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Year 5

Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry

I can plan part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.

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Year 5

Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry

I can plan part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The purpose of the main body is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail.
  2. Sentences can be opened in a variety of ways to enhance text cohesion.
  3. Adverbial complex sentences consist of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause.
  4. Informal tone can be achieved through use of contractions and exclamations.

Keywords

  • Text cohesion - how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader

  • Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

  • Adverbial clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction

Common misconception

Pupils may be unclear in their understanding of different complex sentence types.

Ensure that pupils know that an adverbial clause is one **type** of subordinate clause. There are also relative clauses and non-finite clauses that pupils should be taught.

Further learning and revising of the different sentence structures can be done through the Year 5 Grammar unit 'Five sentence types'.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
A diary entry is a type of ...
story.
poem.
Correct answer: recount.
information text.
Q2.
Match the key terms to their definitions.
Correct Answer:specific information,clear, exact and particular information

clear, exact and particular information

Correct Answer:general information,basic, necessary information

basic, necessary information

Correct Answer:information,pieces of knowledge

pieces of knowledge

Q3.
Match the key terms to their definitions.
Correct Answer:'tell',the writer explicitly names their emotions

the writer explicitly names their emotions

Correct Answer:'show-not-tell',feelings conveyed by describing physical sensations and actions

feelings conveyed by describing physical sensations and actions

Correct Answer:contraction,two words joined together to form one word

two words joined together to form one word

Q4.
Match the key terms to their examples.
Correct Answer:'tell',I'm filled with dread when I think about tomorrow ...

I'm filled with dread when I think about tomorrow ...

Correct Answer:'show-not-tell',I was frozen to the spot!

I was frozen to the spot!

Correct Answer:contraction,My dad's going to be so disappointed in me.

My dad's going to be so disappointed in me.

Q5.
Select the correct definition of a fronted adverbial of time.
a sentence starter followed by a comma that explains where something happened
Correct answer: a sentence starter followed by a comma that explains when something happened
a sentence starter followed by a comma that explains how something happened
Q6.
Fronted adverbials of time are important features of diary entries because ...
they help convey the writer's feelings.
they create an informal tone.
Correct answer: they help sequence events chronologically.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions.
Correct Answer:text cohesion,how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader

Correct Answer:adverbial complex sentence,a sentence with a main clause and an adverbial clause

a sentence with a main clause and an adverbial clause

Correct Answer:adverbial clause,a type of clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction

a type of clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction

Q2.
We keep the information in the main body paragraphs __________ so that particular details of the day’s events can be recorded.
general
Correct answer: specific
humorous
Q3.
Select the key linguistic features of a diary entry.
Correct answer: 'tell'
third person perspective
Correct answer: contractions
Correct answer: 'show-not-tell'
Correct answer: fronted adverbials of time
Q4.
The purpose of using key linguistic features in a diary entry is to do which of these?
Correct answer: create an informal tone
inform the reader about a particular subject
Correct answer: help the writer recount the day’s events in chronological order
tell a story
Correct answer: convey thoughts and feelings
Q5.
Match the sentence types to their definitions.
Correct Answer:simple,one main clause

one main clause

Correct Answer:compound,two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction

two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction

Correct Answer:complex,a main clause and any type of subordinate clause

a main clause and any type of subordinate clause

Q6.
An adverbial clause starts with a __________ conjunction.
co-ordinating
Correct answer: subordinating
joining