
- features⇔distinctive qualities or characteristics of something ✓
- layout⇔the way a text is structured ✓
- diary⇔a personal book that an individual writes in ✓
- Which tense does the writer use when recounting in a diary entry?
- past tense ✓
- present tense
- future tense
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- Which of the following supports the sequencing of events chronologically?
- fronted adverbials of manner
- viewpoint fronted adverbials
- fronted adverbials of time ✓
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- When does a diary entry shift into present tense?
- when the writer is recounting past events
- when the writer is expressing how they are currently feeling ✓
- in the greeting
- in the sign-off
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of a diary entry is to recount important personal experiences and to express feelings.
- A diary entry follows a specific structure; it is written in the first person and it uses informal language.
- Simple past and progressive past tenses recount what the writer experienced and felt.
- Fronted adverbials of time support in sequencing events in a recount chronologically.
- Present tense is used at points in a diary entry to show how the writer is feeling now.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to identify informal language.
Spend some time examining different ways that informal language appears in the model diary entry (e.g. exaggeration, contractions, capitalised words, informal vocabulary).
Keywords
Purpose - the aim of the text
Recount - a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience
Layout - the way a text is structured
Linguistic features - a structure of language that uses words
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