No Limits - a theme project in EN 6

In English 6 we started the year with the theme project "No Limits," with the idea of connecting the theme to the street art festival No Limit that will take place in Borås in a week. Ten street artists will arrive here and paint murals/make installations that will enhance the cultural impact of the city. I saw this as a good way of incorporating the real world with the local community into a project that would focus on limits or the lack thereof. So far, my students have prepared smaller presentations about the artists which they will present to the rest of the class during next lesson. After that we will turn the attention to limited writing (drabbles) and limitless writing (stream of consciousness). The artworks found around the city will be the inspiration for the writing tasks. Finally, putting an end to the project, the students will get to individually record their thoughts about a "world without limitations - pros and cons" using Flipgrid.

Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert - I've become an MIEE!

Yes, I'm a little bit happy right now, because I was chosen as one of the many Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts for 2017-2018. Feels good!! :)

Why some students fail and other students succeed - GRIT

Getting started with Flipgrid

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New bookmarks with good quotes

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Flipgrid presentation

Have not used FlipGrid yet? Well, try now! Here is a presentation in case you are not still familiar with the awesome video response platform.

 

Tip of the day: add to the students vocabulary

I was watching a very good series on Netflix yesterday (Hostages) and kept my hands busy at the same time by carving a little on my pencils and adding some words in black ink. The idea is for my students to borrow pencils during the lessons (someone is always in need of one!) and to learn a new word that day. Or, if nothing else, it will make it easier for me to keep track of my pencils. :)