Writing the second half of Juliet's diary entry
I can write the second half of Juliet's imagined diary entry after meeting Romeo, using a range of linguistic features and cohesive devices..
Writing the second half of Juliet's diary entry
I can write the second half of Juliet's imagined diary entry after meeting Romeo, using a range of linguistic features and cohesive devices..
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A diary entry combines details about events with details about emotions.
- We can use certain linguistic features to make an appropriate tone for a diary.
- Hyperbole, internal thoughts, rhetorical questions and exclamation sentences make diary writing more personal.
- We connect ideas together in writing with cohesive devices like fronted adverbials and different sentence types.
- We may change tense between past and present during a diary entry.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to switch between tenses in the final paragraph.
Ensure you share your thoughts as a writer as you do the shared writing for this paragraph, showing that it is normal to switch tenses in this way when we are describing present emotions with a retelling of past events.
Keywords
Emotions - strong feelings experienced by a character in response to a their experiences
Events - things that happen to a person or a character
Linguistic features - language structures that are specific to a type of text
Cohesive devices - language structures that develop text cohesion
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I am pacing the room, wondering what to do.
I am filled with melancholy.
I saw a man approaching confidently.
I was completely exhilarated.