The essence of the current project is the profiling of a nation through its cultural production. The pupils explore their culture in order to present the mentality of their people to their partners. They start with a description of themselves, preparing avatars to introduce themselves to their partners(Personal profiles). They go on with a powerpoint presentation of their country where they include information such landforms, sights, population, currency, etc. (Country profile). The core of the project involves 1. reading Polish/Greek literature, choosing a book and translating a characteristic extract from it in English for the partners to read, 2. describing a painting of a famous Polish/Greek artist providing some information on the artist and some input into his art 3. translating in English and singing in Polish/Greek a well known typical Polish/Greek song and 4. providing information on a Polish/Greek playwright and a piece of his/her work as well as translating and adapting a scene of the play in order to act it and prepare a video of the performance.

• Subjects: Art, Cross Curricular, Drama, Foreign Languages, Geography, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Music
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 10 - 12
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Project Diary, Twinspace
• Aims: By working on this project the pupils will have the chance to explore themselves and the culture of their nation,... read moreBy working on this project the pupils will have the chance to explore themselves and the culture of their nation, they will learn to appreciate art, their culture and the culture of their partners and, consequently, they will acquire new knowledge about the mentality of a people they are not familiar with. They will improve their reading skills in L1, their writing, speaking and translation skills in L2, their ICT skills (through the preparation of Powerpoints, video, word documents) as well as their communication skills (through chatting and forum. They will learn to cooperate with their classmates (working in pairs/threes/groups in class) as well as with their partners from abroad. They will learn to describe a piece of art. They will improve their communication skills in L1 & L2. hide
• Work process: The schools will cooperate throughout the whole school year from October till June simultaneously working on the 6 activities and... read moreThe schools will cooperate throughout the whole school year from October till June simultaneously working on the 6 activities and the final presentation of the project. Each activity will take roughly one to one and a half months (October 2011: Personal Profile, November 2011: Country Profile, December 2011 till mid January 2012: Literature, mid January 2012 till mid February 2012: Painting, mid February 2012 till mid March 2012: Music, mid March 2012 till April 2012: Drama, May 2012 –beginning of June: Project presentation. The pupils will communicate with each other (about exchanging & explaining their work) using means of modern technology. A number of teachers in each institution will be involved in the process (Language teacher, English Teacher, ICT teacher, Music teacher, PE teacher). The teachers responsible for the project in each institution will communicate with each other on a regular basis using personal e-mails as well as the shared Twinspace hide
• Expected results: The expected results will include: 1. a public Twinspace where the pupils’ work will be exhibited 2. a presentation of the... read moreThe expected results will include: 1. a public Twinspace where the pupils’ work will be exhibited 2. a presentation of the activities at the end of the school year hopefully on the same day/week in June for all the schools involved in the project 3. a movie in which the pupils introduce themselves 4. a powerpoint presentation of their country/ a painting and its artist/ a book and its author 5. a video of the pupils singing a folklore tune and dancing to it 6. a video of the pupils acting out a scene from a selected play hide

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