Have students visit the site and read the definitions of diaries and journals. Then have them reread Sam's journal entries at the end of the first several chapters of the book. They will decide whether they think Sam is writing a journal or a diary. Then they will write a new journal entry for Sam. They should end their entry with a question just as Sam wrote.
Site has several links to other writing sites.
None of these are necessary for the activity. The students will take Internet Field trips to the Boston Public Gardens and the Philadelphia Zoo. They will decide which place they would rather visit and then write descriptive summaries of the places they would like to go. The last two tourism sites are not included in the student guide, but may be used to expand the activity. They give information about each city, but tend to be commercial in nature.