Year 8 Travel Writing Lesson.
15 minutes - slideshow of my journey
Now I am writing a book about my adventures.
Why? 1. I enjoy writing
2. Helps me remember my travels, think about them, evaluate them
3. Get paid. (Not much unfortunately! You do not become a writer for the money.)
4. Raise publicity so that future projects and books will be more successful
10 minutes – questions about travel and about book writing.
10 minutes - read copies of Traveller article.
25 minutes – doing some travel writing.
3 levels:
BasicYou are going to write your own travel story.
You can write about anything you want, except that you must begin with the phrase “I would
never...”
You might want to write about some travel you have done – somewhere you have visited in
England or abroad, or an adventure you have been on. You could write about a journey you have
taken- in a canoe, by car, by bike, something that happened to you in an airport, or even on the bus
into school. It all counts as travelling.
You might want to write about an incident from my bike ride round the world, or even write about
an imaginary journey…
Remember, your story must have a beginning, a middle and an end. It must be at least 200 words
long.
StandardYou are going to write your own travel story for a magazine. It must be between 350 and 400 words
long.
You can write about anything you want, except that you must begin with the phrase “I would
never...”
You might want to write about some travel you have done – somewhere you have visited in
England or abroad, or an adventure you have been on. You could write about a journey you have
taken- in a canoe, by car, by bike, something that happened to you in an airport, or even on the bus
into school. It all counts as travelling.
You might want to write about an incident from my bike ride round the world, or even write about
an imaginary journey…
Include at least one piece of dialogue- a conversation. It does not have to be long!
Make use of all five senses (taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight) at least once.
Remember, your story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.
Advanced
You are going to write your own travel story for a magazine. It must be between 390 and 400 words
long.
You can write about anything you want, except that you must begin with the phrase “I would
never...”
You might want to write about some travel you have done – somewhere you have visited in
England or abroad, or an adventure you have been on. You could write about a journey you have
taken- in a canoe, by car, by bike, something that happened to you in an airport, or even on the bus
into school. It all counts as travelling.
You might want to write about an incident from my bike ride round the world, or even write about
an imaginary journey…
In your story you must Include at least one piece of dialogue- a conversation. It does not have to be long!
 Make use of all five senses (taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight) at least once.
 Include alsoo Simile. (I jumped like a kangaroo…)
o Onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it is describing, such as ‘bang’, ‘tinkle’
or the brilliant Japanese word for heartbeat: ‘dokidoki’)
o Alliteration (using several words containing the same sound. Adds emphasis. I
slipped and skidded on the shining, slick ice)
Remember, your story must have a beginning, a middle and an end. Make sure that the end of the
story ties in with the beginning, making the whole story a nice, tidy package.