Year 2 - English
Planning the second 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
- Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense.
- Past tense tells the reader something happened before now.
- Notes are used when making a plan and they are short and only capture key vocabulary and important information.
Vocabulary To Learn
- past tense: a way of writing that tells the reader something happened in the past
- verb: a doing or a being word
- plan: a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may write full sentences in their plan.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense. Past tense tells the reader something happened before now.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'past tense'
a way of writing that tells the reader something happened in the past.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may write full sentences in their plan. Correction: Teach children how to write notes which are short and capture key vocabulary and important information. Encourage children to include adverbs and joining words that they want to use, but written out of full sentences.
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