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Lost in Translation
Kind of Activity:
Classwide Discussion
Objective:
Students will engage with a short series of translations.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
Structure:
This activity should come after students have read (or listened to) NPR’s article “The Art of Translation” (https://www.npr.org/2008/11/22/97002969/the-art-of-translation).
To begin the activity, lead students through a Think-Pair-Share. Ask students: What are some potential complications that translators and readers of translations face? Encourage students to think about both the article “The Art of Translation” and the novel If on a winter’s night a...
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