Date: 14 & 17 May 2019

Topic: “Reportage about Messolonghi lagoon”

Location: Messolonghi lagoon, Saltworks of Messolonghi + Working at school

Teams: 6 (4 teams consist of 8 students and 2 of 9 students)

Activity Goals

• To make a reportage on a real field with the joy of observation and research, cooperation and creativity.
• To play the role of a reporter
• To take an interview in real conditions.

Objectives

   Main objectives:

• Learn how to select information on a real field, evaluate it and use it to write an article.
• Learn how to prepare an interview (questions etc.) and carry it out.
• Boost critical thinking
• Boost teamwork skills
• Boost communication skills

    More objectives (Indirect):

• Teams will comprehend the inter-dependence and interaction between man and the environment.
• They will cultivate their evaluation abilities towards human interference in the lagoon and the measures taken for its protection.
• They will develop a responsibility code and sense of personal contribution to the solution of environmental issues that degrade the lagoon.
• Teams will comprehend the procedure activities that the lagoon supports (fishing-commerce), how if contributes to the cultural value of the area (traditional fishing, traditional architecture, customs and tradition, monuments, history, art).
• They will come to think about the fundamental questions such as: to what degree can humans intervene with the environment?
• The teams will understand the procedure activity of the salt-works which function respecting sustainability.

Resources/Materials

Notice: Pupils for this activity will use some of the material distributed at Messolonghi Environmental Education Center (EEC of Mesolongi)

• Resource Sheets (attached)
• Mobile phones/cameras, pencils, spare sheets of paper.
• Guided tour by an expert
• Field study at the Messolonghi lagoon and Messolonghi saltworks.

Results

• An article on each topic. Some articles will be posted by the local press/blogs.
• A podcast/video of the interviewee fisherman. (see the results)

Procedure

• Students are divided into 6 mixed-nation groups. Each team has a name, the red team, the green team, theyellow team, the blue team, the dark blue team and the white team. There will be a coordinator teacher for each team.
• Each team will cover a topic:
  • Interview from a local fisherman
  • Traditional fishing
  • The role the Messolonghi lagoon played in The Greek War of Independence of 1821. Myths and legends
  • Human activities and consequences – Threats
  • Messolonghi saltworks – desalination
  • Fauna of the lagoon. Birdwatching
• Students are going to make a field study at the Messolonghi lagoon and Messolonghi saltworks with the help of a specialist in that field.
• Each team should collect information through cooperation, observation, research, asking questions to the specialist, taking photos and taking notes.
• Activity will continue on Friday 17 May at school (General Lyceum of Vrachneika)
  • Each team will write an article about the topic they are covering, using all selected information.

RESULTS:

Reportage_Lagoon.pdf