a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, violence or natural disaster

to run away from a place or situation of danger

a geographical line separating two countries

to pull out the key events and ideas from a text

Engaging with the plot of 'The Journey'

English

Exploring the characters and key themes in 'The Journey'

Analysing the features of diary entries

Planning the first paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey'

Writing the first paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey'

Planning the second paragraph of  a diary entry based on 'The Journey'

Writing the second paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey'

Publishing a diary entry based on 'The Journey'

In this unit, pupils learned how to switch between present and past tense in a diary entry. In the 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' diary writing unit, pupils will develop their skills of switching between tenses fluently.

In the Persuasive letters unit, pupils learned to write in character using first person. In this unit, pupils developed their skills of writing in character, focusing on describing emotions in detail.

In this unit, pupils write a diary entry based on the picture book 'The Journey' by Francesca Sanna. 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.

'The Journey': diary writing

a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story

a person, being, thing or animal in a story

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

the ability to understand other people’s feelings and points of view

a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience

speaking aloud to retell events that have already happened

the point of view where the speaker or writer is the 'I' character providing a personal account of events or experiences

a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

language and vocabulary that is used for more casual and relaxed purposes

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

how a text is written to keep the reader engaged

refers to the way information is organised on the page

a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen or colouring pencil

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