Stirrekonkurranse

Vi har jobbet mye med den kalde krigen i høst. I dagbladet i dag kan dere lese om ett tilfelle der den kalde krigen stod i fare for å bli varm. De kaller det verdens farligste stirrekonkurranse. Kanskje kjenner dere igjen stedet på bildet..

Bilde: Berlin - Checkpoint Charlie dezember 1961 Strasse Mauernmuseum am Checkpoint Charlie 0599 R av Vladimir Tkalcic. Lisens: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Of Mice and Men

Most of you have now finished reading John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. Your next blog should be about this book. You will get time at school to prepare for it, and there will be several tasks to choose from. You will get more information about these tasks in class.


A few words on how to chose the right task for you
If you would like to focus mainly on your language this time around, the first two tasks can be a good choice. These are perhaps a little easier than the other tasks and will therefore give you more time to work on grammar and spelling.

If you think the book was a bit difficult to understand, the first task can be a good choice. Here you are supposed to write about one of the characters. Decide on one character and find adjectives that fit this character. Also, try to explain why you think these words are good for describing the character. Was there something in the book that made you feel this way?

Some of you would like to be challenged more. The tasks that ask you to discuss the themes of the book will be a good choice for you. What do you think the author wanted to tell us when he decided to write it? Remember that he wrote it during what we know as the Great Depression in US in the 1930s, a time when the idea of the American Dream was greatly challenged. Was this a society that offered everybody an opportunity to succeed? Feel free to include your own opinions, but make sure you argue your point well.

Plot summary
All tasks ask for a short plot summary. Remember that this is supposed to only be a few lines. Think about the examples you got in class.

Evaluation
As always when we write, remember to focus on structure (the fish), language and content. Also pay attention to how you use sources. Bring your check lists from last year and focus on the mistakes you usually make.

Best of luck to you all!

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NYHETSVAKT

I uke 43 starter vi endelig opp med nyhetsvakter. Oppgavene til nyhetsvaktene er noe utvidet sammenlignet med det 10c2 gjorde i fjor. Du finner oversikt over når du har nyhetsvakt i klasserommet. Det vil også stå på A-plan. 

Dette skal du gjøre når du er på vakt:

1. Følg med på nyhetene gjennom uka. Legg fram viktige saker for klassen. Dette skal være kort. Pass på at dere får med både innenriks- og utenrikssaker. Dere kan evt. gjøre en avtale dere i mellom slik at en har ansvar for hvert av områdene. 
2. Skriv blogginnlegg om en nyhetssak du synes er viktig og relevant for ett av fagene dine:
• Gi et kort sammendrag av saken. 
• Legg inn hyperkobling. 
• Skriv hvorfor du mener denne er relevant og vis gjerne til pensum/temaer vi har jobbet med. 
• Oppgi kilden din i teksten. 
3. Gå inn på bloggen til minst to som har hatt nyhetsvakt tidligere og skriv en kommentar på deres sak. Har det skjedd noe mer i denne saken eller noe som er relevant? Dersom du har vakt første uka kommenterer du nyhetssaken min. 

Lykke til! :)
 Bildet er fra sunrise.dk