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English language arts · Grades 6–10 · about 60 minutes

Write a Game-Day Travel Guide

Students write a one-page informational travel guide to a real venue using facts about airports, parking and getting there.

Students will: Write an informational text for a specific audience; Use facts accurately; Organize with headings.

Free to print and share with your class. Includes an answer key.

Write a Game-Day Travel Guide

Name: ______________________

Write a one-page guide for a family visiting one of these venues for the first time. Use at least three facts from the table and the venue's page on FanRoadTrips.

Venue fact cards
VenueCityHome team(s)Closest airport
Fenway ParkBostonBoston Red SoxBOS · 6 mi, ~10 min
Scotiabank ArenaTorontoToronto Maple Leafs, Toronto RaptorsYTZ · 1 mi, ~10 min
Lambeau FieldGreen BayGreen Bay PackersGRB · 5 mi, ~10 min
  1. Choose your venue and audience. Who are you writing for, and what do they need to know?
  2. Write a headline and an opening sentence that would make a visitor want to read on.
  3. Write three sections with headings: Getting there, Inside the venue, Before you go.
  4. Include one tip a first-time visitor might not know.

Extension: Turn your guide into a short video script or podcast intro.

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🔑 Answer key (for teachers)
  1. Choose your venue and audience. Who are you writing for, and what do they need to know?
    Answers vary.
  2. Write a headline and an opening sentence that would make a visitor want to read on.
    Answers vary.
  3. Write three sections with headings: Getting there, Inside the venue, Before you go.
    Answers vary; check facts against the table and venue page.
  4. Include one tip a first-time visitor might not know.
    Answers vary.

Teacher notes

  • Rubric idea (4 points each): accurate facts, clear organization, audience awareness, engaging voice, conventions.
  • Venue pages on FanRoadTrips include transit, accessibility and bag policies for research.

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