Jayme Jaramillo

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All activities are designed for high school English students.

Tigers

http://dsc.discovery.com/cams/tiger2.html

To improve your creative writing skills, you must observe the tiger(s) for five minutes. Record details about movement, interactions, etc. Write a 1-page journal entry from the tiger’s perspective. What is he thinking? How does he feel? Where would he like to be? Be as creative as you can!

Big Ben – London

http://www.webcamsearch.com/links/cgi-bin/frames.pl?id=5785

British literature, which is studied in grade 11, is often not interesting to students, because it is abstract and far away. Take a few minutes to explore London. Watch Big Ben, one of London’s most popular sites. See the people that walk by and the atmosphere surrounding the monument. Get a better feel for London!

Antigua – Caribbean

http://www.webcamsearch.com/links/cgi-bin/frames.pl?id=12079

Here is a beautiful island in the Caribbean! Take a few moments to observe the remote island and then write a 1-page essay describing a vacation you just took to this island. Based on the observed details, what did you do? Who were you with? What is it like there? Include as much detail as possible.

Diving with Sharks

http://www.holdive.nl/holdive/default.htm

As these daring individuals attempt to scuba dive with sharks, you can watch safely from your computer screen! Take a few moments to see their facial expressions and the shark’s behaviors. Write a dialogue, which may take place between two of the divers once they return safely to shore. How do they feel? What were their thoughts? Create a conversation between two divers who just swam with sharks!

Roller Coaster ride in Cedar Point

http://www.topthrilldragster.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/ttd/photo/webcam.cfm

Enjoy a ride on one of the scariest coasters! Watch as riders go for a thrill on this wild coaster. In order to improve your descriptive writing skills, you need to describe the ride pretending you are on it. Be as specific as possible by describing the wind against your face, your thoughts, what you are touching, your heart rate, etc.