The Capital Z: A Journal! what?!

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Here is it, the second assignment that I got from my lecturer. He asked us to write a journal. But, what is a journal? Is it like a diary, if it a diary, isn't it was a kind of private stuff?

Well, I did make some research, that actually explain exactly what is a journal and different between it and diary. So, now that you all know the meaning of journal, let's look at the example of the journal and understand more about it:

November 12,1843

I've learned so much crossing these mountains. When we left Virginia to move west, I had too many unanswered question. Whenever I'd raise them, Jeremiah would assure me that while the hardships of this venture would be many, the rewards, in the long run, would be greater. He'd get a gleam in his eye as he'd talk about the land west. 'Jenny," he'd say, 'Where are we going, land is open and free-farm land with rich, black soil. Opportunity will be all around us. As long as we are committed to working hard , our lives will be so much better.' I often wonder if he believes that now? Here it is almost winter and we aren't half as far as we thought we'd be. No one could have imagined the troubles we'd have bestowed upon us. First, the baby got sick and almost died. I was sure we were going to lose her, but our prayers were answered. Then, our Jake got snake bit. His leg swelled up so big i'd thought it would burst. But again, our prayers were answered.

When Jeremiah and I were planning the long journey, we went over and over the list of supplies we knew we'd need. Little did we know that food wouldn't last as long as we thought or that we'd need far more rope than the twenty-five feet we had purchased. One good thing is that we brought an extra wagon wheel. When we hit that rut and the wheel broke, I almost sad down and cried.
After all we'd been through, I didn't think I could take much more. What worried me most, though, was slowing down the others. I knew everyone was thinking the same thing. If we got caught in these mountains during winter, we'd surely not survive. But the man insisted that we stop and make a good repair, and as soon as we came to civilization, we'd get the broken wheel fixed. Life sure can be hard. But like I said, I have learned a lot. Mama, always said, 'Lessons learned well stay with you forever.' She surely was right.

A journal is a type of diary, when we read it, we will know;

*Who is writing the journal?
*When was the journal written?
*What is happening to the author?
*What can you learn about this person's experience by reading the journal?
*What interesting word does the writer use?

It will be written in;

*The journal will be written in paragraphs.
*It will be dated.
*Interesting vocabulary will be used.
*Your feeling will be included.
*Sentence variety is important. Both long and short sentences cam be used.
*The journal entry will sound like you.

*It is a written record of the story you would tell aloud if you were given the chance to do so.

Here are some guideline to write a journal;

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