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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Who are the main characters in 'The Journey'?

True or false? 'The girl, her sister and mother tried to stay in their country.'

True or false? 'Summarising means describing each event from a text in detail.'

They are getting closer to a safe place to live

They are going to see their friends again

Why do the girls and their mother feel hopeful when they are on the train?

a person who writes stories or other texts

a person or animal in a story that action happens to

writing that always gives true information

Complete this sentence: The person who draws the pictures in a book is called the ...

Engaging with the plot of 'The Journey'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance