End of the Year Option 3: Story Book Projects This project is SUCH fun, as students take the lead and produce something of lasting value to your language program. Their task is to make a children’s book, in the course language, with illustrations and a glossary. You willI support them by editing their drafts, working with them in class. I like to have them work in partnerships, which seems to help students be more creative, and feel more confident. It is also more fun to leave a legacy that you worked on with a friend. It is less intimidating, emotionally, to leave a book for next year’s classes, if you can share the “blame” with a friend. Students generally really enjoy the opportunity to show off their language skills, and it is a community service to the students next year, as they will be leaving them a collection of fun children’s books for the free-choice reading library. They also enjoy the chance to have a more relaxed few weeks, working mostly in L1, drawing and coloring, and being creative.
A sample of the handout that I give my students and rubric to score their projects are provided below. Please note that the formatting is very small, especially for the handout. I would format this in a more readable way to hand out to my students.
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