This model text is a diary entry written in role as Nelson Mandela during his final court appearance before being sentenced to life imprisonment. It has been written to meet the Year 6 expected standard and comes with a handy annotated version detailing the text-type specific features (red), grammar (green), punctuation (purple) and spelling (blue) teaching opportunities should you wish to use this text with your learners.

National Curriculum Objectives
Writing: English Y5/6: Pupils should be taught to identify the audience and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form, and using other similar writing as models for their own

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