strong feelings experienced by a character in response to their experiences

things that happen to a person or a character

language structures that are specific to a type of text

language structures that develop text cohesion

Writing the first half of Juliet's diary entry

English

In this unit, pupils learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play. In 'The Windrush: Diary Writing', pupils will learn to develop their skills of writing a diary with emotion based on a significant historical event.

In 'Shakespeare's Macbeth’: Narrative and Soliloquy Writing', pupils learnt about character, plot and theme in a Shakespearean play for the first time. In this unit, pupils will learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play.’

Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing

I am sitting in bed surrounded by handkerchiefs as I write this.

He approached boldly from across the room.

Match these key elements of a diary to the correct examples. 

Which linguistic feature is shown in the following example? 'I'm more upset than any human being has ever been before!'

Which linguistic feature is shown in the following example? 'I know I will never be able to see him again.'

Which cohesive device is used in the following example? 'I am so desperate to see him, but I know it can never happen.'

Which cohesive device is used in the following example? 'Thinking about what I’ve lost, I feel completely desolate.'

Which of these examples are in the past tense?

how you feel now, sitting at home after the ball

an update to include what happened on the balcony

Which paragraph of our diary entry will we write first?

When Juliet first writes in her diary after the ball, which event will she **not** cover?

Which of the following words might Juliet use when describing her first impressions of Romeo?

I was scared that my family would catch him.

Match each situation to Juliet's emotions at that point. 

describing events that have happened to you

Which of the following is **not** a common feature of a diary entry?

I was enchanted by his charming way of speaking.

Which of these examples show Juliet's emotions?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Writing the first half of Juliet's diary entry

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.