Activities

 

Activity: Comparing newspapers from different countries

Date: Mon 28th January

Topic: Diverse Perspectives on current headlines”

Place: School - Computer lab

Teams: 8 international teams (8 Students each team)

Result(s):

The attached worksheet. (see the results)

Activity Goals

  • Critical thinking
  • Gain social skills.
  • Learn to work in teams.
  • Improve English language skills.

Resources/Materials

  • Newspapers from the 4 countries.
  • The attached worksheet
  • A computer for each team

 Procedure

  • Students divided into 8 groups of 8 students. There was a coordinator teacher for each team.
  • Each team got copies of the newspapers.
  • A student from each country translated his/her headlines newspapers
  • Students compared the newspapers.
  • At the end of the activity, each team has to give the related worksheet to the teacher who was in charge of the team.
  • A representative of each team presented the differences and similarities they found. See the results

 


Worksheet:

About the project

Headlines: More Than Meets the Eye  is a two year Erasmus+/KA229 School Exchange Partnerships running 2018-2020. The partnership consists of 4 partners, Finland, Spain, Germany and Greece

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