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Engaging with the plot of 'The Journey'

'The Journey': diary writing

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils write a diary entry based on the picture book 'The Journey' by Francesca Sanna. 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.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to read 'The Journey' and summarise the key events.

Key Notes

  • 'The Journey' is a children's picture book.
  • The story is about two girls and their mother who are fleeing their war-torn country to find a safe place to live.
  • The girls face many obstacles and challenges along their perilous journey as they cross unwelcoming borders.
  • The story ends with them getting closer to a safe home where they hope to arrive soon.
  • Summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, violence or natural disaster
  • flee: to run away from a place or situation of danger
  • border: a geographical line separating two countries
  • summarise: to pull out the key events and ideas from a text

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils might be confused by the difference between a refugee and a migrant.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

'The Journey' is a children's picture book. The story is about two girls and their mother who are fleeing their war-torn country to find a safe place to live.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'refugee'

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, violence or natural disaster.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils might be confused by the difference between a refugee and a migrant. Correction: Explain that a refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, violence or natural disaster. A migrant moves from one place to another usually to find work or better living conditions.

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