Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
I can write the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary.
Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
I can write the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Perspective is the way someone thinks, feels or sees something.
- Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense.
- A diary entry should be written in the first person.
- First person is a point of view in writing or storytelling where the narrator or speaker refers to themselves.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to maintain a consistent tense in their writing. Usually, this is moving betwen past and present tense.
Teach children that words such as 'was' and 'had' can change the tense of verbs to the past tense. Play a game where children have to change present tense verbs into past tense.
Keywords
Perspective - the way someone thinks, feels or sees something
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
First person - a point of view in writing or storytelling where the narrator or speaker refers to themselves using 'I'
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