Directions: (to be completed in your class journal)

Write about a foreign place that reminds you of some aspect of home. Or introduce some aspect of the traveler’s home world into this foreign world. (i.e.- Think about a very familiar smell, which takes you to the home of your neighbor across the street, except you’re sitting in a dusty spice merchant’s stall in Quito, Ecuador. Make the completely unfamiliar seem unfamiliar).

(Minor revisions to make assignment appropriate for a classroom setting. Brian Kiteley. The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction. 223. Cincinnati, OH. 2005)

Remember: 

1. Date your journal entry.

2. Plan. Brainstorm your ideas before writing.

3. Come up with a creative title.

4. Specificity (use specific details to enhance your writing)

5. Vocabulary (utilize the words learned throughout high school career)

6. Writing Techniques (i.e., incorporate figurative language, sensory details, imagery, tone)

Length: at least three (3) paragraphs