Students write an entry in their writer's notebook about a childhood trip they have taken.
Students write created dialogue between two characters of their choice following a mini-lesson on dialogue rules. Students choose a specific event that happened during one of Joey and Mary Alice's trips to Grandma Dowdel's house. They write a post card to their parents describing the event and their feelings about it. They also illustrate the front of the post card based on where the event occurred. The room becomes the train station where Joey and Mary Alice arrive each summer.