A diary is a small
notebook. In a diary you write down what
happens each day. The word diary comes
from the Latin word diarium meaning “daily.”
Often diaries can help us understand what happened in a different time
or place. Diary writing encourages us to
express our thoughts, feelings, and emotions freely and openly.
Every day, many
events happen. Diaries help us remember
what happened on a certain day. Since
March Break is coming up, you will have many planned activities. For this reason, you will have a “Diary
Project” to work on during March Break.
This is a great opportunity for you to share all of the AMAZING things you
got to do over the break with your peers and teacher.
For this project,
you will be required to write a diary entry for the following days:
Monday, March 11,
2013.
Tuesday, March 12,
2013.
Wednesday, March
13, 2013.
Thursday, March
14, 2013.
Friday, March 14,
2013.
Each diary entry
must be a page long. Each entry must
have an opening statement, details (events that happened on that specific day),
and a closing statement. On the corner
of the page, you are required to draw a picture that relates to the details outlined
in your entry. Your diary entries must
be presented in a booklet. The booklet
must be neat and colourful with a title page.
You will be marked on your artistic skills; therefore, make sure your booklet
is very presentable. Your booklet must
be ready by Monday, March 18, 2013. You
will have to share your diary entries with your peers. Make sure you practice reading them aloud.
Format of a Diary
Entry:
Date: (Example: Monday
March, 11, 2013).
Opening (Example: Dear Diary,)
____Details_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Closing Statement
(Example: Yours truly, Anna).
Picture/ Illustration.
Diary Writing Evaluation
Rubric
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CATEGORY
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A
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B
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C
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D-R
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Organization
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The diary is very well
organized. Each entry includes a date. Each entry has an opening and a closing
statement.
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The diary is pretty
well organized. Some entries include dates. Some entries have an opening and a closing
statement.
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The diary is a little
hard to follow. A few of the entries include dates. A few of the entries have
an opening and a closing sentence.
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Entries seem to be
randomly arranged. None of the entries include dates. None of the entries
have an opening and a closing sentence.
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Focus on Assigned Topic
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The entire diary is
related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more
about the topic.
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Most of the diary is
related to the assigned topic. The diary wanders off at one point, but the
reader can still learn something about the topic.
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Some of the diary is
related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the
topic.
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No attempt has been
made to relate the diary to the assigned topic.
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Requirements
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The diary includes 5
entries. Each entry is a page long.
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Almost all (about 80%)
the written requirements were met.
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Some (about 60-79%) of
the written requirements were met, but several were not.
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Many requirements were
not met.
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Visual Requirements
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All
diary entries are accompanied by a visual component.
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Most
diary entries are accompanied by a visual component.
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A few diary entries
are accompanied by a visual component.
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None of the diary
entries are accompanied by a visual component.
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Oral Communication (Presentation time)
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Student
speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, and mispronounces no words.
Student
is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.
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Student
speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time, and mispronounces one word.
Student
seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.
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Student speaks clearly
and distinctly some of the time and mispronounces a few words.
Student is somewhat
prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.
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Student often mumbles
or cannot be understood. Student
mispronounces many words.
Student does not seem
at all prepared to present.
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