So, at the moment I am entirely obsessed with pen pal letters. My grade 6 and 7 classes all write to pen pals in Claire's grade 6 classes in Indiana, and my grade 8 girls are doing that environmental pen pal programme with a grade 6 class in San Fransisco.
* One of my grade 7 girls had written to their penpal about how busy they are with tests here in Taipei (they really do have at least one big test a day). Her pen pals reply: "I'm sorry you are busy with tests, I am busy two, I just got two new baby pigs!" Our class had a laugh over that, and I explained the different mindset between Taipei and Indiana. Frankly, if I had kids I'd rather they be busy with pigs than tests in grade 6.
* Last week's assignment for the grade 8 girls was to talk about the endangered animals in their country. Our class' letter read like a research report, talking about living conditions, length, eating habits, etc. The letter we got back from San Fransisco had a series of poems the students had written about the endangered animals there. It was like night and day, how different the two approaches were.
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