Writing Lesson: Intro to Travel Blogs

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Writing Lesson: Intro to Travel Blogs

Lesson Goals

I can:

- Understand why we write travel journal-blogs to share our trips with others.

-  Remember the main parts of a travel blog.

- Write a short travel journal-blog about a trip that happened in the past.

- Think about how to improve my writing based on feedback from my classmates. 

You need: 

- Laptop

- Pen

- Notebook 

- Lit Portfolio

Past simple

Watch the video

When do you use it?

How do you use it?

Writing Lesson: travel journal-blog

- My trip to Vietnam 

- What is a travel journal-blog?

- Read a travel journal-blog 

- Write your own travel journal-blog

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My Trip to Vietnam 

Pho!

 Vietnamese soup. 

A broth with noodles, meat and vegetables.

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Hanoi's Train Street

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RPvLp1puh-o?feature=share

Kong: Skull Island

 Film location

I cycled around the city of Ninh Binh.

I traveled from central Vietnam to northern Vietnam in a sleeper bus.

I stayed in five different home-stays. 

Think, Pair, Share (2min)

What you did you do on your last trip/holiday?

- What did you eat?

- Where did you stay?

- What transport did you use/

- What did you do?

What are the most important parts of a travel journal-blog?

Mind map

Strategy: scanning

How do you scan a text?

Scanning

Scanning is reading a text quickly to find specific information.

- Read quickly

- Look for keywords

Scan Blog 1 and Blog 2 

Where: Link on Pepples

How: On your own

Time: 5 min

Extra help: Help with reading link

Work together in pairs (5 min)

Compare blog 1 and blog 2.

- Which blog is better and why?

- Bonus question: What descriptive words were used?

(beschrijvende woorden)

(Write your answers in your notebook)

Work in pairs (5 min) 

Write in your notebook 

Step 1: Choose a blog to work on

Step 2: Answer the questions in full sentences.

 

1. What did he/she do?

2. Where did he/she stay?

3. What did he/she eat?

4. What transport did he/she use?

Homework.

My trip to.....

Write your travel journal-blog 

Where: Notebook

100-150 words

Write your own travel journal-blog.  

(Mind map) (2 min)

- What are you going to write about?

- What type sentences can you write? 

- Welke woorden kan je gebruiken om je ervaring te beschrijven?

 My trip to....

 

Write your travel journal-blog

Where: Notebook

How: Individually

Extra help: Mind map & Blog

Time: 10 min 

Feedback

In pairs (5 min)

Give feedback to your classmates.

Look for: key parts

Grammar: past tense 

 * Bonus: descriptive words