GOING ON A FIELD TRIP. BRAINSTORMING & PLANNING WRITING PROMPT Your principal is allowing the students and staff to choose where to go for this year's.

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GOING ON A FIELD TRIP

BRAINSTORMING & PLANNING

WRITING PROMPT Your principal is allowing the students and staff to choose where to go for this year's field trip. Everyone seems to have a different opinion about the best place to visit. Write an essay in which you try to convince your principal to select the destination you would choose. Explain where you would like to go and why you think your choice is the best place for the class to spend the day. Use examples and other evidence to support your position.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION?

What is your purpose for writing?

Who is your audience? Your principal

What should the tone be?

WHAT TO KEEP IN MIND

What are some good reasons to go on a field trip? (PURPOSE) Enhances learning experiences. Provides learning opportunities that are not available within the four walls of the classroom Field trips break the monotony of the classroom setting and can stimulate a student’s interest in learning.

What are some reasons field trips are good for students? Hands on and visual learning can help students understand topics better than reading or researching them.

WHAT ELSE TO REMEMBER…. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES SIGHTS SIGHTS TRAVEL TRAVEL COST COST EDUCATION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES SIGHTS SIGHTS TRAVEL TRAVEL COST COST EDUCATION EDUCATION

GET GOOD DETAILS!! Go online and look up this place. Find out as much as possible. Print brochures to get the most important information. Use pictures to incorporate imagery in your writing. Use pictures to incorporate imagery in your writing. See what others have to say about this place. (quotations)

PRE-WRITING USE THE FOUR SQUARE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO GET YOUR KEY THOUGHTS ONTO PAPER. MAKE SURE ALL REASONS HAVE ENOUGH GOOD SUPPORTING DETAILS, IF THEY DON’T, CHOOSE ANOTHER REASON! ONCE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IS FILLED OUT, HALF THE WORK WILL BE DONE!