strong feelings that result from a person’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others

a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions

refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state happening in the current moment

Planning the final paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'

English

In this unit, pupils use a picture book as a stimulus for empathy for characters and establishing chronology of a diary entry. In 'How to Train Your Dragon', pupils will use film as the starting point for writing a diary entry.

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils learnt to structure a diary entry in paragraphs. In this unit, pupils will learn to use a picture book as a stimulus for empathy for characters and establishing chronology of a diary entry.

In this unit, pupils write a diary entry based on the picture book 'Into the Forest' by Anthony Browne. Pupils use the book as a starting point from which they write a diary entry, focusing on using the first person perspective consistently and practising the skill of varying tense accurately.

'Into the Forest': diary writing

What will the final paragraph of your diary entry begin with?

I ran towards Grandma’s house as quickly as I could.

I became really scared because it felt like I was being followed.

I arrived and it didn’t sound like Grandma inside. I panicked!

I went inside and I found Grandma AND Dad! I told them everything.

Put the following events in the correct order to show the chronology of the boy's final recount.

What tense do you switch to when conveying current feelings in a diary entry?

I am exhausted after such a turbulent day!

I was at home when I realised how lucky I was.

Which of the following sentences would be appropriate for the end of your diary entry?

general statement and beginning of recount

recount of strange encounters in the forest

recount of reaching grandma’s house, finding dad and returning home

Put these parts of your diary entry in the correct order.

Which of the following pronouns are in the first person perspective?

Which of the following sentences is written in the correct perspective for a diary entry?

Which of the following are features of 'informal language'?

It explains the manner in which an action happened.

How does a fronted adverbial of time support your writing?

When recounting events, what tense do you write in?

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