From ATA College Prep Chinese Instructor Zhu Wang
During the month of October, Chinese students did a story project on Chinese historical figures. Each student read one story in Chinese, researched the historical figure, translated the story into English, rewrote the story in Chinese and then presented it to the class both in English and Chinese.
There are three stories in total. One is about how Confucius and his students solved a trick problem by learning from a young girl. The moral of this story is that everyone has strength and one should be open to learning from people and surroundings.
Another story is about why a young boy, Kong Rong, who is a 20th generation decedent of Confucius, offers the best pears to his brothers. This story illustrates the Confucian ideal of fraternal love among youngsters.
The last story is about how Cao Chong, a renowned child prodigy who lived 1800 years ago, uses the law of buoyancy to weigh an elephant when he was 5-year-old.
The students showed great interest in these stories. They felt they learned so much from this project. I'm very proud to see what they have accomplished.