Planning part one of the main body of a diary entry
I can plan part one of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
Planning part one of the main body of a diary entry
I can plan part one of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the main body of this diary entry is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail.
- Sentences can be opened in a variety of ways to improve the flow of the text.
- The main body is primarily written in the past tense.
- Adverbials of time can be used to sequence events.
- Informal tone can be achieved through use of contractions and exclamations.
Keywords
Notes - written out of full sentences
'show-not-tell' - when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations and actions
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter followed by a comma which tells the reader when something happened
Common misconception
Pupils may not use a range of sentence structures and openers in their plans for writing.
Ensure pupils know the full range of sentence structures (simple, compound and a variety of complex). Full coverage can be found in the 'Year 5 Grammar: Five sentence types' unit.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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
embarrassment
panic or nerves
dread
Exit quiz
6 Questions
how a text flows
when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations
tells the reader when something happened