torsdag 19 februari 2015

The Monster chapter 7

Chapter 7: The Mixture

We are going to practice writing a recipe in this chapter.

● The main character is going to be back in the same place as in chapter 1.

● The mean pupil is going to be or has been extra mean/stupid.  

● The main character is going to mix a bait.

● She/he will use the bait to  attract the monster and to frighten the mean classmate (in the next chapter).

● When the main character is thinking about what to use in the mixture he/she is going to use the facts from the text she/he read.

● Use one quote from the text.

● Write down the recipe.


Questions to help you: What is the mean classmate doing? Which ingredients are suitable for attracting the monster? Are there any ingredients missing? Could the nice adult from chapter 2 help?

torsdag 12 februari 2015

The Monster chapter 6

Chapter 6: The Book
In this chapter we are going to practice writing a text based on facts.

● The main character is going to read a book about animals to try to find out more facts about the monster in the basement.

● The main character is going to find a text about the animal. (about the actual animal not the monster animal).

● Write the text that the main character is reading. Get your facts from a book or from the internet.


Questions to help you: Is there anything else mysterious happening in the library? Are there any other persons there? What is the atmosphere like in the library? Does is seem as if someone else has been reading the book? Maybe someone has  written notes in the book?

söndag 8 februari 2015

1600-talstexter

Nu ska vi träna på att läsa flera olika texter om samma tidsperiod, men med olika perspektiv. Medan vi läser ska vi träna på att samla viktiga ord som tvåspaltsanteckningar. Till slut ska var och en skriva en faktatext utifrån de samlade orden.

Text 1, Den karolinska tiden

Text 2, Att vara barn på 1600-talet

Text 3, Vuxna trodde på älvor

Text 4, Den stora jakten på häxor

Text 5, Häxprovet, kapitel 5

Text 6, Häxprovet, kapitel  10

torsdag 5 februari 2015

The Monster chapter 5

Chapter 5: The Poem

In this chapter we are going to practice writing a poem.

● The main character is going to see a poem posted somewhere.
 
● The poem is about that it is uncool to believe in monsters.

Write the poem

● Finish the chapter with the main character going to the library.

Questions to help you: Where is the poem written? How does the main character feel after having read the poem. Are there other people reading the poem? Does the main character suspect anyone special for having written the poem?