It’s summer and many of us are
going on vacation or taking time to visit friends or relatives. You may be
traveling by train, plane, boat, car, motorcycle, skateboard, or perhaps by foot.
You might explore wonders of nature, ride wild roller coasters, or visit your
favorite cousins. Vacation experiences vary for each of us depending on how you
travel, where you go, what you do, and, of course, who you see or meet on your
trip.
Variations on a
Vacation
List four basic facts about your vacation:
1. How
you traveled
2. Where
you visited
3. Where
you stayed
4. What
you did (Name at least one activity or vacation experience.)
Example:
1.
Pittsburgh to
see relatives
2.
In a plane
and a car
3.
Visited
grandparents
4.
Saw a wild
bird habitat
Condense your vacation facts into a short travel poem:
A plane,
car ride, too.
Curvy roads to
Pittsburgh.
Grand
Parents
hug so sweet.
Tweet! Tweet!
Look! An aviary
full of beautiful,
singing birds.
Feathers fluttering…
Family fun.
Write a paragraph in first person with more personal
details:
I
traveled on a plane to Pittsburgh. At the airport, my family rented a car to
visit my grandparents. Grandma is sweet and she made sweet donuts for us, too.
Yum! We went to a bird habitat called an aviary to see cool birds. I saw a
penguin and even an eagle. It was awesome! We took lots of bird pictures and
then our family got dressed up and went out for fancy dinner for my
grandparent’s anniversary. I ate chocolate cake. Yum! It’s my favorite!
Write another variation in third person to add in more
narrative details:
One
summer evening, a young girl and her family flew far from her home on a jet
plane to Pittsburgh, a large city in western Pennsylvania. After gathering
their luggage, they rented a minivan and drove along a highway and many hills
and curving streets to a lovely red brick house with a big tree in the front
yard. The girl’s grandparents welcomed them with hugs. They had homemade donuts
and milk for a good night snack. Early the next morning they went to visit an
amazing aviary, where the girl saw birds from all over the world including a
bald eagle. “It’s beautiful!” she exclaimed. The family took photos of many
birds they saw that day, including penguins, pelicans, and even an ostrich.
They went to a special dinner at an elegant restaurant, to celebrate their
grandparent’s 35th anniversary, where the girl ate chocolate cake
for dessert.
Try using dialogue only to share your vacation memory or
imagine your vacation in the style of a comic book and add drawings with the
words. What other fun variations can you write to describe your vacation?
Have a wonderful summer vacation!
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