when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations and actions

a sentence starter followed by a comma which tells the reader when something happened

Planning part one of the main body of a diary entry

English

In this unit, pupils embed narrative skills including show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character and a were introduced to a range of cohesive devices. In 'The Viewer', pupils will further develop their use of cohesive devices and develop strategies to build suspense when describing a setting.

In 'Whale Rider', pupils developed their narrative writing skills by using show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character. In this unit, pupils will further embed these skills and use a range of devices to build cohesion. 

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations

Select the linguistic features of a diary entry.

Select the examples of fronted adverbials of time.

In this diary entry, we will be writing in the __________ perspective as Hiccup.

Gobber welcomed the students to the arena.

Gobber explained which types of dragons the students would face.

Gobber released the Gronckle and it attacked Hiccup.

Select the events that we will recount in this paragraph.

to inform the reader about a particular subject

to record the writer's personal experiences, thoughts and feelings

main body part 1 - describing dragon training

main body part 2 - describing dragon training

Put the sections of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' in order.

the point of view where the speaker or writer is the 'I' character

two words joined together using an apostrophe

when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations 

Match the 'show-not-tell' examples to the feelings they convey.

Select the words that are appropriate for use when writing from the first person perspective.

when describing current thoughts and feelings

When is it appropriate to write in the present tense in a diary?

Starter Quiz