1. Gold Silver Bronze Year 7 Geography ILC – Wheeler’s World of Travel.
Task: To write an informative travel article about a location of the world that you have been to, are interested in, or would like to go to. This place should be outside the UK. These will then be collated to create a travel brochure called “Wheeler’s World of Travel”.
Due date: The last week of term before Easter (w/c Monday 07th April)
Hand in: You should give your teacher a copy of your travel article. This can be typed or hand written.
Resources: information on how to create a travel article, suggested websites as starting points, and a list of possible locations.
Your news article will:
Name and locate your chosen destination using descriptive language and labelled maps.
Use real information (facts and figures) to explain why someone might want to visit this location.
Be engaging, informative, interesting and persuasive.
Use a range of sentence lengths and descriptive words.
Include an explanation of what makes this a good place to visit and why.
Include ‘photos’ (these can be hand drawn or printed) of local attractions.
Include different persuasive techniques so that the audience will want to visit.
You will also:
Hand in a copy of your research.
Gold
Silver
Your news article will:
Name and locate your chosen destination (i.e. say where it is!)
Use formal language and varying length sentences.
Use examples to support your ideas.
Be engaging, informative, interesting and persuasive.
Include different persuasive techniques.
Include ‘photos’ (these can be hand drawn or printed) of local attractions.
You could also:
Hand in a copy of your research.
Your news article will:
Name your chosen destination.
Say what your opinion is of this place.
Say why you think someone might want to visit
Use at least one persuasive technique (e.g. a rhetorical question).
You could also:
Hand in a copy of your research.
Bronze
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2. Examples of persuasive techniques:
Travel and Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. People travel now more than ever. They can do this because we earn more money, have more time off work and travel is getting cheaper. Places are becoming more accessible and easy to get to, as airports get bigger and more hotels and restaurants (for tourists) are created.
Success Criteria: Your teacher will be assessing you on three areas.
Research:
Where in the world should we visit?
Why should we go there?
What's the appeal of this place?
Examples and quotes – what can people do here? What are the attractions to coming here? Are there any bad things about this place? How about an “interview” with a local person?!
Informative and persuasive writing:
Include persuasive techniques, as you want to convince people it’s a fantastic place to go.
Use specific and real life examples to inform the reader what is like there.
Presentation:
Clear communication and easy to read and understand.
Engage your audience.
Give, and explain, your ideas clearly.
Examples of persuasive techniques:
Rhetorical question.
Rule of three.
Repetition.
Emotive language.
Facts/data.
Level Three.
Identify a destination that people might want to go to.
Give your own opinion as to why people should go there.
Level Four.
Describe the location of your chosen destination.
Describe the positives and negatives of your chosen location.
Use connectives in your writing.
Clearly communicate your opinion of why people should go there.
Level Five.
Explain where your chosen location is in relation to nearby places, and write in detail as to what it is like here.
Engage the listener by varying your vocabulary.
Use persuasive devices to encourage people to want to go there.
Level Six.
Explain your points in detail.
Use a complex and interesting range of vocabulary.
Make well linked points– perhaps with a range of complex connectives.
Use a range of persuasive devices well.
Possible websites to start:

3. TITLE: bold/ grabs attention of the audience
Portugal
Greece
Japan
UAE
USA
Thailand
Mexico
Some possible travel destinations
Madagascar
New Zealand
Brazil
TITLE: bold/ grabs attention of the audience
Picture/ collage of pictures of your chosen travel destination
Name and explain where your travel destination is and what is near by? (e.g. oceans, rivers, cities, mountains, other countries etc.)
What kind of place is it? What does it look like?
What activities can you do here?
What are the local people like?
What are the local foods? What are the local customs and traditions?
What problems should travellers be aware of?
Why should we visit here?