Passion Projects

12.11.18
Climbing and Abseiling 


Gear: 

• Shoes with good grip Belay device Stuff they provide (Harness, Helmet) 
• Life insurance
•  Karabiners 
• Drink bottle
•  Rope 
• Lunch

 Skills: 

• Foot placement 
• Strength hand/eye coordination Endurance
•  Knot Tying
•  Wearing harness correctly 
• How to belay 

 Safety:

• Focused
• Multi-tasking 

How to put on a harness

Music Reflection

12.11.18

What did you perform?
Kashaye and I performed a duet on the piano and performed  Lovely by Billie Eilish.

Who did you do it with?
I performed my duet with Kashaye Une.

Why did you choose this song?
I chose this song because I really like the melody of it and it's a very nice song.

If you perform again what would change?
I wouldn't change anything because I was happy with the performance even though we hit like 2-3 wrong chords, but it's funny to look back on.


What has been your favourite project this year?
My favourite project was the horror composition that we created. It was my favourite because Kashaye and I had a lot of fun getting frights from our own piece of work. Although I was not able to perform the piece ith her, I had a lot of fun.ud

What have you found challenging about this year?
This year I found it challenging to overcome my fears of performing in a crowd. I'm really proud of myself because I don't have any nerves anymore and I'm keen to perform again.

What advice would you give to the year 10's of 2019?
Just do it. If you are passionate about music and you really enjoy learning new types of instruments or songs then you should do it. At first it's scary but after so many performances thoughs nerves fade away.

Goals for 2019
I'm just hoping to succeed in NCEA and make it through all of my exams. I also hope to fail at least once and learn from it cause it's a really good way of learning and improving.

Ratios

Ratios 

24.10.18

Last week my class and I learnt about Ratios. We were given problems to solve that were based on Ratios. During that week the whole class had to pair up and create a slideshow based on what ratios are.

So what are ratios?

• As we made our slideshow I found out that a ratio compares value.  A ratio explains and shows how much one thing is compared to another.
• To express ratios in words we use the ratio of one thing¨to¨ something else.

• Ratios can be used on drawings and maps to show a scale in relation to real life.

Example:

A bowl has 6 apples and 4 peers.

The ratio of apples to peers are 6:4

Where do we use them?

Ratios can be used during your usual grocery shopping, cooking and getting from place to place these are the most 3 common real-life situations.

Questions:

What questions do you still have about Ratios?

I don't actually have any questions about ratios, because I feel like I have a learnt enough about them and there's nothing that I think I still need to learn. I also don't know when there will be a time where I desperately need to use ratios because there are also other alternatives to things.

What were some of your strengths and weaknesses in this unit? What is your plan to improve in your areas of weakness? 

One of my weaknesses was not being able to fully understand what ratios really are. As we continued to learn more about them it became easier than before. My strengths were being able to persevere through my learning and not giving up on trying to understand this unit. To improve my weakness I just need to keep trying and keep pushing forward.

Social Studies ENE Reflections

 ENE 
Reflection
09.11.18

What went well today?
We manage to write down our scripts.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help?
No we are fine.

What didn't go well today?
Everything went smoothly.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
We will try and present the best that we can.

07.11.18

What went well today?
Today we manage to fix a lot of things up and we disscused stuff for a very long time.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
Yeah the paragraphs. Our teacher.

What didn't go well today?
We took forever trying to understand one paragraph.

How will you improve next lesson?
Work faster and practice heaps.

02/11/18
What went well today? 
We managed to finish out decoration on the presentation to make it look more presentable.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
There is nothing we need help with.

What didn't go well today?
Everything went well for us.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
Keep doing what we are doing, working well as a group.

31/10/18 What went well today?
Today I enjoyed decorating the presentation and helping Lenora out.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you? 
I didn't need help today only Lenora did.

What didn't go well today?
Everything went smoothly so there was nothing that didn't go well.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
I say this all the time but its because I think we can still work harder and faster. So yeah just to work more efficiently.

29.10.18

What went well today?
Today was a very fun lesson I really enjoyed and things were smooth.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
I didn't need help with anything and if I did I probably would go to Lenora and Ofa.

What didn't go well today?
So today there was no problems at all, well atleast I think.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
Next lesson I am hoping to have the presentaion close enough to being finish and also make some modifications.

26.10.18

What went well today?
Today we manage to find a different way of presenting our work, which was good for us because no one else will be using this idea.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
I don't think we need any help with anything because there is three of us and we are pretty good.

What didn't go well today?
It was kind of hard when had done our presentation and were told to like come up with something different because we had spent time doing it. But eventually, we persevered and found something different.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
I think we have to work faster and possibly spend some time at home working on it cause we have to catch up on creating our presentation and just figuring out how we are going to make our pictures fit.

24.10.18

What went well today?
Today I actually enjoyed my lesson because everything was going smoothly. As we were looking at the map of Samoa and where the natural disaster occurred, we got to find out where Lenora comes from.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
I needed help with the mapping. I could not find exactly where the Tsunami hit but with the help of Lenora, I was able too.

What didn't go well today?
I don't think we got as much done as I'd like to but it's fine cause now I've just gotta play catch up.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
Hopefully, we are going to be working much more efficiently and make the most of our time. Other than that I am positive that we will complete it and have everything done on time.

19.10.18

What went well today? 
Well, today we basically finished everything and there wasn't much to do which worked smoothly.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
I didn't any help but I think Lenora did so I went and helped her out with her task.

What didn't go well today?
Not everyone was communicating well. Which I thought made it hard for me to work well.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
I am hoping that by the next lesson everyone is speaking with each other and communicating with each other properly.

17.10.18

What went well today? 
Today I enjoyed working with my group. We all took on different roles as well as helping each other out. Everything went really smooth. I had no trouble really.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?
 I only needed help with my essay and luckily Ofa helped me.

What didn't go well today?
I think everything was actually fine etc... We didn't fight or argue and we were all on the same page as each other, which made things easier and I am very happy with the group I am with.

How will you improve in the next lesson?
I think the next lesson I am going to try to get a lot more work done and maybe even get ahead of the class and be really detailed in my writing, but also keeping the reader interested.

Heath Assignment

25/09/18

Link to my assignment 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wJqWdsN10eaP3GOGnvWW1WCFEytdRkiXJSuKk2n2m8I/edit

Explain how this app will enhance the user's wellbeing in the short term and long term. You need to discuss all 4 dimensions of wellbeing. 

Spiritual well-being- So this app has many qualities that will help whoever uses it to decrease there addiction to alcohol, smoking and drugs. This gives them a better life, referring to the Whare Tapa-Wha this app can help you increase your 4 dimensions of well-being. This app gives sites that help you with your spiritual well-being as to give yourself less stress about the addiction you have also the phone number on the app can help and give you guidance for you to have peace at mind.

Physical well-being- The app gives you advice on what else you can do instead of having a hard time rethinking whether or not you should drink or smoke, having a hobby to be addicted to can enhance your well-being physically because any hobby you do can get you physically active instead of drinking and smoking.

Social well-being- These addictions affect not only you but your family and anyone that is close to you. The mistakes you make while drunk affects your family, not only would it affect them emotionally but also physically. This can have a huge impact on the decisions your family makes, on whether or not they will have you around them at all. That's why we have sites for you to look at and courses for you to take, so none of these happens.

Mental and Emotional well-being- All addicts have to face different kinds of problems when dealing with their own addictions. One being that drugs can affect the way your mind works including the way you think. This leaves your life at risk and maybe even close relatives at risk. We also have specialists on call if help is needed for those struggling to stay on their right mind and to improve the path they want to continue working on.

Tomorrow when the war began.

17.08.18
 Chapter Eleven

 1. How does Ellie feel as she is waiting in the truck at the Council Depot?
     Where do her emotions come from?
Ellie felt cold, fear and excitement. The greatest of these was fear which comes from her love.

 2. Why are the girls smiling when in danger? Is this a logical response?
They are laughing out of nervousness and at the way they are going about things and how everything is happening. I think it is a logical response because if I was in the situation I'd be laughing out of nervousness too. This is nervous energy.

 3. What does wearing a helmet and buckling up mean to the girls?
The helmet can protect them from getting a far more worse injury than death.
It's the difference between brain damage and death.

 4. What does Chris’s story say about the town? 
Chris found lots of things that showed signs of suspicion like peoples homes been blown up or a car that crashed with dead people, but they didn't die from the crash because there were bullet wounds. Which says that someones come into their town and have attacked them. They spread out and killed people instead of just being at the showground.

 5. What impact does the BMW have on the story? Does Chris seem lonely? Explain your answer? 
The car helps them escape and the truck was loud and noisy which almost resulted in their death. The sound of the car falling into the river also brings Chris out of his hiding place, and if they hadn't gotten rid of it, it would give away their hiding place. Chris does seem lonely and he was a quiet person but he hadn't talked to someone in so long he became the life of the party.

 6. What is Homer’s explanation for the need to swap cars at Chris Lang’s place?
 What does this show about the way he is thinking?
If the soldiers find the vehicle outside Chris's house they might think there is a connection between the car and Chris's family so they could harm Chris's family. It also gives it away. This shows that Homer is thinking strategically and making sure they aren't leaving traces of themselves. Homer is also thinking ahead meaning he's putting himself in the enemies shoes and think about what he'd do if he was looking for people.

 7. What are your thoughts on the story so far...
The story is becoming more interesting now because we are getting more of an insight to what everyone is thinking and also what the enemies are thinking like at first they were jumpy and a bit frightened too, but now they have gained a lot more confidence.

Art Term 3 Portrait

22.08.18

An Incomparable portrait souvenir has been STOLEN!!!

A day ago my artwork was stolen and snatched from its place without the frame. Displayed on the front surface of the page is a print of my past self and how I portrayed myself to look back then. Centred in the middle of the page slightly more to the right is where the head of my body on the Artwork is. Below the head is a polka dotted jersey with slightly more shadowing to the right and rough little linocuts on the left. Interfering with the polka dot jersey on the right is my long dark brown hair that carries right on till it reaches the bottom of the surface.

In the linocut, I have cut deeper in the left to help show the contrasting of the lightness and darkness on both sides. As I have cut deeper on the left I have made sure to do light little cuts on the rights side to make sure that the left stands out more and to help make it obvious where shadowing is. On the right side, you may not be able to notice the eye without the two slight little cuts I have made making sure I am outlining the eyeball without cutting too much away.

Without blending my picture into the background I have cut at least 1cm away from the linocut to make sure the outlines are still visible to the eye and so that you are still able to pick out each detail without ruining it. I have also cut at the top of the picture a nice vibrant cloud and small and deep cuts to show lots of different context in the clouds. I hope you are able to find my portrait because it would mean a lot.

English Vocabulary

21.09.18

 Tomorrow when the war began 

Vocabulary 

Manslaughter- Killing someone without malice, aforethought.

Aggravated-  Being annoyed, angry or frustrated at something.

Guerillas- Small group taking part in irregular fighting against larger regular forces.

Interject-  To say something abruptly or to interrupt something.

Smug- Feeling pleased with oneself or feeling superior.

Vicious- To be cruel or violent typically towards people or something.

Emphatically- To do something in a forceful way or clearly.

Scuffle- Confused fight or struggle at close quarters. Act of sound of moving in a hurried.

Sideswipe- Strike with a glancing blow.

Elated- To make someone ecstatically happy.

Building a Volcano

Making a Volcano

Equipment:

1. Ice cream container lid
2. Plastic bottle
3. Scrap paper
4. Sellotape
5. Flour
6. Water
7. Plaster
8. Paint
9. kI+H202

Aim:
To create a volcano and then hopefully make it explode.

Method:
Put the bottle in the middle of the container.
Sellotape the plastic bottle onto the container.
 Collect your scrap paper and scrunch it up,  then sellotaping it to the bottle into a volcano shape like figure.
 Get flour+water to form a paper mache glue.
Plaster the whole volcano.
 Paint it adding texture to the volcano.
Add the chemicals to make the eruption.

Observation:
We took dishwashing liquid and then we added Hydrogen Peroxide and Potassium Iodide and we watched a whole bunch of foam burst out!


Here is a video of People making a volcano, sadly I was not able to find a video of them using flour and water as a glue.

For more information here is another blog post about Volcanoes go check out my other blog post with the link below :)
https://hhsravent.blogspot.com/search/label/Term%203%20and%204

Volcanoes

Types of Volcanoes 

• Cinder Cone Volcanoes 
  
   
• Composite volcanoes 
  
• Shield Volcanoes 
  
• Lava Domes 
  

2. Top 10 most active volcanoes in the volcanoes

• Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland- Icelandic for "island mountain glacier"
• Mount Vesuvius, Italy 
• Sakurajima, Japan
• Mount Merapi, Indonesia 
• Mount Nyiragongo, D.R of Cargo 
• Ulwan, Papua New Guinea 
• Taal volcano, Philipines 
• Mauna Loa, Hawaii
• Galeras, Colombia
• Santa Maria, Guatemala

3. What are the biggest 5 ever eruptions in the world?

• Mount Tambora
  
• Mount Krakatoa
  
• Mount Pelee
  
• Mount Ruiz
  
• Mount Vesuvius
  

4. What supervolcanoes could erupt in the future?

The Yellowstone is most likely to erupt in the future. It is one of the biggest volcanoes in the world and it can kill up to  87,000 people.

5. What happens during the eruption?

When magma reaches the earth's surface it is called lava. It may pour out in gentle streams called lava which flows or erupts violently into the air. Rocks ripped loose from the inside of the volcanoes or are torn apart by the gas may be shot into the air with lava. These rocks are blown out of the volcanoes are called the pyroclastic.

6. Does the sun have an effect on volcanism?

In the climate model, both the reduced output from the sun and the increased amount of volcanic aerosols {fine particles which reflect sunlight away from the earth and which are ejected into the stratosphere by volcanic eruptions} contribute a sizeable amount to the northern hemisphere cooling seen in temperature reconstruction, their relative importance depends upon uncertain estimates of exactly how much each changed relative to century later.

Tomorrow when the war began

13.09.18

Chapter-Twenty-one


1. What is it that primarily attracts Fi to Homer? 
Fi said "He's like two people, he's shy with me and confident with other people".

2. What are Fi’s intentions regarding Homer? 
She want's to learn about farming so they when they are married she can help him out heaps and heaps.

3. Why does this surprise, Ellie?
because Fi seemed delicate and timid and she even claimed that she was but had a determination that hadn't been recognised before.

4. How do Ellie and Fi feel as they are leaving the scene on their motorbikes? Are these real feelings? 
Ellie hearing Fi "please" for her made Ellie feel like Fi needed her and that she was important to her.

5. Why do you think the group decided to blow up the bridge?
So that there is no other way for the soldiers to move across with their whole nation, with their vehicles etc...
6. How is this exploit different from the other exploits the group has been on?
This is way more dangerous than anything they have ever done because whatever they do can cause the deaths of one another.

Tomorrow when the war began

11.09.18

Chapter: Twenty

1. Why is Ellie nervous about being paired with Fi? 
Ellie was feeling nervous about being paired with Fi because both of them get really scared easy and she's just scared Fi will stand there frozen with fear.

2. What is true courage according to Ellie?
" I guess true courage is when you're really scared but you still do it."

3. Were her concerns about Fi realised? Explain. 
No, her concerns weren't realised because Fi did none of those.

4. What is a clue that Fi’s relationship with Homer is becoming serious? 
When Fi and Homer told each the love on another and it was in front of Ellie.

5. 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?
-The continuous beeping sounding of the red warning brake light started flashing.
-When they saw the patrol
- When Ellie was too scared to crash the truck into the fence.
-When Ellie reversed too quickly making the truck hit into the stanchion

How they solve it
-Ellie soon realised that they were air brakes and they had to build up pressure for the beeping to stop.
-The hid in a family garden
- She finally built up the courage to do it.
-They just re-tried.

Tomorrow when the war began

10.09,18

Chapter Nineteen.

1. What makes Ellie think the soldiers walking past them are professionals?
They were very frighteningly efficient in what the were doing. The soldiers reacted as if someone had push a button on their backs. They leapt around, spread out in a wide line and threw themselves to the ground.

2. What do the soldiers fire at in the bushes? 
The soldiers were firing at a rabbit.

3. What are some clues that the group is starting to think ‘more like soldiers’? 
The group are sneaking around silently. They're taking orders from one person and thinking more strategically. Ellie starts to think of where they can position themselves after seeing where the cars were coming from.

4. Do you think Homer’s plan will work? What problems do you think they might encounter? 
Yes, because it is well thought out the only problem they could have is maybe not finding the equipment they need or someone doesn't follow the plan. Homer is taking notice of everything in the environment. He's taking note of little details, anything that can help them.
The cows might not do what Homer and the group expect.
Someone might injure themselves which will slow the plan down.

5. What does Homer suggest they do when the group goes up to the Heron? 
Homer thinks that Lee and himself should use some sort of fire to make the cattle start running, and they decide to get a truck full of petrol and park it under the bridge then draw a line of petrol leaving them with time to run away and light the petrol. Making sure one person lights it while the other one runs in case she has petrol on herself.

6. What are his strategies to put his plan into action?
Pretty much the same as No.5  Just to like herd the cows into the direction they want too.

Tomorrow when the war began

30.08.18

Can do tasks 

Vocabulary: 

Reverential: Acknowledging something and being quiet or respectful intensively.

Distinguish: Recognizing or identifying things. Being able to point out a difference.

Violated: Fail to comply with a rule. Disrespecting other peoples privacy. Sexually or violently violate someone.

Scrounge: Is either an act or obtain something either food or money with the generosity of others.

Astonished: Either being really surprised or amazed by something in particular.

Consolation: Being comforted by a person after you either had a loss or disappointment.

Gallantry: An extreme behaviour especially in a battle.

Stern: Being very strong and putting your opposition or competition under extreme pressure.

Begrudging: Being reluctant or resentful.

Crusade:  Take part in something vigorous like a protest against politics, religion, social for a change

Tomorrow when the war began

Chapter 18

1. What does Ellie find primarily attractive about Lee?
Lee's mind was intelligent, sensitive face, and she felt security around him.

2. Who is she attracted to physically?
Ellie finds Homer attractive.

3. What are the group's options according to homer?
-One sit tight do nothing
-Two have a go at getting the families and possibly other people.
-Three Do something else to help the good guys.

4.What do they decide to do and why?
They felt they had to do somethings so they talk about the road from Cobbler's bay, because that is where most of the action is. They decided that Homer, Fi, Lee and Ellie would go out that following night and concentrate over there.

Tomorrow when the war began

Chapter 17

 06.09.28


1. Why does Ellie feel uncomfortable with Chris bringing cigarettes and alcohol into Hell? 

Ellie thinks they aren't essential as the other things were knocked off.

 2. What is meant by a ''clean war''? Why are the invaders so intent on having a 'clean war'? 

 If there's no talk of concentration camps and torture and rape and stuff, there is less chance of countries like America getting involved.

3. What happens to the soldiers involved in the lawnmower incident, according to Robyn? How does this make Ellie feel? t

Two of them died and two of the people they ran over is injured this has made Ellie feel a little bit nervous and she was shocked but then she felt okay.

4. Why do you think the prisoners are sent to clean up the houses around town?

They had to clean out mouldy food, and dead pets and to pick up valuables, like jewellery. If they left something valuable behind their family back at the showground will be punished.

 5. What does Kevin want to bring into Hell by way of livestock? Do you think his idea is a good one? Why/Why not. 

Kevin wants to bring ferrets into hell because he doesn't want to be a vegetarian and it's a way to keep on meat. This is a good idea because he is thinking about food and types of animals they could eat and how easy it is to train ferrets.

Creative writing Term 3

Term 3 

Creative Writing 

The beginning
 As I stomped and strutted along the cramped up streets of London, the loud and irritating sound of kids playing soar throughout the wind. The mourning of families as loved ones pass on from the deadly illnesses brings discomfort to my ear. The familiar sounds of pitter and pattering from old leaking pipes form small puddles that splash to the ground. I blink as if everything is in slow motion and I could feel my heart beating faster and my head starting to pound harder. I angrily say to myself “I must get out of here!”

 I stand assertively looking for a place to go. My family sent me out job hunting so we can hussle enough money together in order to pay weekly fees. My family and I struggle extremely. Ever since my dad fell ill money's been more of an issue than ever. Mum’s constantly working late while also trying to raise my siblings Jonathan age 9 and Henry age 3. I take care of my father most of the time, and I do everything I can to help provide enough medicine for our father and I’d often start preparing meals for my family.

 After standing on the streets with a face full of aggression I slowly look down and below my feet is the daily newspaper. At the top of my shoe something caught my attention It was advertising job opportunities/New life but the only problem was it was set out in another country and the boat leaves tomorrow at dawn.

 I barge into the front door shouting “Mother come quick!” my loud shout caused her to jump. “I have a way we can make more money but you’ll have to be open to the idea” I suggested “Alright, what is it?” she responded” Before I began to answer her question I quickly pulled out the newspaper from behind my back “Please be open to the idea mother. You’ll have to decide now before it’s too late.” I replied. My mother looked at the newspaper and stared at me for the slightest second. I didn’t know what she was thinking, but by look on her face I knew what she was going to say… “Pack your things right now, and you will be out before the boat set sails.” she said happily. She explained how she was so happy that an opportunity had come along but also felt responsible for myself having to be shipped out in order to support the family.

 Later the next day
 I found it very difficult saying my goodbyes to my family. My mother cried as if I had died. A couple days past and my hunger grew largely, I could feel the aching rumbles of my stomach. Having to live in the steerage part of the boat was one of the worse things that could ever happen to me, yet I was so grateful for another chance. At night when I laid sound asleep the water would smash against the side of my bed drowning my belongings. I could feel my hand being dipped into the water as it hand hung from the side of the bed.

 Months later
 I began to regret boarding this boat. Many illness grew and I watched as people died right before my eyes. The most painful thing about watching them die was knowing that they came boarding this boat for another chance at life, but were not fortunate enough to make it. I bonded with many people on the boat, discovering things we had in common and being able to relate to others was one of the perks being on that boat. I found great interest in their lives.

 Arriving
As I heard the horn of the boat my ears perked at the sound. I quickly run to the front of the boat and the land I see amazed and paralyzed my position for a moment. There were trees, grass, bushes, flowers. I didn’t believe what I was seeing, so I clenched my fist and gripped tightly to the thought of a new life!

Tomorrow when the war began

24.08.18

Chapter 13

1. All the teenagers have a specific role to play in their group. Describe the roles each teenager plays? 
Robyn Chris would cruise around town looking for people in hiding for useful information.
Kevin and Corrie, they will go to the showground. The rest a smuggling in food.
Ellie: Leader- Leads with ideas
Homer: Leader-action
Chris: committed to helping the group
Fi: Princess
Robyn: Medic
Lee: Thinks logically and remains calm.
Kevin:  He sees think Black and white.

2. According to what the teenagers hear on Corrie's radio, why would America be best not to get involved in Australia’s struggle? 
America would find herself in the longest, costliest and bloodiest war in all of her history.


3. Why is Australia being invaded?

• They are fighting for the land.
• The imbalances within the region.
• Too much for Australia and not enough in other countries.

 4. A reader can infer many things from the snippet of news heard over Corrie’s radio. Which country or countries are likely to have invaded Australia? 
(Don't know)

5. How are the prisoners being treated?
From what the group have heard they are most likely to be okay and just being imprisoned.

 6. What do Kevin and Robyn argue about? Do you think Robyn’s points are fair?
Kevin is really angry about people invading and Robyn is understanding of their point of view why. I do think Robyn's reason is fair because shes just being understanding on why they are doing it but it doesn't mean she thinks it's okay.

1. "Paradise of Hell" is an oxymoron. What does it mean?
It means that it means something to them.
2. Kevin's hatred of the invaders is quite extreme. Why do you think he's so angry?
Kevin turns his fear into angry.
3.What does the group decide they must do at this point?
Set up a base camp and get more food.
4. Despite the fact that the teenagers are in the midest of a war zone, evading enemy soldiers and planning guerilla

Tomorrow when the war began POEM

23.08.18

Musical:
Homer 

Level up-Ciara 
I chose this song because no girls could ever meet Homers expectations and he'd always let them keep making fun of him cause he did not care.

In my feelings-Drake
This song talks about a guy asking if this girl loves him and if she would do things for him, which is probably what Homer is thinking like, does this girl like me? Does she want me? Questions like thoughs.

Lean on my-Bill Withers
Homer is always the person coming up with things and a person Ellies goes to when she's having a difficult time. Homer is showing a great example of a leader and he is very needed by the group.

Let me love you-Justin Bieber
Ellie feelings for Homer is intensifying quickly and Homer has paid much attention to it because he has been busy trying to survive.








Poem:
*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG! BANG!* Shots Fired faster than the flash!
If they hear or see us we're gonna get a bash!
The might even snipe us so we have to be fast.
Hurry and lite the petrol and make the mower blast!!!
The match won't lite and Corrie is by far not ready to fight.
The sound of the match sizzles in the night when the petrol is once lite we run for our lives.
The soldiers scream in pain, I wish I was deaf but we need to keep running or this will also be the cause of our death. We were all in shock because of what happened, but we need to stay positive because it's only just the beginning...

Tomorrow when the war began

22.08.18
Chapter 12:

1. “They say teenagers can sleep all day”. Is this true? Do you agree? Does Ellie still see herself as a typical teenager?'
 I think it is true because like that's the kind of typical lifestyle Ellie can relate too.

2.  Ellie’s dream at the beginning of the chapter is rather nonsensical, as dreams are wont to be. Is there any meaning to it? Try and explain what Ellie’s subconscious could be thinking about: why is her dad cooking for the whole town? Why did Father Cronin ignore Ellie’s greeting? 
Why was Corrie 8 years old again? Why were they sailing off on a boat? Why was Lee undressing? 
Ellie's dream might be telling her that maybe her dad is cooking for the town and the people who are locked up with him. I think Father Cronin ignored Ellie because she sinned.
To get away from everything that is happening.

Ellie's dream is probably letting her know that she has some feelings for Lee because she dreamt about him in a sexual way with him undressed.

3. Why is it so terrible that Chris falls asleep while on sentry duty? How does Ellie react? Why do you think she reacts this way? How does she feel about her reaction later?

They didn't know when someone comes to the show like one of the soldiers, then they will be in trouble. She reacted by screaming and getting angry at Chris. She reacted this way because she worries about her friends and everyone there. She felt bad since she said a lot of bad things to him which can make him feel bad.

   4. Back in Hell, Ellie’s dreams are far more ominous. Explain why Ellie is dreaming of her fears.

She mostly like fears that something could possibly happen if they don't do anything to soldiers or invaders.

Composition techniques

22.08.18

-What you have learnt about composing so far?
I have learnt how hard it is to create a song or a song advertising something. I've realised you need to make sure your lyrics fit the beat of the song and It can sound really off if they don't.

-What is your favourite technique that you have tried and why?
I enjoyed creating a Christmas jingle because in the end we finally manage to create something after a lot of hard work.

-Which type of composition do you want to try for your assessment and why?
I'm not really sure because I have a mixture of feelings towards it all and I don't know what one I like yet.

Wind Race

How to make a wind-racer 

Aim:

I want to build a wind racer to see forces in action.

Equipment:

• Trolley 
• Mast {made from steel rod or plastic ruler}
• Sails {made from butchers paper}
• Sellotape
• Plastic Straws
• Scissors

Method:

• Attach the mast to the trolley 
• Cut the sails into a triangle 
• Attach the sails to the mast 
• Stick the sellotape to the sails 
• Test the wind-racer outside.

Result:

Bridge Building

16.08.18

Aim:
I want to build a bridge over a 30cm gap.

Equipment:

• Newspaper 
• Sellotape 

Method:

• Roll multiple pages of A4 paper up into tubes and seal/hold with sellotape.
• Tape together multiple A4 paper tubes to form the platform of the bridge.
• Tape together 8x A4 paper tubes to form the struts/braces of the bridge. 
• Tape together multiple tubes for the bracing beam at the top of the struts.

Sellotape is only for holding paper together and not for the coat the paper in layers and layers of points.

My Simple show

12.08.18

My simple show

Migration
A week ago my class and I started learning about migration and the negative and positive reasons why migration happens. After a few days of learning about this topic, we were asked to create a presentation explaining what Migration is. I decided I would create a presentation using My Simple Show and write about what causes migration and what migration is. In my show, I talk about the push and pull factors of migration and I also point out some positive things about migration e.g better opportunities in other counties, but I also pointed out some negative things that force people to move.

Down below is the link to My Simple Show.

https://videos.mysimpleshow.com/r3WN43rfvB

Enjoy!

Tomorrow when the war began

07.08.18

Chapter Seven:

3 Questions Group.

1. If your parents were captured in a situation like this, would they have been 'sensible', or would there have been violence?
I think my dad would probably be violent because he doesn't like to be under anyways control, and my mum would be sensible about it because she doesn't have that strong personality so they balance each other out.
2. Is the decision to split into smaller groups a wise one? Give reasons.
I think it is a good idea. Because if they were all captured there would be no-one left to help them.
3. What does Lee mean when he says 'we might have to make some ugly choices?'
He might be saying they will do anything to survive such as killing a soldier.
Present to class

Tomorrow when the war began

03.08.18

Chapter: Five

1. What does Corrie’s choice in career say about her character?
In the text, we are able to identify that Corrie is a kind, caring, generous person.

2. The group’s ability to avoid arguing with each other is rare- do you think that there would have been more drama if you and your friends went bush for a week?
I don't think there would be any drama unless someone wasn't like helping us with anything. We would probably be enjoying all the freedom we have and exploring new things together there would be no need for bickering.

3. Why do you think Ellie and Lee feel uneasy just before their return to Wirrawee from the Bush?
Because Ellie and Lee were having deep conversations and they started to question about the war and those planes that had flown past them during the night.

 4. What do you predict will await the group back home, why do you think this?
At first, I just predicted that they were going to come home to everything normal but it turns out things were completely different.

Chapter: Six

1. What is the first sign that something is wrong with Ellie’s house?
When Ellie had seen her dogs they were quiet and dead. Ellie went into her house and everything was quiet, there was no food set on the table nothing had been touched.

2. Who is the first person to really realise what is happening? 
Corrie, because when Ellie called Corrie to do something Corrie was already moving towards that way while the others stood in shock.

3. What is Ellie’s reaction to this person’s caution? Why do you think she reacts this way?
Because no one was doing anything Ellie was making connections to fast which were leading her to think of many probabilities of how or why things are like this.

4. How is the pace in this chapter different from the chapters before?
 Everythings is a lot more intense and things are moving a lot faster to build up the tension.

5. If you were in this situation, would you test the radio or not? Give reasons for your thinking 
I wouldn't even bother to test it because my headspace would be in many places so I most probably won't even notice it.

6. Do you think the way the teenagers reacted to the realisation that Australia may have been invaded or at war was realistic? Why/why not 
Yes, because there was no one around, power was out, everything was quiet.

7. What possible reasons exist that could spark war or invasion of Australia?
The planes that they spotted.

Tomorrow when the war began

31.07.18

Chapter Four Questions


1. Do you think the way they handled the snake incident was appropriate? What could they have done differently? 
I liked how they handled it because they did not harm the snake.

2. 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 then comes to the conclusion that ‘Hell was people’. Is she right? What’s your opinion, on labelling and Hell? 
I think that she was right because she couldn't understand how wild could be hell and that people would have to be the ones to make it hell.

3. What was especially peculiar about the planes that flew over Hell? ‘Their ------, their ------, their----- frightened me.’ Do these characteristics have any significance? 
Their noise Their speed Their darkness Yes

4. Corrie and Kevin are the only couples in the group, but the trip was bound to bring friends closer. So why does Homer’s interest in Fi seem so odd to Ellie? 
Homer's interest in Fi caught Ellie in surprise because to them Homer seemed like an emotionless guy and is known to not have any feelings for any girls but Fi might be the one.

5. Fi brushes off the planes coming back from Commemoration Day. Why do you think the planes were flying over Wirrawee? Robyn claims there were dozens and dozens of planes flying over them. What is Lee’s response? Is his suggestion reasonable?
Lee thought that it was probably WWlll Lee's suggestion is reasonable because they are cut off from the world and have completely no idea what's going on.

Health term 3

 31.07.18

Spiritual well-being

• What did you think spiritual wellbeing was before you started this unit?

          I didn't really know or understand what spiritual well-being was, to be honest, every time I

          heard the word spiritual I'd all just think of ghosts.

• What is Spiritual wellbeing about?

          Spiritual well-being is about things like your beliefs and identity. Spiritual well-being is about knowing who you are and the things you desire to achieve in life.

• Why does everyone have different spiritual wellbeing?

We all have different beliefs and goals in life. Us being individuals have different ways of viewing things. 

• What area of Spiritual wellbeing that you need to improve on and why?

I think I need to improve more on myself and trying to really get to know who I am as a person or where I come from. I want to make goals for myself but I really need to try and achieve thoughs goals.

• What are your dreams?

I dream to build my own house one day and be successful in life. I want to go to university and study to become a Physician or go into architecture designing

Tomorrow when the war began

30.07.18

Tomorrow when the war began

1. Why does Robyn think they are the only people ever to have gone into Hell?  He is questioning why anyone would bother to come down here, and no-one they know has come to this place.

2. Why do you think the valley is called Hell? Maybe because there's like rumours about a man named Hermit who murdered his family and it's a really dangerous place to be.

3. Why must the teenagers seem like visitors from hell to the wild things living in the clearing? How is this ironic? They made a lot of noise which is really common for the wild livings to hear.

 4. What picture of Kevin do we get in this chapter? 
 Kevin is caring and sensitive. Kevin also had a bad habit of breaking branches off trees instead of walking a few extra metres to pick up dead wood.

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.  When Ellie said he was like an exotic butterfly I think it was fair of her to say because she's basically saying like where has he been and stuff and how new he is to things. Almost like he just comes out of nowhere and doesn't really know of such things.
6. At times Ellie switches her narration from retelling the story to commenting about her life in the present - why do you think the author has chosen to write in this style?
To help remind us like this is in the past aswell.

Tomorrow, When the war began

27.03.18

Chapter One: Absent 

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of first-person narration? 
2. Why do you think Ellie needs to tell the story in chronological order? 
3. Pick one interesting word from the chapter, find its meaning, and explain why it is interesting.
4, John Marsden foreshadows several events and characters in this chapter. Make three predictions based on the evidence in the text about what may occur later in the story. 
5. What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? 
Uses evidence from the text to support your answers.
 6. What set of skills do these characters have that convince their parents that they can ‘go bush’ independently. Find examples for three characters

Chapter Two: 1. How did the group of teenagers ascend Tailors Stitch? 
2. What are the two special events happening the day after the teenagers leave for the bush? 
3. How many days were they planning on staying?
4. How much food do you think is reasonable to bring, split among 7 teenagers? 
5. Who is the Hermit and what is he supposed to have done? 
6. Do you think the Hermit will be significant to this story? Why/Why not? Are their decent down Satan’s Steps into Hell dangerous? Discuss what are the dangers, how could they have made it safer, what would you have done?
7. Predict what the bridge signifies

1.  They used a land rover and it was Ellie's dad's car.
2. A. Commemoration Day B. Wirraweee show
3. 5 days and Heaps of food that is also filling.
4. Hermit is the old man who "apparently" lives on the old mountain, and "apparently" murder his wife and daughter.
5. Yes, because the author can't just put it in there for no reason. There has to be a reason why Hermit is written in the story, so he must have a purpose.
6. Yes, the dangers are they could possibly fall or slip which they may or may not hurt themselves. The blocks may not be stable. To avoid this they could look for another way?
7. It signifies that someone around has built a bridge.

Music Term 3

25.07.18

The Snowman and the Snowdog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rbiun3G0-Y


Did you still understand the story without the dialogue?
I understood it because the way the music was used helped express the mood and I was able to understand how each character felt.

How did the music add to telling the story?
The music was really helpful. When the music sped up you were able to tell that something exciting was happening. When the music was going at a slow pace and the chords were held longer I knew that this was a sad moment in the scene.

Write about a scene that you found particularly interesting?
I really enjoyed the flying scene because watching it made me feel happy and there's a lot of freedom and happiness in the scene and the music especially made it seem more amazing and like a really beautiful moment.

Digital Visual Collage

03.07.18

So today I had to create a collage based on things that have happened this term for me. I included my highlights of the term, a low point, and people who helped me through it, and also something I have learnt this term. I chose specific pictures that remind me of memories that happened this term.

Assessment: The Hang Him up Scene.

29.06.18

Assessment Term 2:

Hang Him up
During the week 10Hy were given an assessment to write an Essay based on 3 techniques John.G Avildsen used to film in the Hang him up scene.  Down below is my essay and what the 3 techniques were.

Introduction 
During the Apartheid, many people were killed and not given the rights to live freely. In 1992 John G. Avildsen Directed a movie called The Power of One which was based on the Apartheid and the actions of one young South African boy named P.K. As you watch the films you can see how the Director has used particular Techniques to show and describe the mood, and help the audience get a good understanding of what the Apartheid was like. In one of the scenes (The Hang Him up scene) John used several techniques which were, Low angle shot, mid shot, and a close-up. I am going to talk about the following techniques that were used to film the Hang him up scene.

 Body 
In the Hang Him Up scene, the director uses a low angle shot of Jaapie (a student) standing assertively with one arm raised in the air, as he shouts “Heil Hitler” after Jaapie had killed P.K’s (another student) chicken. The director uses a low angle shot to make Jaapie seem powerful as he stands strongly amongst the crowd raising his arm screaming “Heil Hitler”, with a feeling of pride in his choices. The director’s purpose of using the low angle shot is to help express the mood and outline that Jaapie is feeling the thrill of Victory and power. Which is shown when Jaapie yells “Heil Hitler”. This makes the audience feel as if we are in P.K’s position and we are feeling helpless, and very vulnerable. It’s made us anxious as to what will happen to P.K next. This aspect can be compared to when the director used a close up in another scene to show how scared and vulnerable Geel Piet (a prisoner) was feeling as Sergeant Borman held him against the wall with his baton. This makes us feel the same feelings as we are feeling in this scene.

An addition to the film the director also uses a close-up shot of P.K showing the tension that had been built up as Jaapie had just targeted P.K. For instance, the director has used a close-up in the scene of P.K with blood smeared across P.K’s face as his eyes had begun to water after Jaapie slapped P.K in the face causing him to bleed and then swiping the blood across P.K’s face. The director uses a close up to help portray P.Ks fear and also his bravery as he stood there being very intimidated amongst the crowd and the terrible silence that was interrupted by the sound of Jaapies hand slapping P.K’s face. This helps us as an audience understand the loneliness and helplessness that is shown as P.K has no one to run to for help. We are feeling really dependant on good luck and hope that someone will be his saviour. This reminds me of certain scenes in the film, where there is a lot of vulnerability shown with the black Africans and the need for help against the white Afrikaners.

Another technique the director has used is a long shot of the students in the school lined up, holding ropes that were tied to P.K as the Principal walked in, while Jaapie standing in the middle of the situation. This is demonstrated when the principal walks in and Jaapie Botha stands staunchly as he salutes the principle standing opposite in his direction. The students are standing in silence as they are holding the ropes while P.K is hanging in the air with blood running down his head. This technique has been used by the director to help show the audience the lack of respect and incivility that is characterized by the students and Jaapie Botha himself. As an audience we are able to sense the lack of manners and agitation Jaapie is feeling as he has been caught in a horrible act. This scene has reminded me of a scene in the film where, Geel Piet is forced to eat feces of Sergeant Borman’s shoe, because is shows the disrespect this officer is giving a prisoner, which is really awful to watch.

 Conclusion
In conclusion, Avildsen uses a mixture of different camera shots to help create tension and really intense the emotions that were shown during the scenes. The director really connected the audience to the characters using these techniques. This helped us understand how these people felt throughout the Apartheid.

Gods

19.06.18


Venus Mythology

Facts about Venus the God:

• Venus is the goddess of love and beauty along with her son Cupid (Eros) became a metaphor for sexual love.
• She is known as the Daughter of Heaven and Sea.
• Venus is the creational Earth mother. Venus was also the goddess of victory, fertility, love, and even prostitution.
• People have described Venus as "the most original creation of Roman pantheon"
• The people would think that Venus was the same God as 'Aphrodite' who is the Greek god for love, compassion, and beauty.

6 Facts How people Worshiped her and what mischief they got up too:

• Many men and woman would ask for her advice on the matters of the heart.
• People began to celebrate and praise Venus by making big events and worshipping her on one particular day.
• Brides would make offerings to Venus hours before they got married to the love of their life.
• Venus was really important to the Romans that they claim her as their ancestress. 
• Venus was married to the god of fire and forgery, and people worshipped their kind of love.
• There is a myth that Venus was having a Love affair with Mars and how Vulcan trapped them in bed with a net. Which eventually left them with a loveless marriage and people changed their worshipping.

Performance Evaluation

Green Light

1. Were you happy with your performance? Why? Describe?

I'm not really happy with my performance because I know that I can do way better than I did perform. I think the reason why I didn't do quite as well is I found it harder to use the piano mainly because the keys were harder to press.

2. How did you feel performing in front of an audience? explain!

I was really nervous to be very honest because I'm not used to performing in front of people. But in the end, everything worked out fine.

3. What was your final grade and were you happy?

I was very happy with my grade because I wasn't expecting to get a higher mark. I was sure I was going to fail.

4. How could you improve your performance?

If I wanted to improve my performance I think I would practice a little bit more just to get it perfect.

Stone age art and How writing has changed over time.

05.06.18
How has writing changed over time?

Hieroglyphics is an Eygiptian system which was used for communication between themselves. They would create pictures to represent a letter and draw/paint them in a vertical way. Now, these days we use letters as a way of communicating by writing letters horizontally across the page or we use a devices to communicate. This is they we (humankind) communicate with each other without having to draw pictures and write them the way the Egyptians would.
Down below I have written my name using the hieroglyphics form and also written the English translations.


31.05.18

Stone age 

So lately my class (10Hy) and I have recently been researching things about stone age and the Neolithic/Paleolithic people. As I have researched things I have noticed how much more the human race has advanced in technology and everyday items.  I learnt about how the created their weapons and how gone from using stones that have been sharpened to guns and knives that are made professionally and stuff like that has really caught my attention. The drawing I have drawn below tells a story of how they would party and also fight sometimes at night. We had to create these pictures using sticks and paint to try to get a taste of how they would create these drawings and the tools they would use.

Turning Copper Coins into Gold

28.05.18

Aim: To turn copper into gold.

Equipment: 

• Copper coin/copper strip
• Bunsen burner
• Tripod
• Heat Mat
• Gauze mat
• Beaker
• Tongs
• Zinc metal
• 'Zinc Nitrate

Method:

1. Wash copper coin thoroughly

2. Add fresh strips of zinc metal to the solution. Heat to boiling over a bunsen burner.

3. Drop washed copper coin into the solution. Make sure it is touching some of the Zinc metal or the reaction won't work.

4. Leave coin in the solution for 5-10 minutes (check back to observe changes).

5. Remove coin with the tongs, and hold under running water to wash.

6. Use the tongs to hold the washed coin in the Bunsen flame. Observe things.

Observations:
As we watched the solution boil, it began to boil over. 

The Power of One

28.05.18

In English, we were asked to individually write a SEXXY paragraph about a particular shot that was taken from The Power of One.  Down below I have written my paragraph.

  

Image 

Statement	Example	Explanation of Director’s Purpose	Explanation of Effect on the Audience	Your Link
(S) The film aspect in one of the scenes the director uses a close up of Sergeant Borman with his baton against Geel Piet’s (a prisoner) neck holding him against the wall.	(E) The director has used a close up to show the audience how Sergeant Borman is standing aggressively with Geel Piet against the wall, with Sergeant Borman glaring at Geel Piet, while Geel Piet avoids eye contact.	(X) The director's purpose of using the close up is to help express the mood and outline that there is a problem going on. Which is Sergeant Borman holding Geel Piet who is very vulnerable, against the wall.	(X) Because the director used close-up, it has made the audience feel mad and helpless. This scene is causing us to feel what Geel Piet is feeling and and it’s made us nervous and scared for Geel Piet.	(Y) This aspect can be compared to when the director used a long shot in the scene where Sergeant Borman stands across from Geel Piet with his Baton. In that scene, we felt scared and angry like we do in this scene.