Tuesday 10 December 2013

English week 50

This week, children and grown ups across Sweden are preparing for Friday when we celebrate "Lucia".

The Swedish celebration is very sweet on the surface, but the slow procession, red ribbons and candles hint at something deep, solemn and horrifying.

See what you think as we work on a text that attempts to recreate Santa Lucia's life and death: Lucia: Refusing to be moved or silenced

There are a lot of questions to help you identify details in the text, but I hope it also sets you thinking about people like Lucia and how much has changed in today's society.

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