Jai Guru Dev

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Sr. Sec.School Irungattukottai

Class IX: DIARY ENTRY
A diary entry is a record of an individual’s account of a day of
his/her life.
FORMAT:
Date: 10th May 2020 (other forms are not used)
Day: Sunday (full name)
Time: 8:30 pm
Dear Diary,

{Content (single paragraph 80 to 120 words) }

# Content has to be in first person – I
# Tense
*Simple past: was/were
* Present perfect: have been/has been
* Future tense
* Avoid Past continuous
Name (your name)
Guidelines:
* A good diary writing contains the date, day and time of writing.
* It doesn’t need any formal heading. Its optional.
* Style and tone are generally informal and personal.
* Signature is optional.
Sample: 1
Taking help from the information given below, make a diary
entry describing how you caught a thief red-handed one night,
Hints: • A beautiful evening • the family had a nice dinner •
watched TV • went to sleep • sleep was disturbed • heard some
commotion • got suspicious • switched on the light • parents also
got up • found things in a mess • someone had come there • the
search began • no one was found at last • my eyes fell on the
shoes behind a curtain • he was the thief • all pounced on him
caught him • handed over to the police.

1st July, 2020

Thursday

9:30 pm

Dear Diary,
It was a pleasant July evening. Generally, the whole family dine
together. We enjoyed a nice dinner and then watched, a TV
serial for an hour. Then, I retired to my bedroom and soon fell
asleep. Around midnight, my sleep was disturbed. I heard some
movement and commotion. Who could it be at this odd hour? I
stood up and switched on the light. My movements woke up my
parents, too. We were surprised to see the cupboards open and
things lying on the floor in a mess. My parents were worried. But
there was one consolation. The cash and jewellery were safe.
The search for the thief began. My uncles and cousins also
joined us. All that toil and trouble didn’t bring any result.
Suddenly, I noticed some movement behind a curtain in the
living room. And Lo! The thief was hiding there. All of us
pounced on him. Before he could react, he was tied down. The
police was informed and he was arrested on the spot. Good luck
indeed! Thank God, everybody was safe and sound. There was
no loss except for a few hours of our sweet sleep.

Karan