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Diaries from the Great Fire of London: historical sources

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Great Fire of London - NEW LOOK Diaries - NEW LOOK

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Objectives

History

  • To describe and write about an event or activity.
  • To begin to understand the historical importance of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn’s diaries.

Enquiry question
What can we learn about events in the past from historical diaries?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Read some of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn’s diaries.
  • Agree that historical diaries give us lots of information about life in their times.
  • Write our own diary entry about modern day life.
  • Use adjectives and a range of verbs to add interest and information to our writing.

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