WRITING SKILLS : DIARY ENTRY
Diary entry is an informal and personal form of writing. A diary’ entry can be based on a 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.
Format:
Day,Date:(in expanded form) Time: 8 pm Dear Dairy(salutation)
Name |
Q1.In the form of Diary entry write a mistake that you did recently and are very sorry about it. Write your heart out and mention the improvement steps taken by you to avoid the same mistake in future.
Q2.Recently you visited the old age home in Delhi. You met old people who were lonely and sick. Their children had left them to fend for themselves. When you talked to them, you felt bad about the fact that they were not living with their children. Write about your experiences in your diary.
Q3.You witnessed a quarrel among some children of your colony. Make a diary entry giving an account of the quarrel giving some suggestions to avoid such quarrels in future.
Q4. You recently visited the 24th Crafts Mela, at Surajkund, Faridabad. It was mini India assembled at one place. Using the hints make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there. ( More than 20 states of India represented * Rajasthan- the theme state * Participation of foreign countries * Cultural programmes, dances at ‘Chaupal’ and ‘Rangmanch’* Food courts catering all kinds of foods * arts and handicrafts from the awarded artisans.)
Q5. Today you visited a zoo which made you sad about the plight of the caged animals. So you decided to write a diary entry about your feelings. Write the entry in about 100-120 words about your feelings.
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