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    Writing a diary entry involves including the date at the top, optionally addressing the diary, writing about events, feelings, hopes and dreams in paragraphs, and optionally saying goodbye at the end. Diary entries use an informal tone and style, with elements like short sentences, exclamations, and informal linking words. The document provides an outline for a diary entry, including sections for an introduction, main body divided into paragraphs, and conclusion. It also discusses using a variety of narrative tenses appropriate for recounting past events and future plans.

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    Writing a diary entry involves including the date at the top, optionally addressing the diary, writing about events, feelings, hopes and dreams in paragraphs, and optionally saying goodbye at the end. Diary entries use an informal tone and style, with elements like short sentences, exclamations, and informal linking words. The document provides an outline for a diary entry, including sections for an introduction, main body divided into paragraphs, and conclusion. It also discusses using a variety of narrative tenses appropriate for recounting past events and future plans.

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    Writing a diary entry involves including the date at the top, optionally addressing the diary, writing about events, feelings, hopes and dreams in paragraphs, and optionally saying goodbye at the end. Diary entries use an informal tone and style, with elements like short sentences, exclamations, and informal linking words. The document provides an outline for a diary entry, including sections for an introduction, main body divided into paragraphs, and conclusion. It also discusses using a variety of narrative tenses appropriate for recounting past events and future plans.

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    Writing a diary entry involves including the date at the top, optionally addressing the diary, writing about events, feelings, hopes and dreams in paragraphs, and optionally saying goodbye at the end. Diary entries use an informal tone and style, with elements like short sentences, exclamations, and informal linking words. The document provides an outline for a diary entry, including sections for an introduction, main body divided into paragraphs, and conclusion. It also discusses using a variety of narrative tenses appropriate for recounting past events and future plans.

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    Writing a Diary Entry

    - a diary entry is similar to a personal letter, since you write about the things that happened to you, your
    problems, your feelings and about your hopes, plans and dreams
    - a diary entry beings with the date (which is usually written in the top right-hand corner); you may opt for a
    different way of numbering the date – e.g. day 6205 of my life
    - you may address your diary (not necessary; e.g. Dear Diary / Hey Diary / Whazzup etc.)
    - at the end of the diary entry you may want to say goodbye to your diary (but it's not necessary)
    What’s the catch of the “diary entry” – the authenticity of the language. In diary entries, usually
    informal/colloquial language is used – can you really imitate that kind of language?

    Outline of a diary entry

    Date e.g. 3rd June 2009 or June 3rd 2009 or 6/3/2008 or 3/6/2009
    (opening formula) Dear Diary / Hey Diary
    Introduction You will usually begin your text with some kind of general
    sentence about the day (This has been one of the best days of my
    life… ) or a general statement about your momentary state of
    mind (e.g. I’m totally down.)
    Main Body In the Main Body you write:
    - what happened to you;
    - well organised and divided - how you felt and still feel about it;
    into logical paragraphs - what your hopes/plans for the future are.
    - 1 paragraph = 1 major idea/
    thought developed into a
    paragraph
    Conclusion You can end your diary entry with some kind of final remark
    about the day or your feelings (I finally got this off my chest… I
    feel better now that I have written everything down.) or a
    sentence about your momentary situation (e.g. Oops… I didn’t
    realise it’s almost midnight; I have to go to bed now and get some
    sleep… I have an important English (!) test tomorrow.)
    (closing formula) Love, XXX
    Hugs and kisses, XXX
    Signing off, XXX

    Textual and linguistic features of a diary entry

    a variety of tenses narrative tenses (past simple, past continuous, past perfect
    simple/continuous – to describe past events; present perfect
    simple/continuous – to talk about experience and past actions
    with a result; future simple – to talk about unplanned activities in
    the future; going-to: to talk about planned activities in the future)
    style and register: informal - elliptical (short, incomplete) sentences
    - exclamations: Terrible! Fantastic!
    link words – informal ones - anyway instead of nevertheless
    - but instead of however
    - besides instead of moreover/furthermore
    - so instead of that’s the reason why
    TASK 1= Last week you graduated from high school. Write a diary entry reflecting on the new stage you have
    reached in your life. Be sure to discuss your feelings, activities and future plans. (May 2007 SL)
    Task 2 = We all have to endure embarrassing incidents which often have unexpected results. Such an incident
    has just happened to you and you decide to write about it in your diary. Write your diary entry. (November 2005
    HL)

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