In this lesson, students are introduced to the genre of travel writing. After reading and analyzing short examples and discussing conventions of the genre, students engage in some guided travel writing activities. They brainstorm events and/or personal experiences that might make a fun piece of travel writing and select one event for freewriting. They then turn their notes into a travel article, using a list of characteristics of good travel writing to assess their writing as they work. They peer review and revise drafts of their writing before publishing it using an online multigenre tool. Show This scalable lesson can be completed in a few days as a short mini-unit, before a school break as a chance for students to do some real world writing, or over a longer period of time as an extended unit with integrated research. Featured Resources
From Theory to PracticeIn her book Thinking Through Genre, Heather Lattimer discusses genre study as "an inquiry into text form" (4). One of the ways to help students see the structural and rhetorical features of a piece of writing is to immerse them in the study of various genres. By studying a wide array of genres, students are better able to see the many decisions a writer makes as a matter of purpose, audience, and form or genre, rather than as arbitrary teacher-established rules. Lattimer suggests, "A genre study is not about reading a particular text; individual texts are read and discussed for the purpose of developing strategies of comprehension appropriate for the genre" (4). Dean states, "Even if we can't develop the full contextual aspect of some genres because of the restrictions of the classroom situation, it is helpful for students to know that not all writing is the same. They can learn the concept of genres." (45) By reading and writing in new genres, students gain strategies for reading new kinds of texts as well as insights into different ways of producing texts. Further Reading Common Core StandardsThis resource has been aligned to the Common Core State Standards for states in which they have been adopted. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, CCSS alignments are forthcoming. State StandardsThis lesson has been aligned to standards in the following states. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, standard alignments are not currently available for that state. Fluentize creates modern and engaging ESL lesson plans based on real-world videos for English language teachers with teenage or adult students. © 2024 Fluentize. All rights reserved.  Age: 12+ Level: Intermediate Language: English (en) ID: 358698 11/09/2020 Country code: US Country: United States School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Writing (2013230) Other contents: Review We look at travel writing and reviews and create our own travel reviews using a detailed model and planning sheets. Students look at all the different purposes of a travel review and how a writer is able to combine and order them. Students create their own travel reviews using the models and scaffolds provided. Fully differentiated throughout. Tes paid licenceHow can I reuse this? Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 63%A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place. How do you write a travel review?What makes a good travel review?. Specifics – the more details, the better.. Context – so people can understand how your experience may affect them.. Service – share your experiences – the good, the bad, and even the average.. Fairness- be honest but fair.. |
