A day in the life of Asalif: Diary writing

Teacher notes

This lesson is most suitable for Key Stage 2. In it we meet Asalif in his home town of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The main activity involves some role play, followed by diary writing. It is likely that you will need more time to finish the writing. The focus on reusing and repurposing rubbish could be linked to the lesson 'Rob and the beach' and also the storyworld Andrea's Yard. **Lyfta core themes**: Community and Citizenship, Equality & human rights, Health & wellbeing, Technology and Engineering. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Adaptability and Flexibility, Courage & self-confidence, Creativity & innovation, Design Thinking, Growth Mindset, Practical Life Skills, Lifelong Learning, Resilience & perseverance, Resourcefulness & learning from failure, Self-motivation, Taking initiative. **SDGs: 1, 3, 11 ** **National Curriculum Objectives:** KS2 English: - use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas - speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English - participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play/improvisations and debates Draft and write by: - composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures - organising paragraphs around a theme Evaluate and edit by: - assessing the effectiveness of their own writing - proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning - ensuring the consistent and correct use of tense throughout a piece of writing - ensuring correct subject and verb agreement when using singular and plural, distinguishing between the language of speech and writing and choosing the appropriate register.