Monday, September 25, 2017

Freedom Writers VII


Go to this page: http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/freedomwriters.php and read about the real Freedom Writers.


Answer these questions in a Google document and share with me:


  • Tell me a few things that you saw in the movie that were true! (had happened in real life)  
  • Tell me a few things that you saw in the movie that were not true! (had not happened in real life) 
  • Tell me something that surprised you in the text that you just read! 
  • Is there something that you would like to know that has not been answered in the text? 

Monday, September 18, 2017

Freedom Writers VI


Now that we are done watching the movie Freedom Writers and we have answered questions about it and discussed it, we are going to... write about it.

The assignment:

You are going to choose one of the characters from the movie and write a letter to him or her.


Here (click on the link to get to a document) is a template of a letter with some ideas for words and expressions that you can use to begin and end your letter.
There are also questions that can help you think of things to include in your letter. Of course you are also welcome to come up with your own ideas.
You can save a copy of this letter and replace my suggestions with your own text.


I would like your letter to be around 500 words long, which is about a page. The font size should be 12 points and your letter should be divided into paragraphs. I will comment on your work along the way to help you improve your text.


Have you already forgotten about the characters in the movie? Not to worry! Have a look at this page: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/wagarethnicstudies/character-profiles/

The best of luck!


What is being assessed?

Skriva
I… skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig enkelt och
begripligt samt i någon mån anpassat till syfte, mottagare och situation.

Dessutom kan eleven välja och använda sig av i huvudsak fungerande strategier som i viss mån löser problem i och förbättrar interaktionen.
I … skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig tydligt och med visst flyt samt med viss anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation

Dessutom kan eleven välja och använda sig av fungerande strategier som löser problem i och förbättrar interaktionen.
I … skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig tydligt och med flyt samt med viss
anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation

Dessutom kan eleven välja och använda sig av väl fungerande strategier som löser problem i och förbättrar interaktionen och för den framåt på ett konstruktivt sätt.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Practicing reading and listening


Listening

Here is a link to a page where you can practice your listening skills in English: http://www.esl-lab.com/ 

Reading

And here is a link to a page where you can practice your reading skills in English:  https://readtheory.org/  (Ask me for your login details!)

Grammar drilling: 

Read this first: http://www.grammar.cl/rules/a-vs-an-difference.gif 
and then practice some grammar here: http://a4esl.org/q/f/x/xz38mvt.htm (a or an)

Read this: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/theverbbepresentandpast-121008095644-phpapp02/95/the-verb-be-present-and-past-3-728.jpg?cb=1349690252

Repeat to be in past and present: http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz86skm.htm 

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to year 7 English with me. My name is Jenny and I will be your English teacher this year. I am very excited to meet you and I hope that we will have fun and learn lots together.

On this blog you will find what we do during our lessons as well as useful links and tips. Check in here to stay updated!

Welcome back!

It is so good to see you guys again and I hope that you have had a nice summer. Hopefully you are well rested and ready to get back to school and learn lots of new things.

As before, you will be able to find out what we are doing during our lessons on this page.


Thursday, June 8, 2017

Last Lesson of Year 8

Whoo! We (almost) did it! Just one more lesson to go.

We'll start with a riddle.


Then, you will work in groups and try to come up as many words as possible out of the word MANCHESTER. Like in Scrabble, you get extra points for words that are 7 letters long. 

And to finish off: Kahoot!