Lesson video

Hi everyone, my name is Ms. Voyle, and welcome to today's lesson where you are going to be planning a paragraph of your diary entry.

This unit is based on the story "Into the Forest" and you may wish to refer to it.

You will need a copy of the 2022 Walker Books Limited Edition of "Into the Forest" by Anthony Browne.

Pause the video and get your copy of the book now.

Great, now I know you have the book with you.

During this lesson, you'll need to be listening and looking carefully.

There'll be tasks where you need somebody to talk to and you will also need a piece of paper and pen or pencil for writing your plan.

I hope you are feeling excited and ready to learn.

Let's get started.

The learning outcome for today's lesson is I can plan a paragraph of a diary entry based on "Into the Forest." Here are the keywords for today's lesson.

Let's practise saying them.

My turn, your turn.

Encounter.

Emotions.

Show and tell.

Great job, well done.

Let's take a look at their definitions.

An encounter is a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting with a person or thing.

Emotions are strong feelings that result from a person's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.

And show and tell is a writing technique for showing a character's feelings with description of their actions and expressions.

There are two parts to today's lesson.

In the first part, we will be preparing to plan, and in the second part you will be writing the plan.

So let's begin with preparing to plan.

Your diary entry follows this structure.

Date and greeting.

"Dear diary" is your greeting.

Opening paragraph.

This is where you gave a general statement and you began your recount of the day.

Paragraph one.

This is where you will give a recount of the strange encounters you had in the forest.

And paragraph two.

This is where you will recount reaching grandma's house, finding dad, and returning home.

You have already written the opening of your diary entry, which includes the date and the greeting and the opening paragraph.

In today's lesson, you are going to be planning paragraph one.

We are going to recap the section of the story where the boy encounters fairytale characters in the forest.

The reader is meant to recognise these characters as the following familiar fairytale characters.

Jack from "Jack and the Beanstalk." Goldilocks from "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." And Hansel and Gretel from "Hansel and Gretel." The boy does not know who these characters are.

To him, they are just strange and confusing people he encounters.

Therefore, in your diary entry, you will describe these characters but you will not name them.

Let's check your understanding, true or false.

When writing my diary entry, I will name the fairytale characters encountered in the forest.

Pause the video and select your answer.

That is false, well done.

Now it's time to justify your answer.

A, as the young boy, I am not aware who these characters are, so I will describe them rather than name them.

Or B, I want to create mystery around who the characters are for the reader of my diary entry.

Pause the video and select the correct justification.

The answer is A, well done.

You are writing in character as the young boy who is not aware of who these characters are, so you will need to describe them rather than name them.

Let's recap the boy's encounters in the forest from his perspective.

"I entered the forest, which felt dark and eerie.

I came across a boy who was leading a cow on a rope.

He wanted to swap his cow for my cake.

I declined and walked on.

I crossed paths with a girl who had long, golden plaits.

She also demanded my cake, but I again said no and continued walking.

I encountered a pair of children, who were sat by a tree.

I felt overwhelmed and began to run." Let's check your understanding.

Order the following characters from one to three to show the order in which the boy encounters them in the forest.

A, an angry girl who had long golden plaits.

B, a confusing boy who was leading a cow on a rope.

C, a pair of abandoned, hungry children who were sat by a tree.

Pause the video and do this now.

Let's take a look at the answers together.

First, the boy encountered a confusing boy who was leading a cow on a rope.

Second, he encountered an angry girl who had long, golden plaits.

And third, he encountered a pair of abandoned, hungry children who were sat by a tree.

Well done for demonstrating your understanding of the chronology of the boy's encounters.

We want to express the thoughts and feelings the boy had during these strange encounters.

This conveys the emotions he experienced.

When writing your diary entry, you can express your thoughts and feelings in two ways.

By explicitly stating them.

And by using show and tell to describe your actions and expressions for each encounter.

We should use precise and ambitious vocabulary and avoid repetition when describing each encounter.

It's now time for you to develop vocabulary for when you encountered a boy who was leading a cow on a rope.

Come up with some examples of precise and ambitious vocabulary to describe this first encounter.

Pause the video and discuss with your partner now.

You had some great ideas, let's share some examples together.

"Stumbled across an odd, confusing boy." Stumbled is a great verb to use here.

"Strangely leading a cow by a rope." "Wanted to swap his cow for my cake." "Startled by the weird suggestion." "Declined and walked on in disbelief." It's now time to develop vocabulary for when you encountered the girl who had long, golden plaits.

Come up with some examples of precise and ambitious vocabulary to describe this second encounter.

Pause the video and discuss with your partner.

More great ideas and well done for trying to avoid repetition of vocabulary you used to describe the first encounter.

Let's take a look at some examples.

"Bumped into an angry-looking girl." Here we can see an alternative verb.

For the first encounter, we said stumbled.

For the second encounter, we are saying that you bumped into an angry-looking girl.

"Fierce and demanding look." "Hungry for my grandma's cake too." "Really unsettled me." "Continued my journey as swiftly as possible." It's now time to develop vocabulary for when you encountered a pair of children who were sat by a tree.

Come up with some examples of precise and ambitious vocabulary to describe this third encounter.

Pause the video and discuss with your partner.

Well done for sharing your ideas.

Let's take a look at some examples together.

"Encountered a pair of abandoned, hungry kids." "Look of despair in their eyes." "Pleaded for their parents." You might say that you were "haunted by their cries." "Ran away as fast as I could, heart pounding." Let's check your understanding.

Match the character the boy encounters to the appropriate description.

For the characters, we have A, a boy who is leading a cow.

B, a girl who had long, golden plaits.

And C, a pair of children who are by a tree.

For the appropriate description for these characters, we have distressed, abandoned, desperate, then strange, odd, confusing, and angry, demanding, fierce.

Pause the video and match these now.

Let's take a look at the answers together.

We would describe the boy who is leading a cow as strange, odd, confusing.

We would describe the girl who had long, golden plaits as angry, demanding, fierce.

And we would describe the pair of children who are by a tree as distressed, abandoned, and desperate.

Well done for demonstrating your understanding of appropriate description for each of the characters that the boy encounters.

Show and tell can be used to convey how the boy's emotions heighten over the course of his journey.

For example, when he encountered a boy who was leading a cow on a rope, we might say that he stared in confusion.

He walked on in disbelief.

This conveys that he is experiencing some difficult emotions but they are not too intense yet.

Then when he encountered a girl who had long, golden plaits, we might say that he felt unnerved, continued his journey, didn't look back.

This conveys that his emotions are heightening.

And then, when he encountered a pair of children who were sat by a tree, we might say that he was distressed and he sprinted away as fast as possible.

This conveys a substantial intensifying of the boy's emotions because he has gone from being confused to distressed.

Let's check your understanding.

Match the character the boy encounters to the appropriate descriptive vocabulary to convey a heightening of emotions.

For the characters he encounters, we have A, a boy who is leading a cow.

B, a girl who had long, golden plaits.

And C, a pair of children who are by a tree.

For the descriptive vocabulary conveying emotions, we have "made me really uneasy, continued journey swiftly." "Incredibly overwhelmed, wanted to escape, ran as fast as I could." "Startled by the weird suggestion, walked on in confusion." Pause the video and match these now.

Let's take a look at the answers together.

For A, when describing your encounter with the boy who is leading a cow, you could say, "I was startled by the weird suggestion.

I walked on in confusion." For B, when describing your encounter with the girl who had long, golden plaits, you might say, "It made me really uneasy.

I continued my journey swiftly." And for C, when describing your encounter with the pair of children who are by a tree, you might say, "I was incredibly overwhelmed.

I wanted to escape.

I ran as fast as I could." Well done for demonstrating your understanding of how to convey a heightening of emotions across the different encounters.

It's now time for your first task.

Fill in the blanks for this paragraph of your diary entry.

Listen carefully, I will read it to you.

"Before long, I stumbled across an odd, confusing boy who was strangely leading a cow by a rope.

In the most.

manner, he suggested swapping his cow for my cake.

I declined and walked on.

Next, I bumped into a.

girl who had long, golden plaits.

She wanted the cake too, and her demanding nature really.

me.

I got away from her as swiftly as possible.

Then, I encountered a pair of abandoned, hungry children.

They had a look of despair in their eyes that.

me.

I felt incredibly.

and ran off as fast as I could." The vocabulary for you to choose from is fierce, overwhelmed, bizarre, haunted, unnerved, startled.

Pause the video and do the task now.

Welcome back, let's take a look at the answers together.

"Before long, I stumbled across an odd, confusing boy who was strangely leading a cow by a rope.

In the most bizarre manner, he suggested swapping his cow for my cake.

Startled, I declined and walked on.

Next, I bumped into a fierce girl who had long, golden plaits.

She wanted the cake too, and her demanding nature really unnerved me.

I got away from her as swiftly as possible.

Then, I encountered a pair of abandoned, hungry children.

They had a look of despair in their eyes that haunted me.

I felt incredibly overwhelmed and ran off as fast as I could." Well done for demonstrating your understanding of the kind of vocabulary you will use in paragraph one of your diary entry.

It's now time for the second part of our lesson where you are going to be writing the plan.

When we write a plan, we use notes.

Notes are concise and capture key vocabulary and information.

The purpose of notes is to help the writer to organise information easily for future use.

We use bullet points when note-taking.

They look like this.

You are going to plan the paragraph recounting your encounters with the characters in the forest.

Your plan will need to include precise and ambitious vocabulary to describe each encounter, and thoughts and feelings about each encounter.

Let's check your understanding.

What should be included in your plan? A, full sentences with capital letters and full stops.

B, thoughts and feelings.

C, precise and ambitious vocabulary.

D, unnecessary information.

Pause the video and select the correct answers.

The answers are B and C, well done.

You should include thoughts and feelings and precise and ambitious vocabulary in your plan.

It's now time for you to begin writing your plan.

Complete the plan for the boy's first encounter, which was with a boy who was leading a cow on a rope.

You have a section where you need to develop precise vocabulary to recount what happened, and you then have a section where you need to develop precise vocabulary that conveys thoughts and feelings.

You should include show and tell.

An example of precise vocabulary for what happened is "Came across an odd boy." Pause the video and write this part of your plan now.

Welcome back, well done for completing the first part of your plan.

Let's take a look at some good examples.

For what happened, we already have "came across an odd boy." Then, "Strangely leading a cow." "Asked to exchange the cow for the cake." And for thoughts and feelings, including show and tell.

"Strange sight to behold." "Baffled by the suggestion." "Walked on in disbelief." It's now time for you to complete the plan for the boy's second encounter, which was with a girl who had long, golden plaits.

Remember to develop vocabulary for what happened and your thoughts and feelings during this encounter.

An example of precise vocabulary for what happened is, "Bumped into a fierce girl." Pause the video and complete this part of the plan now.

Welcome back, well done for completing the plan for the second encounter.

Let's take a look at some good examples.

For what happened, we already have, "Bumped into a fierce girl." Then, "Demanding nature about her." "After the cake too." For thoughts and feelings, "Taken aback." "Unsettled by her." "Got away swiftly." It's now time for you to complete the final part of the plan for the boy's third encounter, which was with a pair of children who were sat by a tree.

Remember to develop precise vocabulary for what happened and for your thoughts and feelings during this encounter.

An example of precise vocabulary for what happened is, "Abandoned, hungry kids." Pause the video and complete this part of your plan now.

Welcome back, well done for completing your plan for paragraph one of your diary entry.

Let's take a look at some good examples of vocabulary for the third encounter.

For precise vocabulary for what happened, we already have, "Abandoned, hungry kids." Then, "Despair in their eyes." "Pleaded for help." And for thoughts and feelings, including show and tell.

"Distressing encounter." "Cries haunted me." "Overwhelmed, ran away fast." We've now come to the end of our lesson, so let's go over a summary together.

This paragraph of the diary entry recounts the boy's encounters with characters in the forest from his perspective.

The boy encounters a boy with a cow first, then a girl with long, golden plaits, and then a pair of abandoned children.

Thoughts and feelings can be explicitly stated and conveyed through the use of show and tell.

The boy's emotions heighten over the course of the encounters.

And your plan should contain precise and ambitious vocabulary and thoughts and feelings for each encounter.

Well done again for your hard work during today's lesson.

I hope you are feeling really excited to write this paragraph.