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Journal/Diary Entry

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Journal/Diary Entries

Diaries or journals record someone's personal experiences and thoughts on a daily basis.

Features of a journal/diary entry

Features of a journal/diary entry

  • Written in the first person.
  • The date is written at the top of the page.
  • A personal and informal tone because diaries are usually written for a person to read themselves.
  • Create a clear sense of order and time by using connectives and words like 'then', 'before', 'afterwards' etc.
Difference - diary/journal

Difference - diary/journal

  • Journals usually list the events that happened like facts. The tone is more objective and is likely to be less focused on someone's feelings.
  • Diary entries are likely to be more personal and focus on feelings.
What's the difference between an autobiography & diary?

What's the difference between an autobiography & diary?

  • A diary is written in the moment, on the day that things are experienced.
  • An autobiography is usually written in retrospect (looking backward).
  • An autobiography will often use the past tense, but as a diary does, it will use the first person, descriptions of events and feelings and will try to create a sense of time and a story.
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Key Terms

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Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms
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Language Devices

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Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors2.1.2Similes2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning2.1.4Personification2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language2.1.8Alliteration2.1.9Sibilance2.1.10Onomatopoeia2.1.11Recap: Language Devices2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices
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Writing Structure

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Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators3.1.2Paragraphs3.1.3Tense3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense3.1.5Foreshadowing3.1.6Structure3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
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Section B: Reading & Writing

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Writing Formats

4.1.1Letter4.1.2Reports & Essays4.1.3Journal/Diary Entry4.1.4Speech4.1.5Newspaper Article4.1.6Leaflet4.1.7Review4.1.8Travel Writing4.1.9End of Topic Test - Writing Formats
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Writing to...

4.2.1Writing to Inform4.2.2Writing to Inform - Example4.2.3Writing to Explain4.2.4Writing to Explain - Example4.2.5Writing to Persuade4.2.6Writing to Persuade - Example4.2.7Writing to Argue4.2.8Writing to Argue - Example4.2.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue4.2.10Writing to Advise4.2.11Writing to Advise - Example4.2.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
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Acronym of Techniques - DAFORESTAR

4.3.1Direct Address4.3.2Alliteration4.3.3Facts4.3.4Opinions4.3.5Repetition4.3.6Exaggeration (Hyperbole)4.3.7Statistics4.3.8Triple (Rule of 3)4.3.9Emotive Language4.3.10Rhetorical Questions4.3.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
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Section C: Writing

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Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing5.1.2Narrative Writing5.1.3Descriptive Writing5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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    Features of a diary/journal entry:Fill in the list
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    What type of narrator does a journal or diary entry have?Multiple choice
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    How do journal entries differ from diary entries?True / false
  4. 4
    Which of these is a core feature of a diary entry?Multiple choice
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