Be gripped by this significant historic event from the 17th Century!
Find out about the famous diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. Write your own diary entries, including a realistic entry set during the Great Fire. Finally, share diaries in a ‘coffee house’ setting to celebrate the completion of this block.
Includes:
- Topic Overview
- Block Overview
- Lesson 01: Who ARE they?
Find out about famous diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn; learn about the art of diary writing and write your own diary entry.
- Lesson 02: FREEZE!
Role-play scenes from the Great Fire of London that were captured in diary entries at the time; Perform and perfect your scenes; capture a key moment in a ‘freeze frame’ photograph.
- Lesson 03: What did you say?
Look carefully at your freeze frame pictures; write speech bubbles to depict the emotions experienced by the people in the scene.
- Lesson 04: Quills and ink!
Learn about the writing implements of the 17th Century; make your own quill and ink; write a realistic looking diary page about an incident during the Great Fire of London 1666.
- Lesson 05: Coffee House!
Use paint to recreate an authentic looking diary cover for your historic diary; read your diary to other children in a ‘coffee house’ setting to celebrate the completion of this block.
Find more lesson plans and resources at www. hamilton-trust.org.uk.
Find out about the famous diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. Write your own diary entries, including a realistic entry set during the Great Fire. Finally, share diaries in a ‘coffee house’ setting to celebrate the completion of this block.
Includes:
- Topic Overview
- Block Overview
- Lesson 01: Who ARE they?
Find out about famous diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn; learn about the art of diary writing and write your own diary entry.
- Lesson 02: FREEZE!
Role-play scenes from the Great Fire of London that were captured in diary entries at the time; Perform and perfect your scenes; capture a key moment in a ‘freeze frame’ photograph.
- Lesson 03: What did you say?
Look carefully at your freeze frame pictures; write speech bubbles to depict the emotions experienced by the people in the scene.
- Lesson 04: Quills and ink!
Learn about the writing implements of the 17th Century; make your own quill and ink; write a realistic looking diary page about an incident during the Great Fire of London 1666.
- Lesson 05: Coffee House!
Use paint to recreate an authentic looking diary cover for your historic diary; read your diary to other children in a ‘coffee house’ setting to celebrate the completion of this block.
Find more lesson plans and resources at www. hamilton-trust.org.uk.
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