UNICEF

Hey 7th graders!

I thought I'd post a pic of the diploma you received from UNICEF:

As you can see, your donation to UNICEF's vaccine initiative was much appreciated. Thank you for contributing - always remember, you can make a difference in this world and you can always lend a hand to those in need!

Have a nice weekend! Trevlig Valborg!

Carmen :)

Homework for Tuesday (28:e april)

Hey 7th graders!

I'm very much looking forward to our trip to Moderna Museet today! I think we will have a lot of fun! However, I do have to inform you that you will have homework for Tuesday (28:e april): You need to be finished with both your Shoveling Snow and 3 Elements short stories. See you soon!

Carmen :)

Kulturnatt 2015

Hey 7th graders,

If you're looking for something to do this coming Saturday (25:e april), then I highly recommend checking out Kulturnatt 2015 with friends and/or family. There are over 400 free cultural events to enjoy all around the city - music, theater, art, dance and literature presented in fresh and interesting ways. If you're interested, check out the website:

                                KULTURNATT 2015

See you later today!
Carmen :)

Verb Quiz 2

Hey 7th graders, 

Here are the verbs for the quiz on Friday, April 24th. There are ten verbs in total:

              begin       began        begun        att börja
              ring          rang          rung       att ringa
              sing          sang          sung        att sjunga
              spring      sprang      sprung    att springa
              drink       drank        drunk     att dricka
              sink          sank          sunk       att sjunka
              shrink      shrank      shrunk   att krympa
              stink         stank        stunk      att stinka
              swim         swam       swum      att simma
              eat             ate            eaten      att äta  

Once again there will be sentences and you will need to place the correct tense of the verbs in the gaps. 

Happy studying! See you Monday!

Carmen :)

The 5 Elements of a Short Story

Hey 7th graders,

Below is a quick review of the 5 Elements of a Short Story we discussed in class:

Character
A character is a person, or sometimes an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work. An example of a character in the Harry Potter series is, of course, Harry Potter.

Setting
The setting of a (short) story is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscapes, scenery, buildings, seasons or the weather to provide a strong sense of setting. One of the settings in the Harry Potter series would be, for example, Hogwarts.

Plot
A plot is a series of events and character actions that relate to the story's central conflict. In the Harry Potter series, the plot is the sum of all the events that happen from when we first meet Harry at the Dursleys to his final triumph over Lord Voldemort.

Conflict
The conflict is the struggle between two people or things in a (short) story. The main character (protagonist) is usually on one side of the conflict. On the other side, the main character may struggle against another important character (antagonist), the forces of nature, against society or even against herself. In the Harry Potter series, Harry, the main character, struggles against Lord Voldemort, the antagonist, as the story's central conflict. 

Theme
The theme is the central idea(s) or belief(s) in a (short) story. It's the (short) story's messages: what it's all about. There can be many themes in a story, and finding them often depends on each individual reader's interpretation of the story. In the Harry Potter series there are many themes: love, death, justice, friendship, good vs. evil etc.

Last but not least... I should probably give you the definition of a short story:

A short story is a work of fiction. Fiction, as you know, is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that is does not depend on meters, rhymes or verses for its organization and presentation.

And with that, a happy weekend to you all!

Carmen :)

Welcome back! (Verb Quiz 1)

Hey 7th graders!

Welcome back! I hope you've all enjoyed your week of freedom :) Now it's time to get back to work!

For the next few weeks we will have verb quizzes every Friday. Your homework, then, will be to study for the quizzes. You must memorize the three tenses of 5 irregular verbs (temaformer av 5 oregelbunda verb) and then be able to use them in sentences. I will provide the sentences for you, all you need to do is place the correct tense of the verb in the gap.

Here are this week's verbs:

wring              wrung             wrung         att vrida ur
hang                hung               hung           att hänga
strike               struck            struck         att slå
win                  won                 won            att vinna
think                thought          thought      att tänka, fundera

See me if you have questions.

Happy studying!

Carmen :)