Here is your opportunity to share with everyone a great location in Michigan. Write a travel essay about a specific attraction in the state. The purpose of this is to consider place and what makes place important. Stylistically, the purpose is to grapple with description and the economy of words. Maybe we will all learn something interesting about Michigan and Michigan history, too. Pay attention to detail and that the words you choose to convey your ideas and emotions. Try to avoid writing in strict chronological order of experience. We are all good at that and that from does not lend itself to economy, See if you can find other ways to organize your piece.
Things to consider:
- Think about travel essays that you have seen and/or read. What elements in them did you like? What did you dislike? What would you have liked?
- List the reasons why the place you choose is so wonderful.
- If you chose to include personal experience, how will it convey you thoughts about the location.
- Think about word choice, sentence structure, and paragraph structure as you compose. You have a limited amount of space to write a lot of information.
Item with historical significance have a story to tell. Why are they important, where did they come from, and why are they still here?
The historical place in Michigan is The Guardian Building
