The United Kingdom - The Acts of Union

 Great Britain/The United Kingdom

In 1707 there was a vote between Scotland and England whether they should stay separate or unite into one. The Acts of Union was originally set on the date of 1st May 1707. During the Acts of Union ,both the Scottish and English government united together to form The Great Britain. During then ,   A large portion of the population of Scotland were against the idea of Scotland and England becoming The United Kingdom. They feared that sharing the same monarch as England, they would become foreign enemies with them. But, also as reasoning is that Scotland wanted to keep it's countries rights of both independence and freedom. \

Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots were first cousins by blood, and even though they were related they had never met each other physically, But they had loathed each other.

What bought this idea up was when Mary, Queen of Scots had an attempt to try and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I throne and try and claim it for herself ,Over time had passed and both Queen Elizabeth 1 and Mary, Queen of Scots had passed. The Queen Elizabeth had no heir nor children that she could pass the throne to, So it automatically went to King James son of Mary, but also second cousin of Elizabeth. That was how citizens and parliaments of Scotland and England thought of the idea to rise and unite together.

Before The Acts of Union had officially announced that Scotland and England were uniting to for Great Britain, there were three previous attempts from the past. In 1606, 1667 and 1689 ,But it was yet til the 1707 that they had enough support to expand their idea throughout both countries. 

When Scotland and England became the Great Britain, they were yet to decide who's flag they were to use. As you can tell for today Northern part of Ireland is included in Great Britain. So they gathered all of Great Britain flags and united them together to create a new one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbmsgk7/revision/5
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Act-of-Union/
https://www.history.com/news/elizabeth-mary-queen-of-scots-imprisonment-death#:~:targetText=Queen%20Elizabeth%20I%20of%20England,%2C%20charming%2C%20romantic%20and%20reckless.

Critical Literacy - Adverts

How are people presented in New Zealand anti drinking adverts?

Throughout all three of the adverts the one thing they had in common was alcohol and that they were mostly males, and 2/3 of the videos were aimed at maori and p.i . The age group that was targeted of the audience were teenagers, young adults and slightly older adults .That shows that the creators of the adverts that they were assuming so they were aiming for people such as young maori men.

Essay Brainstorming

School should be closed when its hotter that 30 degrees? -

School should be closed when a temperature is higher tat 30 degrees. I argue for this because when students go to school to get an education and for that you need to concentrate, students would be incapable of that under all the heat and if they were in a test or an exam that would predict their future they wouldn't be able to focus and if they fail that could effect on the percentage they have on their future.

Students would learn more if school started at 10am?

I argue for this because students could get more opportunities that could effect their future. They would have more time to sleep so they wouldn't be so tired during class and wouldn't be sleepy and have a less chance of sleeping during a teachers lesson

P.E Gymnastics

What have I learnt during gymnastics?

I have learnt to do things that are outside of my comfort zone and things that I wouldn't normally do freely. I have learnt the bar where you have to pull your body weight up and flip yourself over the bar.    

What did I do well?

I have been doing well at the bar and doing small things on them and slowly improving in gymnastics to get better. I think I can do better though because I need to learn to do it alone instead of my friends helping me.

How/What do I need to improve?

Something I think I should improve on is the beam and maybe a little left of the bar because I can do something but there are somethings else I can improve on. I have done somethings on the beam but haven't been able to achieve my goals on the beam

What's something I can work on?

Something I can work on is the parallel bar because I haven't attempted yet anything on it. Some of the tramp as well because I haven't tried anything yet but I think if I do I might be able to achieve the trampoline goals If I try and get better at it each time I will improve.

Poetry Terms & Definitions

Figurative Language - A phrase common to people who speak the same language - Saying one thing but meaning another

Literal Language - Meaning exactly what you say

Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as

Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things and not using the words like or as

Personification - Giving human qualities to non-human things

Imagery - Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses

Idiom - Saying one thing and meaning something else

Hyperbole - An exaggeration of the facts

Alliteration - Repetition of constant sounds in a piece of writing

Comparing Figurative and Literal Language

1. 'Just chill out dude' - Relax and loosen up

2. 'He is driving me up the wall' - He is giving me a temper

3. 'His nose is out of joint' - He is irritating 

4. 'The teacher is a real scream' - The teacher has a humour

5. 'What is she cooking up in her mind right now' - What is she thinking of?

6. 'He gave her the eye' - Saying hi without actually saying it.

Similes & Metaphors

1. 'My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth'

2. 'The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby cheese'

3. 'The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on a high wire'

4. 'My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore'

1.'The cloth was as black as coal'

2. 'The wet ball was as slippery as an eel'

3. 'My sister is as playful as a kitten'

4. 'The top of this table is as smooth as silk'

5. 'I've been as busy as a bee'

6. 'The lamb is as white as snow' 

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'As slippery as an eel' - Simile
'Arnie was a man-mountain' - Metaphor
'He was a lion in battle' - Metaphor
'She is as pretty as a picture' - Simile
'The striker was a goal machine' - Metaphor 
'The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early' - Simile
'The moon was a misty shadow' - Metaphor
'My friend has a face like thunder' - Simile

1. 'The wool was as soft as a cloud' - Simile
2. 'She is as innocent as an kitten' - Simile
3. 'She was as red as a tomato' - Simile
4. The sound was as loud as a construction site' - Simile
5. 'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean' - Simile
6. 'He was as tall as a basketball player'  - Simile
7. 'The rainbow was colourful' - Metaphor
8. 'The sun was bright' - Metaphor
9. 'The clouds were raining' - Metaphor
10. 'Her vocabulary was on point' - Metaphor
11. 'They're handbag was expensive' - Metaphor
12. 'They were very focused' - Metaphor

Alliteration
1. 'The sun sizzled the swimmers skin'
2. 'I accidentally ate an awful apple'
3. 'Beth borrowed Barry's books before biology'
4. 'Slipping and sliding, I stumbled in the snow and slush'
5. 'Many mysterious men mumbled messages'
6. 'The gallant goat gobbled gobs of garbage greedily'
7. 'The rapidly rising river rushed rampantly'
8. 'The red roses rise ravishingly' 
9. 'While wandering wasteful water went down the water-drain'
10. 'The tired traveller tormentingly travelled to Thailand' 

Personification
1. 'The wind whispered through the gloomy forest.'  
What is being personified?
'The wind whispered through the gloomy forest'
What human train or quality has it been given?
Whispering
2. 'The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops ,believing he was making happy flowers.'
What is being personified?
His flowers.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'Believing he was making happy flowers.'
3. 'As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.'
What is being personified?
The Sun
What human trait or quality has been given?
'The sun beat down on us'
4. 'The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and the chainsaw sang its deadly song'
What is being personified?
The chainsaw.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'The chainsaw sang its deadly song'
5. 'As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically "Well I guess it just walked off of my desk" She looked at her classmates accusingly'
What is being personified?
Her pencil.
What human trait or quality has been given?
' "Well i guess it just walked off of my desk" '
6. 'When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.'
What is being personified?
The high heels.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'Each shiny pair of high heels called out to her'

Personification
1. 'The motorbike drove itself off'
What is being personified?
The motorbike
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'The motorbike drove itself off'
2. 'The moon howled during the night'
What is being personified?
'The moon howled during the night'
3. 'The engine roared to life'
What is being personified?
The engine.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'The engine roared to life'
4. 'The stairs groaned when we walked across them.'
What is being personified?
The stairs.
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'Stairs groaned when we walked across them'
5. 'The mask was just sitting there looking straight at me.'
What is being personified?
The mask
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'Mask was just sitting there looking straight at me'
6. 'The camera loved us'
What is being personified?
The camera.
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'The camera loved us'

Onomatopoeia
1. A plate being dropped on the floor - 'Smash'
2. A balloon being burst - 'Pop'
3. A gun being shot - 'Bang'
4. Someone eating chips - 'Crunch'
5. A light being switched on - 'Click'
6. A fierce dog - 'Growl'
7. A small bell being rung - 'Tinkle'
8. A door opening - 'Creek'
9. A bomb exploding - 'Boom'
10. A child screaming - 'Screech

Onomatopoeia
1. 'The old engine chugged down the rickety track.'
2. 'The hard-hit tennis ball whistled by my ear.'
3. 'The truck’s brakes screeched in the distance.'
4. 'The rain beat on the metal barn roof.'
5. 'His guitar strings twanged the sad melody.'
6. 'The old floor creaked as we walked slowly across it.' 
7. 'The fire cracked and popped on a cold night.' 
8. 'The snake hissed when I startled it.'


Hyperbole 
I’m so hungry I could eat a whole elephant! - Hyperbole
May is the nicest month of the year. - Not
Her brightly coloured dress hurt his eyes. - Hyperbole
The roof rose up and down to the rhythm of the music. - Hyperbole
I ate all of my salad for lunch. - Not
The dog was so dirty it had a tomato plant growing on its back. - Hyperbole

Hyperbole
1. The strong wind could blow me off of my feet.
2. This headache may explode my head.
3. The fast computer is faster that the flash.
4. The funny movie was so funny I could die from laughter.
5. The hot pan could have burnt my hand off.
6. This loud crying baby could brake my ears/make me go deaf.
7. These heavy groceries could break my arms off.
8. My encounter with the scary dog was worst that anything out of a horror movie.

Revision
1. 'As straight as an arrow' - Simile
2. 'Lucky lady' - Alliteration
3. 'Boom' - Onomatopoeia
4. 'The city was a jungle' - Hyperbole

The Hunger Games - Film Study - English - Symbols

The film I am studying is 'The Hunger Games' ,The topic of my paragraph at the moment is symbols and how 'The Hunger Games' presents them throughout the movie to create an understanding of the viewers to the movie.

The topic of the movie and what Gary Ross tries to pass on to his viewer is that when Katniss Everdeen volunteers for tribute in Primrose Everdeen's place she does it out of care for her sister. As a viewer, When Katniss volunteered , that to me was a symbol of love and care from Katniss to Primrose because she is able to risk life physically in order for Primrose to live. The Mockingjay pin is another symbol that plays an increasing part in the movie, The Mockingjay represents hope so that when Katniss wears it nothing bad is supposed to happen to her. Another chapter of the movie where the Mockingjay takes part of is when Katniss and Rue try and think of a way of communication, So the Mocking jays repeat after them.

'Girl on Fire'
Symbol that represents Katniss Everdeen is "Girl on Fire" was first shown in the Tribute Parade when The Capitol were showing all the tribute representatives from all 12 districts. Katniss and Peeta were the last so when they were in view of the audience it was thrilling the audience when the fire ignited. It didn't burn them either. As well as when they held their hands and raised them, that was a symbol that they will try to win 'The Hunger Games' together.

What am I learning?

Symbols, and how they play an effective part in each movie and in life.

How does this show my learning?

I didn't use all of the symbols, but I used the ones that were obvious, and played a part in each characters life as a character.

Home Economics - Fish n Chips

Fish n Chips
Practical Week 4 
- Teamwork Aspects 
I think the team I work with was good with communicating with each other and work well together and listen to each other and everyone in the team is always doing something and rarely not busy.
- Tasks
-Skills with the team.
Communication and not fighting over who gets to do something or who gets more.
- Improvements
We did work well as a team last lesson for cooking, but something that does need improving in is listening to the example and reading the instructions more carefully to meet the right standards and if so if one day one of us were to become a chef or is involved with cooking in the future we know what to do.
- Time Management
I think the team did very well with managing the time.

Product/Outcome
- Feedback
The finishing outcome I would describe as tasteful, I say this because they were a very good quality for being homemade fish n chips and the fish was still frozen and we had only about an hour to finish them.

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The Hunger Games - Film Study - English - SEXXXY Paragragh

In 'The Hunger Games' The Director, Gary Ross , uses camera shots effectively . As an example ,when he uses high angle birds eye view angle when Katniss does the 3 finger salute to the camera to Rues district a while after she died. The 3 finger salute is a signature gesture that District 12 do, the 3 finger salute to District 11 (Rues District) shows that Katniss cared for Rue and to show her respects to Rue, her district, her family and everyone that cared for her, instead of just leaving Rue for dead so she can win like most of the others did. The 3 finger salute was now (in 'The Hunger Games') a gesture that now all of the districts do.  Which leads to the topic Hope & Rebellion and the 3 finger salute started it all , so if anyone were to gesture to the 3 finger salute, they would get punished.

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The colour used for District 12 looked blunt,dull and drained
Interestingly and surprisingly , Katniss volunteered for tribute 
The colour used for The Capitol are bright,eye-catching and radiant  
The colour used for The Capitol are bright,blazing and eye-catching

If you compare The Capitol to District 12 you can tell The Capitol has more of a richer feel, whereas district 12 has a more of a dull,blunt and drained costume usage.

The Capitol has a richer feel , whereas District 12 has more of dull,blunt and drained costume usage.

English - Film Study - The Hunger Games - Workshop 5

Thesis - Argument 
Hypothesis - What you think will happen

Thesis - Katniss - When she entered the arena for 'The Hunger Games' it took her a while because she didn't want to harm, but then she started to change when someone shot Rue with a spare. She becomes a warrior and a symbol of rebellion.

In the film 'The Hunger Games' directed by Gary Ross, Katniss evolves from an innocent girl from District 12 into a symbol of rebellion for the people of Panam.

1. Volunteers as Tribute- Reaping scene, Costume-Choose a compare scene, Dutch tilt-Something is about to go wrong.
2. Mockingjay - Market/Gives to Primrose/Wears in games/Cinna gives to her. Close up - See if , feeling of intimate / special.
3. 3 finger salute - Rue's death, The Reaping-Her district, High angle-wide shoot- shows lot of people and gives better view.

English - The Hunger Games - Character Chart

English - The Hunger Games - Workshop

The Hunger Games - Workshop - Camera shots and angles.

Over the shoulder - To bring the audience and make them feel they are part of the conversation.

Extreme long shot -  To show how many people are present.

High angle - To show Snow is more powerful and the crowd is weaker and vulnerable.

Dutch tilt - Makes things look out of the normal. Katniss is out of place, she volunteered as tribute to save her sister - She is saying I will die for my sister.

Low angle - Makes the subject bigger/more important. - Katniss is the first volunteer in District 12 - She has been selected to be tribute above all others.

Mid shot - Makes the viewer an onlooker - Makes the audience feel she is suddenly alone.

Camera shots and angles are used effectively in the film ' The Hunger Games' . For example, in the scene after the tribute parade where we first see the character of President Snow. Gary Ross uses a combination of over the shoulder and high angle with an extreme long shot to show Snow addressing the crowd. This makes us understand that Snow is a powerful individual in the Capitol as everyone is listening to him.The purpose of this is to show Snow's supremacy among the people of the Capitol and the tributes. Coinciding with this, the use of setting shows a special place above others for Snow and below for the tributes. This can be Juxtaposed to the scene later in the film where Katniss and Peeta reclaim power by threatening to eat the poisonous berries in the arena.   

Sentence starters -

In ' The Hunger Games '

We see this when...

This makes the audience feel...

The director did this to...

This worked well with...

This aspect can be compared with...



In ' The Hunger Games ' there are different angles and shots shown throughout the movie . If you pay close attention ,you can see how the smallest things they use such as camera angles and shots ,that it helps tell the story.We see this when Katniss Everdeen takes a step forward and volunteers for her younger sister 'Primrose Everdeen' of the reaping of 'The Hunger Games'. They use camera shots and angles such as Dutch tilt ,Low angle and Mid shot. This makes the audience feel intrigued by the amount of action ,but also feel as if Katniss is alone now and that this scene isn't you're everyday scene and that its out of the ordinary. The director did this to hook the audience into the movie so they will see how the close detail makes a close difference such as the Dutch tilt ,It makes it look Katniss is starting to get a dizzy feeling ,Low angle to show that Katniss looks as though she is above everyone else now because she is on the stage along with 'Effie Trinket' ,but also because she has volunteered as tribute for 'Primrose' and the last camera angle Mid shot ,is to show Katniss facial expressions and to present that she is upset and doesn't want to be there. This worked well with the aspects,camera angles and shots of the movie as a story to show the understanding of it as a story. This aspect can be compared with different action movies, such as Divergent,Jupiter Ascending,X-men and many more.

Mathematics

What were the main mathematical concept or idea's that you learned or that were discussed in class?

What the term 2n means and what it represents and different patterns on how the equation is solved.

What questions do you still have about mathematics?

Why do you choose to use n in 2n and not a number , and why did you choose n out of all the other letters you could have chosen?

Describe a mistake or misconception that you or a classmate had in class. What did you learn from this mistake or misconception?

What the term pi is . How to measure a circle using the pi structure , also circumference and diameter.

What new vocabulary words or terms were introduced?

Perimeter x area and how to measure a circle and triangle.

Music - Jamaican Reggae

For music , we had to practice playing 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley . We also had to create a presentation on google slides about Jamaican Reggae as well as Jamaica as a country , For my performance I played the piano with another person.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KTuDV_XXcnw1q6GQzdr6jGmoAWPIJL8dO2g2VEiIudo/edit#slide=id.g5b20be797e_0_0

What part did you play in your performance?
In my performance I played the first line of the piano of 'Three little birds' by Bob Marley.

Were you happy with it?
Yes.

What would you add or change if you had to do it again?
Have more confident.

Tama Tu Film Questions

Tama Tu Short Film NZ


How does the crow help the mood of the film?
Helps sense the sense of fear of being killed by death.

What does the ammo exchange help show?
That the soldiers are willing to sacrifice their belongings to help put their friends life in less danger.

What does the handheld camera shot help show?
It helps show the background of the film and the surroundings they have , also to put more of a realistic state because they are in a war crisis for the viewers.

What does the black cat symbolise?
In the short film , the black cat brought death upon a soldiers so maybe it means death , but I know the black cat symbolises bad luck . So death and bad luck , bad luck because the death that was brought upon the soldier and death because of the bad luck.

How do the filters help show meaning?
The filters are messy and sort of blurry . They can't have used a happy or colourful filter because they represent joy , and joy in war doesn't go well together. The filter also helps set the time and date of when the war happened , because I am very much certain that the war didn't happen in the 21st century.

What and how do the film aspects help with the suspense with the shooting of the German soldier?
Help show a better understanding because I assume the soldiers know now to not go near the black cat because of the death of the German soldier . It also helps show the emotion of sympathy of the soldier. But I did notice when the Maori soldier did hesitate to shoot the German soldier because he was happy while playing with safe animals.

What does the use of the shadow help show?
The shadow represents death.

What shots are used to 'bookend' the film?
Birds Eye View , High Angle , Low Angle , Tracking

Japanese - Self-Introduction - じ こ しょ か い

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8-Mr1Vf2iw

In whose interest in this text?

People who are thirsty and need flavoured beverages and hang with their family to stop stressing.

How are children , teenagers , young adults and adults constructed into this text?

Because coca cola has sugar and sugar can hype the children to be more energetic in a positive way as well for the older families as well to have family time.

Why has the author constructed the characters this way?

To attract families and let them know that coca cola can bring families together and have fun with them.

What is the text about? How do we know?

To have fun with your family and not stress and have anxiety.

What questions about itself does it not raise?

What if you run out?

What if your local store runs out of coca cola?

What will you do if Pepsi and similar beverage companies upgrade? 

English - Crossword

What am I learning?
The techniques and  angle shots involved in the film , as well as the items they use in it.

How does this work show my learning?
Because this shows the definition of my knowledge.

English - Essay Grade

For my next upcoming essay I would like to Achieve high by having the grade of 2-3 grades higher than my original grade right now.

- I can do that by improving and working on my PEEL structure , mostly the Link structure part.
- I can read through the questions for the essay more carefully if I want to have a high level of achievement instead of answering the instructions.
- Show my understanding through my essay with my own choice of words and language.
- Reread my essay so my choice of words make sense and my audience is hooked in.
- Include more vocabulary into my essay.

Migration

Hello , My name is Emily Mayhem , I was involved in The Voyage in Britain in the 1850’s. I am going to tell you my experience of being apart of The Voyage. I was 7 years old at the time but I remember everything .I was living in England , London and working as a servant. Your probably thinking what is a 7 year old girl like me working as a servant , that may not be your normal but that was my normal I worked like that everyday for a really long time , 2 years , Then my caregiver thought it was about time to start a healthier life , She thought it was best , My mother died while giving birth to me and my father , I never knew him. Me and my caregiver (Erin) We were having our break and having lunch , I was extremely grateful because I don’t normally get a full meal , I barely get anything in a day . Anyways , While we were eating and enjoying our meal , Then there was a tall man that came in a suit , He was carrying large paper posters under his arm , He stopped nearby and stapled a post on the wooden wall in the bar I work at and left , On the poster was information on migrating to America , Australia , Canada and New Zealand .

I showed Erin this and I could tell by the look on her face that when she saw this poster , She was very determined to this idea. Today was Saturday July 14th and  Migration Day is Monday July 16th , So we had 2 days to get a contract for Migration Day from the mayor of London . That may sound simple , But for 2 servants like Erin and myself were looked down on Because of how poor we were and how little money we had , So we chose to break a few laws along the process. Once we got the contract Erin signed her signature , and I just wrote my name . We got there , and you remember the few rules we broke , Well one of them was stealing . We wore the stolen clothing and entered the ship above and where I could see the ocean . I looked back to see where Erin had gone and when I turned I couldn’t see her , I searched before finally looking down and saw that Erin was down there standing with her hat in her hands and waved . This was her saying goodbye to me . We talked about how life would be without each other and she explained to me that maybe the soldiers wouldn’t let her on , but I didn’t think that she was serious  , or maybe I just didn’t want to believe that . I tried to get past and run down the plank of the ship but the soldiers blocked it off . The ship was already moving and I didn't even realise it . I went inside the ship and looked for the closest bathroom and cried my eyes out. I didn't understand because why she left me . So after I was finished having a meltdown , I searched the ship for my bags and once I found them , There was a man and he came up to me to give me a key with a number on it. I think this was the key to my room. So I searched for a while before I found it . This room I shared with 2 other people , a sweet elderly lady who's name was Susan Cooper and Susan had her granddaughter with her , Her name was Elizabeth Cooper who was 12 years old . We became friends quite fast , and she helped me get over without being with Erin . I still couldn't understand why they didn't let her through , or I through to Erin.

English2019

 The adverb sentence

Curiously , Quickly , Rapidly , Often , Importantly , Technically

, Firstly , Lastly , Remarkably , Similarly , Significantly , Surprisingly , Readily

Unexpectedly , The cat barked

Unexpectedly , The Pig Flew

Rapidly , The Dog Ran

Begin with a preposition

Preposition are words that indicate movement or position.

Against , Under , Above , In , At , Throughout , Behind , Over , Prior , Beyond

After The Photo Was Taken, The Camera Flashed

In The Greenhouse , The Plants Slowly Grew

Basic Body Paragraph 1

Point > State the point you with to make

Evidence > Provide evidence to support your point - 2-3 sentences/2-3 sentences that give evidence to your point 

Explain > 3-4 Sentences that explain your evidence in relation to your point/question.

Link > Back to your point - 1-2 sentences - To the next paragraph - 1 sentence

Point > Books are better than movies - Everyone knows its better to read the book that watch the movie.

Evidence > For example , The movie made of Wonder is very different from the book. It leaves out lots of information. In the book that main teacher is female but in the move they are male. Also the camp incident  missed out the info about Auggies hearing aide.

Explain > This incident made more sense in the book because he was bullied for having his 'lobo ears' which made his look different. It didn't make sense to bully him in the movie without them.

Link > For these reasons , the book was clearly better that the movie . However , you can enjoy the movie without reading the book.

The -ed start

Committed , Undaunted , Determined , Forced , Gifted , Blighted , Thrilled , Delighted , Blessed , Overpowered , Drafted , Surprised , Foreshadowed

Determined to beat their opponents , The players scored a goal
Defeated by the opponent , The Player gave up

The 'W' Start
Who , While , Whilst , When , Where , What , Whereas

When the bell rang , I continued my work
While I was at the game , My family was at a dinner party.

Point > School uniforms are a waste of time and money.

Evidence > School uniforms are a waste of time and money . They waste time and money because you can only wear them for school and nothing outside of school . If you change schools you have to pay more money.

Explain > Uniforms can be damaged easily and you grow out of them so you waste your time and your money because you have to pay for more uniforms clothing anyways. In my opinion , School uniforms only help students not get bullied for there sense of style in clothes . 


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Preposition
After the photo was taken , The camera flashed
Adverb
Unexpectedly , The cat barked
-ed start
Determined to beat their opponents , The players scored a goal
The 'W' start
While I was at the game , My family was at a dinner party.

The -ing start
Deciding , Speaking , Seeing , Grasping , Rising , Looking , Holding , Emerging , Taking , Signalling , Analysing , Talking 
e.g Talking about military successes , One must include Alexander the Great

Signalling for help , The survivors flashed a torch
Rising from the night , The sun rose

Adverb
Rapidly , The dog ran
Preposition
After the photo was taken , The camera flashed
-ed start
Committed to the team , The team captain came 2 hours early to practise
Ing start
Emerging from the cave , The bear woke up
'W' Start
While I was watching Television , The doorbell rang

Q - Quote , Rhetorical Question 

T - Title of your book

A - Author of your book

K - Key argument 

O - Outline


Example -
Have you ever lived through an invasion?
In John Marsden's 'Tomorrow When The War Began' eight young Australians venture into the bush , Only to return and discover an unknown face has invaded their town . A memorable idea from this text is that of courage .  We see the characters show courage at first when they venture to the showgrounds . Next , When they rescue Lee after he is shot , and finally when they blow up the town bridge . These are memorable to the reader because they show the importance of courage to achieve things.

P - Courage is first shown when Ellie , Kevin and Corrie visit the show ground.
E - Tell me what happened
E - Fear overcome = Courage
L - This incident shows that courage is a memorable idea in the text because without courage they wouldn't know if their families are safe.

Mirror Conclusion
The idea of courage is memorable in John Marsden's Tomorrow When The War Began. This essay has shown courage was needed when the children visit the showground , rescue Lee and blow up the town bridge . These incidents show that courage is memorable because .

Unihockey

 On a scale of 1 to , rate yourself on how well you participated in the  previous lesson , 10 being the whole time .

10/10

Why did you rate yourself the way you did?

Because I participated in everything , Even if I didn't feel comfortable I still did it.

What do you think you did well?

Participate more often , Because I used to hate doing anything physical because I got too nervous.

What skills did you use to accomplish posing and dribbling?

Used the Unihockey stick to block off the attackers .

What do you think you need to improve upon the next time? What strategies will you use?

People got the ball sometimes so try and run with the ball so they have a less of a chance of getting it.

Tomorrow When The War Began - Critical Literacy

What Views of The World is This Text Presenting?
Tomorrow When The War Began is based in the country Australia , But Tomorrow When The War Began can represent what is happening in the countries in Asia & Africa.

How Would The Text be Different if it were Told in Another Time , Place or Culture?
The book would be viewed differently and the views and thoughts of people would be different . The would be more laws told in the book and if in a different culture there would be different religions and traditions?

What Kinds of Social Realities Does This Text Portray?
What teenagers go through their years with and that the war crisis happening in Tomorrow When The War Began is happening in countries in continent Africa and Asia.

What Genre Does This Text Belong to?
Action , Drama , Romance (Sort of) and Thriller.

Human Trafficking

                              Human Trafficking

Where is this happening?
Human Trafficking is happening all around Asian countries , Like Equatorial Guinea , Eritrea , Iran , North Korea and more.

What are the key reasons for Human Trafficking?
The purpose behind Human Trafficking is because for the purpose of exploiting the prostitution of others , sexual exploitation , forced labour and slavery , as well as the removal of their organs .

How can this happen?
According to Human Trafficking websites , To my understanding , They tell me that the cause of the starting of Human Trafficking is because of kidnapping and capturing Men , Woman and Children , by force if they don't follow orders .

Who can this happen to?
This happens to Men , Woman and Children of all ages and sizes . Man , Woman and Children satisfy the people that stole them . Mostly Woman and young children are used for the sexual purposes , The men are mostly used for oils and mines.

Why does human trafficking occur & how does this take away human rights & freedom?

SEEL Paragraph
Human Trafficking takes away both human rights and freedom because , people buy humans lives like they have no emotion and feeling , like items only to satisfy themselves . Woman and Children , Especially young girls , are most of the time used for sexual purposes , and normally forced in to marriage at young aged . This takes away children right to have an education and a proper childhood. An example is when some young children are working in mining , oiling , child slavery or child soldiers they have their right to have an education and have a childhood with the right to have freedom and right to speak their mind on what they think.

10 Worst Countries Using Child Soldiers

Child Soldiers

Where is this taking place?

According to the video clip it is happening in Malaysia , Indonesia and the Philippines .

10 Worst Countries Using Child Soldiers
What is Child Soldiers?
Child Soldier is when children at very young ages lose their childhood because they are being used for child soldiers . They can go and follow the orders of their instructors or if not then they are forced and captured by them. The meaning behind having child soldiers is , according to Google , That they use them for sexual purposes , and of course to defend their country . But the reason they use children instead of adults is that they are much smaller in size , so they are much easier to handle , and can force and capture them when they want to.

Write a sentence about what your map is showing?
This map above is showing not only the countries using child soldiers , but they are the most extreme and most serious . They use the most force .


SEEL Paragraph
Why are children used in war & how does this take away their human rights? They use child soldiers for their sexual purposes , The females get married to the older soldiers , Men take younger girls and force them into marriage But there is another reason , that other reason is because children are much easier to handle . They are much less in weight and height so they have more of a chance of succeeding on kidnapping child soldiers . The child soldiers get given guns and weapons for war . They go against another country and accurate chances of at least 25 children losing their lives in each war as well as maimed . Child soldiers appear in Afghanistan , Sudan  , Somalia and Yemen , there are more countries as well . I don't understand why they just marry the love of their life and end war so their is peace . This is the reason why many countries around Asia have appeared using Child Soldiers . 

Mathmatics

Going To Koro Whare.

Problem 1 

It's 5km from Jordan's whare to where his Koro lives . It's uphill on the way so he can only cycle 10kph but he can do 20kph on the way back . Jordan leaves his whare at 6pm . How long can he stop at his Koro's whare is he want to be back home for his favourite television at 7pm?

It will take him 45 minutes altogether. 30 minutes to get their and 15 minutes there. He will have to leave at 5:30pm and have 40 minutes at his Koro's and 15 minutes to get home and 5 minutes to get ready for his television.

1.

What were the main mathematical concepts or ideas that you learned or we discussed in class?

Pi , Diameter and Circumference .

2.

What questions do you still have?

I learned everything I need to know except some of Pi and stuff.

3.

Describe a mistake or misconception that you or a classmate had in class. What did you learn from this mistake or misconception?

When we first learned about Pi , Diameter and Circumference , I didn't understand what they were until my group told me and I started to ask questions.

4.

What new vocabulary words or terms were introduced?

Diameter , Circumference and Pi . I heard of them but didn't know what they were.

10 Worst Countries For Child Labour

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Child Labour - Child labour is when you work children to the bone , this includes taking away their human rights . Out of working for slavery and child labour they get very little money for the amount of work they do . They get 100 Rupees every 1200 bricks they make. 

This Map is showing where the most affected places in the world where child labour is . The places where the children can be as young as the age of 5+.

Child labour is a serious case that is happening to this very day . This happens because one of the mains reasons I have learnt that it has happened is because of the adults that have children . Some people all around the world can't afford things like shelter , warmth , food and drinks , so the parents that live in the country with child labour go to moneylenders for help , they ask them if they could borrow some money for whichever they need if for and after a while the moneylenders come back to them and ask for them to repay what they have owed . Most of them are not able to pay so they sell their children off into child labour to slave for the people they call their masters. The children have no choice but to go along with it because their parents are still their guardians so they still kind of own still so what they say goes . Child labour takes away children human rights by taking away their right to have freedom , and a lot of children want to have an education for full time but they can't because of this child labour . Lawyers and many others around the world are trying to stop this child labour and fighting against the masters of child labour . Lawyers as well are to this day are still trying to stop child labour

Music - Illusions

1.

What is illusion?

Illusions are tricks and mind games you can do to trick your brain into something , an can also make you think something that is false and negative. , an example of illusions is movable images on the internet which is call gif and there are video recording on Youtube as well.

Illusions

2.

Find out who the following Illusionst are?

Dynamo , David Blaine , Houdini.

Dynamo is an Illusionst as well as a magicianst . Dynamo goes all around the world to do illusions and magic trick on his audience , he even have his own crew and camera man . Dynamo is still touring around the world.

Houdini is one of the most well know famous of all time. In the year of 1899 , Harry Houdini caught the attention of a entertainment manager , Martin Beck . Martin Beck got Harry Houdini a booking in the most best venues ever know in the country . He also got to tour around Europe , Harry Houdini got involved with the public police and would strip search him , lock in cellars and put in in his own shackles as well . Fortunately for him his show was very successful and soon became the highest paying performer . Unfortunately Harry Houdini has already passed in October 31 1926 . But he has a quote "No performer should attempt to bite of red hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.

David Blaine , who got famous by doing a magician video recording and used a tape to record and then sent it to ABC . David Blaine performed his first magician act in year of 2000 , David Blaine also did another act that surprised and shocked the audience by "Frozen In Time" Where he frozen in ice for the time record of 72 hours . 

Novel Study - Tomorrow When The War Began

Novel Study - In English we are learning Novel Study , There is Unwind and Tomorrow When The War Began . There are several questions to answer once we have read the book .

Must Do - Chapter 1-4

1.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the first person narration?

Disadvantages are when you can only hear and see one persons thoughts and point of view , A disadvantage is when you end a chapter and you want to hear more about what happened to 1 character and they change their narrator.

2. 

What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

I think that this a true story that Ellie is trying to tell but was a story that was told around 1920 and rewrote it to make more sense to today's punctuation .

3.

What set of skills to these characters have to convince their parents that they can ¨go bush¨ independently. Find examples for three characters.

I think it was Fi´s parents that had to go on a business trip and she asked her parents , 6 of the other teenagers (not including Ellie) found out that her parents let her take the Landie and Ellie convinced her parents that she knew where to go because it was not that far from her normal camping site .

4.
What picture do we get of Kevin in Chapter 3?
We picture him as a person who lives of a farm and tall and dark skinned , according to Corrie he is a kind and gentle person , Kevin is also a person who is afraid of living animals that CAN kill you , but most likely not to.

5.
What does Ellie liken Fi to? Do you think this is a fair assessment of her character? Use examples from the text to support your thinking
Ellie likens Fi to that she is like a beautiful model , ¨There was something a bit self-conscious about the way she was walking  , and the was she stood there in the cooling sunlight , like a model doing a fashion shoot on a beach , I think she knew it , and loved it¨


6.
Ellie claims that ¨Hell¨ is only a label and that people label things all the time , Often ignoring or overlooking certain labelled places or things . She them comes to the conclusion that ¨Hell¨ was people´. Is she right?
What´s your opinion, on labelling and Hell?
I think that Ellie is right about people and labelling things because without people places and things would not have names as well as countries . Without humans these places wouldn't even have names , they would just be places where you could go to live or travel.

7.
What was especially peculiar about the planes that flew over Hell?
Their Noise , Their Speed , Their Darkness Frightened me.

Can Do
1.
Vocabulary
Chronological - When you plan a series of events and they need to be in a certain order.
Authority - When you are in charge of everyone and can give your orders to everyone . A job for that is being a boss of your employee
Alternatives - When there is over 1 option to choose from.
Gratification - When you have satisfaction of when you get what you want or maybe what you have longed for.
Obstinate -
Hoist - When something is lifted to the above.
Unsympathetic - When you judge something without thinking about what their going through.
Scrutinising - When you watch something very carefully and as well as every small details as well.
Commemoration - A celebration to remember someones loss of life or to just remember them in general to admire the things that they changed in life.
Hysterically - When you are unable to manage something you have caused
Concealed - To keep anything from being shown to anyone else and hidden.


Must Do - Chapter 5-8
1.


2.
What is the first sign that something is wrong at Ellies house?
When 3 Ellies puppies have been found dead , The mother of the puppies barely even having any sign of life , as well as their is no sign of life inside the house when their should be dishes in the dishwasher/sink and loud TV playing in the living room.

3.
Do you think the way the teenagers reacted to realisation that Australia may have been invaded or war was realistic? Why/Why not?
I think the way they reacted was realistic , Because of how fast they were thinking when they find most of Ellie dogs dead and her parents left them to die and no note of her parents whereabouts , So they assumed that because of horror of signs left at each of their houses , That they never came back from Commemoration Day.

4.
What possible reasons exist that could spark war or invasion in Australia?
Because of the 3 solider that Corrie , Kevin and Ellie had led them to one of their neighbours houses and set a trap with the ride-on mower.

5.
Which people in the group were starting to stand out as leaders , is it surprising? Why/Why not?
Homer , this is because he is always trying to convince all of his friends and class that he doesn't have any feelings and he is a emotionless person and pulls pranks of everyone.

6.
How is Ellie's image of Kevin changing in Chapter 3 and 7?



7.
Why does the idea of a female soldier surprise Ellie?
If "Tomorrow When The War Began" was written and released in the 1900 years , then they used to force males from each country to fight for the war . So maybe Ellie was just shocked to see a female soldier


8.
Ellie and Kevin quick-thinking allowed them to turn a ride-on lawnmower in to a bomb . Was this mortal behaviour ? Did they do the right thing ? or should they have surrendered themselves?
They did the right thing because of the soldiers are from a different country and the soldiers didn't give them any reason to not kill them , someones parents left a note telling them they don't have any knowledge of whats going on and tell their children to stay safe and be careful/

9.
Homer says "This is war now , normal rules don't apply , They are the ones that tore up the rule book not us" What does this say about his character ? What do you think of the validity of his opinions?
This means that Homer is ready for it and he will risk it if it means that he will have to cost it his own life.

10.
What pieces of evidence inform the reader that this invasion was not entirely peaceful ?
Find 3 examples.
1. When Ellie , Kevin and Corrie created a bomb out of a ride-on mower and kill 3 soldiers .
2. When Ellie and Homer go looking for Robyn and Lee , Robyn tells them that Lee has been shot in the calve of the leg.
3. The soldiers bomb rockets and explosives to the farm of I think Kevin house , they have to hide in the shed to get to safety .

Chapter 9-12
1.
Why , In Ellie opinion , Is Cobblers bay and Wirrawee so important to the invaders?
Because they needed to keep the people that lived in Cobblers Bay and Wirrawee to keep quiet , So they can try to take over the rest of the country.

2.
Corrie and Ellie reminisce about how innocent they were in high school and even a few days ago . Why were they so innocent? Why are they no longer innocent?
They used to be innocent because they never messed with other people ,  They just worried about themselves , Corrie and Ellie talked about how they used to go up to their tree house and play dolls and tea party. They are now no longer innocent because they killed real people , they had real lives and had families to go back to .

3.
By blowing up Corrie house , What does the invading force demonstrate to the teenagers?
By blowing Corrie house up , That was the way of the invader signalling to them that they won't joke around and that this isn't a game to them and they will stop at nothing till they are killed , no matter how old or young they are.

4.
Describe the strategy Homer and Ellie use to ensure their safety when riding their bikes in to town . What does this show about how they are starting to think?
They go at dark and night time so they will have a less of a chance of getting caught and spotted  by the intruders of their country.

5.
How does Ellie feel as she is waiting in the truck at Council Depot? Where do her emotions come from?
Ellie had the emotions of Cold , Fear and Excitement as she described , she had the shivers , But then Ellie began to realise that an emotion of Love filled her . For the Love of her friends , If she had let her friends down they could die.

6.
Why is it so terrible that Chris falls asleep while on sentry duty? How does Ellie react? Why do you think she react this way? How does she feel aster her reaction later?
Its terrible that Chris fell asleep because he fell asleep , that put all of them in the danger and risked their lives . Ellie yelled and screamed at Chris and she even kicked Chris because of the risk of putting their lives in danger . Ellie felt guilty after she did kind-of a tantrum at Chris , she felt guilty and she was too harsh on him.

Must Do Chapter 13-16
1.
All the teenagers have a specific role to play in their group . Describe the roles each teenager plays .
Ellie - Ellie thinks with her head and not her heart , Ellie doesn't like to take risks in life and she thinks abut the negatives of something and not thinking about the positives
Lee - Lee follows his heart , Lee thinks with both of his head and heart , He likes to takes risks because if he didn't he would be thinking to himself , What would have happened if I did make that decision.

2.
According to what the teenagers hear on Corries radio , Why would America best not get involved with Australia struggle's?
America is best not to get involved because , if they get involved that will cause more war and will lead to World War 3 .

3.
Why is Australia being Invaded?
Australia is being invaded because the country that is attacking them has no very much money and has normally has to sit on the sidelines and watch as other people get expensive stuff like WiFi and Technology , When they can't.

4.
What do Kevin and Robyn argue about? Do you think Robyn's points are fair?
I couldn't remember who was arguing but I am sure they were arguing over the reason why the Invaders did what they are doing . Because they watch as other people get what they wanted and they never got any of that , So the invaders are taking revenge because they never got that.

5.
"Paradise in Hell" is an oxymoron . What does it mean?
"Paradise in Hell" is both a "Hell" and "Paradise" . It is "Hell" because from experience and is also called "Hell" as well , But is "Paradise" because they can live freely there Because no one is hunting them down , But they have boundaries that they cannot cross because of the invaders.

6.
Kevin's hatred for the invader is quite extreme . Why do you think he is so angry?
 I think Kevin has the right to be angry , Because the invaders are murdering population of Wirrawee and even though they did watch , I think they have gone too far across the line by murdering them .

7.
Despite the fact that the teenagers are in War-Zone , Evading enemy soldiers and planning guerrilla operations , they still find time to harbour romances , Do you think this is realistic?
Yes , Because even though they are in what seems like a World War 3 , They are teenagers that are possibly still going through puberty and their hormones and emotions get in the way so they won't be able to help it if they may have a little crush .

8.
Briefly summarise the story of the "Hermit From Hell" . Do you believe he killed his family?
I think Hermit could be capable of it . If Hermit did , They could have found some deep and dark secret and didn't want anyone to know , He could have married for money or he could have been undercover spy maybe , or He did really love his wife and child but was framed , or He could have killed them for money , but needed everyone to know or at least think that he was madly in love with his wife and cared and loved his child . There could be a possibility that they faked their death though.

Chapter 17 - 20

1.
Why does Ellie feel uncomfortable with Chris bringing cigarettes and alcohol in to Hell?
The teenagers have already broke so many rules , Too many to count , and she didn't get that the day before you turn 18 you can't get drunk , but one you turn 18 you can drink all you like , And there was such a small period of time between that.

2.
What happened to the soldiers involved with the lawnmower incident , according to Robyn? How does this make Ellie feel?
Robyn told her story of what happened to her and her group when going to The Showground , Robyn told them that 4 of the soldiers died , Their families were being treated as well , getting special treatment , feeding well and getting enough rest needed . Their were as well fighting in the hospital , people were being killed and injured .

3.
What is it meant by a "clean war"? Why are those invaders so intent on having a "clean war"?
Because the country that has started the war want a "clean" war because , they don't want to attract The Union Nation as well as The Red Cross attention. They have less of a chance of America getting involved is they don't include torturing them.

4.
Why do you think the prisoners were sent to clean up the houses around town?
The prisoners were supposed to clean up any old mouldy , stale food and any dead pets and animals . I think they were checking for anything useful as well.

5.
What makes Ellie think the soldiers walking past are professionals?
They are professionals because they are very specific and pay attention to detail and spot most things nobody can , so it looks as though they are well trained for this.

6.
What are some clues that the group is starting to think "more like soldiers"? 
They are as well being more aware of their actions. When Corries parents left a note they were more cautious of their actions and started to act like guerrillas and soldiers , as Ellie described.

7.
Why is Ellie nervous about being paired with Fi? Were her concerns about Fi realised?

8.
What is true courage according to Ellie?
When Ellie and Fi were in the Tanker , Ellie says she always admired Fi because of her beauty , but now she admired her for not only her beauty , but also her courage . In that moment it was more of her courage she admired . She admired Fi for her courage to go walking around town , giving the state their in not many people would be brave enough to do it.

9.
What problems do Fi and Ellie encounter on their mission to bring the tanker to the appropriate place under the bridge? How do they deal with these problems?

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre Definition - Musical Theatre is when you are performing something like a musical play that include musical songs and dance. They use other actors rather that the original actors. The genre they use is drama .

Find a synopsis and a Youtube link for 2 musicals of your choice
Means girls
Wicked

Links -
Wicked
Means Girls

Character biography -
Glinda Arduenna Upland - Glinda also know as Galinda is a fictional character that plays in the movie ¨Wicked¨ . She is daughter of Highmuster Arduenna and Larena Upland , She is described as snobby , superficial and obsessed with appearing in high-class


Mimes Definition - When getting into character and expression using gesture without the use of words , the genre of mime is Musical Theatre and Drama .

Musical Example -
An example of a Mime Movie are Silent Movies , They include facial expressions , body language , pace and many others . For an example of a Silent movie is - The Lion Cage played by Charlie Chaplin , The Lion Cage is about a guy running in to a lion cage and locking himself inside as well as with the lion . The Lion Cage stars - Charlie Chaplin , Al Ernest Garcia , Merna Kennedy , Harry Crocker , George Davis and Henry Bergman .
The Lion Cage
Film Writer - Charlie Chaplin
Played by - Charlie Chaplin

Funny or not funny?

What is Comedy?
Comedy is a genre where there are people that go up on stage or they can video and try to make their audience laugh . There are different types of comedy , like Movies , stand up comedy , slapstick comedy and many other example of comedy .

Find 3 different forms of Comedy ?
Home alone - form of movie and slapstick comedy
America got talent - Dustin Dojo act
Ned Woodman - Child Comedian