The Senior Diary Is a Project Which Will Result in a Keepsake of Your Senior Year

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Senior Diary

The senior diary is a project which will result in a keepsake of your senior year.

Diary Requirements

1.  Each page of the diary must be neat and attractive in appearance with a border around the page to allow binding. Pages may be enclosed in sheet covers or glued in a scrapbook. Pages must be at least 8 ½ by 11 standard sheets.

2.  Each page of the diary must contain grammatically correct sentences in mechanically correct, paragraph form. A minimum of 150 words regarding the student’s personal view of an event, concerns, or issues will be typed on each page. Only one side of a paper may be used.

3.  Each page must have a colorful illustration, souvenir, photo, brochure, ticket, memorabilia, or scrapbooking art. Illustrations may be drawn, downloaded, or attached, and may be any size that fits in the booklet. The best illustrations are personal and not generic and unrelated to the student.

4.  Diary entries must include the following:

a.  current event

b.  political news

c.  party (prom, winter formal, homecoming, birthday, etc.)

d.  holidays

e.  theater, movie, television, concert

f.  sporting events

g.  book, poetry, short story

h.  natural disasters

i.  education

j.  friends

k.  family

l.  personal commentaries

m.  anything else significant to you

The writing should be autobiographical. How did you personally relate to these events throughout your senior year?

5.  The final diary must contain a minimum of 15 pages that are neatly bound. The cover should be attractive and contain the student’s name and the year. Neither staples nor paper clips may be used to hold the pages together. Covers made out of notebook paper are not acceptable. A report folder or scrapbook is suggested.

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Senior Diary

Presentation and Diary Rubric

Directions: Choose one page from your senior diary to present to the class. You will receive points for the following items:

Presentation:

§  page is neat and attractive in appearance
with a border around the page /5 points

§  page is enclosed in a sheet cover or
glued in a scrapbook /3 points

§  page has a colorful illustration, souvenir,
photo, brochure, ticket, memorabilia, or
scrapbooking art /10 points

§  illustration is personal and not generic and
unrelated to you /5 points

§  diary entry is an event from the list on the
directions /2 points

Total: /25 points

Diary:

§  diary is grammatically correct and in
paragraph form /5 points

§  page is a minimum of 150 words and it is
typed on one side only /5 points

§  final diary is 15 pages minimum /15 points

§  diary is neatly bound /5 points

§  diary cover is attractive and has your
name and graduation year /5 points

§  diary is not stapled or paper clipped /2 points

§  diary is in a report folder or scrapbook /3 points

Total: /40 points

Grand Total: /65 points