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Descriptive, Paragraph, , (Diary), , In this Chapter..., , e Features of Diary Entry, e Format of Diary Entry, e Chapter Practice, , Diary writing is a short composition that records the writer's thoughts, reactions and feelings about the activities, which he or she has taken part in, during a particular day. It is one of the most personal and informal categories of, writing. A diary writing can be based on an experience, a scene, a description or narration of certain event that the, writer considers worth writing,, , An example of diary writing is the diary kept by Anne Frank, a Jewish girl, for more than two years while hiding, during the Second World War,, , Features of a Diary Entry, A Diary Entry has the following features, , * Itis written in informal and creative language, but still follows a specific format, It is always written in the first person and usually in the past tense, Mention day, date and time (usually at the end of the d, , ay) at the top left corner of the di, * Address the diary as Dear Diary, if you like. ce”, , , 48 itis a record,, , The important events are usually written in chronologic, , al order, using vivi ipti, , ivid descriptio 3S, , ry 1, * ‘ é. ‘ . , of » ue 1 ’ . ' ns wherever necesranre, , the entry may include the writer's point of view, comments on the events and i ions |, of the future, *nts and /or a final comment about expectati?, [t ends with the writer writing his or her first name