1. TIME TRAVEL? Are you ready to…

2. Create Your Timeline! 1800 1825 1850 1875 1900 1950 2000 2010

3. Your Homework! Find facts to fit the timezone areas 1 literature link 1 political or technology link 1 social link Add them neatly to your time zones!

4. Before we travel into the past, let’s check how much you already know What is happening in each picture? Look at the pictures in front of you and number them in chronological order. Guess the date of each picture.

5. This term, we are going to time travel to experience the language and life of a range of different people.

6. Thursday 7 th January 1800

10. 1800: Dorothy Wordsworth’s Journal Big Questions: Can I spot and work out the meaning for explicit (obvious) and implicit (not so obvious) information and ideas By the end of this lesson: You MUST write a summary of Dorothy’s days You SHOULD explain what the journal reveals about Dorothy’s lifestyle and character, using evidence from the text to support your ideas

11. Born in 1771 Sister of the famous Romantic poet, William Wordsworth Moved to the Lake District in 1799 with her brother DOROTHY WORDSWORTH: KEY INFORMATION

12. Predict! On this Thursday in January, what do you think Dorothy Wordsworth might have been doing? Discuss with a partner. On this Thursday in January, what do you think Dorothy Wordsworth might have been doing? Discuss with a partner.

14. What did Dorothy actually do on Wednesday 3 rd September? Write a summary in 15 words or less! Does anything surprise you about Dorothy’s journal entry?

15. Comprehension Check Read through the text again. Copy down the three statements which are true along with the quote that shows you: a)It was very hot in the morning. b)Dorothy attended the funeral with her brother. c)Dorothy is impressed with the behaviour of the other mourners. d)The funeral was attended by the close family of the deceased. e)Dorothy became quite emotional at the funeral. f)Dorothy takes comfort from nature. g)Dorothy is impressed with the attitude of the priest. Extension: Have you used explicit or implicit information ?

16. What does the text reveal about the lifestyle and character of Dorothy Wordsworth? As is fitting for a woman of her station, Dorothy Wordsworth seems to place a keen emphasis on respectability. She uses the adjective ‘decent’ twice, once referring to the cloth over the coffin, once to the countenances of the men. This shows that she places a lot of importance on acting appropriately. Make another two points yourself