Cooperative Writing

and Reading aloud

"Letters and Figures Alive"

2018-2019

Italy

A cooperative work between Primary and secondary school students. Four classes of Primary school invented the first part of 4 different stories. Four classes of secondary school, divided in groups, finished the stories. Then the classes met and the older students read their different endings to the younger students, who voted the best one.

Maia e Roki

There were two chameleons and their names were Maia and Roki.

The two met by chance one day while Maia was crying because she didn't have a proper color and she felt very sad. Roki explained her that this is the way chameleons are; sometimes, it can be funny if you haven't your own color!!!

Roki and Maia became very close friends; they loved traveling and playing. Together, they tasted flies, worms and insects. Everywhere they went, they had fun: they played “ 1-2-3, stay there”, hide and seek, they concealed themselves and, then, they enjoyed to find them again .......

While playing, the two chameleons saw a well on a hill among two crystal trees; the two chameleons went towards the well, and, in the background, colored water shone. Roki said: <Maia, let's go to the village! There will probably be someone who knows about the well! >>.

So the two chameleons asked for information on the well; as soon as they arrived they found the Mayor and said "Do you know that well?" and he replied: "Yes, what you saw while coming to the village is a magical well: the colored water inside it colors everything in a single color permanently, but it is closed for safety. >>

And the two asked: << Could you please come with us to open the well? >> and he answered: << Why? >> so they told him their story . The Mayor went with them to open the well, but while they were there, another chameleon, named Bob, came and said: << Do not change color Maia! Because if you do it you will not be able to play with rocks, be able to catch insects and keep having fun !!!>>

So Maia understood how important is for a chameleon to change one's color.

By The primary children of 1B and the secondary students of 3B

ALESSANDRO AND THE BULLY

Alessandro is a well-behaved boy, not very tall, with brown eyes and black hair. Cristian is tall and stout, he has got brown eyes, brown hair and a big mouth, he always wears a brown leather jacket. There is a big problem with him, he’s bossy with all his mates and he surrounds himself with other schoolmates who are bossy like him. His favorite victim is Alessandro. They are in the same class, the sixth grade of a suburban school.

Alessandro often has to change his seat or give away his snack because Cristian orders him to do so, or he is forced to give him part of his school stuff. 

or in the courtyard. ..

One day, Alessandro saw Tairon, Cristian’s dog, the boy who bullied him at school. He realized that the dog had a broken paw and tried to bring him to Massimo, a family friend who was a veterinary.

Massimo knew that Alessandro’s dad didn’t want a pet at home, so he asked explanations to the boy. Alessandro told him the dog wasn’t his, but his bully’s.

”You’re a good boy, you can forgive and don’t hold a grudge, you have a golden heart” !

At the end of the visit, Alessandro said thanks to Massimo and decided to bring Tairon, the dog, to Cristian’s house. Cristian wasn’t at home, but his mom, thanked him.

The day after, Cristian wanted to thank Alessandro, but he ran away because he was afraid of him. The bully ran after Alessandro and explained him that he wanted just to thank him and invite him to his house to study together.

Alessandro accepted the proposal. And so Alessandro and Cristian became friends.

A month later, the guys founded an anti-bully club, where the victims supported other victims and the bullies told the problems that had made them violent.

By Primary school students 5A and Secondary school stduents (3D)