Learning Goals Analyze the writing style and content of some journals. Write a first-person account of a virtual adventure. Warm-Up Ask for a show of hands of those who keep, or have kept, a diary. Ask what difficulties they encountered. Web Work 1.
Students can use any Internet search engine to find images and information about their destination.
All of the major search engines on the Net are available at the following Web site. Have the students write at least five days of journal entries for their trip. Each entry should include a description of the setting, should introduce any interesting characters, and should include a problem as well as a resolution. Wrap-Up Let students read each others' journals and give feedback on the depth of description and on the interest level of the narratives. Students should also give feedback on parts of the journals that communicate the emotions of the writer.