Simple Words. The GLORIAD team has enthusiastically agreed to develop the global “Simple Words” essay contest piloted in Russia. Simple Words introduces young people in the GLORIAD countries by enabling them to share their thoughts via on-line submitted essays about certain “Simple Words” (core human concepts such as, faith, hope, love, death, friends, war), and then providing a structured setting, teacher-supervised, to discuss their thoughts and opinions. The US GLORIAD investigators have already developed a complex software system for managing essay submissions (including software for teachers and sponsors). The Chicago Public Schools will be piloting this activity during the coming months.
Additional resources about Simple Words are included below:
- Simple Words Presentation *
- A brief powerpoint presentation describing the Simple Words program.
- Simple Words Description
- A brief description of the Simple Words program - written by Russian project director Nina Kuznetsova and translated into english by the US Simple Words team.
- Simple Words How to Write an Essay
- An essay on how to write an Essay for the Simple Words program. Developed by Russian program director Nina Kuznetsova and translated into english by the US Simple Words team.
- Simple Words The Movie *
- Simple Words Creator (and Russian GLORIAD leader) Evgeny P Velikhov provides an overview of Simple Words in this Streaming Quicktime movie.
- Simple Words: Thinking about What Really Matters (the book) *
- The Simple Words program is based on a wonderful book by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz described (and available) at Amazon.com.
- Simple Words Online System *
- A PDF document illustrating an online software system developed by the US GLORIAD investigators for managing the collection of essay submissions and, more broadly, running collaborative activities for participants.
