Planning the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
I can make a plan for writing a diary entry as Florence Nightingale.
Planning the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
I can make a plan for writing a diary entry as Florence Nightingale.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense.
- Past tense tells the reader something happened before now.
- Notes are used when making a plan and they are short and only capture key vocabulary and important information.
Common misconception
Pupils may write full sentences in their plan.
Teach children how to write notes which are short and capture key vocabulary and important information. Encourage children to include adverbs and joining words that they want to use, but written out of full sentences.
Keywords
Past tense - a way of writing that tells the reader something happened in the past
Verb - a doing or a being word
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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