Starter quiz
- What are included in diary entries?
- a recount of experiences ✓
- thoughts and feelings ✓
- facts about the world
- speech sentences
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- Which of the following are key linguistic features of a diary entry?
- first person ✓
- past and present tense ✓
- third person
- rhyming words
- subheadings
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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
- Which of the following is a complete sentence?
- I my friends and toys.
- i am missing my friends and toys.
- I am missing my friends and toys. ✓
- I am missing my friends and toys
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- Match the linguistic feature to the correct definition.
- progressive past tense⇔were walking ✓
- progressive present tense⇔am feeling ✓
- first person⇔I miss my friends. ✓
- show-not-tell language⇔My jaw dropped. ✓
- This diary entry should be written in an informal tone.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Why is it important to write this diary entry from the first person perspective?
- because the writer is the main character in the story
- because her diary is where she writes about her life from her own point of view ✓
- because she is going on a journey
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- Order the following to show how they will appear in a diary entry.
- 1⇔date
- 2⇔greeting (e.g. Dear Diary,)
- 3⇔recount of journey
- 4⇔explanation of current feelings and hopes for the future
- 5⇔sign-off
- How should notes for a diary entry be organised?
- in bullet points ✓
- in order of importance
- in alphabetical order
- in full sentences
- in notes ✓
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- Which of the following thoughts tells the reader the girl is missing home?
- 'The boat journey was terrifying.'
- 'We were turned away at the border and had to run as fast as we could.'
- 'I miss my dolls and toys!' ✓
- 'I hope we will find somewhere safe to play outside.'
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- Which of the following thoughts tells the reader what the girl hopes for the future?
- 'We are now safely on a train.'
- 'I hope we will find somewhere safe to play outside.' ✓
- 'The waters were so rough.'
- 'I was completely exhausted.'
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- Which of the following is a complete sentence?
- The safe place outside.
- want a place to play outside safely.
- I want a place to play outside safely. ✓
- I want a place to play outside safely
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- When rehearsing and planning to write a diary entry, we do so in the first person from the character's perspective.
- An effective plan for a diary entry contains important thoughts and feelings.
- A plan is written in note format using bullet points to capture the most important information.
- This paragraph will explain what the girl misses about home.
- This paragraph will also explain what the girl hopes for in the future.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to identify which key information should be included in the notes.
Re-read the final pages from the text to discuss how she is feeling at the end of the story. Model making notes and identifying which thoughts and feelings are the most important.
Keywords
Notes - written out of full sentences
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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