Diary writing (1):Writing a diary entry

using a timeline

This is Annie. She wants to write a diary entry about yesterday. Can you help her?

We write about events in a day in the correct order in a diary.

You can use a timeline to help you write down the events.

In the eveningIn the afternoonIn the morning

These are the things Annie did yesterday.

Put them in the correct order in the timeline.

In the eveningIn the afternoonIn the morning

In the eveningIn the afternoonIn the morning

Now help Annie write sentences about the events.

In the morning I played with my dog.

I painted a picture.

Use the simple past tense in diary entries.Link sentences with words such as and.

In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture.In the afternoon I watched a cartoon.

I tidied my room.In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room.

In the evening my uncle and his family visited me.I playedcomputer games with my cousin.

Good! Now you can help Annie write the diary entry.

Write the date and the day of the week.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

Draw or write about the weather.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

Write about the events in the morning.

In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

Write about the events in the afternoon.

In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture.

In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

Write about the events in the evening.

In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture.

In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room.

In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

Add details to make the entry clearer.

In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture.

In the afternoon I watched a cartoon and tidied my room.

In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin.

It was wet today. I stayed at home all day.

^

I was bored in

^ . .My room was messy. I

^After that, I was tired.

We had a good

time.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

It was wet today. I stayed at home all day. In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. I was bored in the afternoon. I watched a cartoon. My room was messy. I tidied my room. After that, I was tired.

In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. We had a good time.

Use linking words like so to link sentences.

It was wet today so I stayed at home all day. In the

I was bored in the afternoon so I watched a cartoon.

My room was messy so I tidied my room. After that, I was tired.

Write about your feelings at the end.

We were happy.

Sunday 25th July

Wet

It was wet today so I stayed at home all day. In the morning I played with my dog and painted a picture. I was bored in the afternoon so I watched a cartoon. My room was messy so I tidied my room. After that, I was tired.

In the evening my uncle and his family visited me. I played computer games with my cousin. We had a good time. We were happy.

The End