Friday 8 March 2013

Diary Writing Project


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
CATEGORY
A
B
C
D-R
Organization
The diary is very well organized. Each entry includes a date.  Each entry has an opening and a closing statement.
The diary is pretty well organized. Some entries include dates.  Some entries have an opening and a closing statement.
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.
Entries seem to be randomly arranged. None of the entries include dates. None of the entries have an opening and a closing sentence.
Focus on Assigned Topic
The entire diary is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.
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.
Some of the diary is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
No attempt has been made to relate the diary to the assigned topic.
Requirements
The diary includes 5 entries. Each entry is a page long.
Almost all (about 80%) the written requirements were met.
Some (about 60-79%) of the written requirements were met, but several were not.
Many requirements were not met.
Visual Requirements
All diary entries are accompanied by a visual component.
Most diary entries are accompanied by a visual component.
A few diary entries are accompanied by a visual component.
None of the diary entries are accompanied by a visual component.
Oral Communication (Presentation time)
Student speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, and mispronounces no words.
Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.
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.
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.
Student often mumbles or cannot be understood.  Student mispronounces many words.

Student does not seem at all prepared to present.