Introduction to writing a diary entry.

Yrs 1,2&3 an introduction to how to write a diary entry. The Smartboard file explains what a diary entry is and gives examples for discussion. Over three days or sessions the children are then asked to write their own diary entry following a simple story set in the past. Details are given of a siege around Castle Strongfort. Children can then attempt their own diary entry using the story and the example diary entries as a scaffold for their own writing.