[etni] fw: JHS project - idea for next year
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From: Judi Granit <judiavi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: JHS project - idea for next year
Just thought I would share with you something we did in 9th and 10th grade.
After receiving some fantastic children's books through the Books for Israel
project we wanted to do something in return for the institutions that donated
books to the school. We decided on getting our pupils to create children's
books to send back. They chose a children's book that they were particularly
attached to as children, one that had been written by an Israeli author in
Hebrew.
They had to translate the book into English (they worked on this in class) and
then produce illustrations (drawing, computer generated or digital photos) not
using the original illustrations from the book (this, they did at home).
On the back page they wrote a short biography of themselves...i.e. This book
was translated by...... with a photograph of themselves.
I was surprised at how motivated the kids were, they LOVED the project and
the resulting books were delightful. Translating the stories gave them the
chance to learn new vocabulary and practice language structures we had learned
over the year.
When the kids brought their finished books into school we had a small
exhibition and they felt a great sense of pride as they read each other's
creations.
Needless to say we plan on repeating this project in the future as it was
such a positive experience, but next time we will either add them to the books
in our own school library or donate them to an elementary school.
I'll take this opportunity to wish you all a great summer.
Best wishes,
Judi G.
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