'Into the Forest': diary writing
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of diary writing from the Year 3 unit 'The Journey': diary writing'. The unit starts with the analysis of the plot of the picture book 'Into the Forest' by Anthony Browne, where pupils discuss key themes explored by Browne. Pupils then write their own version of a diary entry from the protagonist's perspective in three paragraphs. This unit prepares pupils for writing another diary entry in the Year 5 unit ''How To Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- A diary is a type of fiction writing.
- A diary entry is a way to recount important events from the writer's day.
- A diary entry is a way for the writer to convey their feelings about what happened in their day.
- A diary entry uses an informal style of writing.
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of diary writing from the Year 3 unit 'The Journey': diary writing'. The unit starts with the analysis of the plot of the picture book 'Into the Forest' by Anthony Browne, where pupils discuss key themes explored by Browne. Pupils then write their own version of a diary entry from the protagonist's perspective in three paragraphs. This unit prepares pupils for writing another diary entry in the Year 5 unit ''How To Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- A diary is a type of fiction writing.
- A diary entry is a way to recount important events from the writer's day.
- A diary entry is a way for the writer to convey their feelings about what happened in their day.
- A diary entry uses an informal style of writing.
Reading, writing & oracy
'Into the Forest': diary writing
In this unit, pupils write a diary entry based on the picture book 'Into the Forest' by Anthony Browne. 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.
8 lessons in unit
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