Journal(日志) writing can be a lot of fun. You can write about your feelings and things that are important to you. You can describe interesting, happy, and even sad experiences. Your journal will be full of memories (记忆) that you can read again and again.
To make your journal special, make it yourself! Here are some directions (说明) for making your own journal and the covers that will protect it. Follow the steps in order. Soon, you'll have a journal that s made by yourself and tells all about you.
①Place a sheet of paper on each piece of cardboard.
②With a pencil, draw straight lines around the paper's edges.
③Cut along the lines. These pieces of cardboard will become the covers of your journal.
④With a pencil, draw an unclear, straight line along the left edge of the cover.
⑤Put the paper for the journal pages between the two cardboard covers. Use binder clips to hold the paper together orderly.
⑥Staple along the pencil line. This will hold your journal together.
⑦Now it's time to be creative! Decorate (装饰) the front and back covers of your journal. Use markers, crayons, paints, or colored pencils to add pictures or words to your covers. Choose decorations that are special to you. Now your journal is ready.
