Last lesson of year 8

Task 1: Evaluation 

Answer the questions in this form to evaluate the school year: https://forms.gle/Lnewb1eXwf1GNJbm8 

Task 2: Who gets to go? 

https://beta.lr.se/download/18.1036a37016652483e1c9e0/1539007641944/Whogetstogo.pdf

On Education

Let us begin this lesson by watching this short video clip called "Why I Hate School But Love Education", a spoken word poem by Suli Breaks.

Then answer these questions on Socrative. 

• What do you think Suli's message is? 
• He mentions Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in his text. Have you heard about them before? If so, what do you know about them? 
• Did you recognize anyone else that Suli mentions in the text?
• What do you think Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have in common?
• What is education, according to you? 
• What do you think about school? Do you agree with what Suli Breaks says? 

.... And at the end of the lesson we are going to finish by playing Kahoot! to find out what you know about the people that Suli Breaks mentions in his text. 

Writing Task: How to Make a Difference

How to make a difference (Lesson from Sara Bruun) 

The story below is written by Loren Eisley:

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “Don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, “I made a difference for that one.” 

What does this story mean? Why do you think I wanted you to read it? 

Think about the headline - How to make a difference. Why do you think we chose that headline? Do you think that You can make a difference? Think about your family, friends, school, municipality, Sweden and Europe? Is there anything you could do to make a difference?

1. Write down your own thoughts. I want you to be able to talk to a friend and to the whole class about your thoughts.
2. Tell your friend about how you can make a difference. Take notes so that you remember what your friend told you.
3.  Tell the whole class how your friend can make a difference.

Make a plan for a writing assignment next week. What are some of the things that you would like to change in this world? Give examples and motivate your opinions. 

What can you and other people do to change the world and make it a better place to live? 

Advice for the Future: Write Your Story - Change History

Listen to Brad Meltzer's Ted talk called "Write your story - Change history"

Intro: What do these words mean?
Rejection letter
Resilient
Humble
Loudmouth
Obituary

What are his three main points, and the things that Brad tells his children every night? 

What makes your heroes important to you? 

How have you ever changed history?

In what way can things done by ordinary people can help change history forever?