Year 2 - English
Planning the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
Florence Nightingale: diary writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write two sections of a fictional diary entry based on the historical figure Florence Nightingale. Pupils use research around her life and career as a starting point for writing a diary entry, focusing on using the first person perspective consistently.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make a plan for writing a diary entry as Florence Nightingale.
Key Notes
- Perspective is the way someone thinks, feels or sees something.
- Florence Nightingale went to the Crimean War to help the wounded soldiers. She was shocked by what she saw.
- Notes are used when making a plan and they are short and only capture key vocabulary and important information.
- Notes are not written in full sentences and do not require capital letters, full stops or commas.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perspective: the way someone thinks, feels or sees something
- plan: a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
- notes: written out of full sentences
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may want to include details in their plan from other times in Florence's life.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Perspective is the way someone thinks, feels or sees something. Florence Nightingale went to the Crimean War to help the wounded soldiers. She was shocked by what she saw.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'perspective'
the way someone thinks, feels or sees something.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may want to include details in their plan from other times in Florence's life. Correction: Ensure the children are clear that this entry is about just one day, the day she arrived at the hospital in Crimea. Use the three sections in the planning form to reiterate the key moments - arriving, seeing soldiers on the floor, the hospital food.
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