My Magazine Project for lower-intermediate learners of English Short description of the project: Pupils will work in pairs (or alone, alternativelly). The task is to choose a famous personality (Czech artist, singer, writer, composer, historical personality, polititian, sportsman/woman, poet, inventor, dancer …) and to create a magazine about him/her. (Italian pupils will choose Italian personality, French pupils a French personality) One copy of the magazine will be sent to the partner school, one will be kept in our library, extra copies can be sold in a sale at school. Optional: video - role-play of a partner magazine, exhibition, pupils´ presentations of partner magazines in-class. Other cultural issues can be introduced during the project : my country, my town, my culture, character of our nation (optional).

Educational Aims: 1. Pupils will practise language in a meaningful context (past tense, present simple, present perfect, sentence structure). 2. Systematic, step-by-step work, is introduced to them. 3. Stress is put on quality of work. 4. Use of IT tools and various sources is practised. 5. Team labour and building of good relationships, division of labour. 6. Getting to know famous personalities of our culture and of the culture of our partner country. 7. Cross-curriculum Aims: English IT history culture civics 8. (Meeting pupils from partner country "face-to-face" through Skype). Sense of "not being alone", having a partner who works on the same task.

Pupils are encouraged to use various sources BUT NOT TO COPY THEM. They should MENTION all sources they have used. They should use their own sentences (even short and simple) to express their thoughts and facts.
Educational Aims:

1. Pupils will practise language in a meaningful context (past tense, present simple, present perfect, sentence structure).
2. Systematic, step-by-step work, is introduced to them.
3. Stress is put on quality of work.
4. Use of IT tools and various sources is practised.
5. Team labour and building of good relationships, division of labour.
6. Getting to know famous personalities of our culture and of the culture of our partner country.
7. Cross-curriculum Aims: English + IT + history + culture + civics
8. (Meeting pupils from partner country "face-to-face" through Skype). Sense of "not being alone", having a partner who works on the same task.
9. Multi-task learning, using ITC tools
10. Friendship and partnership is being established accross borders.

Evaluation Criteria:

Mark for this project will be a part of your mark for this half-year period (20%).
Things to be evaluated:
1. Correctness: facts and grammar.
2. Visual part: design, choice of photos, attractivity…
3. Fulfilling of all given criteria.
4. Your working process (+ or - mark for your preparation for consultation lessons, your attitude towards the task)

Long term contact of the partner groups from 3 nations. Sharing the results and learning from one another about culture of our countries. Learning English and many other things together.