2 September - 8 September

We are making  Mandarin picture books for the MHJC Arts and Cultural Showcase.  The best books will be displayed to the community outside the theatre on Thursday, 26 September 2019. 

You can choose any of the following topics. 

Topic One  - Self Introduction 

Work individually  and create a picture book to introduce yourself and your family. 

1. Your picture book could be either digitally made or hand drawn. 

2. It must be at least 10 pages long.

3. On each page there is a picture and a simple sentence in Mandarin ( characters and pinyin) and English, to accompany that picture

4. Your picture book needs to contain the following information:

your name, age, Chinese zodiac sign, food you like to eat , your family members’ names and ages, their birth signs

6. You submit your work by  the due date, Friday, 20th September 2019 

7. You present your book ( read out aloud ) in front of the class in the beginning of Term 4 2019 

Topic Two  - Self selected 

Work individually  or in a group (up to 3 people) and create a picture book in any topic of your interests, such as  a fairytale, a science fiction or a textbook. 

1. Your picture book could be either digitally made or hand drawn. 

2. It must be at least 10 pages long.

3. On each page there is a picture and a simple sentence in Mandarin (characters and pinyin) and English, to accompany that picture

4. All the images and sentences need to be culturally appropriate

5.  You submit your work by  the due date, Friday, 20th September 2019 

6. You present your book ( read out aloud ) in front of the class in the beginning of Term 4 2019 

7. Everybody in your group has to read part of your book.