Planning the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'.
Key learning points
- The closing includes a sign-off from the writer.
- The closing includes a summary of key events, thoughts, feelings and questions.
- The closing refers to past, present and future events.
- The closing may include past, present and future tenses.
Keywords
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now
Future tense - tells the reader the action will happen in the future
Summarise - to sum up or conclude the main body of a text
Sign-off - when the writer signs their name at the end of a piece of writing
Common misconception
Pupils may begin to retell key events or add too much detailed information about the day when planning the closing.
Make continued explicit reference to keeping information general; a visual aid of 'general' may help to support pupils remember this distinction.
Teacher tip
Review some effective phrases for show-not-tell which are appropriate to include in the closing.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What tense would you use when writing about how you are currently feeling?
Q2.Which sentence is written in the future tense?
Q3.Which sentence is written in the first person?
Q4.Which of the following is a simple sentence?
Q5.Which of the following are compound sentences?
Q6.Match these words to their contracted forms.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Q2.True or false? You can copy out the notes from your plan exactly as they are.
Q3.How should your notes for a diary be organised?
Q4.Select the appropriate adjectives to describe how Hiccup felt during dragon training.
Q5.The purpose of a diary entry is to do which of these?
Q6.Select the examples of 'show-not-tell'.
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