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Elements of Good Travel Writing Travel writing

• centers on a key event.

• uses background information that builds up to this event.

• may incorporate research to enhance the background information— even if the writer didn’t know the information things at the time of the trip.

• clearly describes the location and focuses on elements that are key to the story or experience.

• clearly describes any important people so that readers feel as if they know them a little.

• uses dialogue where possible to help the story “happen” for the reader.

• mixes reflections on the experience with the retelling to help the reader see the importance of the experience.


Beyond 'What I Did on Vacation': Exploring the Genre of Travel Writing." ReadWriteThink, International Literacy
    Association and National Council of Teachers of English, 2020,
    www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/beyond-What-vacation-exploring-1086.html.
    Accessed 16 Sept. 2020.

 


Visit Zara's Travels on YouTube

Zara is a student at UWCSEA who records her travels on YouTube. Zara narrates her videos considering the elements of good travel writing.


Travel books can be found in the #theworld room and on BorrowBox. PressReader has a wide selection of travel magazines. Click on the covers below...