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Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
I can write the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary.
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Year 2
Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
I can write the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary.
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Key learning points
- Perspective is the way someone thinks, feels or sees something.
- Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense.
- A diary entry should be written in the first person.
- First person is a point of view in writing or storytelling where the narrator or speaker refers to themselves.
Keywords
Perspective - the way someone thinks, feels or sees something
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
First person - a point of view in writing or storytelling where the narrator or speaker refers to themselves using 'I'
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to maintain a consistent tense in their writing. Usually, this is moving betwen past and present tense.
Teach children that words such as 'was' and 'had' can change the tense of verbs to the past tense. Play a game where children have to change present tense verbs into past tense.
Play a game of hot-seating at the start of the lesson, so children can practise getting in the role of Florence Nicghtingale and speaking from the first person perspective.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is someone's perspective?
the way someone uses punctuation
the way someone wants to be treated
Q2.
What is the name for a book that people write down their experiences, thoughts and feelings?
a story book
a comic book
Q3.
True or false? Each time a person writes in their diary, it is called a chapter.
Q4.
True or false? A diary is personal and private to the writer.
Q5.
Florence travelled to Crimea with a team of 38 ...
teachers.
doctors.
Q6.
When Florence saw the hospital in Scutari, what do you think she thought?
It was excellent.
It was not too bad.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Diaries are a type of...
poem
fiction
Q2.
A diary entry is written in which tense?
present
future
Q3.
Which of these verbs are past tense?
look
looking
Q4.
Fill in the blank. A diary entry should be written in the __________ person.
second
third
Q5.
Which of these words would you likely use when writing in the first person?
you
he
Q6.
Which of these is written in the first person perspective?
She saw the hospital.
Florence saw the hospital.