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Project Folio

Title

Mandalas

Collaborators

Margaret Early
Sondra Marshall
Vetta Vratulis

Schools

Lord Byng Secondary

Languages

English

Grades

8-11

Last Modified

April 14, 2007

Description

This study explores how by using multiple sign systems, high school students with limited English proficiency can be supported to create rich, complex interpretations of literary works in English, and to realize their interpretations linguistically in written academic discourse.

Studies

Mandala

The paper reports the exploration of the claim. It describes the context, the literacy and literary practices the students and their teacher engaged in, the data collected, and from an analysis of the data the themes, understandings and implications that emerged.The research site, Lord Byng, is situated on the west side of Vancouver, close to...
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Galleries

Student Mandalas

Smaples of Mandalas made by Students in Transitional English
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