The Assignment: Think about a trip you have taken. This doesn’t have to be an exotic trip; it can be a trip to the bank. But it does have to have a theme (thesis), which means it needs to be about something. Focusing on an event within that trip by describing the thoughts and actions (the sensory elements) that best reflect and define that moment, write an essay conveys a sense of travel and its theme by choosing something that happened during the travel and describing that.
Focus on an aspect of the trip that reflects the larger theme you wish to convey.
This “focusing,” or “narrowing” part of the writing is critical, and it will be central to what we are looking for in this writing.
Do not create a summary of a trip; describe a specific part of it that reflects the larger theme of the journey.
For example, if your theme is “Everything went wrong,” describe the moment you lost your passport, and your search for it, within the larger story itself, which may include brief descriptions of delays, bad meals, and questionable accommodations.
Remember to:
Convey the reality of your experience.
Be insightfultell us something we wouldnt have guessed.
Keep the reader in mindthey dont know what youre thinking.
Use and incorporate all your senses when describing the event.
