세계 역사에 이름을 남긴 많은 사람들이 규칙적으로 일기를 썼다는 것은 널리 알려진 이야기이다.
꾸준함을 기를 수 있고, 생각을 정리할 수 있으며, 계획을 잘 세울 수 있고, 기록하는 힘을 키울 수 있는 등 일기 쓰기가 가진 많은 장점에도 불구하고, 실제로 꾸준히 일기를 쓰는 일은 쉽지 않다.

이 책은 초등학교에서 아이들을 가르쳐온 교사가 초등학교 아이들부터 어른까지 더 쉽고, 편하게 일기를 쓸 수 있도록 도와주기 위해 쓴 책이다.
어른이 된 미래의 내가 아이인 현재의 나에게 추억을 더 많이 기억할 수 있도록 일기 쓰기를 부탁한다는 기발한 설정을 더해 읽는 재미를 준다.

또한, 각 내용의 시작 부분에 초등 국어 교과 과정에서 해당하는 부분을 함께 표기해두어 아이들과 함께 보는 부모님들이 교과서와 함께 체크하며 참고할 수 있도록 했다.
흔히 생각하는 글이나 그림으로 쓰는 일기뿐만 아니라 요즘 시대에 어울리는 사진이나 영상으로 쓰는 일기의 구체적인 방법도 알려준다.

여기서 그치지 않고, 일기장 꾸미기와 보관 방법, 영상이나 사진의 보관법 등도 알려주어 이 책 한 권만 제대로 읽어도 아이가 스스로 일기를 쓸 수 있는 다양한 방법을 터득할 수 있을 것이다.
나아가 블로그나 각종 SNS를 통해 일상의 소소한 사건이나 감정을 남겨 기억하고 싶은 어른들도 어떤 형식과 콘텐츠를 남기면 좋을지에 대한 도움을 얻을 수 있을 것이다.

프롤로그
미래의 내가 보낸 일기장······································ 11
일기를 왜 써야 할까?·········································16
1장. 글로 쓰는 일기
겪은 일을 일기로 쓰기········································23
1. 일기에 들어가야 할 내용은?······························23
2. 날씨 쓰기··············································26
3. 제목 쓰기··············································29
4. 글감 고르기· ···········································32
5. 겪은 일 정리하기·······································37
6. 생각이나 느낌 표현하기·································39
7. 자세히 쓰기············································43
8. 고쳐 쓰기··············································48
여러 가지 형식의 글 일기· ····································55
1. 소개 일기···············································55
2. 편지 일기··············································63
3. 독서 일기··············································68
4. 감상 일기··············································71
5. 시 일기················································74
6. 주장 일기··············································80
7. 감사 일기···············································83
8. 인상 깊은 말 일기·······································86
9. 필사 일기··············································89
10. 음악 목록 일기········································92
쉬어가는 코너 1 - 희정이의 일기···························95

2장. 그림으로 쓰는 일기
그림일기 쓰기················································99
1. 그림일기는 어떻게 쓸까?································99
2. 그림을 어떻게 그릴까?································ 102
여러 가지 형식의 그림일기·································· 111
1. 만화 일기············································· 111
2. 이모티콘 일기········································ 116
3. 마인드맵 일기········································ 119
4. 학습 일기············································ 122
5. 관찰 일기············································ 125
6. 표 일기·············································· 129
7. 그래프 일기·········································· 134
8. 상상 일기············································ 139
9. 색종이 일기·········································· 142
10. 포스터 일기········································· 145
쉬어가는 코너 2 - 희정이의 일기························· 149

3장. 사진으로 쓰는 일기
사진 일기 쓰기············································· 153
1. 사진 일기는 어떻게 쓸까?······························ 153
2. 사진을 어떻게 찍을까?································ 156
3. 사진의 소재·········································· 163
여러 가지 형식의 사진 일기································· 169
1. 여행 일기············································· 169
2. 소개 일기············································ 175
3. 감정 일기············································ 178
4. 네 컷 사진 일기······································· 181
5. 요리 일기············································ 184
6. 날씨와 계절 일기····································· 187
7. 작품 일기············································· 190
8. 코디 일기············································ 193
9. 가족 신문 만들기····································· 196
10. 포토북 만들기······································· 202
쉬어가는 코너 3 - 희정이의 일기························· 206

4장. 영상으로 쓰는 일기
영상 일기 쓰기············································· 211
1. 영상 일기는 어떻게 쓸까?······························ 211
2. 영상을 어떻게 찍을까?································ 214
여러 가지 형식의 영상 일기································· 221
1. 영상 편지 일기········································ 221
2. 취미 일기············································ 224
3. 장기 자랑 일기······································· 226
4. 여행 일기············································ 228
5. 모임 일기············································ 232
6. 인터뷰 일기·········································· 234
7. 뉴스 일기············································· 236
8. 광고 일기············································ 238
9. 영화 일기············································ 240
10. 월간 영상 만들기···································· 243
쉬어가는 코너 4 - 희정이의 일기························· 246

5장. 일기 보관하기
일기장을 미래로 잘 보내 주기를 부탁해······················ 251
1. 일기장 꾸미기········································· 251
2. 일기장 보관 방법····································· 256
3. 사진과 영상 보관 방법································ 258

에필로그
우리는 다시 만날 거야······································ 263
쉬어가는 코너 5 - 부모님께 드리는 짧은 부탁············· 265

김희정

초등 국어 과정에 맞춘
다양한 일기 쓰기 비법을 담은 책

일기는 왜 써야 하고, 어떻게 하면 일기 쓰기를 더 재미있게, 꾸준히 지속할 수 있을까? 이 책은 총 5장에 걸쳐 그 답을 알려준다. 1장 ‘글로 쓰는 일기’에서는 일기에 들어갈 내용과 날씨, 제목 쓰기부터 글감 고르기, 겪은 일 정리하기, 생각이나 느낌 표현하기와 자세히 쓰기, 고쳐 쓰기의 단계를 차근차근 알려준다. 또한 소개, 편지, 독서, 감상, 시, 주장, 감사, 인상 깊은 말, 필사, 음악 목록, 총 10개 종류의 일기 쓰기 형식을 소개한다. 2장 ‘그림으로 쓰는 일기’에서는 그림일기 쓰는 방법과 만화, 이모티콘, 마인드맵, 학습, 관찰, 표, 그래프, 상상, 색종이, 포스터, 총 10개 형식의 그림일기를 소개한다. 3장 ‘사진으로 쓰는 일기’에서는 사진 찍는 방법과 소재를 알려주고, 여행, 소개, 감정, 네 컷 사진, 요리, 날씨와 계절, 작품, 코디, 가족 신문, 포토북, 총 10개 형식의 사진 일기를 소개한다. 4장 ‘영상으로 쓰는 일기’에서는 영상 찍는 방법을 비롯해 영상 편지, 취미, 장기 자랑, 여행, 모임, 인터뷰, 뉴스, 광고, 영화, 월간 영상, 총 10개 형식의 영상 일기를 소개한다. 마지막 5장에서는 일기장 꾸미기, 일기장 보관 방법, 사진과 영상의 보관 방법 등을 알려준다. 이 외에도 쉬어가는 코너로 지은이의 어릴 적 실제 일기를 담아 독자의 흥미를 유발한다.