Plan to spend an hour or so this week to get started on this writing assignment. It is important that you do some research to determine which events you want to include. (Use your textbook, pages 333 to 334 and 338 to 339 and links provided.) Then think about the character you will be and the diary entries you will write.

Journal setting: Europe mid-1300s to early 1500s (Each entry should include a specific day, month, and year.)

Form: Five entries spaced over any period of time between 1346 and 1600. Each entry should be 250 words long and be typed (one entry per page).

Evidence: MLA In-Text Citations format using parenthetical citation that gives the reader an author name or shortented title of the work. Example ... (Williams). or ... (The 3 Little Pigs).

Kinds of things can be found in an entry:

Events (big and small--community, family and personal), emotional responses, thoughts, questions, goals, dreams, plans ... A diary is usually very personal, and therefore presents the personality of the writer. The ‘voice' of the writer is strong and evident in most diaries. It is important that you know as much as possible about the person whose voice you are taking on before beginning to write your diaries.