How to write diaries

2. 1. informal,
conversational
style

3. 2. add details by
using nouns,
adjectives and
adverbs

4. 3. use first person
pronouns (‘I’ and
‘We’)

5. 4. use simple past
tense to write
down events

6. 5. use words that
show how we
think and feel

7. 6. use simple present
tense to show you
thoughts and feelings
at the moment of
writing