Where in the world are these cities?
Cairo - Tokyo - Sidney - Venice - New Delhi
A Foreign City
How could you best describe a city your readers have never seen? If your description was limited to one paragraph, you’d have to choose your words carefully. Which details would be most interesting to your reader? Which details would you decide to leave out?
A. Study these facts about Paris, France. Circle five key details that, in your judgment, would give your readers the most enjoyable “armchair travel” experience. Then write your descriptive paragraph in your copybook.
B. Now do some research of other foreign cities in the world . Use the links below to help you gather some facts about the city you would like to write about.
- http://www.italylogue.com/things-to-do/what-to-do-in-venice.html
- http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1897812,00.html
- http://www.sydneyguide.net.au/sydney_tours.html
- http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/India/Union_Territory_of_Delhi/New_Delhi-1090674/Things_To_Do-New_Delhi-TG-C-1.html
- http://www.essortment.com/top-10-things-cairo-32050.html
C. Write your list of facts in your copybook.
D. Decide which facts you will use, and then write a first draft of your paragraph in your copybook. To complete the process, check your paragraph to be sure that your spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct. Write your revision on a separate sheet of paper.
A. Read the following postcard:
B. Buy a postcard of a city of your choice. Imagine you are spending some time there and write a postcard to the classmate whose name has been assigned to you. Bring it next
class.
No comments:
Post a Comment