Into the Past
Write a diary entry from the perspective of a boy or girl your age in the past. The date is 19th December 1790. You have arrived in Sydney, Australia after a long voyage from your motherland. Your parents have moved you to this foreign land that you will call home.
Start the entry with “Dear diary, I woke up to kookaburras loudly singing, then I remembered…”
Write a diary entry of what it’s like to live in the distant past.
In your diary entry, you could discuss:
- New surroundings
- Home and social life
- Transportation methods