📝 Part 1: Diary Entry Features

1. Which greeting do we use to start a diary entry?

Hello Friend,

Dear Diary,

Good morning,

2. Circle the words that need capital letters:

today is monday, 12th june. i went to the park.

3. Which sentence uses full stops correctly?

I saw a dog playing

I saw a dog playing.

I saw a dog. playing

4. What information should you include in your diary introduction?

The date

Your name

What happened that day

The weather

✨ Part 2: Expanded Noun Phrases

5. Make these noun phrases more interesting by adding adjectives:

a) The _______, _______ dog ran across the park.

b) I climbed the _______, _______ tree.

c) We ate _______, _______ sandwiches for lunch.

6. Which is an expanded noun phrase?

The park

The big, sunny park

Park

7. Rewrite this sentence using expanded noun phrases:

I saw a bird in a tree.

📖 Part 3: Writing Your Diary Introduction

8. Write the introduction to your diary entry. Remember to include:

• Dear Diary,

• Today's date

• One sentence about what happened

• Capital letters and full stops

9. Extension: Write your first key event using expanded noun phrases:

10. Self-Assessment - Tick what you have included:

Used capital letters correctly

Used full stops at the end of sentences

Included expanded noun phrases

Wrote in first person (I, me, my)

Diary Writing Part 1

Diary Writing Part 1

📝 Part 1: Diary Entry Features

✨ Part 2: Expanded Noun Phrases

📖 Part 3: Writing Your Diary Introduction

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