*Oral Presentation - Subcultures

As we are leaving the strange and wonderful world of Roald Dahl we are entering another strange and wonderful world - namely the world of subcultures. A subculture is a group of people with different ideologies and usually different fashion and music tastes than that of the larger culture they are a part of.

It all started in the 1950s and 1960s with the Rock 'n ' Roll generation. Suddenly young people listened to another type of music than their parents, they dressed differently, had different hairstyles, they went to the movies and they did "The Twist" (see YouTube-clip above)! They even talked differently, using slang such as: "See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile!".

Since then several subcultures have come forth - here are some of the most famous ones:

• Rockabilly
• Hippies
• Goths
• Grunge
• Hip-Hoppers
• Heavy Metal
• New Age
• Skaters
• Emo

You are to give an oral presentation about a subculture. You will get the task and the assessment criterias next week in class, but you should think about which subculture you would like to learn more about and decide whether you would like give your presentation alone or with a friend/friends (you can be no more than three persons giving a presentation). You will be graded individually.

To learn more about youth cultures and subcultures you are to read the text "Fashion, Styles and Trends" p. 128 - 131 and do task 10 and 11 p. 132 in Key English.

This is homework for 8EF for Monday March 24th - BRING KEY ENGLISH TO CLASS!
This is homework for 8CD for Tuesday March 26th - BRING KEY ENGLISH TO CLASS!

*School Uniforms - should your school be telling you what to wear?

In many countries school uniforms are mandatory. We want to know your opinions about the subject. Read THIS ARTICLE and THIS ARTICLE. Study both sides of the arguement. Write down (in your notebook) three arguments that support the idea of having a school uniform and three arguements that do not support the idea of having a school uniform. Then write down your opinion where you state whether you are for or against school uniforms and why.

We also want you to state your opinion as a comment to this blogpost - remember to post the comment with your full name and class.

This is homework for 8EF for Tuesday 8th of October

This is homework for 8CD for Wednesday 9th of October

*You are about to be PEP TALKED!

The Kid President is one of our favorite kids out there on the World Wide Web. Take a look at his brilliant video - and be prepared to be pep talked!

What will you do to make the world awesome?

HW 8CD for Thursday 5th of September: Watch the youtube-clip. Find out what a pep talk is. Then try to answer the question "What will you do to make the world awesome?". Write at least 100 - 150 words. 

HOMEWORK 8EF for Monday the 2nd of September: Watch the youtube-clip. Find out what a pep talk is. Then try to answer the question "What will you do to make the world awesome?". Write at least 100 - 150 words. 

*Falling out with friends - what to do?

Have you ever argued with a friend? Do you find it difficult to say: "I`m sorry"? Read the advice the guys at BBC give on the topic here. 

Remember that there is a reason for why you are friends, do not let a small insignificant argument ruin the friendship!

HOMEWORK 8EF for Tuesday the 3rd of September: 
- Read the article and write down words you find difficult. Translate them into Norwegian. 

HW 8CD for Wednesday 4th of September:

- Read the article and write down words you find difficult. Translate them into Norwegian.