{"id":5416,"date":"2018-11-19T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T17:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/?p=5416"},"modified":"2023-02-22T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T19:46:18","slug":"revision-by-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/revision-by-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Revision by Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Grades: <\/strong>Middle and high school<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask students if anyone speaks a language other than English. Give the students a chance to share their other languages with each other, and ask if anybody has tried translating, either orally or in written form. What are some of the challenges of translating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explain to students that even if you only speak one language, when you write, you\u2019re taking part in a translation\u2014you\u2019re translating your ideas from your mind onto the page, into language that somebody else can understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Introduce Rainer Maria Rilke<\/a>\u2019s poem \u201cHerbsttag<\/a>.\u201d If you have a German-speaker in the class, you might ask them to read the poem aloud. You could also play an audio version like this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOpening Discussion:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Mentor Text:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n