'Into the Forest': diary writing
Why this, why now
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.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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'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- Writing the opening of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
- Planning the final paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
- Planning a paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
- Writing a paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
- Generating vocabulary for a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
- Engaging with the plot of 'Into the Forest'
- Writing the final paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
- Analysing features of a diary entry