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    This document provides a lesson on diary writing and how diaries can be useful historical sources. It discusses how Samuel Pepys' diary documented important details about the Great Fire of London. Students are asked to read sample diary entries and reflect on what was experienced and how it was conveyed. They are then tasked with writing a 250-word diary entry about their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document emphasizes writing in first person, past tense, with detailed descriptions and thoughts/feelings. It questions whether diary entries from this time could help historians understand the pandemic in the future.

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    This document provides a lesson on diary writing and how diaries can be useful historical sources. It discusses how Samuel Pepys' diary documented important details about the Great Fire of London. Students are asked to read sample diary entries and reflect on what was experienced and how it was conveyed. They are then tasked with writing a 250-word diary entry about their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document emphasizes writing in first person, past tense, with detailed descriptions and thoughts/feelings. It questions whether diary entries from this time could help historians understand the pandemic in the future.

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    Lesson 6

    Writers in time
    Starter
    If you wrote a letter to your
    future self, what would you
    want to say?
    Todays Lesson

    01 02
    What do diaries teach us How can I diarise my own
    about the past? experiences?
    Diary Entries
    Who keeps a
    diary/has ever kept a
    diary?
    Do you think
    diary entries are
    useful sources
    for historians?
    Why/why not?
    Diary entries
    Diaries can capture important moments in History, along with the thoughts and
    feelings of the writer.

    Example: The Great Fire of London

    The Great Fire of London happened in 1666 (that is a long time before
    photographs and television!).

    The fire lasted 5 days, and destroyed lots of London city at the time.

    So how do we know about it?

    Samuel Pepys wrote a diary and documented what London was like in the 17th
    century, along with the great Fire of London. Samuel’s diary because an
    important source of information for historians.
    Can you think
    of any other
    famous diaries?
    What are the features of a diary
    entry?

    Written in first person

    In past tense (about events that have


    happened already/happened recently

    Informal style

    Detailed descriptions

    Exploring thoughts, feelings and opinions


    Once you are done, upload
    your work to Showbie

    Choose a diary entry to read


    There are two diary entries on the VLE
    1. Astronaut Peggy Whitson about her mission on the International Space Station
    2. Scott - A naval Antarctic explorer in 1910-1913

    As you read, complete the worksheet reflecting on the diary extract.


    Think about:
    - What did the person experience?
    - How did they convey it?
    - Why is it important for us to read now?
    Now we have seen some diary extracts
    What notable events have happened in your lifetime that you remember?

    Can you remember how you felt?

    Did they have an impact on your life?

    Do you think people will talk about that event in 20 years?


    A notable event that we have all experienced has been the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Quarantine, not seeing family, schools closing, illness… These are some of the difficult experiences
    you/someone you know may have experienced in the last two years.

    Using what you know about diary writing, you are going to write a 250 word diary entry about your
    experience with the COVID-19 situation.

    Remember to use:
    - First person
    - Past tense Once you are done, upload
    - Detailed descriptions your work to Showbie
    - Thoughts, feelings and opinions
    PLENARY
    Do you think that if there is
    another pandemic in 200
    years, historians could use
    your diary entries?

    What do you think they


    would learn?
    EXTENSION
    Activity

    Biographies section on NAEGC


    Go to:
    https://globalcampus.nae.school/mod/hvp/view.php?id=14966#
    h5pbookid=1518&chapter=h5p-interactive-book-chapter-81c23a
    7f-0b97-4ad0-879c-39fdc57ccd6a&section=0
    And navigate to the biographies section.
    Work through the slides and worksheet.

    How do biographies differ from diary entries?

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