| SWEDISH FRIENDS |
| Make a friend and learn about life in Sweden! Solve problems together... |
| Name _________________________________ Date ________ Advisor __________________ Steve's Advisory @ Prospect Education Center, Porterville, CA USA |
| Click HERE for ongoing NOTES about the adventure. ***For Directed Coursework credit, complete the following-- (11/15/2007) FOURTH 1/2 CREDIT--Winter Holidays in Our Countries 4-1 Read about Saint Lucia's Day. More information HERE. Add information about Christmas in Sweden. Write a paragraph about the celebration. 4-2 Read this article about Christmastime in Gothenburg, Sweden. 4-3 Take a look at this Santa Claus site. What do you like best? Share it with your partner. 4-4 Compare the amount of daylight during November and December--Porterville and Ulricehamn. Make a chart. 4-5 Read about the Ice Hotel. Watch the video of bike riding in the snow. Read about other winter activities and events in Sweden. Talk about these with your partner. 4-6 Talk with your partner about holidays and winter celebrations along with what you like best about the season. Write a 1 to 3 page paper comparing the celebrations and season. 4-7 Before you quit, check out the "Greetings from Sweden ecards and slideshow". 4-8 Meet with Steve or your advisor/teacher to review work (4-1 paragraph, 4-4 chart, 4-6 paper and correspondence w/ your partner) and post credit. Grade _______ Use the RUBRIC. * 1/2 Credit * Final Day for Credit: 1/18/2008 Date _______ Signature ________________________________________________________ ==================================================================== BONUS CREDIT--Julgransfest Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Kingsburg (11/23/2007) BONUS CREDIT--Santa Lucia Festival Christmas Village Celebration in Kingsburg (12/1/2007) ==================================================================== (12/8/2007) FIFTH 1/2 CREDIT--Comparing Our Schools 5-1 Do RESEARCH about education and schooling in Sweden. Look at these websites, take Cornell format notes, then write a summary paper: Education in Sweden #1 * Education in Sweden #2 * Education in Sweden #3 * Study in Sweden After High School 5-2 Compare schools as you write to each other. Ideas--What subjects are you studying? How long are your classes? Can you leave campus at lunch? What do you like? What would you like to change? 5-3 If possible, exchange pictures of schools/students/classes/teachers. 5-4 Go to the Swedish Institute website and join THE BIG POLL. Print the results. Discuss these questions with your partner. Write a paragraph about the experience. 5-5 More from the Swedish Institute--take a look at the weekly questions. Which one do you like best? Print it, then respond to it online. Print the reply posted at the website. Share this information with your partner. 5-6 Make a poster or PowerPoint(r) presentation comparing education here & there. 5-7 Meet with Steve or your advisor/teacher to review work (5-1 notes and summary, 5-4 poll results, poll summary, 5-5 weekly question, question reply and 5-6 comparison of education poster or PowerPoint(r) and post credit. Grade _______ Use the RUBRIC * 1/2 Credit * Final Day for Credit: 2/1/2008 Date _____ Signature ____________________________________________________________ ===================================================================== SIXTH 1/2 CREDIT--The Future--Life and Work--due by 2/29/2008 SEVENTH 1/2 CREDIT--Common Problems--How We Can Help Solve Them Together due by 3/14/2008. EIGHTH 1/2 CREDIT--Common Problems Part Two--due by 3/28/08. NINTH 1/2 CREDIT--Sharing What We've Learned--Website or PowerPoint(R)--due by 4/25/08. BONUS CREDIT--Kingsburg's Swedish Festival (5/18-20/2008) (5/2008) TENTH 1/2 CREDIT--Evaluation--due by 5/30/2008. |
| (c) 2007-2008 * S. Reynolds * Updated 2/14/2008 |