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(personal) diary
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a private notebook where you record your days and feelings, for yourself
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entry
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one dated piece of writing in the diary
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date
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the day the entry was written — every entry begins with one
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intimate register
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private, first-person language; you write to yourself
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Dear diary,
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the classic diary opening that addresses the diary itself
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Today has been a … day
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a natural opening line that sets the tone of the day
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I feel…
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a phrase to name your emotion (happy / sad / nervous / frustrated)
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I can't stop thinking about…
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a reflection phrase showing the day is on your mind
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Tomorrow I hope…
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a phrase to look ahead and close the entry
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Good night, diary.
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a natural sign-off to the diary itself
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Which register does a personal diary use?
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Intimate — first person (I), a private reflective tone; no reader is addressed.
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Name the five parts of a personal diary entry.
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Date → opening (Dear diary) → what happened → feelings & reflection → looking ahead / close.
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Which criterion rewards the diary's conventions?
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Criterion C (Conceptual) — the date, "Dear diary", intimate register and reflection.
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Give one diary opening and one diary close.
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Opening: "Dear diary, today has been a strange day…" Close: "Tomorrow I hope… Good night, diary."
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