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My Name Around the World In this task, students will research naming processes in their culture and the significance of their own name. This task includes: |
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My Name Around the World Project In the My Name Around the World Project task, students will research and exchange information about their name and naming traditions in their country and community.They will explore and work on the following issues: process of name giving in their region, the history of this celebration, who takes part, and what this process means for students and for his/her parents and grandparents. |
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Narnia and CS Lewis In the Narnia and CS Lewis task, students will read the "Chronicles of Narnia", watch the film, discuss the religious aspects of the book, compare it with other similar books, and make drawings related to the book and the "Chronicles of Narnia" films. These books have very hight educational value and can stimulate students to think about right and wrong. |
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Narnia and CS Lewis In this task, students will discuss the Narnia series by CS Lewis with their global peers. This task includes: |
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One Day in the Life In this task, students will document aspects of their daily lives, or vacations, through essays and photographs. This task includes: |
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One Day in the Life In the One Day in the Life task, students will write about, photograph, and discuss their daily lives. Students will exchange messages and images describing days in their lives with students around the world, and then make cross-cultural comparisons. Students may document aspects of a typical day (like visiting the market or going to school) or they may document special days (like vacations, birthdays, celebrations, or holidays.) |
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Pen Friends In the Pen Friends task, students will exchange letters with students in Japan. They will learn and understand about the culture, school life and so forth both their own country and others’. They also learn the skill of language and possibly make a life long friend. |
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Special Place The Special Place task is a project promoting intercultural understanding and contributing to a better world to live in and students are invited to share local places that are precious to them in any digital forms. Students will select one local spot that gives them or their community special feelings and write a story about the unusual meanings of the places. They will use short stories with videos, ppt slides, digital photos or drawing to show us what theirr special place looks like. They may select any writing genre (creative, informative, humorous, etc.) or write a poem to describe their special place, and share what is special about it for them. |
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites In the UNESCO World Heritage Sites task, students will explore and research the heritage of their country. In the forum, they will present their country and Unesco heritage sites, it's history, the tales about the place, and its meaning in their country's and the world's history. |
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Wall of Names The Wall of Names task is designed to support student self-expression using various artistic devices and to teach them to cherish intercultural exchanges. This task includes discussion, research, writing, and creating art. The task includes a description of a possible classroom activity. |
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