Travel Writing ProjectFormative Assessment 15%

Project

Outline:

Travel Writings (Individual – 5%) [Submit by 21 Feb 2016]

Write 1 travel writing to share personal experience on a vacation (descriptive)

Write 1 article about travel tips (informative)

Travel Blog (Group – 5%) [w7 – w8] [Complete by 10 Mar 2016]

Theme-based (Type of holiday)

All travel writings and articles uploaded to the blog must be able to provide readers with information about the type of holiday chosen.

Use Blogger (BlogSpot) orWordPress

Oral Presentation (Group presentation, but individual assessment – 5%) [11 Mar 2016]

Imagine your team represented a travel agency and you are trying to promote yourholiday packages (a specific type of holiday, e.g. beach vacations).

In your presentation, convince your clients (audience) with personal travelling experiences and give them some travel tips (informative and persuasive speech).

Even though it is a group presentation, you will be evaluated individually.

Travel Writing Project (15%)

Types of holiday

Highlands Holidays

Beach Vacations

City Trips Discovery Tours

Cultural Excursions

Adventure Expeditions

Theme Parks Cruises

Travel Writing Project (15%)

Travel writing: is personal, perhaps using first narration.

has a strong sense of the writer’s personality.

uses personal experiences and anecdotes (stories from experience).

can use bathos (over exaggeration for comic effect)

can use a noun phrase to describe (an adjective in front of a noun, for example ‘beautiful beach’).

is vivid: create clear pictures in the reader’s mind (the five senses).

has a bright, lively and fun tone.

can be colloquial (written in a chatty style, like the writer is having a conversation with the reader).

can use metaphors and similes to describe.

uses facts of places being described.

lists adjectives of threes for added impact (e.g.

Uses sarcasm to add impact if describing a place the writer didn’t like!

Uses humour to engage the reader.

Travel tips: provides useful and interesting information, guidance, suggestions, or advice.

supplies what its audience needs to know regarding the key 'advice questions', i.e. who, what, why, where, when and how?

concerns about its style and tone if they are appropriate for its audience and purpose.

has a catchy heading.

conveys clear messages.

contains both facts and personal opinions.

has a bright, lively and fun tone.

uses humour to engage the reader.

uses sarcasm to add impact if describing a place the writer didn’t like.

can be colloquial (written in a chatty style, like the writer is having a conversation with the reader).

may quote personal experiences or anecdotes to make your tips more interesting and convincing.

Travel Writing Rubric

Grouping

Asha

Christina

Dawn

Timothy

Varnesh

Kar Hou

Wa Shan

Yuan Sen

Yong Sheng

Joe Yee

Kok Pin

Micah

Hua Jie

Chin San

Alex

Faith

Kenji

Hugo

Kuala Lumpur

Travel Writing Project

Penang

Theme-based (Type of holiday)

All travel writings and articles uploaded to the blog must be able to provide readers with information about the type of holiday chosen.

Use Blogger (BlogSpot) orWordPress

Consider the following questions before you start:

1. Who are your target audience/readers?

2. What are you trying to convey through your blog?

(Purpose)

The 5 Easy Steps to Starting a Blog:

Choose your preferred blogging platform (Blogger / WordPress)

Choose web hosting for your blog

Set up a blog on your own domain

Design your blog (the fun bit!)

Post your travel writings and travel tips

http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/how-do-i-start-a-blog/

Travel Blog Rubric

Oral Presentation

Imagine your team represented a travel agency

and you are trying to promote your holiday packages (a specific type of holiday, e.g. beach vacations).

In your presentation, convince your clients (audience) with personal travelling experiences and give them some travel tips

It should be an informative and persuasive speech.

Even though it is a group presentation, you will be evaluated individually.

Duration of presentation: < 15 minutes / group

Oral Presentation Rubric