a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience

Analysing features of a diary entry

English

In this unit, pupils use a picture book as a stimulus for empathy for characters and establishing chronology of a diary entry. In 'How to Train Your Dragon', pupils will use film as the starting point for writing a diary entry.

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils learnt to structure a diary entry in paragraphs. In this unit, pupils will learn to use a picture book as a stimulus for empathy for characters and establishing chronology of a diary entry.

In this unit, pupils write a diary entry based on the picture book 'Into the Forest' by Anthony Browne. Pupils use the book as a starting point from which they write a diary entry, focusing on using the first person perspective consistently and practising the skill of varying tense accurately.

'Into the Forest': diary writing

to recount important experiences and express feelings

Put the following in the order they appear in a diary entry.

Which of the following linguistic features appear in a diary entry?

Which tense does the writer use when recounting in a diary entry?

Which of the following supports the sequencing of events chronologically?

when the writer is recounting past events

when the writer is expressing how they are currently feeling

When does a diary entry shift into the present tense?

a fictional tale involving magical creatures

a private book where someone records their experiences and feelings

a non-fiction text providing information to others

writing about things that are going to happen

writing about yourself and calling yourself by your name

writing from the perspective of the person involved

What does writing in the 'first person' mean?

Which of these words might a writer use when writing in the first person?

A diary greeting normally starts with which word?

What usually comes at the very beginning of a diary entry?

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

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