July 4, 2009. We are waiting for the fireworks to begin with our blanket spread out in the middle of one of the busiest highways through Boston: Storrow Drive. You can see the road signs in the background. The city is to the right, and the Charles River is to the left. About two kilometers of the highway have been closed to traffic to make room for people to watch the fireworks.
Class of 2009
University of New Hampshire/Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
We have started this blog so that you can post pictures from your time at UNH. Also, include pictures as you travel and tour the country. Sarah and I will add the pictures we have. Include a sentence or two if you like. Write in English or German...whichever makes sense...but if you can, include a little English for Sarah and me.
Grant
PHZH-UNH 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Postcards
Drawing, writing, and mailing postcards offers children learning a second language an opportunity to integrate writing and pictures in service of communication. Postcards include a picture of an event or experience, a caption that describes the scene, and a personal response. Anselm has drawn a picture of New York City. On the back (which is not visible), he has a caption that describes the scene and reports on his trip over the Fourth of July holiday.
As is true of other forms of writing, the process begins with planning (or rehearsing) the draft. Sketching helps plan the picture; a rough draft of the message lets students decide what they want to say. Teachers can talk with students as they draw and write to help them to refine their message. Finished postcards (the final pictures and writing) can be displayed...or better, mailed.
Children in the host schools would enjoy exchanging postcards with Swiss students. Let me know if you need help making the arrangements.
The original plan for these postcards was for them to be whale postcards. But the weather was bad (fog and rough water) for the day we scheduled, so we postponed.
As is true of other forms of writing, the process begins with planning (or rehearsing) the draft. Sketching helps plan the picture; a rough draft of the message lets students decide what they want to say. Teachers can talk with students as they draw and write to help them to refine their message. Finished postcards (the final pictures and writing) can be displayed...or better, mailed.
Children in the host schools would enjoy exchanging postcards with Swiss students. Let me know if you need help making the arrangements.
The original plan for these postcards was for them to be whale postcards. But the weather was bad (fog and rough water) for the day we scheduled, so we postponed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Fish Prints (photos by Sarah Hill)
More Fish Prints
More Whales
If you want to see more whales (with beautiful weather) follow this link. These are pictures that Will took on several sunnier days. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2020343&id=1326120127&l=0eac2ce907
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
American Romance
Homer explains to Marge how to steal candy, and a Modern Jack tries to convince a Modern Rose not to jump. (Readers' Theater using scripts of THE SIMPSONS and TITANIC (available from Drew's Script-o-rama: http://www.script-o-rama.com/).
Gyotaku Fish Printing
Fish printing can be as easy or complicated as you like. Rebekka is planning (visualizing?) her fish.
Anselm and Sara are discussing the best way to arrange the fish on the shirt.
Anselm also constructed the most elaborate mask, a fish skeleton.
Anselm also constructed the most elaborate mask, a fish skeleton.
Kathrin is thinking carefully about how she is going to paint her flounder.
Fabian offer advice to Olivia. Gina shows the finished fish.
We started the activity with three lists: directions, tips, and FAQs, but the expertise was passed from one painter to the next...no need for lists.
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