Hey 7th graders,
I thought I would post the information about Nelson Mandela and Apartheid on the blog for your reference:
NELSON MANDELA
Nelson Mandela
(born in 1918 ) was president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the
first South African president to be elected democratically. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the armed
wing of the African
National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of sabotage and sentenced to life in prison. He spent 27
years in prison and was released in 1990. He led his party to reconciliation
between whites and blacks, when he was elected he fought for equality and
against poverty in his country. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
APARTHEID
Apartheid
was a system of racial
segregation enforced by the National
Party governments of South Africa between 1948 and
1994 .It stated that “non-whites” had less rights than whites who were supposed
to be superior. Residential areas were segregated, black people were deprived
of their citizenship. The government segregated education, medical care, beaches, and other public
services, and provided black people with services inferior to those of white
people. Anti-apartheid
leaders like Nelson Mandela were imprisoned. In 1990 President Frederik
Willem de Klerk began negotiations to end apartheid,
culminating in multi-racial democratic elections in 1994
Have a nice evening, see you Friday!
Carmen :)
Dear 7th graders,
I am beyond happy that you all turned your essays in on time! Thank you - that makes me feel respected and it shows your responsibility and maturity. I hope to see this pattern of punctuality continue throughout the year.
Tomorrow we will finish Invictus, do an activity on the movie and begin learning the poem Invictus. Have a great evening!
Carmen
Hey 7th graders!
Please remember to bring your USBs with your essays to class tomorrow as we will go to the computer lab; this is your last chance to work on your essays with me before you turn them in on Monday (October 20th).
Have a nice evening, see you tomorrow!
Carmen :)
Hey 7th graders!
In less than 24 hours, I'm off to New York for my wedding! I'm pretty excited (if you can't tell)!
I will miss 5 lessons and I expect you all to treat your substitute with kindness and respect. Please remember to pick your book report book (you should have done this by now anyway) and bring it with you to lessons. Please bring your What's Up? 7 books with you to lessons as well.
You should continue to work on your essays as they are due on October, 20 - a day that is fast approaching.
The homework I handed out today - the complex sentences assignment - is due on Friday, October 10.
Have a nice weekend and see you soon!
Carmen :)
Hey 7th graders!
Just wanted to let you know that I think it is pretty cool that we have now raised 400 SEK for the Literacy and Outreach Program for Kenya!
If we keep up this good work, we should have no trouble reaching our goal of 1800 SEK (250 USD) by Christmas.
Have a nice day!
Carmen :)
Hey 7th graders!
The grammar homework you received today is due on Friday, September 26, 2014. Please do not forget!
Here is a copy of the grading criteria for the essay in case you lose the paper I handed out today:
A
- The student almost
always (nästan alltid) uses proper capitalization
- The student almost
always (nästan alltid) conjugates verbs correctly (subject-verb agreement)
- The student almost
always (nästan alltid) expresses him/herself in a clear and organized way.
- The student almost
always (nästan alltid) spells correctly
- The student informs the reader with only facts and not opinions
C
- The student sometimes
(ibland) uses proper capitalization.
- The student sometimes
(ibland) conjugates verbs correctly (subject-verb agreement)
- The student sometimes
(ibland) expresses him/herself in a clear and organized way.
- The student sometimes
(ibland) spells correctly
- The student usually
(vanligtvis) informs the reader with only facts and not opinions
E
- The student rarely
(sällan) uses proper capitalization.
- The student rarely
(sällan) conjugates verbs correctly (subject-verb agreement)
- The student rarely
(sällan) expresses him/herself in a clear and organized way.
- The student rarely
(sällan) spells correctly
- The student rarely
(sällan) informs the reader with only facts
and not opinions
F
- The student did not try!!
Hey 7th graders!
Please don't forget to bring your homework on Friday: tidsprepositioner and the answer to "what makes a person a good leader?"
Have a nice evening and next few days!
Carmen :)
