WEEK 6 to 7

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Ice Skating Day

Wednesday, February 12th (next Wednesday)

Ostermalms IP

We leave from here around 9:00

WHAT TO BRING:

ice skates

warm clothes

helmet

lunch

Parent Meeting

Wednesday, February 19th, 18:00 to 19:30

See attached Letter

Development Talks

These will begin Week 10 (between sportlov and påsklov)

I will post the times soon...

SUBJECTS

Math

• We've taken a sample of last year's National Test in Math, to get the kids used to these kind of test situations and to see where there are gaps in the learning. In went quite well, and the kids have such a feeling of relief and confidence. They are in the process of peer corrections...
• Fractions and Decimals and their relationship to one another
• Room Measurement Project is continuing

English Reading/Writing

• understanding our writing goals in order to creat an 8 paragraph narrative story.
• Working with attention grabbing sentences

Religion

Buddhism, continuing with Little Buddha

Homework

Math: Fraction/Decimal Worksheet

English/SO

Name:________________________

What is a Hero? Thinking About Malala.

                 We’ve recently read an article about Malala Yousafzai and her struggles, as well as her message to the Taliban and the world. Many people, from her home town to around the entire world, find inspiration and hope in her story and in her “crusade” (to use the word from our class article). Below you can find another article from the American magazine Time: For Kids. Please read up on Malala and attempt to answer the questions below in ONE connected essay.

Malala Yousafzai

TFK 2013 Person of the Year Nominee

DECEMBER 05, 2013

By TFK Staff

PAUL ELLIS—AFP/GETTYIMAGES

Malala Yousafzai is only 16, but she has been fighting for girls’ education for years. When she was 11, she started blogging about the Taliban takeover of her hometown of Mingora, in northwestern Pakistan. Taliban members follow an extreme version of Islam. They believe girls should not go to school.

For several months, Malala’s school and hundreds of others in the district of Swat were closed. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go to school. “All I want is an education,” she told one television broadcaster.

When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. But she continued to speak out about girls’ right to education. On October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. But Malala survived, showing great courage and optimism during her long recovery. During this time, Malala became a symbol of the struggle for girls’ rights all over the world.

This year, Malala became the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She also released her memoir, I Am Malala, which tells the story of her life before and after the gunshot that nearly killed her. Her book inspired a course at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. The curriculum focuses on political activism and the importance of education for girls. "It will encourage students to get engaged in the communities and to help the Malala Fund directly," said Mary Ellsberg, director of the university's Global Women's Institute.

Malala is now a student in Birmingham, England. She continues to give a voice to the millions of children around the world who do not have the opportunity to go to school.

For courageously standing up for girls’ right to education and giving a voice to the voiceless, Malala Yousafzai is a nominee for TFK’s 2013 Person of the Year.

Your Essay:

Use PEEL in order to turn these 3 questions into one short, connected essay.

P= Point:  Basically, answer the question in full sentences. State your own opinion as a point of view. Make a bold, thoughtful statement about what is being asked.

E= Example: Use examples to back up your Point. Find these examples from real life, from what you’ve learned, and from the article above. Point out where you’ve found these examples. Pont out the how

Ex: How can a person become or be considered a hero? Use examples.

E= Explain: Explain your thoughts, point of view, and opinions. Tell me why you think the way you do using your own deeper thinking. Point out the why

L= Link: Link your answer (the first paragraph) to the next answer (the second paragraph) and so on.

1.)    What is a hero? Does the world have one way of recognizing a hero, or are there different heroes for different groups? How does one become a hero in different circumstances?

2.)    Do you have a personal hero?

a.)     If so, why? What has this person done to become a hero for you? Can you compare your own hero to some of your thoughts/answers in #1?

b.)    If not, why not? Would you like to have a hero…and why? Explain the reasons you currently do not have a hero, and what someone would have to do to become your hero.

3.)    Do you think Malala is a hero?

REMEMBER PEEL! TURN THE ABOVE ANSWERS INTO A THOUGHT ESSAY