A Letter to a Friend

March 1, 2009 at 11:05 am Leave a comment

Directions:
Work in pairs if you like. Write a letter to an imaginary friend from America. The friend wants to see Petra (who doesn’t?), but is not sure if he/she wants to travel all the way to Jordan. Your job is to convince your friend that Petra is one of the world’s most important destinations. You can draw pictures or add photos to the letter if you like.

This same idea came in a January 2009 TAWJIHI exam, under Critical Thinking. The above classroom activity just adds more elements to make the process more fun for students: the option to work in pairs, to draw or add photos, to write a personal letter.

Practice for the TAWJIHI can be creative and offer multiple skills.