Writing the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary.
Key learning points
- A diary is an informal piece of writing.
- One of the features of informal writing is contracted words.
- When writing informally, we use apostrophes for contraction to show two words connected together.
Keywords
Apostrophe for contraction - a punctuation mark used to contract two words together
Contraction - two words pushed together
Informal - a style or manner that is casual, relaxed, or not bound by strict conventions
Common misconception
Pupils may inaccurately use an apostrophe for contraction by not removing letters and just putting the words together with an apostrophe.
Teach them that the apostrophe indicates where letters have been omitted. Give children examples and non-examples to sort and explain why they are right/wrong.
Teacher tip
Teach apostrophes for contraction using the children and mini whiteboards. Get children up to the front to hold a letter on a whiteboard from the word that is going to be contracted. Then, they can physically see the letters being removed when the words are contracted & the apostrophe is added.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? To write from Florence Nightingale's perspective, you'll need to have good knowledge of her life.
Q2.Where was the hospital that Florence worked in located?
Q3.Why were the soldiers lying on the floor in the hospital?
Q4.When writing about what Florence did to improve the conditions at the hospital, you'll be using lots of...
Q5.Which of these is a past tense verb?
Q6.Which of these sentences is not written in the past tense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A diary is a formal piece of writing.
Q2.Informal writing contains more of the writer's ...
Q3.Who is the intended audience of a diary entry?
Q4.What does the word 'contract' mean?
Q5.What two words have been contracted to make the word 'couldn't'?
Q6.True or false? An apostrophe usually takes the place of the letters that have been removed from the second word.
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