Hello !
Here in France, we DO HAVE TO work the way you �re describing ; we have to make up projects ( either written or oral ) for our pupils. Examples :
- You are a tourist guide in ( NYC / London.......). Record an audio-tour.
- You are a member of an Eco org. Write a Leaflet about �.
- You are a teen-journalist. Write about a film / music album / �
- You are the Grandson of a soldier. Interview your grand-dad about �.
- You are a pupil at Hogwarts ( Harry Potter ) . �..
- You are one of the class reps. Make a speech about �.( Bullying ; violence in schools ; �.)
- You are a member of an ECO-org. Make a speech / Write a Leaflet / Make a poster about �
- You �ve been invited to �. Your task : Prepare a speech / write an essay about �
- You are a British/ Amercican tourist in ( France ) / You are working at the T I C. Act out the conversation�
- Your family has decided to swap houses for the holidays. They can�t speak English. Help them post the descripion of your house on the site. Describe your house, tell the foreign guests about the facilities...
Etc !
What I �ll be doing in the weeks to come : ( with my 14-year-old ones ) :
- We �ll soon Welcome friends from all over the World. Soldiers have given their lives for the Freedom of your people. Write a speech to thank them all. ( We live by the Landing Beaches - in Normandy. D-Day. 1940 - 1945. WWII )
- In guns we trust. What �s the motto ? What do you know about the USA ? What do you know about schools there ? What �s the difference ?....Imagine you are a journalist for a French teen magazine. Explain the difference between US schools and French schools. Organize a debate. Are guns helpful or not ? Why ?
- Are you Eco-friendly ? What do you know about disappearing species ? Can you explain ? If you could do something for the planet, what would you do ?
- "Message in a bottle" : Letter to future -me : Let �s write about what we expect , what we are going to do�.At the end of the school year, I will break the bottle with all your messages. What has been going right ? Wrong ? �.
Hope this can be helpful,
Val