Penketh High School

Media Arts College

Independent Learners
A person who is an
independent learner can
manage themselves as an
individual or in group situations
and will have these skills:
Goal setting: The ability to set
realistic, relevant, challenging
and manageable goals.
Time and resourcemanagement: the ability to
manage their own time and
resources.
Focus: the ability to focus on
the task in hand and work
through distractions.

Subject:

English

Topic Title:

Travel Writing

Term:

Spring term 2015

Deadline:

W/C 30th March

Your Task Choices

(Please choose one option from the Poster Task and Two options from the Written Task)
You should

Poster:
1. Create a poster to persuade people to visit a place of your choice.
Written:
1. Write a travel diary extract.
2. Write a leaflet to advertise a country of your choice.
3. Write (and/or design) postcards to someone describing where you are.

Your Success Criteria:

(Once youve chosen the format for your work, follow the guideline below to make your work as good as
possible)
1.

Travel Poster:
-A3/A4 paper.
-Image of place.
-Persuasive Language.

1.

2.Leaflet
- A4 folded
- What are the main features of what you are
advertising/arguing for? Remember:
Summarise the main points.
Keep it brief and direct.
Use sub-headings.
Use positive descriptions/emotive language.
1.

Gifted & Talented

Challenge Box:

A Travel Diary Extract:

- Typed or handwritten.
- Written in the 1st person, with the date.
-Try and make it personal, travel writing is
often humorous.

3.Postcards
-Postcard size
You may design the postcard cover but be
sure to focus on the writing of the card.
Look at old postcards to show you how to
lay it out. (Addresses dont have to be real!)

Useful Websites:
(to help you with this task)

Literacy Focus:

Dont forget to
proofread all of your
written work and make
Watch a travel programme
sure you have the
and write a review.
(to help you with this task)
correct punctuation
How successful is it at
Look in magazines and travel
at the end of every
helping you find out about
agents, travel brochures and
sentence.
places to visit?
newspapers.
Use a thesaurus to find
a better word.
Does each paragraph
contain one expanded
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- www.wikipedia.org
Useful Ideas:

Year
8