2014-15 LANGUAGE SURVEY CLASS
CONTACT ASSIGNMENTS
Objective: Give students opportunities to choose their own activities to experience world
languages and cultures outside of the classroom.
Requirements: Each Friday that class is held one of these assignments is due. Students
should come ready to share what they learned with their classmates as well as to turn in the
one page typed contact experience paper.
PROJECT IDEAS:
SERVICE PROJECTS
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Participate in a humanitarian type of project
o An example is Operation Christmas Child. Shoebox gifts will be collected in
class until November 14. See how to build a shoebox gift at
www.samaritanspurse.org/occ
Many church organizations also have humanitarian projects you can be
involved in for credit
Tutor, read to, care for children that speak another language than English, etc.
where you are working with their language or helping them learn English.
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ATTEND COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS
Attend an event, festival, party, play, concert, etc. about a world language or culture
Either scrapbook the event with pictures and descriptions or write a one page report.
Please help us locate this type of events to announce in class. Bring in articles or capture a
picture of an announcement and send to me on email.
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READING
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Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) in English related to this class and keep a daily
reading log or write a one page report on the book. Please include the source, a brief
summary, tell me how you felt about the book, and what you learned from it.
Read a children’s book in the language we are studying at that time. Make a T-chart
with Know- Learned or Looked up- Summary. In the “K” section list any words
“cognates” that you recognized because they are like English or you have learned
them in class. In the “L” section make a list of any words you look up in the
dictionary or learned because of the pictures and story context. In the “S” section
write a brief summary of the book and your reading experience. Be sure to cite your
work (tell me name of book, author, where you got it ie. from classroom or list
website etc.)
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Read a chapter of a novel in a language you are studying. Use the K-L-S T-chart as
explained for the children’s book.
Research information (from at least three sources) on a topic of your choice related
to our class. Write a one page report and list your sources. Possible choices are
countries, famous people, celebrations, history etc.
VIDEO AND MUSIC
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Watch a video or DVD (30 minutes) in a language that you are learning that we have
not watched in class. As you watch the movie, make a K-L-S chart. Try to get
between 50-100 words on your list.
Watch a cultural movie ie. National Geographic special or travel video. Take notes.
Listen to the radio, cd’s etc. in a language you are studying. Write a report listing
things you understood, learned, enjoyed, disliked etc.
COMPUTER PROGRAM
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Work with a computer program such as the Rosetta Stone or online textbooks etc. to
practice your language (30 minutes minimum). There are many good game sites
that require you to use World languages.
FOOD
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Make a meal for your family from one of the countries we are studying. Scrapbook
or report your experience. This should be a food that you have never made yourself
before (you may have family members help you with this project).
Go to a restaurant where you can sample food from a different country. Please
make sure that it is either a place you have never been to before or the food you try
is something new for you. Take pictures, get a copy of a menu, keep a receipt etc.
then make these into a scrapbook page or report.
STORIES
Retell a story, fairy tale etc. using these ideas: Props or puppets, creative voices, pictures,
story map, puzzle, Venn diagram comparison, poster, slide show, adapt story- change roles
of villain and hero etc., sequel to the story, or on tape, video, or computer.
OTHER:
If you have a good idea not listed just check with Mrs. Huddleston to see if it could receive
credit and maybe even be added to the list. Remember the goal is to practice your language
skills and learn new things. Have fun doing these assignments. I look forward to hearing
what you did.