Planning part one of the main body of a diary entry
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan part one of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
Key learning points
- The purpose of the main body of this diary entry is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail.
- Sentences can be opened in a variety of ways to improve the flow of the text.
- The main body is primarily written in the past tense.
- Adverbials of time can be used to sequence events.
- Informal tone can be achieved through use of contractions and exclamations.
Keywords
Notes - written out of full sentences
'show-not-tell' - when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations and actions
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter followed by a comma which tells the reader when something happened
Common misconception
Pupils may not use a range of sentence structures and openers in their plans for writing.
Ensure pupils know the full range of sentence structures (simple, compound and a variety of complex). Full coverage can be found in the 'Year 5 Grammar: Five sentence types' unit.
Teacher tip
Ensure that pupils have opportunities to share and magpie ideas from each other during the planning process.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the purpose of a diary entry.
Q2.Put the sections of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' in order.
Q3.Match the keywords to their definitions.
the point of view where the speaker or writer is the 'I' character
two words joined together using an apostrophe
when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations
Q4.Match the 'show-not-tell' examples to the feelings they convey.
embarrassment
panic or nerves
dread
Q5.Select the words that are appropriate for use when writing from the first person perspective.
Q6.When is it appropriate to write in the present tense in a diary?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
how a text flows
when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations
tells the reader when something happened
Q2.Select the linguistic features of a diary entry.
Q3.Select the examples of fronted adverbials of time.
Q4.Select the key features of plans.
Q5.In this diary entry, we will be writing in the __________ perspective as Hiccup.
Q6.Select the events that we will recount in this paragraph.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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