Starter quiz
- What are included in diary entries?
- a recount of experiences ✓
- thoughts and feelings ✓
- facts about the world
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- Which of the following are key linguistic features in a diary entry?
- first person ✓
- third person
- past tense ✓
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- Order the following to show the layout of a diary entry.
- 1⇔date
- 2⇔greeting - 'Dear Diary,'
- 3⇔paragraphs to organise recount
- 4⇔sign-off
- What does a full sentence need to include?
- a comma
- a capital letter ✓
- a verb ✓
- a full stop ✓
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- What is a plan?
- a final piece of written work
- a framework that writers create before they write ✓
- a list of vocabulary
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- True or false? This diary entry should be written in a formal tone.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- What is first person perspective?
- the point of view where the speaker or writer is the 'I' character ✓
- the first person who speaks in a story
- the first person who appears in a story
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- How should your notes for a diary be organised?
- in full sentences
- in bullet points in chronological order ✓
- in alphabetical order
- in paragraphs
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- What is an oral recount?
- writing down notes about an event
- speaking aloud to retell events that have already happened ✓
- speaking aloud to make a prediction
- speaking aloud with expression
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- Which of the following emotions did the girl feel while she was saying goodbye to her home?
- excited
- bored
- heartbroken ✓
- hopeful
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- Which of the following emotions did the girl feel while she was hiding in the forest overnight?
- excited
- bored
- scared ✓
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- Which of the following phrases would effectively turn this full sentence into note form? 'We were terrified as we desperately hid from the security guard.'
- security
- desperately hid ✓
- We were terrified as we desperately hid from the security guard.
- felt terrified ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Oral rehearsal of a recount ensures we have a clear understanding of the chronology of events.
- When rehearsing and planning for a diary entry, we do so in the first person from the character's perspective.
- An effective plan for a diary entry contains key events in chronological order and thoughts/feelings.
- A plan is written in note format using bullet points to capture the most important information.
- This paragraph will recount the events from the journey in chronological order, starting from when the family left home.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to identify which key information should be included in the notes.
Re-read the corresponding pages from the text to highlight which part we are using for our diary entry. Model making notes and identifying which events, thoughts and feelings are the most important.
Keywords
Oral recount - speaking aloud to retell events that have already happened
First person perspective - the point of view where the speaker or writer is the 'I' character providing a personal account of events or experiences
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
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