Film study

This week in film study we have 2 choose 1 task to do. The first task that was given to us was to select two lead characters and create a challenges chart. Then the second one was Create a resume for the 2 lead characters. I chose to do the first task because I found it easier to do, and more enjoyable. The 2 lead characters that I did was the other wybie and the other mother. They are both in the other world which was nicer in the real world. 

What am I learning? We are learning how is a Character developed in a film.

How does this work show my learning? This shows my learning by Explaining how a character is portrayed using a specific example from the text.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning? What I'm wondering as a result of this learning is to learn more about how a character is portrayed. 

Addiction on the mind & Body- Alcohol

During the past several weeks in health, our teacher gave us a lot of various topics that we can choose to do. My friend and I decided to do Addiction on the mind & body (alcohol).  Once we have finished deciding what topic to do the second task that we now need to do is choose five questions that we then answer later. My friend and I task were to answer that five question and explain them to how to improve it. Afterwards, once we have finished answering the five-question our last task was to create an activity or make something that you can present.

5 BIG questions	Tick when completed
Why is it harmful?	✅
What needs to change?	✅
Who can or can’t drink alcohol?	✅
How do you become an alcoholic?	✅
How do we minimise harm?	✅

Strategies	What the strategies are	What areas of wellbeing the strategy will improve and how	Short term and/or long term
Strategy 1	Drink water or other non-alcohol drinks between alcoholic drinks or just drink non-alcoholic drinks in general.	Taha hinengaro, Taha wairua, Taha whanau and Taha tinana	Long term
Strategy 2	Avoid high percentage of drinks cause this means they have more alcohol in them.	Taha hinengaro, Taha wairua, Taha whanau and Taha tinana	Long term
Strategy 3	Eat some food before and while drinking, to slow your drinking pace and slow the absorption of alcohol.	Taha hinengaro, Taha wairua, Taha whanau and Taha tinana	Long term

We present our topic by using visme and creating art about it. We chose to do visme and art because we think that it will look good when we present it. I'm sure that I have worked really well with a classmate, I am really happy with the presentation that we have made.

Here it is:

Made withVisme

Film Study, 2020, Freytags Pyramid

This Friday in Film study, our teacher gave us 2 tasks that we can choose from. The first task that we have to do was using Venngage we have to create a timeline of key plot points that occurred in the visual text. At each point give a brief explanation of what happens and how that affected the direction of the story. The second task that was given to us is to create a Freytag's pyramid to show the progress of the plot of our visual text.  I chose to make a Freytag's pyramid because I found that easier to do. 

 

What am I wondering? I am wondering to analyse the plot of a film. 

How does this work show my learning? This shows my learning by explaining how the film plot is constructed to engage a viewer using technical language. 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning? For the result of this learning, I am wondering to learn more about Freytag's Pyramid. 

Year 9 ESOL, Halloween project DLO

Last week in ESOL, our task was to make a DLO about 1 mythical from our country. I and Vann work together to create a DLO about Kumakatok. Kumakatok is 3 door knocker that looks like a human. They go to your house when someone is ill in your household.

Here is the video we made with Flexclip: 

Music Sexxxy paragraph

On Tuesday for Inside and out, our task was to make a constructed paragraph that shows how does music enhance the story. I made a sexxxy paragraph explaining it works. 

Here is my paragraph: 

In Coraline, a lot of different techniques were used in the film. One of them is music, music was used effectively to describe the feeling and the character. This is shown by the opening scene of Coraline which had major chords and average tempo to generate calm dynamics. These make the audience feel relaxed and comfy. The purpose of this is to present who created the film, this works well with the background music and the name that was recorded. The sound reminds me of peaceful music.

Blog about my experience dissecting the heart

What have we been learning? For the past few days in science, we have been learning what is a circulatory system and also how to dissect a heart. We are doing this to learn how does a heart work and their function are. 

Why are we dissecting heart? We are dissecting the heart so that we can learn all those labels and functions that we have learnt.   

What are the parts of the heart? Did you see them?

Atrium - The atrium is the upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.

Ventricle - The ventricle is responsible for pumping the blood away from the heart.

Valves - The purpose of the valves is to move the blood around the body.

Pulmonary Artery - The right ventricle artery which pumps oxygen to the lungs.

The two-part of the heart that we did not see is the vein and the atrium because it got cut off. 

Did you enjoy the dissection? Why/ Why not? I did enjoy the dissection because I've learnt a lot of different things that I did not know yet.