Writing the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
I can write my first diary entry from the perspective of Lila.
Writing the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
I can write my first diary entry from the perspective of Lila.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- We use notes from our plan to form a range of full sentences.
- Fronted adverbials of time communicate the chronology of events in a recount.
- Conjunctions are used to create a range of sentence types.
- Hyperbole is used to exaggerate emotions in a diary entry.
- The use of progressive past and simple past tenses is an effective way to recount experiences and feelings.
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to understand the distinction between hyperbole and metaphors.
Explain that hyperbole always uses exaggeration and doesn't need to be metaphorical. E.g. 'That is the best news I have ever heard.' Metaphors can involve exaggeration but do not need to. E.g. 'That is music to my ears.'
Keywords
Hyperbole - exaggerated statements or claims
Progressive past tense - a verb form used to refer to an action that was ongoing at a time in the past
Simple past tense - a verb form used to refer to an action that happened in the past
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2018 Penguin Random House UK edition of ‘The Firework Maker's Daughter' by Philip Pullman for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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