Diary Entry
Diary Entry
Format checklist: Today was horrible! October 31st is supposed to be the one day we
Salutation “Dear Diary”. monsters get to enter the human world without any disguises or
Alphabetical date (day, month, year) enchantments. So, could you tell me why the town's mayor decided
Informal/casual language that only humans younger than fifteen are allowed to wear
Write in the first person “I” and “Me”.
costumes? This news makes me furious, I can hardly retract my fans
Contents of the diary entry:
o Topic sentence. with how angry I am.
o Detail that supports the topic
o Emotions What upsets me even more is that the youngest creature in the
o Future hopes and expectations monster community is about fifty years old which means none of us
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will be able to enjoy the night of horror. The announcement came
only days before today, which throws a wrench into the plans we
Points to remember: made months ago.
Creativity, imagination and expression in diary writing are tested.
You should write as if you have really been a part of the situation.
It highlights events, so do not go into every detail from breakfast
©Miss Nel My anger soon turned into hopelessness when I thought about
spending another night and day hidden in the dark. How can we find
to dinner.
a loophole to this problem?
One does not write about things experienced daily. Only matters of
some significance are recorded.
Your heartbroken friend
It is a secret record of one’s life, so one can be very honest about
one’s feelings and emotions.
Dracula