Diary+of+my+trip

A diary entry is essentially a recount of what you have done. Read this carefully before you start and also look at the one I started. Early in your writing you need to **introduce characters, settings and events (i.e. who, what, why, when, where, how**) For your RWC trip diary the characters and setting need only to be in your first entry unless you relocate. Events are related in time order. Comment or observation and/or reflection about the events and what might happen in the future. This is often at the end of your diary entry. As it is a sequenced account of events or happenings a diary needs time sequence words i.e. conjunctions and adverbs that show linkages in the time and ordering of events. You need to name **specific** people, places and events (On Saturday I went to Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World in Auckland) “I met this man downtown’. Should be “I met Donald Smith in Cuba Street. Use descriptive verbs, adjectives and idiomatic language to catch and maintain reader interest. Try to include dialogue or direct speech to give it a realistic feel. Verbs are mostly in the **past tense**. Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation before you publish.
 * __ What needs to be in it __** or **__ The Criteria __**
 * 1) __Audience awareness and purpose__
 * Aims to inform or entertain a reader by telling what happened so that they feel part of your world.
 * It can be personal experiences which can include reflections and also factual recounts of events which can include your observations (as asides) of them.
 * 1) __Content and ideas__
 * 1) __Structure and organization__
 * 1) __Language resources or features__
 * 1) __Surface features__

Read this example of a diary.

This is Ethan's diary. The photos are real from a holiday I had. But the weather is made up. Its really funny. ** Ethan this is excellent. you have got good description, commented about the events and had fun. Your enjoyment really comes through in your writing. I hope other students enjoy reading it and write something about it in the discussi on ** ** Devon's diary ** ** Te Peehi's diary **

This is my wordle (Devon Cripps)