Watch tv.Write aboutacommercial.Take a localproduct anduse it as thefocus of alyric essay.Choose alocal animalto highlightin apoem/story.Compareand contrastwith yourexperienceat home.Notice words usedin the localvernacular. Start apoem/story withthem.Write anekphratic poemabout a work ofart you saw onthe trip.Notice yourfood. Writeabout newflavors orfood rituals.Interviewsomeonewho is localwhere youare visiting.Write aseries ofpostcards.Take a walk.Notice the soundsand smells. Writesomething thatincludes five ofeach.Makeglossary ofterms andinside jokesfrom the trip.Read local,then write animitationinspired byyour reading.Jot down anoverheardconversation.Write about achildhoodmemorybrought to mindfrom yourtravels.Makegratitude listof goodmoments fromyour trip.Use foundobjects forinspirationfor writing.Learn ahistorical fact,and use it as astarting pointfor writing.Write aTankajournal (oneTanka perday)With a partner,write a Rengaabout what youhave noticed onyour trip.Use the fragmentsyou collected(maps, receipts,plane tickets) in awork of nonfiction.Keep a diarylike CheGuevara'sMotorcycleDiaries.Invent afictionalcharacter, andset them whereyou havetraveled.Write ascene inwhich noone talks.Arrangewords fromlocal signsinto a foundpoem.Watch tv.Write aboutacommercial.Take a localproduct anduse it as thefocus of alyric essay.Choose alocal animalto highlightin apoem/story.Compareand contrastwith yourexperienceat home.Notice words usedin the localvernacular. Start apoem/story withthem.Write anekphratic poemabout a work ofart you saw onthe trip.Notice yourfood. Writeabout newflavors orfood rituals.Interviewsomeonewho is localwhere youare visiting.Write aseries ofpostcards.Take a walk.Notice the soundsand smells. Writesomething thatincludes five ofeach.Makeglossary ofterms andinside jokesfrom the trip.Read local,then write animitationinspired byyour reading.Jot down anoverheardconversation.Write about achildhoodmemorybrought to mindfrom yourtravels.Makegratitude listof goodmoments fromyour trip.Use foundobjects forinspirationfor writing.Learn ahistorical fact,and use it as astarting pointfor writing.Write aTankajournal (oneTanka perday)With a partner,write a Rengaabout what youhave noticed onyour trip.Use the fragmentsyou collected(maps, receipts,plane tickets) in awork of nonfiction.Keep a diarylike CheGuevara'sMotorcycleDiaries.Invent afictionalcharacter, andset them whereyou havetraveled.Write ascene inwhich noone talks.Arrangewords fromlocal signsinto a foundpoem.

Travel Writing Bingo Card - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Watch tv. Write about a commercial.
  2. Take a local product and use it as the focus of a lyric essay.
  3. Choose a local animal to highlight in a poem/story.
  4. Compare and contrast with your experience at home.
  5. Notice words used in the local vernacular. Start a poem/story with them.
  6. Write an ekphratic poem about a work of art you saw on the trip.
  7. Notice your food. Write about new flavors or food rituals.
  8. Interview someone who is local where you are visiting.
  9. Write a series of postcards.
  10. Take a walk. Notice the sounds and smells. Write something that includes five of each.
  11. Make glossary of terms and inside jokes from the trip.
  12. Read local, then write an imitation inspired by your reading.
  13. Jot down an overheard conversation.
  14. Write about a childhood memory brought to mind from your travels.
  15. Make gratitude list of good moments from your trip.
  16. Use found objects for inspiration for writing.
  17. Learn a historical fact, and use it as a starting point for writing.
  18. Write a Tanka journal (one Tanka per day)
  19. With a partner, write a Renga about what you have noticed on your trip.
  20. Use the fragments you collected (maps, receipts, plane tickets) in a work of nonfiction.
  21. Keep a diary like Che Guevara's Motorcycle Diaries.
  22. Invent a fictional character, and set them where you have traveled.
  23. Write a scene in which no one talks.
  24. Arrange words from local signs into a found poem.