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Monday, 14 September 2020

1.5 ENGLISH FORMAL PERSUASIVE WRITING

 In this essay, I will be arguing about the importance of having friends over money. In today’s generation, money may seem more valuable than friends but money can't buy you happiness.


 If you chose money over friends your life would be lonely. Yes, money can buy stuff that can make you happy but it can only provide us with temporary happiness through materialistic things whereas with friends they can show you all their love and support and how much they care for you and how to have fun without the use of money.

 If you are wise enough to know the worth between money and friends you should be able to make the right decisions on which one is worth more in life.  


If you have no money you can always ask your friends to borrow some money from them and you could just pay them back later on. What if you run out of money? You won’t have anything left to live for because you decided to choose money over friends. For instance, with friends, you lose some and you gain some that are just part of the reality of life.  Some people do prefer to be alone for the rest of their life, therefore, it’ll be easy for them to choose money over friends, but if you choose money over friends just because you want to and how it could benefit temporarily then you’re just choosing that choice out of satisfaction.


 Having money on you won’t always make you happy and won’t help with the needs of your mental and emotional well being. In fact, money can help you in some type of way to deal with your mental and emotional well being but it will only be temporary, whereas with friends it can be permanent because they’re the ones that can you help you with whatever especially the friends that you are really close with, you will be able to open up to them tell them about your thoughts and feelings and how your day went instead of keeping it all bottled up in your head and having to keep your thoughts to yourself. But if you open up to your friends they can help you in many ways and they actually care about your thoughts and feelings.  


To conclude in this essay I’m more likely to survive with friends by my side rather than money.


Static Images ENV

STATIC IMAGES 



1. Identify 5 static images aspects and write a statement on what they are, give evidence from the static image, and explain how they help show meaning.




STATIC IMAGE 1 :
This static image shows a hammer that has written words in it that says a bunch of judgmental words whereas on the mirror it shows a bunch of positive words written on it but it had cracks between the words. 
This image shows the meaning by having a hammer that is full of judgmental words crack the mirror which had some positive words on it this shows how people can be judgemental and bring down your self-confidence which can affect your mental and emotional well being. The color black in this image may also represent

Why Does the Sky Sometimes Turn Purple?

STATIC IMAGE 2:
This image represents the color purple. This color is associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. This image is taken from a low angle showing a couple of coconuts trees and the sky that's covered with clouds. 

Image about aesthetic in All Red, All Red by queen stuff and other tidbits ☆
STATIC IMAGE 3:
This image has the color red in it and it shows a street sign saying "DEAD END" this is shown as a warning to drivers who drive through this street or some people see this as a warning in a different way like danger, or some are just gullible.


Tomb Raider Movie Posters From Movie Poster Shop
STATIC IMAGE 4:
This static image is a 

Tuesday, 18 August 2020

PATHOS

PATHOS: Pathos is a quality of experience in life, or a work of art, that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy, and sorrow. Pathos can be expressed through words, pictures, or even with gestures of the body. Pathos is a method of convincing people with an argument drawn out through an emotional response

ETHOS: Ethos is a way of appealing to an audience by showing one's credibility and ethical character. This is one of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric, as distinguished by Aristotle, the other two being pathos and logos.

LOGOS: Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is an argument that appeals to an audience's sense of logic or reason. For example, when a speaker cites scientific data, methodically walks through the line of reasoning behind their argument, or precisely recounts historical events relevant to their argument, he or she is using logos.

Monday, 15 June 2020

Apple Crumble

What food groups are in this recipe?
  • Fruit
  • Bread & Cereal
  • Dairy products
  • Other
What ingredients were in each food group?
Fruit
  • Apple
Bread and cereal 
  • Oats
  • Flour
Dairy products
  • Butter
  • Sugar
Other

  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla Essence

Friday, 20 March 2020

Slide Deck 4: SDL Work on Film Aspects

Tone


  1. What else can we call tone in a film? The Tone in the film is the way that it makes the audience feel.
  2. What are the 3 main elements of tone? Lighting, Exposure, and Director.
  3. How and why does Coppola use tone on the film music "The God Father"?
  4. How can the directors control the feeling of this film? By using Tone.
Over The Shoulder (OVS)
  1. What is the effect of an Over the shoulder shot? Your feelings about the on-screen actor's state of mind are informed by the presence of the off-screen actor's shoulder in the frame
  2. What film aspect shows a disconnection between characters? A single over the shoulder shot will disconnect the character.
  3. How does the director of this scene show the disconnection of the characters? Any visual absence within the frame will create emotional disconnection within the mind of the viewer.
  4. What eventually isolates the female character? By using the single close up frame Isolated the female character.
Contrast
  1. What are the ways directors can contrast in a film? Tone, Production Design, Blocking, Camera movement, and Color.
  2. What is contrasted in Spike Jonze's ad? Everything.
  3. Why did he contrast these things? To tell a story of someone constricted break free.
Dutch Angle
  1. The dutch angle does what? To signal something disorienting and unsettling.
  2. What is a dutch angle? A dutch angle is a shot that has a noticeable tilt on the camera's x-axis.
  3. When and who created the dutch angle? It was created by the Germans expressionists in the early 1900s.
  4. What 3 things do directors consider for the dutch angle? Enhance the moment, Identify and Consider.
  5. What 4 things can enhance a dutch angle? Degree of the tilt, Camera Height, Lens Choice, and Depth of field.
Film Blocking
  1. What are the 3 ways directors use blocking in a film? Space, shapes, and lines.
  2. What are the 3 basic shapes for film blocking? 
  3. What are the emotions associated with these shapes?
  4. What 2 things blocking can help with?

Monday, 16 March 2020

Creative Writing 1.4

                 My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Recap from 8 years ago, I was in a healthy happy relationship until one night me and Rebecca (my ex) went out to one of my friend’s 18th birthday parties. Everyone was having fun and enjoying themselves until I had too much to drink and couldn’t control myself. Then I ran into this random girl at the party and I kissed her I didn’t know what I was doing until one of our friends saw me kissing the random girl so she zoomed off to go tell Rebecca what happened. After a minute or two, Rebecca came up to me and asked if I kissed the random girl but I denied it. After she asked me we both went home together and went to bed. 

The next morning I was hoping she was going to forget about what happened last night but she wouldn’t stop she kept on asking me over and over again until I got sick of it and told her we should just break up, but she said “NO, I DON’T WANT TO BREAK UP WITH YOU” in a very aggressive way after she yelled at me I thought to myself saying I felt like she had a different personality because I’ve never heard her yell at me or talk to me this way. After a while, she wanted to have a serious conversation about our relationship and what we could do to fix this relationship, so she came up with some ideas and said she wanted me to stop talking to girls and hanging out with them and I wasn’t allowed to go out to places unless she was by my side 24/7 but I didn’t like the idea of that. So I told her I didn’t like that and I asked why she wants me to only have friends that are boys and not girls, and she replied with because “YOU’RE ONLY MINE AND NO ONE ELSE’S!!!!” when she yelled she was as loud as a barking dog, and at that time I thought she was a bit crazy, to be honest. So I just left things off from there and made my breakfast while she went off to work. 

The next day before she left for work she told me I couldn’t invite anyone over not even my parents and at first, I didn’t think of it as anything. So she went through the front door to leave for work then I heard about 3 or 5 locks locking on the door coming from outside so I ran up to the door and looked through the side window there were 5 locks on the door, then I ran to check all the windows and it was all boarded up. I got so worried, I was trying to look everywhere for my phone so I could get a hold of my Rebecca or someone that I knew but my phone was nowhere to be found. So I just waited for Rebecca to come home so I could ask her where my phone was, why the wifi wires were cut off and why are the windows are blocked off. 

So in the evening about 6 pm it was getting dark outside then, I heard Rebecca’s car coming up the driveway her car is small but it’s as loud as the engine of a tractor. Then I sat patiently on the couch waiting for Rebecca to walk through the door. As soon as she walked through the door I stood up and started asking her all these questions, like “why the internet was cut off, why the windows were blocked off and why so many locks on the door” but she just stood there and stared at me for a solid 30 seconds and said, “because you’re not allowed to talk, look or think about anyone but me, I come first not your family, not your friends only ME!” after she told me that I told her that we’re going to break up so I started packing my clothes into my bag then she tried to stop me she told me not leave her so I shoved her out of my way and was walking towards the door she then grabbed my hand and told me “DONT LEAVE ME OR YOU’RE GOING TO REGRET IT” I told her to let go of me so I could leave, she then let go of me and I walked out the door onto the driveway. As I was walking down the driveway I heard the backdoor close, I ignore because I thought she was just locking up when I reached the end of the driveway I looked back and I saw Rebecca holding an ax so I panicked, dropped my bags and ran down the street while I was running down the street I looked behind me and Rebecca was there again I heard her yelling out “YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM ME JOHN” so I quickly hid around the corner behind the bush for a while then suddenly I heard loud, heavy footsteps and I could hear her ax swinging back and forth so I popped out the bush and she tried swinging her ax at me so I swung at her, then while she was on the ground I was booting her head in and then I grabbed Rebecca and her ax while she was knocked out, then I drove somewhere in the middle of the woods and buried her alive.

Three months later I started to get my life back together and I found a new girlfriend that’s actually not crazy hopefully and moved on with my life.

Film Aspect

Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Chopsuey

Ingredients:

  • Carrots
  • Vermicelli noodles
  • Mixed vegetables
  • Soy sauce
  • Ginger paste
  • Garlic paste
  • Beef
Before we started cooking we sprayed the table with anti-bacterial spray we the got a clean dry cloth and wiped it down. I did this just in case there were little food particles from the previous classes.

Food prep:
Chopped our beef with the red board because it was red meat I also used a red knife to match the board. I did this to avoid cross-contamination. I am avoiding cross-contamination by carrying the meat from a plate to a board so the blood from the meat doesn't drip on all the other foods that are on the table.
Washed vegetables to get all the dirt and soil that was on the vegetable, I did this to get all the bacteria and germs to prevent us from getting sick.

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

L1: Ham Wraps

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Tomato
  • Carrot slices
  • Baby Spinach
  • Ham
  • Wrap
  • Mayonaise
  • BBQ sauce
  • Sweet Chilli Sauce
Method:

The first thing we did was get our ingredients ready (Mis - en - place), then we got our wraps and placed them on a plate after we did that we got our vegetables, meat, and sauces. Then we placed our ingredients down in lanes onto our wrap, after we placed our ingredients onto the wrap we folded the wrap at the top bit than we did the sides then we rolled it up. After we've prepared our wrap we cut in half and started eating.

Prior: Tie your hair up(To prevent it from getting it onto the food when cooking), Washing hands (To make sure there is no dirt or anything before you start cooking), Wear Apron ( To prevent food from going onto your clothes), Wiping the tables down ( Making sure it's clean before you put food on it)
During: Chose the right board for the right food category ( To avoid cross-contamination), Use the right knife that matches the cutting boards.
After: Clear the table, Wash the dishes that you have used, Dry and putting the dishes 
away and put them in the correct places, Wipe the table down after use of it, Take apron off and put in a laundry basket.

Monday, 17 February 2020

Self - Directed Learning for Creative Writing

Self-Directed Learning for Creative Writing

Please put this on your blog, as well as your completed work by the end of the lesson.


Step 1- I am/am not ready to learn because…
(I do/do not understand the what, why, how, and where of my learning?)
  • I am ready to learn because my teacher has given me instructions on what to do.
Step 2- My learning goals are …
(See the next slide) 
  • Complete and write creative writing language features.
Step 3- To engage in the connectivist learning process, I will need it…
(My teacher, colleagues, videoclips, slide decks, websites, dictionary, etc.)

Chromebook, Teacher, Websites.

Friday, 29 November 2019

Why was the treaty needed?

Why Was A Treaty Needed In New Zealand?

Historians argue that understanding the causes of significant events is much more important than just remembering dates, facts, and figures about things in the past. The Treaty is an agreement between the Maori and the British people signed in 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi was needed because the British people were being lawless so they needed rules and laws to follow. 

There was lawless behavior when Whaler's arrived in New Zealand. Without the treaty Whaler's would be disrespectful and lawless. However, after the Treaty was created and signed, their behavior has been reduced due to laws and agreements that have been decided between Maori and Europeans. For example, Prostitution, Serious drinking, and Fighting. These type of behaviors occurs due to serious drinking when the Europeans arrived. Right after the laws and agreement are been decided between Maori and Europeans, it helped Maoris and Europeans reduce lawless behavior.

The missionaries were trying to protect the Maori and their rights. The missionaries influenced the Maori to sign the Treaty. For example, buying land for the Maori people, helping Maori to read and write and Farming. The missionaries encouraged the Maori to sign the treaty because this was the best way to help protect Maori and their rights.

The introduction of muskets to New Zealand caused a series of wars, known today as the Musket Wars. Maori traded foods with the Pakeha for muskets. Maori used muskets to fight other Maori tribes for Land or Revenge. The musket wars killed over 20,000 people during the war. This helped the Maori people protect their tribes, lands, and revenge. When all Maori tribes got access to the muskets it had a military balance between all Maori tribes. The Musket Wars increased violence and death because there were no laws around the ownership/trading of muskets. A Treaty prevents this and provides stability.

Was there anything in place before the treaty?
The Declaration of Independence was in place before the Treaty of Waitangi. 34 Northland chiefs (Rangitiratanga) made a deal. The effect of no meeting is important because there were no laws created to protect Maori as had been agreed in the Declaration, There was no intent for a congress of chiefs to meet annually under the Declaration and frame laws but this did not happen. The Declaration bought Maori together as before this there was no national Maori identity. The Treaty of Waitangi was needed to create laws and protect the Maoris.

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Sigurd the dragon slayer

1. The word "bade" in Paragraph 1, in the past tense of the verb 'to bid', which means to:
A. Ask or command someone to do something.

2. Who or what was a Fafnir?
C. A Dragon

3. You can conclude that Sigurd's horse had special qualities because?
A. It was blessed by the god, Odin.

4. Regin wanted Sigurd to kill the dragon so that Regin could get:
B. Get its treasure.

5. The story of Sigurd might not have ended so sadly if he had not
C. Been tricked by the witch

6. This legend could be best described as a:
A. Tragedy

7. Gram was the name of Sigurd's:
C. Sword

8. What caused Sigurd's sword to be so strong?
B. It contained pieces of his father's sword.

9. Setting a funeral boat on fire and sending it out to sea was a Nordic:
C. Tradition

10. How did Sigurd die?
B. He was stabbed by a crazed man.

11. What could Sigurd do after drinking dragon's blood that he couldn't do before
A. Understand birds.

12. Which Paragraph describes the creation of Gramm?
A. Paragraph 3

Monday, 21 October 2019

Friday, 18 October 2019

Thursday, 17 October 2019

Essay Brainstorming

  •  People get allergic to chlorine
  • Waste of money because people go to the supermarket to go buy bottled water instead of drinking from the tap
  • People could get sick from it
  • People have sensitive skin

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Drinking Ads

How are people represented in this N.Z anti - drinking adverts?

Males are mostly presented in these ads more than women because they like to do childish stuff, go out with the boys in the weekends and etc.... And sometimes they don't really becareful on how they drink and act around people


Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Workshop 4: Colour

What types of colours are used in this location?

1. District 12 - Beginning
- Grey
- Brown
- Green
- White
- Nature Palette

2. The Capitol
- Bright
- Cyan
- Pinks
- Silver
- White
- Grey - Environment
- Metallic Palette

3. The Control Room
- Cyan
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Hologram
- Clinical Palette

How do the different color palettes change the feel of the color?

1. District 12
- Dark
- Old 
- Gloomy

2. The capitol
- Crowded
- Futuristic
- Luxurious

3. Control Room
- Technological
- Crisp
- Clean

Why has the director used these colors?

1. District 12
- Life is hard
- Poor
- Struggle

2. Capitol
- Life is easy
- Rich
- Access to everything

3. Control Room
- These are professionals

Themes
* Power - Struggle
* Rich vs Poor
* Hope & Rebellion

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Color is used effectively to create an atmosphere. We see this in the two scenes - District 12 at the beginning and the Capitol as Katniss and Peeta arrive. In District 12 we see a natural palette of browns, greys, and greens whereas is the Capitol people wear bright colors and a metallic palette of greys, silvers, and white is used. This makes us understand that things in District 12 are dark, old, and gloomy whilst living in the Capitol easy, crowded, and futuristic. The director did this to show the imbalance of Rich vs Poor. This shows life is hard and people are poor in the districts, but in the Capitol life is easy.


Friday, 26 July 2019

Boomerangs

Explain the purpose of the activity
The purpose of this activity is to learn about aboriginals art and the meanings of it.

Explain the story on your boomerangs, including the meaning of the colors. 
The dots on my on the black surface of the boomerang represents the ancestors from the beautiful country of Africa. And the patterns in the middle represent the pacific culture. And on the back its a plain white with different colors splattered all over it that represents different cultures. 

What went well when painting your boomerang.
Everything went well during painting.

Here is a photo of my boomerang:


Wednesday, 24 July 2019

English

Track #1
Outside
Flashbacks
Photos slides

Track #2

Japanese rythm
Going on a journey

Track #3

Sad
When Ru dies in the Hunger Games

Track #4
Mysterious
Nervous

Song 1

Picnic
Joyful

Song 2

Sad
Going on a cruise at night typa vibes

Tempo - Speed
Faster - upbeat, more energy
Slower - sad, sombre

Chords
Major - bright, happy
Minor - sinister, sad

Dynamics - Volume
Louder - energy, emotion
Quiter - Subtle, focus

Silence
- realism
- suspense - what's going to happen
makes us focus - looking for other clues

Music during Propaganda film
- medium tempo
- minor - scary, energy
- subtle - doesn't distract from the story

Music
- when we meet Peeta
- sorry for him
- isolated from others
- maybe victory (horns)
- Tempo starts slow but increases
- Predominantly minor - sinister

Atmosphere - how you feel the mood in a surrounding

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Music and silence are used effectively to create a foreboding (evil) atmosphere in the Reaping scene. In the Reaping scene, the tributes from District 12 are selected and we see Katniss volunteer as a tribute for her sister. The male tribute selected was Peeta. Silence is used when Effie draws out and reads the tributes names to make us feel like the moment is real to make us focus and draw out the suspense. The director has done this to make the audience feel worried about who will be chosen. Musc has used to introduce the audience to Peeta when his name is drawn The music is predominantly minor and has a slow tempo which makes us feel sad and worried like Peeta. this is combined with close - up shots of Peeta's worried facial expressions to draw the viewer in.

26/07/19

1. Reaping Scene - District 12 
Faded
Quiet
Cult-like
Girls hair is braided
Boys hair-cut short
Girls dressed in skirts and skirts
Boys dressed in trousers and shirts with round neck t-shirt underneath.
Simple clothing 
All equal recognize the district 
Hard & Poor  (Poor, Sad, Hard lives)
Atmosphere - Scared of being reaped, tension, sorry for them.
2. Capital
Bright colors
Different type of hairstyles
Exaggerated, over the top
Loud
Unique
Excessive makeup on men and women
Use of headpieces
Advanced technology 
Better style
Good quality
Costumes made to be worn once and thrown away. 
Easy & Wealthy (They have everything the tributes don't, easy-going, not stressed, a**sholes, arrogant)

3. Beginning of Area          
Dull
Camoflague
Greys
Blacks
Jacket
Cargos
T-shirt
Hiking boots
All look the same         

Effie

  • Bright dress (Pinkish)
  • Bright make up
  • Caked face
  • Pink lips
  • Long eyelashes
  • Afro


Themes
* Hope and Rebellion
*Rich vs Poor
*Struggle for Power (Katniss & Snow)

                                                                 Rich vs Poor
In the reaping scene, the costume is used effectively to show the imbalance between the rich and poor of Panam. For instance, the children of district 12 all look alike in dull, simple and overworn clothing. In contrast, Effie Trinket wearing bright colors, a large wig, and headpiece and excessive makeup. This makes the audience feel sorry for the people of district 12 because Effie is a symbol of the wealth in the capital. we see that not everyone lives in poverty. The director did this to show the hard life of those in Katniss's home district. Coinciding with Effie's behavior. She is loud, happy and confident while the people of the district are quiet and scared. This can be juxtaposed to the scene where Katniss and Peeta arrive in the Capital. In this scene, everyone else is rich and clean and they are the different ones.