Road Trip
Writing

Carefully examine the photograph of the road crew working outside of Oyama in 1911. Describe what you see in the picture. You can either brainstorm about what you see with others in a group, or you can write down a list of the details you see.

Then tell a story about the picture. Use your imagination to make up a short story about this event. Give characters names and tell a story about what they are doing. You may want to post your story on the wall or share it with others by reading it aloud in a small group.

You work for a newspaper, and you are assigned to interview the first person in your town to own a Ford Model T car. Write down ten questions you would like to ask this person. For a follow-up activity, imagine what the car owner’s answers would be and write a newspaper article about this newsworthy event.

Imagine you are one of the men working for the Hudson’s Bay Company who is part of a pack train on the Fur Brigade Trail. Write three diary entries telling about your days. Write one entry at the beginning of a trip as you set off up north. Write the second one when you reach the end of the trail at Fort St. James. Write the third entry as you pass through the Okanagan Valley on the return trip. Each entry should be at least one paragraph long.