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You must write 3 separate diary entries recounting everything that happened to Eva Smith up to September 1911. Comment on her inner feelings and thoughts.
To write accurate accounts you will need to look closely at Act One and Act Two of An Inspector Calls.
Remember you must write in 1st person as you are writing as if you are Eva Smith!
We are going to read pages 41 - 45
Diary Writing
Lots of people keep diaries and reflect on their life, their relationships and their hopes for the future.
Have a look at an example diary entry.
Diary of Anne Frank
To empathise with Eva Smith's character by looking at the situation from her perspective
Success criteria for the lesson
Grade 7
Grade 4
Grade 5/6
Response is detailed Appreciation of the writer’s use of language and/or form and/or structure and effect on audience
Precisely selected, blended quotes
Response is detailed
Appreciation of the writer’s use of language and/or form and/or structure and effect on audience
Selects detailed evidence
Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust. She and her family, along with four others, spent over two years during World War II hiding in an annex of rooms above her father's office in Amsterdam.
Sustained response to question
Appreciation of the writer’s use of language and/or form and/or structure and effect on audience
Selects key evidence
Key Words:
Example
Let's read out some of our diary entries.
My dearest Kitty,
For a long time now I didn’t know why I was bothering to do any schoolwork. The end of the war still seemed so far away, so unreal, like a fairy tale. If the war isn’t over by September, I won’t go back to school, since I don’t want to be two years behind…
I finally realised that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that’s what I want! I know I can write. A few of my stories are good, my descriptions of the Secret Annexe* are humorous, much of my diary is vivid and alive, but…it remains to be seen whether I really have talent…
Unless you write yourself, you can’t know how wonderful it is; I always used to bemoan the fact that I couldn’t draw, but now I’m overjoyed that at least I can write. And if I don’t have the talent to write books or newspaper articles, I can always write for myself. But I want to achieve more than that. I can’t imagine having to live like Mother, Mrs Van Daan* and all the women who go about their work and are then forgotten. I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to! I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me!
When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived! But, and that’s a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer?
I hope so, oh, I hope so very much, because writing allows me to record everything, all my thoughts, ideals and fantasies…
So onwards and upwards, with renewed spirits. It’ll all work out, because I’m determined to write!
Yours,
Anne M. Frank
How do you think Eva felt when...
What are the key features of diary writing?