WRITING PROMPT
Your principal is allowing the students and staff to
choose where to go for this year's field trip. Everyone
seems to have a different opinion about the best
place to visit.
Write an essay in which you try to convince your
principal to select the destination you would choose.
Explain where you would like to go and why you think
your choice is the best place for the class to spend
the day. Use examples and other evidence to support
your position.
WHAT IS THE SITUATION?
Your principal is allowing the
students and staff to choose where
to go for this year's field trip
because everyone has a different
opinion about where to go.
What is your purpose for
writing?
Write an essay in which.
you try to convince your
principal to select the
destination you would
choose.
Who is your audience?
Your principal
What should the tone be?
Because this is an essay that will be
read by the principal, the tone
should be formal and respectful.
Also, since you are trying to
convince him to pick your place,
your tone should also be
enthusiastic
What are some good reasons
to go on a field trip? (PURPOSE)
Enhances learning experiences.
Provides learning opportunities that are not
available within the four walls of the classroom
Field trips break the monotony of the classroom
setting and can stimulate a student’s interest in
learning.
What are some reasons field
trips are good for students?
Hands on and visual learning
can help students
understand topics better
than reading or researching
them.
WHAT ELSE TO
REMEMBER….
• ACTIVITIES
SAFETY
• SIGHTS
• TRAVEL
TIME OF YEAR (IS IT THE
BEST SEASON TO VISIT
THIS PLACE?)
• COST
ENJOYABILITY FOR ALL
• EDUCATION
VALUABLE, ONCE IN A
LIFETIME EXPERIENCES
GET GOOD
DETAILS!!
Go online and look up this place.
Find out as much as possible.
Print brochures to get the most important
information.
Use pictures to incorporate imagery in your
writing.
See what others have to say about this place.
(quotations)
PRE-WRITING
USE THE FOUR SQUARE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
TO GET YOUR KEY THOUGHTS ONTO PAPER.
MAKE SURE ALL REASONS HAVE ENOUGH
GOOD SUPPORTING DETAILS, IF THEY DON’T,
CHOOSE ANOTHER REASON!
ONCE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IS FILLED
OUT, HALF THE WORK WILL BE DONE!