Teenlife

**__Partners: __**  [|**Clamecy**]   Clamecy, France **Colegiul National Octavian Goga ** Sibiu, Roamania   The project is meant to give the pupils the opportunity to investigate aspects of their own culture, lifestyle, school life and hobbies and to compare them with their partner pupils', with a view to discovering what unites us and what makes us unique at the same time. Throughout the project, the pupils will act as journalists and will contribute articles for different pages of a magazine. They will report on events from their schools but will also write general articles on issues of interest to young people, reviews, pictures, travel pages. All the topics covered will be presented from the perspective of all the nationalities involved and will highlight the national and local specificities. The tasks involve a combination of cognitive skills (such as, carrying out some prior investigation, meaning construction and composing, evaluating and composing alternatives) and communication skills (through the permanent contact with the partner pupils). **__Aims: __** · develop the pupils’ ability to think creatively and independently in a challenging, fresh and stimulating context · stimulate the pupils’ ability to work cooperatively by consulting each other in order to co-construct texts · enhance the pupils' understanding and appreciation of their national specific values · raise interest in learning about the culture of the partner country · improve communication skills in English as a second language · improve ICT skills through the use of software to produce the magazine pages **__Work process __**  The pupils will investigate specific aspects pertaining to their school, city and country and will write articles, reviews, presentations to illustrate these aspects  The topics to be covered are as follows: **//All about me ME (short presentations of the pupils/ reporters) //** **School** · My school – PowerPoint/ movie presentation of the school - staff, general organization, clubs 
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">TEENLIFE MAGAZINE **
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Period: school year 2009-2010 __**
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Participating students: 14-17 year olds - class X B __**
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Short description: __**
 * raise awareness of and develop pupils’ ability to promote their national identity within the European Union
 * improve the pupils’ ability to interact successfully with European young people through extra-curricular activities

· Timetable – lessons per day
 * Classes – types, options, number of students, class profiles/specialization, organization of lessons

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· Favourite subjects · Special events organized in school (every month) **Hobbies** · Film reviews · Music - album reviews, charts, favourite singer/band · Book reviews · Sports · Celebrities

**Culture** · Traditions/customs · Holidays · Food – eating habits **Tourism** · Places to see in our countries · Sights in our cities · Special events/festivals organized in our cities

**__<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Expected results __** By the end of the project, students will have produced a magazine online, a comparative and contrastive presentation of what represents and what interests them in their everyday life. All pupils are expected to gain valuable insight into another culture and way of life.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">