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

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

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?

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.

1Key Terms

1.1Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences

1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types

1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language

1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language

1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood

1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings

1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms

2Language Devices

2.1Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors

2.1.2Similes

2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning

2.1.4Personification

2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy

2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons

2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language

2.1.8Alliteration

2.1.9Sibilance

2.1.10Onomatopoeia

2.1.11Recap: Language Devices

2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices

3Writing Structure

3.1Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators

3.1.2Paragraphs

3.1.3Tense

3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense

3.1.5Foreshadowing

3.1.6Structure

3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure

4Section B: Reading & Writing

5Section C: Writing

5.1Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing

5.1.2Narrative Writing

5.1.3Descriptive Writing

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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