Freedom Writers

1. Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where does this intolerance come from?

- I think it’s because of the students' childhood. They have been through so much, they have seen people get shot in their own town. They have seen people from another racial group doing things to someone in their own group. I think this is one reason why the students have problems with communicating with their classmates. 

2. Ms. Gruwell is the first teacher to show trust and respect for the “at risk” students at Wilson High. How does Erin Gruwell demonstrate this? Why are some students more resistant to trusting each other?

- Ms. Gruwell is a teacher who doesn't give up on the students, because she believes them. The other teachers always quit the job, because of the students. But if a teacher doesn’t show the students respect, they never give respect to the teacher either. And then comes Ms. Gruwell to the class, she has a goal with this students, and she wants the students to succeed. Erin makes the students realise that they almost have been through the same things. An example for this is the line-exercise, when Erin said a question and the students should step on the line if they had been through this. Erin never gives up on them, she would like to make them feel special. I think some students are more resistant, because they have been through something the last time. 

5. How do the classmates learn to trust one another? How does reading and writing initiate this change?

-  The students have realised that they have so much in common. And when Erin buys them new books, they were shocked, because they never get new books. Erin choose a book about a gang member, and the students really like this book, because they can see themselves in this book. Then they get a writebook that they should write in everyday. If they would like to, Erin could read the things they have written in it. When Erin read this, she couldn’t believe what she read. She didn’t realised that the students have been trough this. She also understood that they couldn’t talk with anyone about their feelings. And when Ms. Gruwell give them this book they could write off themselves, and process their feelings somewhere. 

7. Describe the transition in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom from the first day of freshman year through the end of the year – how have the students changed? How has Ms. Gruwell changed?

- At the beginning it was very messy in the classroom, the students did what they would like to do. When they step into the classroom the students started to talk to each other instead for giving respect for the teacher. A year after they are like a big family in the ending. They have been through hard times together, and they have made things together that they get to know each other. They have also been through much together and they have really fun together to. Ms. Gruwell has changed much this year, in the beginning she was withdrawn, but now she is much more comfortable in the classroom. She showed the student respect, and she got respect back. Erin made the classroom much more comfortable and better then before. The students can finally relax in the classroom. 

10. Do you think it’s more important to “protect your own” or do what’s right?

- I think it’s hard to do the right thing sometimes, but you should always do what your feeling say. I know it’s hard sometimes but it’s the choice that is the best to do, because that’s the right thing for both you and the people who is involved. 

14. What similarities are there between Woodrow Wilson High School and Apelskolan? How are they different?

- I think it’s many different things between our school and Woodrow Wilson High School. In Woodrow Wilson High School they have many gangs, and also many students with different origin. But in our school that is Apelskolan, we have many groups with students, but we can also associate with other students in our school. But the students in Woodrow Wilson High school can’t, because they only associate whit the people in their own gang. 

Musikvideo

Hur har vi arbetat?
Vi började med att göra en storyboard, med de scener som vi skulle filma, och ha med i videon. Sedan började vi filma våra klipp, vilket gick väldigt snabbt, eftersom vi ville ha tid att redigera på. Sedan lade vi in klippen på datorn, och redigerade den sedan i iMovie. Det var lite svårt att få in klippen på vissa ställen, men det gick, men tog lite tid. Vi har jobbar bra under lektionerna enligt mig. Fast en del av tiden kanske vi skulle arbetat lite bättre. Men jag tycker att vi tog vara på tiden bra. Vi har filmat de första lektionerna och sedan har vi redigerat de sista.

Hur har jag arbetat?
Jag ritade storyboarden med hjälp av förslag från gruppen. Jag har filmat vissa filmklipp som fanns med i vår video, och även varit med i filmen. Emilia har gjort den största delen i redigeringen, och jag har suttit bredvid och hjälpt till lite med redigeringen. Kollat var filmklippen ska vara, och var text med mera ska finnas.

Kunde vi gjort någonting annorlunda?
Vi kanske kunde ha filmat lite fler scener, och haft lite mer variation i de hela, men jag tycker att det blev ett bea resultat ändå. Jag tycker att vi gjort ett bra jobb i gruppen, och vi hade ett ganska bra grupparbete.

Jag tycker att vi haft ett bra grupparbete vi har även haft roligt under arbetstiden, och det gjorde det helaännu roligare!

Vår grupp: Emilia, Sandra, Benjamin och Leo

New Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUrwUJNBLTE&feature=youtu.be

Random writing 3

Once again my mother came into my room, and asked me if I had done my homework's yet. I told her that I've got an A on my englishtest, but just an C at the history test, and I was very happy for that. Then she said that I have to do better in school. Just because my older sisters have easier in school it doesn't mean that i also have it. They always remind me of the bad test's that I have done, and that I must do better in school. What should I do? So I said to her right in her face.

``You make me feel like I'm not good enough´´ I told her ``you always complain at me´´

She just stared at me, and closed the door and walked away. 

Swedish Celebrities

1. Zlatan
2. Aviccii
3. Zara Larsson
4. Maria Montazami
5. Abba (Björn, Benny, Agnetha och Anni-frid)
6. Björn Borg
7. Alexandra ``Kissie´´ Nilsson
8. Morgan
9. Carolina Klüft
10. Henrik Larsson


Read and remember 
1. Florence Nightingale's parents were ____.                                                               b) rich 
2. She was named after a city in _____.                                                                       c) Italy
3. She was born ____.                                                                                                  b)
4. One subject Florence learnt at home was _____.                                                     a) Greek
5. She decided she wanted to do something useful with her life at the age of _____.  b) 12
6. Most middle-class women at that time _____.                                                          b) didn't have careers.
7. Florence went to ____ to learn about nursing.                                                         c) Germany
8. Crimea was near _____.                                                                                          c) Turkey
9. Florence went there with a team of ____ nurses.                                                     a) between 35-40
10. While Florence was there _____.                                                                          c) She made the     military hospitals cleaner and safer.
11. Her nickname was The lady with the _____.                                                        b) Lamp
12. People from all the world asked Florence for her advice on _____.                      b) designing hospital.
13. Florence was ____ when she died.                                                                        a) 90

036 Listen and answear

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. False
9. True
10.True
11.False
12.True
13.True
14.False
15.True

Kikärtsbiffar med potatisbullar

Kikärtsbiffar

Ingredienser:

1 klyfta vitlök

1 purjolök (10 cm)

400 g kikärtor

1 ägg 

2 msk potatismjöl

1 tsk spiskummin

1 tsk koriander

0,5 tsk salt 

1 krm kajennpeppar

Gör såhär:

Skala vitlöken, och hacka purjolöken i små bitar. 

Spola av kikärtorna i kallt vatten, och låt rinna av en stund.

Blanda löken med kikärtorna i en mixer så att det finfördelas.

Tillsätt ägg, potatismjöl och kryddorna, och blanda till en slät färs. 

Forma färsen till 8 biffar, och stek dom i olja i en stekpanna, 3 minuter per sida.

Våra kikärtsbiffar blev bra, men själv så gillade jag inte konsistensen riktigt. Vi kanske skulle haft dem lite längre på stekpannan så att de blev lite mindre mosiga i mitten. Men annars tycker jag att dom blev ganska bra.

Potatisbullar

Ingredienser:

250 g kokt potatis

1 ägg

1 msk mjölk

1 nypa salt

0,5 dl ströbröd

1 msk smör till stekning

Gör så här:

Mosa potatisen, och låt moset svalna.

Blanda i ägg, mjölk och salt, och rör om.

Forma moset till små bollar, och platta ut till små plättar, och vänd dem i ströbröd.

Stek dom i smör på medelvärme ca 3 minuter per sida.

Potatisbullarna blev bäst av allt de var faktiskt jättegoda. Vi kunde nog inte gjort någonting annorlunda med dem, för vi gjorde dem så bra vi kunde.

Vi gjorde också:

Vi stekte morötter och paprika i smör. Sedan kokade vi rödbetor till. Morötterna och paprikan blev faktiskt bättre än jag trodde, och rödbetorna blev goda de med.

Jag jobbade tillsammans med Rebecka, och vi hade ett bra samarbete. Vår mat blev faktiskt ganska bra, men jag tror inte att jag skulle servera kikärtsbiffarna ifall jag bjöd hem en vegetarian. Det vi kunde gjort annorlunda var väl att steka kikärtsbiffarna lite längre. Vi gick efter tallriksmodellen, och fick med både protein, kolhydrater och fett.