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Diary Entry

The document provides guidelines for writing a diary entry, including that a diary entry is an informal personal account that can be written about one's experiences, daily events, or important personal or public occurrences. It notes that a diary should generally be written at the end of the day, use first-person perspective and informal language, and not be shared with others as it contains private feelings. The document also gives recommendations for diary format, structure, and provides a sample diary entry about having luggage stolen on a train journey.

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Diary Entry

The document provides guidelines for writing a diary entry, including that a diary entry is an informal personal account that can be written about one's experiences, daily events, or important personal or public occurrences. It notes that a diary should generally be written at the end of the day, use first-person perspective and informal language, and not be shared with others as it contains private feelings. The document also gives recommendations for diary format, structure, and provides a sample diary entry about having luggage stolen on a train journey.

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DIARY ENTRY

A Diary entry is an informal and personal form of writing. A diary entry can be
based on personal experience, daily happenings, or any important event of
personal or public life.

Guidelines for Writing a Diary

A diary is generally written at night. This way the day’s happenings can be

recorded.
 The language and tone is generally informal and personal.
 Personal pronouns can be used.
 A diary entry can include your personal secrets, joys, sorrows and fears. You
should not allow anybody to read your diary as it is a record of your personal
feelings and emotions.
 It should be written in chronological order.
 The day, date, place, and time of entry in the diary should be included.
 A suitable descriptive heading or some hints about the topic written about
may be included.
 The main body of the diary should be written in a comprehensive manner
giving a precise yet complete description of an event, a place, or a person.
 It should express the writer’s point of view and lay stress on feelings and
emotions rather than on the event itself.
 It should be personalised and written in the first person and maybe in the
past tense.
 The writing should be informative as it is a spontaneous piece of writing.
 A signature at the end of the day’s diary entry can be given to authenticate it,
and for future reference.
Format:

 Top left – Date, day and time.


 Tense most frequently used – Simple past, Present perfect and future.
 Written in the first person.

Steps:

 Begin the entry with a general sentence describing the day or your feelings.
 In the body, you may discuss an event, your feelings towards it. How it is
likely to affect your future plans.
 Conclude with a final remark and future course of action.
SAMPLE

Make a diary entry describing the horrible experience that you had when your
shoes and the main bag were stolen during a railway journey.

5th April, 20XX


Friday, 7:00 pm

Dear Diary,
Life is so unpredictable. I was in high spirits when I boarded the Rajdhani Express
from Bhopal to Delhi. After all, I got admission in Delhi College of Engineering, a
prestigious institute of Delhi. I relished the compliments and good wishes that I
received from my parents and friends who came to see me off. I found my seat in
the compartment. It was quite comfortable and near the window. The journey was
nice and so were my co-passengers. I had a nice sleep. When I got up in the
morning, the train was near Delhi. I got up to wear my shoes. They were not there.
I looked for them under the seats but they were missing. And O Lord! Where was
my main bag? It was missing too. Certainly they were stolen. All my documents
and cash were in the bag. I lost my wits. But then an idea came into my mind. I
rang one of my relatives in Delhi and informed him of the miserable situation I was
in. To my great relief, a gentleman was present at the platform with the pair of
shoes and my bag. It seems that he was a good angel who was sent to save me from
an unexpected humiliation and embarrassment.
Ankit

PRACTICE QUESTION
Last week you went out with your family and dined at a famous restaurant in your
city. You were taking your meals when all of a sudden your eyes fell on your
favourite cine-star. You went to him/her and had a good talk with him/her. You
were beside yourself with happiness. Write a diary entry expressing your feelings.

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