1、This is the VOA Special English Education Report.这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。A group called Story Pirates goes into schools and performs shows for children. But these shows are based on stories written by the children themselves. The grown-ups are there to help them become better writers.一个名叫“海盗故事”的组织进入学校，为孩子们表
2、演节目。这些表演是由孩子们自己写的故事改编的，大人们通过这种方式帮助孩子提高写作能力。The Story Pirates are active in more than two hundred schools across the United States. Their method is designed to help children learn about the purpose and structure of writing.Story Pirates组织活跃于美国各地二百多个学校。他们的办法旨在帮助孩子们了解写作的目的和结构。Actors and teachers known
3、as teacher-artists help students write stories. The children feel the pride of ownership in their work and may get to see their story performed.这些被称作教师艺术家的演员兼教师们帮助孩子学习写故事，孩子们对自己作品的所有权感到骄傲，可能会去看有关自己作品的表演。About two hundred actors and teachers are members of the Story Pirates. It was founded in two tho
4、usand three. The group is based in Los Angeles and also has performers on the East Coast.“海盗故事”有大约200名演员和教师，成立于2003年，总部在洛杉矶，他们在美国东海岸也进行过表演。The basic program is called the Idea Storm. It involves two visits to a school.该组织的基本项目被称为思想风暴，它包括对学校进行两次访问。On the first visit, the teachers and actors hold a wr
5、iting workshop at a student assembly. They help students express their ideas. Benjamin Salka, the groups chief executive officer, says they work with children to open up their imaginations. But that is only part of the process.在第一次访问中，教师兼演员会在学生大会上做写作研讨会，他们帮助学生们表达自己的想法。该组织首席执行官本杰明索尔卡（Benjamin Salka）表
6、示，他们的工作帮助孩子们开启想象。但这只是整个项目的一部分。BENJAMIN SALKA: We work with them on the actual craft and structure of writing. In other words, Story Pirates is not just a creativity and self-esteem-building program. It is a writing program. And we focus on elements of structure and style as broad as conflict and cre
7、ative conflict resolution, and as minute as grammar.索尔卡：“我们和孩子们在写作的实际技巧和结构上合作。换句话说，Story Pirates不仅仅是一个创意和建立自尊的项目。它还是一个写作项目。我们聚焦于和冲突以及冲突解决创意一样广泛，和语法一样细致的结构和风格元素。”He says they work with students to rewrite and shape their story to improve it. The goal is a final product that can express the ideas that
8、 were in the writers head. All the children get comments and suggestions on their work.他说，他们教孩子们重新写作，改善润色自己的故事。目标是将故事成为能表达作者头脑中想法的最终产品，所有的孩子都会得到作品的评价和建议。After about a month, the Story Pirates return to the school. This time, they perform the stories that they have chosen and prepared for the stage.
9、They sing, dance, tell jokes, use puppets - whatever they can do to make the experience fun.大约一个月后，Story Pirates组织会再次回到学校。这一次，他们表演经过选择并为舞台加工过的故事。他们唱歌、跳舞、讲笑话、操纵木偶，尽其所能使得这次经历变得有趣。A more extensive program can be found at the Bronx Charter School for the Arts in New York City. Ann Ledo is arts director
10、for the school, where most of the students are black or Latino and many come from poor families. Ms. Ledo says the work of the actors is an important part of the childrens education.纽约布朗契约艺术学校还有个更拓展的项目，学校里大多数学生是黑人或拉丁裔，许多都来自穷苦人家。安莉多（Ann Ledo）是学校艺术主任，他说演员的表演是孩子接受教育的重要一部分。ANN LEDO:As a school that has
11、a focus on the arts, we bring the Story Pirates in to further our students experience and understanding of academic content.莉多：“作为一所侧重于艺术的学校，我们请来了Story Pirates来增进学生们对学术内容的经验和理解。Some educators may think of the importance currently placed on testing in schools, and wonder how they can measure the effects of a program like this. But Ann Ledo praises the results.一些教育工作者可能把学校当前的重点放在考试上，不知道如何衡量这类项目的影响。但莉多对结果提出了赞扬。ANN LEDO: It really is a magical moment when the kids see their stories come to life.莉多：“当孩子们看到自己的故事变成现实时，这真是一个神奇的时刻。”
