Our Comenius project assumes that some information about national books which can be recommended and some information about their authors will be exchanged. Primary school pupils are going to read 7 books of children's literature. It is a cross cultural one developing students reading abilities by providing them materials from different countries and writers, classical texts but also modern children's literature (e.g. „Matylda” Roald Dahl, „Le Petit Nicola” René Goscinny, „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Mark Twain, „Le Petit Prince” Antoine de Saint Exupéry etc). Everyone read the same books for example: 4 available books in all languages of the project, but also they choose their own one national book which has summary in English language they place back on the project website. There can be some legends, folk stories, folk tales, jokes, anecdotes and works including famous folk characters. Children rewrite this stories in their own words in English. Children also read simple books in English and submit them to partners. At the meetings children will present both the national and English book.
Aims:
- To know works of selected creators of literature.
- To be able to learn a foreign language by reading.
- To develop interests about literature of other nations.
- To develop curiosity about books by a literary - theatrical, art and trips fun.
- To develop knowledge about the diversity of European cultures and languages and to show students people, histories, life styles and lives through reading.
- To raise the efficiency of reading and other basic skills.
- To make students read in a foreign language earlier.
- To integrate the group through our project - by studying, working and playing together.
- To develop the children’s level of achievement in English and ICT in all of the partner schools
Work process:
- Introductory activities - PowerPoint presentations about the schools and the local area made by the pupils from partner schools.
- Completion of thematic newsletters, and learn news about favourite authors of children's books. Practical exercises in finding information on a specific topic in the encyclopedia and the Internet.
- The heroes of our books - reading aloud together selected works of children's literature.
- Develop one "national" book based on the strategy of expression - the keys. Students in the selected text find 10 keywords. Then they pass on them to other groups, their task is to reproduce the text based on the words - the keys. As a result, both stories are created very close to the actual text, and definitely different from him.
- Each country creates a mascot of the project. Every group of children will make a mascot and then we will do a competition to choose the best one. After that the mascot could be made.
- Organizing for parents and children art competition "My Book" with their own text in English and illustrations.
- The expression of gesture, movement of the content of literature. Producing tracks. Drama fun in the theatre.
- Performing works of art about reading literature. Organizing an exhibition of students works of art.
- Design a poster to encourage reading and use the school library.
- Completion of bookmarks for books.
- Organize competitions, quizzes.
- Organize a collection of books for children from disadvantaged socio - economic families.
- Make comparison about the books children like.
- Each country organizes a presentation and invites others to the presentation.
Expected results:
- PowerPoint presentations about the schools and the local area.
- A mascot of the project.
- Children's bookmarks for books.
- Children's English books with their own text in English and illustrations.
- Books for children from disadvantaged socio – economic families.
- Children's posters to encourage reading and using the school library.
- Project web site with PowerPoint presentations, videos, pictures, drawings, chat, forum.
- CD with digital recordings of our special activities (photos, films, drawings etc.)
- Increased student's knowledge about the diversity of European cultures and languages.
- Raising children's level of achievement in English and ICT.
- Improved efficiency of reading.
- Greater integration of the school environment.
- Increasing the number of reading books relative to the previous years.
