Omarina's Story

Hi 7th graders,

Some of you were interested in watching the short video about American middle school student Omarina Cabrera again. Here is a link to the video:

Omarina's Story

Happy viewing! See you tomorrow!

Carmen :)

Animal Farm Quiz #2

Dear 7th graders,

Animal Farm Quiz #2 will take place on Friday, January 23, 2015. You will need to spell and define the following words from chapter 2:

cleverest - klokast 
reputation - rykte
nimble - kvick eller snabb
elementary - enkel eller grundläggande
convinced - övertygad
persuade - att övertala
absorb - att suga upp eller absorbera
disheartened - nedslagen
tormentor - torterare
expel - att driva ut
knoll - rund kulle
speechless - stum
adapt - att anpassa sig
frothy - skummigt
soaked - genomblöt

There are 15 words in total. Study up! And let me know if you have questions!

Carmen :)

Form and Content

Hey 7th graders,

Today's lesson on writing was important. We talked about form - how you say something when you write - and content - what you say when you write. Your goal as a student should be to have an equal balance of high quality form and content in all that you write, no matter the language, no matter the subject. 

Here is a little breakdown of form and content:

Form (language/språk)
-accurate (korrekt)
-clear
-"a nice flow"

Content (innehåll)
-relevant
-well-organized
-interesting

We will work on balancing form and content all term, so hopefully by the summer you'll be well on your way to becoming experts!

Have a nice evening,
Carmen

Animal Farm Quiz #1

Welcome back 7th graders!

I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable Christmas break! 

This term, you will need to look at the blog every week because this is where I will be posting the vocabulary words for each Animal Farm vocabulary quiz. I will not be handing out the vocabulary words on paper in class. So... CHECK THE BLOG! And if you lose or forget  the blog's address... THEN ASK!

Animal Farm Vocabulary Quiz #1

Quiz #1 will take place on Friday, January 16, 2015. You will need to spell and define the following words:

ensconce - att förskansa
benevolent - välvillig; generös
conceal - att hemlighålla (dölja) eller att gömma
first-rate - förstklassig
dainty - söt eller nätt
contentedly - nöjd
acquire - att få eller erhålla
laborious - arbetsam
capable - skicklig eller kunnig
abundance - rikedom eller myckenhet
dignity - värdighet
abolish - att avskaffa
tyranny - tyranni
rebellion - uppresning
comrade - kamrat
vanish - att försvinna
tremendous - oerhörd
delightful - behaglig eller förtjusande
nestle - att kura ihop sig
hurriedly - hastigt

Study up! And let me know if you have questions!

Carmen :)

Tests and Grades

Hey 7th graders,

Just want to let you know that you will get your tests and grades on Monday, December 15. We will also start a movie that day and I will bring some Christmas treats. 

Have a great weekend!

Carmen :)

Generation Like

Hey 7th graders,

For those of you who found Generation Like interesting, here is a link to the documentary online:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/generation-like/

See you tomorrow in class! Don't forget to bring your homework and don't forget to keep studying for the test!

Carmen :)

Prepositions: IN, ON, AT

Hey 7th graders,

Here is a helpful little chart about prepositions of time and place (location) for you to look at as you prepare for your test! Hope you're all having a nice weekend!

Carmen