1/23/2014

Short story - year 8

Short story


You are going to write a short story about someone’s life in or around Auschwitz.


You can write from a prisoner’s perspective (man, woman or child), a guard’s perspective or anyone living close to the camp.

I want you to use facts mixed with fiction, make sure you research properly so that names, environment, technique etc are adequate for that time.

Process work next lesson.

1/16/2014

World War II - year 8

Since you are currently working with World War II in social science I figured we might as well do some reading comprehension activities in English connected to the subject.

BBC has an interactive map of Auschwitz with all the information you need to answer the questions below. Check your language, write proper sentences and remember that all five skills in English are applicable on this task. (You can find the skills under the tab Kursplan eng.)

Link to the interactive map here.

Write your answers to the questions below in a Google doc and save it in your English folder on Google Drive.

What did the” Einsatzgruppen” do and why was it taken away?


What were the Ghettos and what purpose did they serve?


How did the Nazis drive the Jews out of Germany?


What was the”Final solution to the Jewish question” and how did they do it?


Name a few other groups of people who also were imprisoned and murdered by the Nazis?


Why were the first concentration camps important for the war industries?


Why was the European railway system important in the Nazis’ extermination progress?

Describe Auschwitz and the terrifying acts that took place there.

1/11/2014

Storybird





Create your account on Storybird.

When you have finished your storybird, you can comment on your classmates' essays. Remember to use "two stars and a wish".

I also want you to decide what grade you are aiming for on this essay and make sure that your text - language and content wise - are on that level and write me a comment on this blog (I won't publish your comment) stating what your aims are.

1/09/2014

Mobile phones - year 8

Read through the instruction below, then follow the link to the article here. 

Read the article, then do the exercises:
- check your understanding: true or false
- check your understanding: gap fill
- check your grammar: multiple choice - prepositions

Then decide your opinion for the discussion question in red:
Some parents confiscate their teenager's phone as a punishment for poor behaviour. Is that a good idea? What's your opinion? 

Read the comments from other viewers and the write and post your own answer as a comment on the page.

Then write a post about mobile phones and post on your blog. You can regard the following: How important is the phone to you? To your friends? To your family? Should mobile phones be used in school (and how so or why not?) Your post should be at least 100 words long. If you use any sources in your text, make sure you link to them.