What is format of diary entry?

Date: eg. 7th June 2010 or 7 June, or Monday, 7June Include time if you wish on a person diary.
Opening: eg. Dear Diary or any other salutation, such as Dear Me! " #ote: #ot all diarists use an opening on
each entry. $ither way is accepta%le for personal use, though school may re&uire an opening.
Introduction: 'ould %e a general comment on how the day was. eg. (oday was a great day) or (oday was a
%oring day.
Body: It is the main part of the diary entry. *ou could descri%e what happened to you or your personal feelings
a%out something or someone. *ou could also write a%out your future plans in this part.
Conclusion: (he diary entry can %e concluded with a comment a%out the day, eg. It was o+erall an e,citing
day or the situation at that moment, eg. I am really tired now, after a long day at wor-.
Closing: eg. .o+e, /*0 or 1ye, /*0
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March 3, 2012
Dear Diary,
Im so upset!! I dont even know where to begin!
To start of, I think I completely failed my geometry qui, which I know I shouldve studied more
for!!!my dads not gonna be happy about that! "# Then, we had a pop qui in history on the reading
homework from last night, and I completely forgot most of what I read, which made me even more
upset because I actually did the reading! $ut what really made me mad was the note that %arah
slipped into my locker during passing period! %he said she was sad that Ive been hanging out with
&ane more lately and thinks that I dont want to be her friend anymore! I cant believe she thinks that,
especially after talking with her on the phone for hours and hours last month while she was going
through her breakup with 'ick! &ust because Ive been hanging out with &ane a little more than usual
doesnt mean Im not her friend anymore! %he completely blew me of at lunch, and when I told &ane,
she thought that %arah was being a (drama queen!)
This is *ust what I need! +y parents are getting on my case about doing more e,tracurricular
activities, I have a huge paper due for -. /nglish soon, and I cant understand a thing in advanced
%panish! The last thing I need is for my best friend to think I hate her and barely te,t me back
anymore!
0ggh! I cant concentrate on anything right now because of it! I hope she gets over it!!!
1ove,
2ate
March 4, 2012
Dear Diary,
Today was a little better! I te,ted %arah last night asking if she wanted to have lunch with me today,
*ust the two of us, and she said sure! I told her that *ust because Im hanging out with &ane, it doesnt
change anything about our friendship! -fter all, weve been friends since 3rst grade! %he said that she
knows that, but she *ust felt like the third wheel because she doesnt think that &ane likes her and
because &ane and I have a lot of classes together! I told her not to worry about what &ane thought and
that Id talk to her about it! %arah felt a lot better, and after we both cried a little, we spent the rest of
lunch catching up on the latest gossip, which I missed!
During /nglish, I talked to &ane about what %arah said! %he said that its not that she doesnt like
%arah4 she *ust thinks that she gets too worked up about things sometime, like her breakup with 'ick!
I e,plained why %arah was so upset about it and how 'ick had cheated on her, which &ane didnt
know, and she felt bad for saying mean things about %arah! I think &anes really cool, but I wish she
wouldnt assume things about people! Im worried she was saying mean things about %arah to our
other friends when she didnt know the truth! %he sometimes likes to spread rumors even when she
doesnt know if theyre true!
I thought it would be fun for the three of us to get some cofee after school and try to make
everything better! Im not sure how well that worked, because even though &ane was trying really
hard to be nice to %arah, I could tell that %arah was being really fake with &ane! 5hen I te,ted %arah
later, she said everything was 3ne, but I know her well enough to know thats not completely true!
""%igh"" 6h well! Im not her mom, and I cant force her to feel anything! It *ust frustrates me because I
dont want things to change between us!!!
5ell see what happens! I have to get some math homework done now!
'ight!
2ate
March 6, 2012
Dear Diary,
%orry I didnt get to write last night! It was such a busy day, and I was too tired to write anything!!!
I was right about %arah not being okay! 7esterday, she barely spoke to me, and anything she did say
was a (yes) or (no) answer! I tried so hard to get her to cheer up, but of course she *ust kept saying,
(Im 3ne, Im 3ne!) 0ggh! I wish she would *ust be honest with me! Im always honest with her! Its
not fair!
&ane also seemed mad all day because she could tell that %arah was being fake nice to her! I hate
being in the middle of all of this! 5hat am I supposed to do8 %arahs been my friend since forever,
and &ane is my new friend, and I dont want to hurt anyones feelings! $ut I think that &ane is right
about %arah! I think %arah sometimes gets too dramatic about things! %hes being kind of a brat
about all of this, but I dont want to tell her that to her face, shed never forgive me!
I wish things were simple like they were in elementary school! "# "# "#
9:,
2ate