An Ancient Tongue for a Global World: Unlocking the Script, Soul, and Stories of Tamil.

Students meet their partner class on a live video call, introduce their community, and explore simple Tamil nature words and classic verses together. Both classes share first ideas about how nature and feelings appear in poems.

Students read and discuss classic and community verses, noting key features such as imagery, rhythm, and emotion. They then choose a nature image or feeling from their own community to build their verse around.

Students write short Tamil verses inspired by their community's nature and feelings, then draw or design an illustration for each verse. They use digital tools to type and layout their work for the shared anthology.

Students compare their poems with the partner class's verses, noting shared and culturally distinct perspectives. They exchange written comments and revise their verses based on what they learn.

Students compile their illustrated verses into a shared digital anthology, then perform and present their poems to the partner class in a live session. Both classes gather peer feedback to refine the final work.