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eBook Project-
Overview:
YouwillworkwithpartnersfromASLandtheInternationalSchoolofPrague
(ISP),andcollaboratetocreateaneBookthatwillbepublishedontheiTunes
UniversityChineseeBookcollection.

LearningObjectives:.
Tobeabletotalkaboutweather,clothing,schoollife,andweekend
activitiesinspeakingandwriting/typing.
Todevelopskillsofcollaborationandteamworkinagroupproject.
Todemonstratecreativityusingwebtoolsinagroupproject.

Whatisrequiredfortheproject?
Followtheinstructionandrequirementsbelowtocreateourpartoftheebook:
Storyboard
YourteamwillorganizeandplanalltheideasforeachpageonthesharedGoogleDoc,
includingcharacters,setting,actionsandimages/illustration.
ItcanbewritteninEnglishoramixofEnglishandChinese.
Text(writtenandvoicenarration)
1. EverymembermustusethesharedGoogleDoctocollaborativelydraftthetextin
Chinese.
2. Eachmemberintheteamusesonetextcolortotype,andallofthetypingyoudoonyour
sharedGoogleDocsmustbeinyourowntextcolor.
3. YoumustfollowthetimelineontheGoogledoctocompleteboththeroughandfinaldrafts.
4. Thetextmustincludeallthefollowingtopicsandstructures(inanyorder):
theweather[U1.3],eg.
activitiesrelatedtotheweather/seasons[U1],eg.
clothing,includingcolorsandfit[U2],eg.
dailyroutines,includingtime[U3.2],eg.
schoolschedule[U3.3],eg.
course,includingpreferenceandreasons[U3.3],eg.
food,includingpreferenceandreasons[U4.1],eg.
weekendplans[U4.2],eg.
usetodescribeacompletedaction[U1.1],eg.
talkaboutapasteventusing...[U3.1],eg.
expressonesopinionusing[U3.3],eg.
askyesnoquestionusingverb+/+verb[U4.1],eg.
describefrequencyofanactivity[U4.2],eg.
usetodescribesomethingislikelytohappeninthefuture[U4.3],eg.
5. Youwillrecordavoicenarrationforeachpageofthestory.
Images
1. Oneimageforeachpageandeveryteammembermustcontributetotheimages.
2. Youcanhanddraworuseanywebtooltocreateyourimages(sketchingisfine).
3. YouwillfollowthetimelineontheGoogledoctoputtogetherimages,text,andvoice
narrationoniMovietocreateashortclipforeachpageofyourebook.
Deadline
1. Alltheclipsforeachpagemustbecompletedon_____________________.

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Howwillitbeevaluated?(seeRubricsbelow)

Booktitle:___________________

:______

Exemplary 10

Proficient 8

Developing 6

Beginner 4

Storyline/
Organization

Storylineisclear
andhighly
creative.Reader
canalways
understandwhat
thewriteristrying
tocommunicate.

Storylineisclear
andlogical.
Readercan
understandmost
ofwhatthewriter
istryingto
communicate.

Storylineisoverall
clear.Readercan
understandabout
halfofwhatwriter
istryingto
communicate.

Thereislittleor
unclear
organizationofthe
story,asitis
difficultforreader
tofollow.

Sentence
structure/
Grammar

Meetsallthe
requirements.
Transitionwords
andavarietyof
complete
sentencesare
usedcorrectly.

Meetsallthe
requirementsand
mostsentences
arecompletewith
correctuseof
grammar.Some
sentencescould
flowevenmore
smoothly.

Meetssome
requirementsand
somecomplete
sentenceswith
correctuseof
grammar.Thereis
flowbetween
sentences.

Meetsfew/none
requirementsand
frequenterrorsin
grammar,which
impedes
communication.
Sentencesarenot
completeand/or
connected.

Chinese
characters/
Vocabulary

Allcharactersare
Mostcharacters
correct.Noor
arecorrect.Few
minimal
vocabularyerrors.
vocabularyerrors.

Therearesome
charactererrors
andafew
vocabularyerrors.

Frequent
charactersor/and
vocabularyerrors
tomakeithardto
understand.

Oral Narration:
fluency
accuracy
(grammar)
pronunciation
( tones )
emotional
expression

Speechisfluid
andclear
throughout.There
arenoorminimal
grammatical
or/and
pronunciation
errors.Emotional
expressionis
clearand
effective.

Speechflowswith
occasional
pauses.Thereare
afewgrammatical
or/and
pronunciation
errors,which
doesntaffect
listeners
comprehension.
Emotional
expressionis
clear.

Speechhas
frequentpauses.
Therearevarious
grammatical
or/and
pronunciation
errors,butthe
studentisstill
comprehensible.
Someemotional
expressioncanbe
heard.

Speechisdifficult
tounderstand.
Grammatical
or/and
pronunciation
errorsareso
frequentthatthe
studentisnot
comprehensible.
Littleorno
emotional
expression.

Project
Completion
( Use of class
time )

Projectcompleted
ontime.Worked
ontaskduringthe
entireproject.
Askedrelevant
questions.Never
distractedothers.

Projectcompleted
ontime.Usually
workedontask
duringtheentire
project.Asked
relevant
questions.Never
distractedothers.

Projectcompleted
ontime.Worked
someofthetime
ontaskduringthe
entireproject.
Sometimesasked
relevant
questions.
Occasionally
distractedothers.

ProjectNOT
turnedinor
completedon
time.Rarely
workedontask
duringtheentire
project.Frequently
gettingdistracted
ordistracted
others.

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