DIARY ENTRY
Diary writing is one of the most personal and informal category of writing. Diary writing usually involves the regularized recording of personal feelings and reflections on a topic. It facilitates growth of self-awareness and self-reliance. Written in the solitude on blank pages, writers can reflect on their experience, contemplate future directions and come to trust their own answers. Sometimes the events of the day leave one with a sense of joy or hurt or even anger which one can give vent to, through a brief diary recording, usually, at the end of the day.
Diary writing involves more than just a straightforward recording of thoughts about a subject or a set of headings. Since diary writing is very confidential, the writer is at liberty to condemn, curse or praise anyone, without fear or apprehensions. Generally, diary is used to bounce off ideas, to unburden oneself. However it can be regarded as a sign of personal growth. An entry is made in the diary, so that, the day with its accompanying emotions may be remembered.
FORMAT
Since diary writing is very personal, it follows no set rules. However the following points can be mentioned.
• Date/Day/Time
• A suitableheading
• Contents in an impersonalmanner
• Words like ‘Dear Diary’ can be used. Some writers address the diary with a particularname.
• Yourname.
CONTENTS
1. Write the diary in first person since this is your personal story on account of anevent.
2. Write the events in the correct order. Day, datetime.
3. Provide important details of the place, time, people, or things that were part of theevent.
4. Write about your feelings in detail and explain why you feel thatway.
5. The first sentence should be catchy. Express feelings of joy, sorrow, sadness, surprise, anger, worry, fear ordisappointment.
6. It should be honest and truthful observation of people oroneself.
7. It’s not a story but a personal statement of one’s feelings and expression of his / her reactions to the incident / turn of events and the behavior of the personsrelated.
8. You should record or write something that really inspires you and which you would like to read later.
9. Diary is an expression of feelings before the event, during andafter.
10. Sum it up with a line of follow up to be done from the experience, later.Name.
SAMPLE
Imagine you are Janvi. Make a diary entry expressing your feelings of contentment on being selected the captain of your college ‘ Hockey Team.’
PRACTICE QUESTIONS :
1. Write a diary entry in 80-100 words on the first day of school, as a student now in the senior section. Record the day’s events from the start of the day tonoon.
2. Walking home today, you saw a man selling parrots in cages. Tempted to buy one, you decided to stop on your way back and pick up one. You thought you’d feed it green chilies and teach it to speak. But a poem you read about birds flying in the open sky changed your mind and you decided to buy the bird and set it free. Write a diary entry expressing your feelings in about 100 words.
3.Your friend copied your whole assignment the previous day because of which your teacher rebuked you. Record your feelings through a diary entry about this incident today, in 80 – 100words.
Please click on below link to download CBSE Class 9 English Diary Entry Worksheet
