Diary

Diary is a personal account/entry of a person’s life.It could be about anything or everything that happens in life.A diary is ussually written in past tense because the event has already occur. Read the example below to see the tense used in a diary. Most people would write in the 1st person point of view. Therefore the pronoun ‘I’, ‘me’ and so on is used to refer to the writer. But some people find it easier to write if they refer to themselves as a 2nd or 3rd person. Example, instead of using ‘I’, the writer would use his/her name or using the pronoun ‘he’ or ‘she’ to refer to himself/herself.

Format of a Diary

-Day
-Date
-Content

-Signature (optional)

How to Start a Diary Entry

1. Start by writing the day and date of the entry.

Eg :


2. Ask yourself what you did that day.
- List down the event in order so you don’t miss anything interesting.

- Decide to write about everything or just the most interesting event

3. Write it using your own words. Don’t worry about grammar mistakes or about not using
big/difficult words. The more you write, the better you’ll get.

Eg:

click for a bigger image

4. Put your Signature at the end of your entry.

This is an optional and is not compulsary.

Example of a Diary entry

(click the example for a better view)

In Class Activity

Individual work- Write a diary entry for today.

Group work - in a group of three to four people, write a diary entry where each member writes one paragraph.

Pair work - ...

In class activity

Check out these websites or further readings on Diary/Journals:
http://www.124diary.com/diary-journal-tips.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary