Armchair Traveling
Attached here are the two main assessment pieces for Travel Writing.
The first, as you know by now, is a descriptive piece of a place of your choice. It is not a story, although it can have some narrative elements in it – such as in Des Moines by Bill Bryson. Any descriptive piece must engage the senses – sight, smell, hearing, touch and, possibly, taste. Focus on that.
Travel Writing – descriptive piece – medium assessment
Descriptive writing – rubric
The major assessment for Travel Writing is the Pastiche. A pastiche is a piece of writing in the style of another writer. Your task is to write like George Orwell or Bill Bryson. I would suggest that it may be a little easier to write as Orwell rather than Bryson – comic writing is more difficult than serious commentary.
pastiche – major assessment
Pastiche Rubric
activity for pastiche Des Moines
activity for pastiche Marrakech
Peter Curry