Neveh Channah Lower Canada College Literature Project 2005

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Neveh Channah - Lower Canada College Literature
Project - 2005

• Melissa Weglein
• Reuven Werber
• Sharon Peters

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The Schools

• Neveh Channah Torah High School, Etzion Bloc,
  Israel
• Lower Canada College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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The Teachers

• Melissa Weglein - English NC
• Sharon Peters English Tech-LCC
• Reuven Werber Ed Tech - NC

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The Classes

• Neveh Channah 10th Grade English Speakers

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The Classes - 2

• LCC 10th Grade English Class

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The Program

• Planning Finding Partner Summer, 2004
• Study World Poetry Cooperative Syllabus
  Sept.- Oct., 2004
• Introduction and Dialogue Between Schools via
  email Nicenet Forum - Nov.- Dec., 2004
• Local Lectures Meetings Dr. R. Wolbromsky
  ex- Canadian Eliaz Cohen - Young Israeli Poet
  Dec., 2004
• Collect , Interpret Translate Israeli Songs
  Jan., 2005
• Write Web Pages About Songs and Authors - Jan.-
  Feb., 2005
• Construct Project Website (text, graphics, links)
  - Feb.-March, 2005
• Examine and Discuss Both Schools Web Pages -
  April, 2005

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Teacher Collaboration

• Video Planning
• Online Video Conference

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Student Collaboration

• Nicenet Online Asynchronous Forum

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Student Collaboration - 2

• Nicenet Discussion Forums

Current Events
Culture Share
Student Intros
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Student Collaboration-3

• Nicenet Introduction Assignment

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Getting To Know You
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Getting to Know You - Really
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Getting to Know You Surprise!
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Comparing Cultures
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Comparing Cultures - Size
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Comparing Cultures Serving
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Arafat in the Canadian News
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What About LA?
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Political Problems
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What Israel Means to Me!
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Socioeconomic Problems
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We Love to Sing
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NC Student Reflections

• The task of translating poetry was much more
  difficult than it sounds. My partner and I were
  thus required to learn new phrases in English as
  well as in Hebrew in order to convey the proper
  meaning of the poem or song we were translating
  We both put many hours of work, more outside of
  school than in it, and will be glad to see the
  fruits of our work when our poems are published
  on the website for all to read.
• Shoshana Markowitz

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NC Student Reflections

• When students are used to sitting in class and
  listening to the teacher talk, getting out of the
  class and learning through computers and research
  adds some spice to the learning of English.
• Adina Ginsburg

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NC Student Reflections

• To begin to explain what I have gained from this
  culture sharing project, would be like trying to
  teach a blind man to read!
• I gained so much from this project. Besides the
  fact that I learned about Canada, and about teens
  on the other side of the world, I have learned to
  be proud to be an Israeli, and to be proud of
  living in Israel. I hope to be able to recall
  this memory in years to come.
• Leora Fredman

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NC Student Reflections

• I liked the talk with the poet, Eliaz Cohn
  because Im a writer as well and it was fun to
  hear a man that shares my hobby and understands
  my way to express myself. His conversation gave
  me a new outlook on the life of a poet.
• Michal Pinsky

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International Collaborative Literature Project
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The Project Website