Writing part one of the main body of a diary entry
I can use a plan to write part one of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
Writing part one of the main body of a diary entry
I can use a plan to write part one 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.
- Adverbials of time can be used to sequence events.
- The main body of this diary entry is primarily written in the past tense.
- Informal tone can be achieved through use of contractions, vocabulary choice and exclamations.
Keywords
Specific - clear, exact and particular information
Recount - a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
Common misconception
Pupils may include details and information that should be kept for the second part of the main body.
Pupils' planning documents clearly outline which key events should be described in part one. The planning document is re-visited and shared in learning cycle two.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the 'I/we' perspective
when events are recounted in the order in which they happened
writing which adopts a conversational style
Exit quiz
6 Questions
tells the reader the action happened before now
clear, exact and particular information
a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience