Journal writing

1. Date is supposed to be the first in the journal.

2. Journal is usually informal
3. Journal shares feelings and thoughts of a person
4. It’s first person
5. It includes Stylistic devices
6. Text should not be repeated from the text
 Begin your journal by writing the date and day at the left
hand side of the page.

 A journal should always be written from a first person

point of view. The use of the word ‘I’ in your writing
demonstrates this.

 The tone of your writing should be self-reflective. It should

be a recollection of memory. That's you thinking back on
something you've done or seen in your day.

 Your journal should only reflect on incidents or

observations that happened recently.

 Your thoughts, points, and viewpoints should be expressed

by using emotive language, which gives the reader more
insight into the writer's feelings.

 The tense should be past or future tense, depending on

whether you're writing about recent events or anticipating
future events or situations.

 Including rhetorical questions in your work will increase

the reader's curiosity and improve your work.
 Finally, don't be afraid to try new things; a journal is, after
all, a subjective medium.