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

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

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Engaging with the plot of 'The Journey'

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'

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.

Which of the following is an example of a greeting?

one main verb used to refer to an action happening in the present

one main verb used to refer to an action that happened in the past

one main verb used to refer to an action that is yet to happen

Which of the following are examples of the progressive past tense?

We sprinted through the forest and I felt terrified.

Which sentence uses show-not-tell language?

We could'nt believe how far we had travelled.

Which sentence uses an apostrophe for contraction accurately?

When writing our dairy entry, we can use our {{ }} to help us.

What are the different sentence types you can use in your writing?

Two, weeks ago, we packed up all of our belongings.

Two weeks ago, we packed up all of our belongings.

Two weeks ago we packed up all of our belongings.

Two weeks ago we packed up, all of our belongings.

Which sentence is written in the first person?

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