Diary Entry
Guidelines for diary writing
A good diary has no fixed format or style of writing. However , a good diary entry does contain the following features:
- A good diary writing contains the place , the date , the day and even the time of writing.
- A diary doesn’t need any formal heading. However ,if you want , you can give a suitable heading.
- the style and tone is generally informal and personal. However, it depends on the subject. Sometimes the tone can be philosophical and reflective too. You can freely express your viewpoint and feeling
- As the diary is writer’s personal documents, the diary entry doesn’t need any signature. It is totally optional.
- You can evolve your own suitable style depending on the topic of your writing.
1. You celebrated your birthday 18th birthday on a grand scale. All your near and dear ones were present. Write a diary entry to express your feeling.
Ans: Saturday, 22nd June 2015
Dear Diary
I am so happy today that I have no words to express my feelings. On the occasion of my 18th birthday, we arranged for a function in the hotel Mount View. I was so excited. All of my friends and relatives were there. Everyone had brought brought a present for me. All the guests had a wonderful time. They would not stop dancing. My parents were happy to receive guests and were having a great time. The dinner was delicious and to everybody’s taste. People relished the food. Oh! what a nice day. I thanked my parents for the joyful evening.
2. Yesterday it was your first day in your new school. You made new friends. Teachers were good to you and you liked the infrastructure of the school. Write about your experiences and feelings about the new school in your diary.
Ans:
Wednesday, 1st July, 2016
8: 30 pm
Dear diary,
Today, I joined my new school. It was a very nice and exciting. My class teacher was very nice to me. She introduced me to the entire class. I sat with Neha, the monitor of the class. She helped me in every way possible. She gave me her notebooks, shared her lunch with me. She even helped me with my classwork.
The best thing I liked about the school was the library. It was big and spacious. I am a passionate reader and I found many books of my favourite authors. The computer lab was well equipped with the latest models of computers.
I look forward to going to school tomorrow. Now, I am not missing my old friends and my old school. Now, I am going to sleep as I have to get up early in the morning to get ready for school.
Question for Practice:
1. They say “ all is well that ends well”. Describe such an experience in your personal diary in about 120 words.
2. You are Rehan / Reema of tagore garden , New Delhi. You and your family had to face some unpleasant experienced when an uninvited guest overstayed with you recently. Taking help from the information given in the input below , make a diary entry in 100-120 words describing your experience.
Hint:
Guest are welcome …. But only for a short period…. Uninvited guests create problems and inconvenience…. Rohan , a distant relative of my mother….stormed into the house uninvited…. No news…. Created a lot of inconvenience…. Accommodated in a separate room… sets of new clothes… towels ….cosmatics strictly…vegetarian…. Didn’t allow meat and fish in the kitchen…. Witty and humorous ….. sang folk songs …. But ultimately a nuisance…. Didn’t think of leaving…. Fortunately his son came to take him…. We were relived of an unwanted burden.