Day One.
Take few minutes to record your experiences today. Don't feel you have to think of something clever or funny to write, just put down whatever comes to mind. Be creative if you like - draw pictures, make it a cartoon - or don't - it doesn't matter for now.
Day two.
First look back to what you did yesterday. There might be other memories that occur to you now: think about the senses in particular (sights, sounds, sensations, tastes and smells) - add them into the mix. Look particularly at the vocabulary. Can you use more expressive words? Can you add any onomatopoeia?
Later on today, write another entry in your diary, this time pay a little more attention to the language you use.
Day three.
Go back over day two's entry, add some more memories and reflections. Keep trying new words and phrases. If you used a colourful adjective, why not add another one next to it? Add drawings or anything to spice your diary up.
Later, write an entry for day three.
Day four.
This will be your last entry. Write it out without too much thought. Reading back over your four entries, is there a kind of theme or story that has developed over the four days? can you help that come through better by changing, removing or altering anything? Can you make the the different days connect? Go over all the entries and write them out again, smoothing out the language, making the whole thing read smoothly and cohesively.
Day five.
Get into groups and read your diary aloud to the others. As a group choose either one person's diary to read to the whole class, or the best excerpt from each of your diaries.
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