tells the reader that action happened before now

tells the reader that action is happening now

things that happen to a person or character

emotional reactions or ideas in response to events

Planning the diary entries of an imagined Windrush passenger

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Exploring the Empire Windrush and the experiences of its passengers

Retelling a Windrush story

Generating ideas for the diary entries of a Windrush passenger

Writing the diary entry of a Windrush passenger before their arrival in the UK

Writing the diary entry of a Windrush passenger after their arrival in the UK

In this unit, pupils learn to develop their skills of writing a diary with emotion based on a significant historical event.

In 'Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet’: Diary and Narrative Writing', pupils learnt to write a diary entry from a character's perspective with heightened emotions from a fictional context. In this unit, pupils will learn to develop their skills of writing a diary with emotion based on a significant historical event.’

In this unit, pupils use research around the Empire Windrush and an account of a fictional passenger to write a diary entry from a Windrush passenger's perspective. They use a conversational tone and informal devices, including exclamatives and verbless sentences, to meet the writing purpose.

The Empire Windrush: diary writing

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

True or false: a diary can only be written using the past tense.

In which tense is this sentence written? 'I couldn't believe that it was really happening!'

In which tense is this sentence written? 'I'm writing this sitting on a bunk bed deep underground.'

I felt more determined than ever to succeed.

The underground trains are rumbling above my head as I sit here. 

Which of these sentences give events, rather than thoughts and feelings? 

I was shocked by the devastation in the streets.

I couldn't believe the beauty of what I saw.

Which feeling best completes this action? 'As we sped through London, ...'

Which of the following words describe Celia well? 

For whom is a diary entry usually written?

imagining ourselves in another person's position

wanting to be in another person's position

helping another person in a difficult position

Which is the best definition of 'empathising'?

Which word has a similar meaning to 'hopeful'?

Which words below most often have negative meanings? 

when she sits in the shelter and decides to keep trying

When in the story might Celia feel most tenacious? 

In the story, what might Celia be 'yearning' for at the beginning? 

Planning the diary entries of an imagined Windrush passenger

Lesson outcome

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