Show don't tell

This week in English we are looking at Narrative. A Narrative is a fancy term for a story. My task for today is show don't tell. What does show don't tell mean? Show don't tell is a technique to allow the reader to experience the story through action, words, thoughts, senses and feelings rather than the author exposition, summarization and description. 

Here's some examples I'm going to re write to "show and not "tell"?

The buildings were tall 

- Walking down the streets of Dubai there was an enormous building, I looked up with my head right back and still couldn't see it through the huge clouds.    

Sarah was really upset

- Sarah wasn't having the best day at school, she went home breaking down into tears to allow herself to feel better afterwards.  

She was so happy to see him

- She hadn't seen her boyfriend in 2 weeks, when they looked at each other she was so happy to see him she ran into his arms.

The lake was beautiful  

- The lake shimmered as the bright yellow sun sit upon it, making the lake feel beautiful. 

Language Features

In English we are working on creative writing tasks to help improve our skills when we write. Today I choose language features, for this task we had to choose 3 different types of languages features finding the definition, an example and an effect, and I choose personification, alliteration and allusion. 

Here's my presentation on language features: 

8 tips on Water Safety

Today in Wananga everyone had to work on the EOTC week activity slides. We have to do 1 activity of each outing we are going on next week. We are going to Jellie Park, Adrenalin Forest and Christchurch City centre. I started on Jellie park by making a poster of 8 tips on water safety. I hope this poster helps you to learn tips on water safety. 

Smoothies -Home Economics

 Healthy Eating // Smoothies 

Last Wednesday we made smoothies, all the different groups got handed a different flavored smoothie to make, my group got given chocolate banana smoothie. First we gathered all the ingredients, then we added the milk, bananas, honey, coco powder and icecream to the blender to start mixing everything together. Once everything was blended together smoothly we poured it into a measuring cup, so that everyone could pour a tiny amount to taste test it into a little shot glass. 

We learnt new skills of you can literally mix everything together to make a good tasting smoothie. 

They all looks so delicious to eat, some smelled so yum and so smelled weird, some tasted so amazing ans some tasted so unpleasant. I rate my chocolate banana smoothie 9/10, they was too much banana added to the smoothie. 

In my team was me, Skyler, Reiya and we worked so well together again. 

At the end of this lesson me and Jayden made an ultimate smoothie which was using the leftover ingredients as there was no more smoothie making for the school. We put 9 general ingredients in and 1 special ingredients in. The ingredients we using were milk, yogurt, pure orange juice, banana, peaches, frozen berries, frozen blueberries, a weet-bix and the special ingredient was vanilla essence. This smoothie tasted so delicious, actually tasted way better than the other one that were created and it was my favorite one yet. 

 

Women rights essay

Introduction: 

Women rights can be very different to mens, sometimes to extreme points of inequality. In certain countries women’s education is only upto 13 years in school because they are believed to stay home babysitting and cleaning the house. Also women are so underpaid compared to men in sport and have the least audience watching them play compared to men's sport too.  

Paragraph 1 - what causes your topic?
Over the years women have barely had education because in some countries it’s believed they are to stay home everyday babysitting and cleaning the house, well the men go out working and making money for the household. It was thought by many people that that’s how women should live their lives and how men should live theirs. Also people constantly appreciate supporting men's sport leaving the women sport out of the picture, and women shouldn’t have to deal with getting underpaid when the men get paid big time.

Paragraph 2 - what are the impacts of your topic? 
The impacts on women’s lives can lead them to maybe getting sexually assaulted, like men can get assaulted too but the majority of the time women can be left completely frightened because they are generally weaker than men are. So this means women have a least chance of fighting them off than men. Also if women don’t do the babysitting or clean the house they generally get beaten up or assaulted for not listening to the elder. 

Paragraph 3 - what is the situation of your topic?
To this day now men still believe that women should babysit and clean the house, well the mean are out doing something. For many years Kate Sheppard was going for the freedom of women rights because everyone deserves equality. She did a very good job as women rights has improved, like they can finally vote in New Zealand, can stay in school until year 13 for a best education, not having to stay home babysitting and clean the house and least assaults have happened, so Kate Sheppard has done the best of women mostly in New Zealand.  

Conclusion:
To finish this up women should have equal rights to men in everything possible, because women should be able to do what they like as they are their own person. Women rights are so important and have come a long way over the years because of this very important woman in New Zealand, Kate Sheppard.

Heart Dissection

What have we been learning about? 

We have been learning about the heart, the different parts and how it works. 

Why are we dissecting heart? 
We dissected the heart to see all the different parts and how it feels all attached together. When we were   dissecting the heart there were to missing parts where were the atrium and veins. Since all the diagrams   looked the same we wanted to see for ourselves.  

What are the parts of the heart? Did you see them? 
While we were dissecting the heart we found different parts of the heart along the way like the valves, some  arteries, septum and heart springs. We also saw the thickness difference between the left and right side. 

Did you enjoy the dissection? Why/why not? 
I was alright, the smell was so bad and it felt so weird but otherwise it was good. 

Rice Paper Spring Rolls -Home Economics

Healthy Eating // Rice Paper Springs Rolls

Last Wednesday we made rice paper spring rolls, first we cut the vegetables into little pieces like lettuce, carrot, cucumber, and also had white noodles. Next we soften the rice paper sheets in warm water to make it easier to fold, then we added all the ingredients in, first folding the sides then rolling it. 

We learnt new skills of cutting vegetables into julienne scrips and the specific way to fold the rice paper springs rolls. 

It looked good enough to eat, smelled very plastic, tasted so rough and disgusting. I rate my rice paper spring roll 2/10, could've added some meat and sauce so it wasn't dry. 

In my team was me, Skyler, Reiya and we worked so well together. 

Open Steak Sandwich -Home Economics

Healthy Eating // Open Steak Sandwich 

A few Wednesdays ago we made open steak sandwich, first we chopped the steak into strips, then we cut all the vegetables like lettuce, cheese and onion. Next we seasoned the steak in oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and then cooked it until brown. Once everything was ready we started packed it into the bread. 

We learnt new skills of cutting vegetables and not the burn the steaks because it would be very rough and chewy. 

It looked very pleasant, smelled so delicious and tasted so yum! I rate my open steak sandwich 9/10, could've added more ingredients in. 

In my team was only me and Shontae, we worked really well together. 

 

What makes a good leader?

During Wananga time the year 9's are looking at what qualities a good leader has and examples for who leaders are.  

Here are some qualities I think a good leader has:

• Self manager 

• Honesty 

• Respectful 

• Helpful 

• Loyalty 

• Emphatic 

• Integrity 

• Being an example to others

• Someone who listens to others ideas and opinions 

• Someone who stands out of their comfort zone

Here are some examples of who I think are good leaders:

• Miss Tozer
• Titaha Biddle 
• Barack Obama
• Jacinda Ardern  
• The school prefects

Coraline SEXXXY Paragraphs

   

What am I learning?

- I am learning how to write SEXXXY paragraphs property and how to analyse the characters and lighting used. 

How does this show my learning?

- The work shows my learning of using a slideshow to understand the characters and lighting used. 

What am I wondering?

- I am not wondering anything at this point in time. 

Masks

Commedia Dell'arte Masks

The Commedia Dell'arte Masks are were originally made of leather, but more commonly made of neoprene. These masks are one of the most integral aspects of each stock character, and each mask design is paired with a specific character based on it's appearance and tradition. 

Applesauce Muffins

On Wednesday for home economics we made applesauce muffins

With our applesauce muffins we modified the recipe by adding substitutions. We all got given a substitution aspect my group but we got given chocolate chips to add into our muffins. 

Original recipe - No substitutions: It was okay but there was too much rolled oats, not enough apple and cinnamon, but the chocolate chips made it pleasant to eat. 

Canola and Soy: I didn't like this muffin because it was too chewy meaning it didn't have enough time to cook properly. 

Butter and Wholemeal Flour: It was okay but there was too much rolled oats, the wholemeal flour put me off so it wasn't that pleasant to eat. 

Soy and Wholemeal Flour: It didn't like it, it was disgusting, it was so chewy and wasn't cook properly. 

Canola and Wholemeal Flour: It was okay, it was under cooked and had lots of rolled oats. 

Butter and Soy: I didn't like it but it had a very funny taste that wasn't pleasant to eat. 

Here's the recipe for the applesauce muffins:

Role on the wall -Drama

Stereotype: Villain 
Name: Miss Rohena Feather Botham

Age: 28 years old 

Lives in: Washington DC

Relationships: Lover of a rich man

Job: Trapping innocent girls into prostitution

Personality: -Lover: Sweet and Sassy

                 -Job: Evil and Greedy

Likes:

- My Job 

- Dressing up in gorgeous clothes 

Dislikes: 

- Housework 

- Acting differently to my lover

               

Apple Crumble -Home Economics

 On Wednesday for home economics we made apple crumble.

Ingredients:

• Brown Sugar 
• White Sugar 
• Rolled oats 
• Cinnamon 
• Apples 
• Butter 
• Water 
• Flour

Method:

1. Put flour, cinnamon and brown sugar into a bowl.
2. Rub butter lightly into the mixture.
3. Add rolled oats and mix with a fork.
4. Dry the apples and peaches, cutting them into little pieces 
5. Divide evenly spooning the mixture into 4 little greased pie dishes.
6. Sprinkle with white sugar and water
7. Bake on fan bake for 10-15 min or until edge is going brown.
8. Serve and enjoy

Hands -Science

How do your hands work and what are the parts:

Bones: 

There are 27 bones in your hand.

• 5 bones in your palm
• 8 bones in your wrist
• 14 bones for your fingers

Tendons:

What is a tendon? 

A tendon is a stringy connective tissue that attaches muscle to the forearm bone which allows your phalanges (fingers) to move up and down. Tendons also attaches muscles to the structure such as the eyeball.   

Muscles:

The muscles in your hand are Thumb Muscles, Palmar Muscles and Little Finger Muscles. The main muscle in your hand that moves your phalanges is called Flexor Digitorum Profundus. This muscle is in the forearm which flexes the fingers to move, contacting and relaxing the tendons. 

Ligaments:

The ligaments are strong bands of connective tissue that attaches to the bones to support them and keep them in place.  Ligaments also help structure of movement for your fingers so they aren't jelly.  

Mac n Cheese -Home Economics

 Few weeks ago for home economics we made Mac n Cheese

Ingredients:

• Macaroni
• Tomato
• Cheese 
• Onion
• Garlic
• Ham
• Salt

Method:

1. Boil the water on the stove top
2. Add the macaroni, cooked for 10 minutes 
3. Heat fry pan up, making the cheesy sauce 
4. Cut the tomato and ham up ready for later
5. Put all the ingredients in the dish
6. Put in oven, cooking for 8-10 minutes 
7. Serve and enjoy   

Spaghetti Bolognese -Home Economics

Few weeks ago on Wednesday for home economics we made Spaghetti Bolognese. 

Ingredients:

• Tomato Sauce 
• Spaghetti 
• Cheese
• Mince
• Onion 
• Garlic 
• Salt

Method: 

1. Boil the water on the stove top 
2. Add the spaghetti, cooked 12 minutes
3. Heat fry-pan up, add mince cooking until brown 
4. Add the tomato sauce, simmering for 5 minutes
5. Then add the spaghetti, mixing around for a couple minutes
6. Serve and enjoy  

Language of Film -English

Language of Film Dictionary:

Body language - Used to recognize the feelings of the played character.  

Costumes - Used to describe the personality of a character.  

Hairstyles - Alike to costumes it used to tell the personality of a character. 

Make-Up - Used to describe or transform an actor into the played character. 

Colour - Used to set the mood of the scene (for example blue is used as sad)

Lighting - Used like colour but lights makes something important stand out. 

Props - Used to make a scene more realistic.

  

Settings - Used to progress stories and describe the surroundings. 

Dialogue - Used to elevate a plot or reveal something new about a character. 

Sound Effects - Used to create a mood for the audience or highlight a scene. 

Music - Also used to set a mood or describe an ongoing scene. 

Silence - Used to create a serious atmosphere. 

Symbols - An object, used to suggest new ideas. 

Special FX - Used to create a realistic look for the film. 

1. What am I learning? I am learning film languages and film study. 
2. How does this work show my learning? This work shows my learning because I wrote in the definitions of the languages used in film. 
3. What am I wondering as a result of this learning? I am wondering if there's any other languages used in filming. 

Making Waves Hurumanu

 In our Making Waves Hurumanu for maths we have been focusing on Geometry and Algebra. We have done lots of different things around geometry and algebra some have been fun and some have been boring. This week we have been working on velocity and how references of maths and science cross. We went in groups of 2-4 and in my group was Me, Hope and Addyson. We used a paper plane and sphero edu recording the data on distance, speed and time. Our paper plane throwing was really bad but our final formula was good and our sphero edu went really well also the formula was good too. 

Here's our presentation:

Lemon Battery

Aim: To produce an electrical current using lemons. 

Equipment: 

• Voltmeter 
• Copper Electrode
• Zinc Electrode 
• Copper Wire 
• Lemon 

Method:

1. Get ready setting up the equipment 
2. Connecting the copper wires to the voltmeter 
3. Sticking the zinc electrode and copper electrode into the lemon 
4. Placing the copper wires to the electrode 
5. Record your results 

Results:

The red copper wire is connected to the zinc electrode and the black copper wire is connected to the copper electrode producing 1 volt according to the voltmeter.