Planning Juliet's diary entries
I can plan the structure and content of Juliet's imagined diary entries after meeting Romeo.
Planning Juliet's diary entries
I can plan the structure and content of Juliet's imagined diary entries after meeting Romeo.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when its content is planned.
- A diary entry is most often written retrospectively, but it may contain both present and past tense sections.
- Juliet's diary is written as two entries - one on her return from the ball and one after the balcony scene.
- A diary entry should include both descriptions of the event(s) and details about the emotions that a character feels.
- We can use rich vocabulary and show-not-tell to describe events and emotions.
Keywords
Past tense - used to tell the reader that action happened before now
Present tense - tells the reader that action is happening now
Events - things that happen to a person or a character
Emotions - strong feelings experienced by a character in response to their experiences
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with the idea of jumping between past and present tense.
Explain that this is a common way of writing a diary: the person writing begins by saying how they feel right now before going back to explain the events that led up to them feeling this way.
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Planning Juliet's diary entries, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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