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Publishing a diary entry based on 'The Journey'
I can publish a diary entry based on ‘The Journey’.
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Year 3
Publishing a diary entry based on 'The Journey'
I can publish a diary entry based on ‘The Journey’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Children often use drawings in their diaries as a way of telling stories.
- A doodle is a sketch completed absent-mindedly.
- Neat, joined handwriting is important when publishing a diary entry.
- A published diary entry should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
Keywords
Layout - refers to the way information is organised on the page
Drawing - a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen or colouring pencil
Doodle - a sketch completed absent-mindedly
Common misconception
Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their diary entry.
Pupils should use the sections they have written in previous lessons that have been planned, drafted and edited.
Model how to draw the key moment from 'The Journey' under a visualiser or on an interactive whiteboard. You could also support pupils' drawing process by showing them illustrations from the book.
Teacher tip
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2016 Flying Eye Books edition of ‘The Journey’ by Francesa Sanna for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
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).Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is the main purpose of a diary entry?
to give factual information
to thank someone
Q2.
Put the following in the order they appear in a diary entry.
Q3.
Select three key moments from 'The Journey'.
the moment they got on a plane
the moment they played football
Q4.
Select the correct spelling.
riting
writting
wrighting
Q5.
What is the definition of a drawing?
a photograph
an oil painting
a sculpture
Q6.
In which section of a diary entry would you find this sentence? 'Then, we were turned away by the border police.'
greeting
paragraph explaining current feelings
sign-off
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6 Questions
Q1.
It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing.
False
Q2.
Put the following in the order that they appear in a diary entry.
Q3.
'A doodle is a detailed, carefully-drawn picture.'
True
Q4.
Select the correct spelling.
sumwhere
somwhere
somewere
Q5.
Which of the following would be found in a diary entry?
videos
photographs
Q6.
Which sentence would be found in a diary entry?
They travelled for days and days.
I think they travelled for a long time.