Writing the second diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

English

In this unit, pupils learnt to write a diary entry from a character's perspective with heightened emotions from a fictional context. In 'Into the Forest', pupils will learn to develop their skills of writing a diary from a fictional character's perspective. 

In 'The Journey' unit, pupils learned how to convey character's emotion in a diary using informal tone and language in the first person. In this unit, pupils will continue to develop their skills of conveying emotion through writing. 

Pupils explore the text's opening by summarising events and using inference to understand character traits and relationships. They identify Lila's emotions in the opening and use empathy to develop thoughts that convey these. Pupils then plan and write a diary entry from Lila's perspective.

'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and diary writing

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Which of the following are **subordinating conjunctions**?

means 'at the time' something was happening

Match the following subordinating conjunctions to their purpose.

Select the appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the following sentence: 
'__________ Chulak returned, he told me what my father had said.

Select the appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the following sentence:
'I decided to go to Merapi __________ I could uncover the secret.'

Select the appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the following sentence:
'I wrote my father a letter __________ explained my decision to leave.'

a question that the writer wants the reader to answer

a question that the writer answers themselves

a question posed that is not intended to be answered

Chulak saw how upset Lila was and wanted to help her.

Chulak said he would visit Lila's father to discover the secret.

Chulak told Lila that he had been successful and shared the secret with her.

Order these events for Lila's second diary entry.

I was so happy to have found out the secret!

Which of the following thoughts would Lila be likely to write when she finds out her father told Chulak the secret?

Lila decided to leave on her quest to the Volcano of Merapi.

Lila wrote a letter telling her father of her plans.

Lila prepared herself for the journey ahead.

I want to speak to my father about what he has done.

Which of the following thoughts would Lila be likely to write after she has decided to go on her quest?

What tense would you use when writing about how you are currently feeling?

True or false? You can copy out the notes from your plan exactly as they are.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

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