In Social Studies we are starting to learn about traditional cave art. We are making our own cave art in traditional colours but we are painting the stuff that are important to our life instead of what our ancestors experienced.
I have a picture of a monkey on a tree which just represent my zodiac animal. Then I have another one of digital technology but it back then technology was just stone tools. I also have one which is a fast food restaurant which can be a food storage back then.
I guess these things can relate to each other but one is just more advanced.
These things are important because the zodiac monkey animal kind of relates to me. Digital Technology is a must have or else it will just be boring. Food is also important.
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Monday 26 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to the Real World - Chapter 79 Zelie
Final Writing Prompt for Children of Blood and Bone. Chapter 79.
Chapter 79 – Zélie
Inan’s amber eyes trap me in the truth of his betrayal, but it isn’t the gaze I
know. He’s a stranger. A soldier. The shell of the little prince.
This could be compared to when you're fighting a battle for your country and you end up seeing one of your friends from the other country you're fighting but you know you have to fight them.
Chapter 79 – Zélie
Inan’s amber eyes trap me in the truth of his betrayal, but it isn’t the gaze I
know. He’s a stranger. A soldier. The shell of the little prince.
This could be compared to when you're fighting a battle for your country and you end up seeing one of your friends from the other country you're fighting but you know you have to fight them.
Thursday 22 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to the Real World - Chapter 74 Inan
Writing Prompt for Chapter 74 from Children of Blood and Bone. This quote talks about one of the recently characters who used to be evil but he turns good and now he's going to betrayal them.
Chapter 74 – Inan
King Saran firmly believes in duty over self. Peace between maji and kosidán
failed in the past, so he does not want to try again. Inan believes he must make a similar choice between his country and his heart. He makes the same choice as his father, even though the majacite
sword blisters his own skin (this is symbolism). Inan gives up everything to be everything his Father wants.
This could be compared to someone who wanted to be on the good side and wanted a better world for everyone but then he gets convinced that someones evil desires are better. He doesn't care about himself only about what that other person wants.
Chapter 74 – Inan
King Saran firmly believes in duty over self. Peace between maji and kosidán
failed in the past, so he does not want to try again. Inan believes he must make a similar choice between his country and his heart. He makes the same choice as his father, even though the majacite
sword blisters his own skin (this is symbolism). Inan gives up everything to be everything his Father wants.
This could be compared to someone who wanted to be on the good side and wanted a better world for everyone but then he gets convinced that someones evil desires are better. He doesn't care about himself only about what that other person wants.
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Social Studies - Technology Paragraph
For our new subject in Social Studies we are learning about technology on how it evolved over the years and how it impacted our lives in a good or bad way.
Paragraph Question - Are students addicted to their cellphones? If so, is that a problem?
Technology Paragraph
I think most students are addicted to their cellphones and yes it's a bad thing. It can separate you from others which ends up making you lose contact of others. It's addiction can also distract you from working/learning. This can also keep people up late at night making them not getting enough sleep.
Paragraph Question - Are students addicted to their cellphones? If so, is that a problem?
Technology Paragraph
I think most students are addicted to their cellphones and yes it's a bad thing. It can separate you from others which ends up making you lose contact of others. It's addiction can also distract you from working/learning. This can also keep people up late at night making them not getting enough sleep.
Monday 19 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to the Real World - Chapter 63
Writing prompt for Chapter 63 from Children of Blood and Bone. This takes place when one of the main characters got captured and is interrogated by the king.
Chapter 63 - Zélie
“You know what intrigues me about your kind? You always start in the middle
of the story. As if my father didn’t fight for your rights. As if you maggots didn’t
burn my family alive.”
“You can’t enslave an entire people for the rebellion of a few.”
Saran bares his teeth. “You can do whatever you want when you’re the king.”
This could be compared to you trying to correct someone's actions but you don't know what they have gone through so your actions are not exactly good.
Chapter 63 - Zélie
“You know what intrigues me about your kind? You always start in the middle
of the story. As if my father didn’t fight for your rights. As if you maggots didn’t
burn my family alive.”
“You can’t enslave an entire people for the rebellion of a few.”
Saran bares his teeth. “You can do whatever you want when you’re the king.”
This could be compared to you trying to correct someone's actions but you don't know what they have gone through so your actions are not exactly good.
English Written Text - Relating to the Real World - Chapter 61 Zelie
The writing prompt for Chapter 61 from Children of Blood and bone.
Chapter 61 – Zélie
Tears sear my vision, falling fast down my face. A Healer. A child.
Yet her last moments are stained with hate.
A message I take from this scene is even if you do good stuff for the world and lots of people appreciate it, that still doesn't mean that everyone is on your side. Basically getting betrayed by the people you tried to help.
Chapter 61 – Zélie
Tears sear my vision, falling fast down my face. A Healer. A child.
Yet her last moments are stained with hate.
A message I take from this scene is even if you do good stuff for the world and lots of people appreciate it, that still doesn't mean that everyone is on your side. Basically getting betrayed by the people you tried to help.
Friday 16 August 2019
Social Studies - Technology
For Social Studies we've been researching about technology on how it impacts our lives and how it changed over the years. We made slide comparing different technology of the past and present.
Here is the definition of Technology given to us.
Technology is the creative process that utilises tools, resources and systems to solve problems. It also enhances control over natural and man made environments to improve our lives.
Here is our slide, It's about comparing old and new technologies to see how different things are now. The old stuff can be from the anytime in the past.
Here is the definition of Technology given to us.
Technology is the creative process that utilises tools, resources and systems to solve problems. It also enhances control over natural and man made environments to improve our lives.
Here is our slide, It's about comparing old and new technologies to see how different things are now. The old stuff can be from the anytime in the past.
Thursday 15 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to the Real World - Chapter 56 Zelie
Chapter 56 writing prompt for Children of Blood and Bone. This writing prompt is about experiencing peace again after a long time.
Chapter 56 – Zélie
We zip through the crowd while celebrants thrust and shimmy by our sides.
Though part of me wants to cry, I crane my neck to take in the crowd, craving
their joy, their life.
The children of Orïsha dance like there’s no tomorrow, each step praising the
gods. Their mouths glorify the rapture of liberation, their hearts sing the
Yoruba songs of freedom. My ears dance at the words of my language, words I
once thought I’d never hear outside my head. They seem to light up the air
with their delight.
It’s like the whole world can breathe again.
This message can be compared to feeling peace after experiencing something tragic such as war or just anything that makes you feel your always in danger.
Chapter 56 – Zélie
We zip through the crowd while celebrants thrust and shimmy by our sides.
Though part of me wants to cry, I crane my neck to take in the crowd, craving
their joy, their life.
The children of Orïsha dance like there’s no tomorrow, each step praising the
gods. Their mouths glorify the rapture of liberation, their hearts sing the
Yoruba songs of freedom. My ears dance at the words of my language, words I
once thought I’d never hear outside my head. They seem to light up the air
with their delight.
It’s like the whole world can breathe again.
This message can be compared to feeling peace after experiencing something tragic such as war or just anything that makes you feel your always in danger.
Wednesday 14 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to the Real World - Chapter 59 Zelie
Chapter 59 Writing Prompt on the book Children of Blood and Bone. This writing prompt is about a prince who has too much confidence.
Chapter 59 – Zélie
“How will me coming back to Lagos solve any of that?” I ask. “As we speak,
your father calls for my head!”
“My father’s scared.” Inan shakes his head. “He’s misguided, but his fear is justified. All the monarchy’s ever seen is the destruction maji can bring.
They’ve never experienced anything like this.” He gestures to the camp, face
alight with so much hope his smile practically glows in the darkness. “Zulaikha
created this in one moon, and there are already more diviners in Lagos than
anywhere else in Orïsha. Just imagine what we could accomplish with the
resources of the monarchy behind us.”
This could be compared to someone who believes everything will go his way and everyone will back him up even if he's now a threat to them.
I believe that this plan of his won't work or won't go his way because even if he has all the people who can use magic on the enemies, the enemies will fight back and will cause another war.
Chapter 59 – Zélie
“How will me coming back to Lagos solve any of that?” I ask. “As we speak,
your father calls for my head!”
“My father’s scared.” Inan shakes his head. “He’s misguided, but his fear is justified. All the monarchy’s ever seen is the destruction maji can bring.
They’ve never experienced anything like this.” He gestures to the camp, face
alight with so much hope his smile practically glows in the darkness. “Zulaikha
created this in one moon, and there are already more diviners in Lagos than
anywhere else in Orïsha. Just imagine what we could accomplish with the
resources of the monarchy behind us.”
This could be compared to someone who believes everything will go his way and everyone will back him up even if he's now a threat to them.
I believe that this plan of his won't work or won't go his way because even if he has all the people who can use magic on the enemies, the enemies will fight back and will cause another war.
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Science - Magnet Experiment
In science we've been looking at experiments we can do ourselves. Our group decided to do this experiment where we make a copper wire spin by having it connected to a battery with magnets on it.
In the end it didn't work probably because our wires were in the wrong length and shape. It might've also be the battery or the magnets fault but we don't really know.
Next time we do this experiment we will measure things out first for more chance at success.
The experiment video that we're trying to do is here.
In the end it didn't work probably because our wires were in the wrong length and shape. It might've also be the battery or the magnets fault but we don't really know.
Next time we do this experiment we will measure things out first for more chance at success.
The experiment video that we're trying to do is here.
Monday 12 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to Real World - Chapter 52 Amari
Chapter 52 Writing Prompt is about one of the main characters who believed that his father is right and the special people known as Maji are evil, and now he is switching to the good side.
Chapter 52 – Amari
“I’ll prove myself to you, to all of you,” Inan declares. “You’re on the right side
of this. My only desire is to stand there as well.”
“Good.” I lean forward to hug him, holding on to his promise.
But when his hands wrap around my back, all I can think of are how his fingers are resting just above my scars.
A message I take from this scene is people can redeem themselves once the realise what they are doing wrong.
Do you trust Inan? Does he deserve a second chance?
I believe he does deserve a second chance because he did risk his life to save Zelie which was the person he was after the whole time to kill her.
Do people in real life deserve second chances?
Depends on what they did like for example if someone did something really bad they don't deserve a second chance but if someone did something that's not that bad they may deserve a second chance.
Chapter 52 – Amari
“I’ll prove myself to you, to all of you,” Inan declares. “You’re on the right side
of this. My only desire is to stand there as well.”
“Good.” I lean forward to hug him, holding on to his promise.
But when his hands wrap around my back, all I can think of are how his fingers are resting just above my scars.
A message I take from this scene is people can redeem themselves once the realise what they are doing wrong.
Do you trust Inan? Does he deserve a second chance?
I believe he does deserve a second chance because he did risk his life to save Zelie which was the person he was after the whole time to kill her.
Do people in real life deserve second chances?
Depends on what they did like for example if someone did something really bad they don't deserve a second chance but if someone did something that's not that bad they may deserve a second chance.
Friday 9 August 2019
DTE Javascript - Conditionals Reflection
For our second semester in DTE we've been doing some coding using javascript. Javascript is one of the most common programming languages. We've used Spheroedu as a way to learn how to program with javascript.
For one of our task we've been using Conditionals which is a thing when a condition is met such as a certain speed has been reached it will play a audio. This conditional was used in a game where we pass the ball the each other and it will play an animal sound.
Relfection:
Where did you struggle the most in this activity
I struggle the most typing out code cause it's really confusing and it's hard to remember what each code does.
What was the easiest part for you
The easiest part was probably coding it to show colours because it's one of the most easiest code to remember.
What is a Conditional
Conditional is when a action is performed when a certain condition is met.
What was the Conditional in the game
The conditional was when a certain speed was reached even if you don't throw it then it will play a animal sound.
Why does the while loop never stop
There was a code with no stopping case so it will repeat the action.
If you wanted it to stop, how might you write this differently
Change the while loop statement to false instead of true.
For one of our task we've been using Conditionals which is a thing when a condition is met such as a certain speed has been reached it will play a audio. This conditional was used in a game where we pass the ball the each other and it will play an animal sound.
Relfection:
Where did you struggle the most in this activity
I struggle the most typing out code cause it's really confusing and it's hard to remember what each code does.
What was the easiest part for you
The easiest part was probably coding it to show colours because it's one of the most easiest code to remember.
What is a Conditional
Conditional is when a action is performed when a certain condition is met.
What was the Conditional in the game
The conditional was when a certain speed was reached even if you don't throw it then it will play a animal sound.
Why does the while loop never stop
There was a code with no stopping case so it will repeat the action.
If you wanted it to stop, how might you write this differently
Change the while loop statement to false instead of true.
Thursday 8 August 2019
English Written Text - Children of Blood and Bone - Chapter 49 Amari
Children of Blood and Bone writing prompt for Chapter 49 Amari. Amari is the daughter of the king who took away magic and slayed magicians or known as maji's.
Chapter 49 – Amari
Strike, Amari.
Father’s voice rings in my head, but it’s not his strength I need.
Be brave, Amari. Binta soothes instead.
Be the Lionaire.
This message can be compared to someone who tried to get manipulated by someone but someone else saves them from that manipulation in a way.
Chapter 49 – Amari
Strike, Amari.
Father’s voice rings in my head, but it’s not his strength I need.
Be brave, Amari. Binta soothes instead.
Be the Lionaire.
This message can be compared to someone who tried to get manipulated by someone but someone else saves them from that manipulation in a way.
Tuesday 6 August 2019
English - Close Viewing Essay Reflection
This is my Close Viewing Essay Reflection which was written last term. The subject we were learning was visual text.
Essay
Introduction:
In the film ‘The Power of One’ by John Avildsen which is about the apartheid in Africa where the blacks and whites are separated and one is treated unfairly. In one particular scene where we see two characters running through the streets of the home of the Africans, we can gather lots of information about the life of the Africans. In the scene where we can see P.K and Duma running together, we can gather lots of information from that scene via multiple film techniques that are not only visual but through sound as well. This running scene is mostly portrayed through long shots with tracking, dialogue, and diegetic sound as well. The ones that stand the most out to me is the long shot with tracking and diegetic sounds.
Paragraph 1 In the running scene, most shots are long shots looking at a scene until P.K and Gideon Duma which will turn into a tracking shot showing a lot of information in the background. When we see P.K and Duma start running the camera tracks them. However, the camera also stays in one spot until the scene is changed into where we see a lot of people walking and a car passing by. When P.K and Duma appear closer to the camera will start tracking them from a medium distance where we can see the line for the toilet. The director did this so we can observe how the Africans live in the movie without having Duma and P.K interact as much. This lets the audience figure out what’s happening without having the two characters to have much dialogue. This technique created an impact because the long shots gave us information on how Africans would live their lives unfairly. Other shots such as the tracking one can give us extra information like that one time an African got kicked off a truck because he didn’t know it was out of bounds. This is important because this technique allows us to gather information by looking at the background where stuff is happening while Duma explains a bit more in detail.
Paragraph 2
The diegetic sounds we can hear can give us lots of information not only by P.K and Duma but also by other Africans singing or talking. When P.K and Duma start running together diegetic sounds can be heard basically all over the scene. P.K and Duma are the main focuses though while the others in the background or the start of a new camera angle can be heard more clearly. The director did this to let us the audience know that the Africans are still living and struggling even when they aren’t on camera in the movie universe. We know this because of how Duma said the Africans work hard every day to have a good tomorrow and we have visual evidence as well when people are using wheelbarrows and some are singing while mining. This created an impact on the audience because we now know how hard working the Africans are to secure themselves are good tomorrow while the whites have privilege over them because they are allowed to silence them even when it’s not their discussion. This can be contrasted when Duma’s home and people get invaded by the Europeans. During this scene, there were lots of diegetic sounds making it only possible to make out a few sounds while the others just felt like extra background effects. We can take away that having too much sounds at the same time won’t give us extra information but make it harder.
Paragraph 3
When visual and audio techniques are put together they can produce the best results, if it’s used properly it can give us lots of information and more entertaining. Going back to the running scene with Duma and P.K there were lots of good examples of this. When the camera angles changed we would have either a long or medium shot, thus showing people doing stuff while Duma explains what really is happening shortly after. The director did this so we can try to interpret it ourselves until one of the characters explains it for us. The director could’ve also let us just to experience the scene and have the characters explain it to us without us being left confused. The impact of this technique is to let us experience enjoy the movie without us really wondering what’s happening throughout the movie as everything is easily explained by the movie. This reminds of when early in the movie when P.K was still a kid he would explore Africa with Doc. Doc would say that you will always come across an answer in nature. What Doc said was important because P.K wasn’t certain about teaching the Africans English until he stumbled across a waterfall in nature. P.K explained that a waterfall starts with one drop of water then he says what comes from that to his school professor.
Conclusion
Reflection
What Am I Proud of - I'm proud that I was able to write this much within a 2 week span. I'm also proud that I could start off really well.
What can I do (Specifically) to Improve next time. - I can use more punctuation next time and maybe work on this at home for some time.
What is one thing I enjoyed learning about film - That you get to watch a movie without doing work for the first time so basically a break from work.
What is one thing I found challenging about learning about film? - That you have to pay attention to all the detail in film to get ideas on what to write about.
What is one thing I found useful/I will use next time I write an essay? - Maybe ask others on what they saw in the film that I didn't see or hear
What is one thing I am wondering about to do with writing about Visual Texts? - That if you get to watch a movie every time you do a study on this.
Essay
Introduction:
In the film ‘The Power of One’ by John Avildsen which is about the apartheid in Africa where the blacks and whites are separated and one is treated unfairly. In one particular scene where we see two characters running through the streets of the home of the Africans, we can gather lots of information about the life of the Africans. In the scene where we can see P.K and Duma running together, we can gather lots of information from that scene via multiple film techniques that are not only visual but through sound as well. This running scene is mostly portrayed through long shots with tracking, dialogue, and diegetic sound as well. The ones that stand the most out to me is the long shot with tracking and diegetic sounds.
Paragraph 1 In the running scene, most shots are long shots looking at a scene until P.K and Gideon Duma which will turn into a tracking shot showing a lot of information in the background. When we see P.K and Duma start running the camera tracks them. However, the camera also stays in one spot until the scene is changed into where we see a lot of people walking and a car passing by. When P.K and Duma appear closer to the camera will start tracking them from a medium distance where we can see the line for the toilet. The director did this so we can observe how the Africans live in the movie without having Duma and P.K interact as much. This lets the audience figure out what’s happening without having the two characters to have much dialogue. This technique created an impact because the long shots gave us information on how Africans would live their lives unfairly. Other shots such as the tracking one can give us extra information like that one time an African got kicked off a truck because he didn’t know it was out of bounds. This is important because this technique allows us to gather information by looking at the background where stuff is happening while Duma explains a bit more in detail.
Paragraph 2
The diegetic sounds we can hear can give us lots of information not only by P.K and Duma but also by other Africans singing or talking. When P.K and Duma start running together diegetic sounds can be heard basically all over the scene. P.K and Duma are the main focuses though while the others in the background or the start of a new camera angle can be heard more clearly. The director did this to let us the audience know that the Africans are still living and struggling even when they aren’t on camera in the movie universe. We know this because of how Duma said the Africans work hard every day to have a good tomorrow and we have visual evidence as well when people are using wheelbarrows and some are singing while mining. This created an impact on the audience because we now know how hard working the Africans are to secure themselves are good tomorrow while the whites have privilege over them because they are allowed to silence them even when it’s not their discussion. This can be contrasted when Duma’s home and people get invaded by the Europeans. During this scene, there were lots of diegetic sounds making it only possible to make out a few sounds while the others just felt like extra background effects. We can take away that having too much sounds at the same time won’t give us extra information but make it harder.
Paragraph 3
When visual and audio techniques are put together they can produce the best results, if it’s used properly it can give us lots of information and more entertaining. Going back to the running scene with Duma and P.K there were lots of good examples of this. When the camera angles changed we would have either a long or medium shot, thus showing people doing stuff while Duma explains what really is happening shortly after. The director did this so we can try to interpret it ourselves until one of the characters explains it for us. The director could’ve also let us just to experience the scene and have the characters explain it to us without us being left confused. The impact of this technique is to let us experience enjoy the movie without us really wondering what’s happening throughout the movie as everything is easily explained by the movie. This reminds of when early in the movie when P.K was still a kid he would explore Africa with Doc. Doc would say that you will always come across an answer in nature. What Doc said was important because P.K wasn’t certain about teaching the Africans English until he stumbled across a waterfall in nature. P.K explained that a waterfall starts with one drop of water then he says what comes from that to his school professor.
Conclusion
In the movie, The Power of One, the running scene with Duma and P.K shows us multiple camera and audio techniques that are used effectively. These techniques were combined in a way that we finished the movie without really being confused about a particular scene. The running scene with the longshot, tracking, and sounds gave us lots of information because of how they were used one after another.
Reflection
What Am I Proud of - I'm proud that I was able to write this much within a 2 week span. I'm also proud that I could start off really well.
What can I do (Specifically) to Improve next time. - I can use more punctuation next time and maybe work on this at home for some time.
What is one thing I enjoyed learning about film - That you get to watch a movie without doing work for the first time so basically a break from work.
What is one thing I found challenging about learning about film? - That you have to pay attention to all the detail in film to get ideas on what to write about.
What is one thing I found useful/I will use next time I write an essay? - Maybe ask others on what they saw in the film that I didn't see or hear
What is one thing I am wondering about to do with writing about Visual Texts? - That if you get to watch a movie every time you do a study on this.
Thursday 1 August 2019
English Written Text - Relating to The Real World - Chapter 39 Inan
Children of Blood and Bone Writing Prompt for Chapter 39.
Chapter 39 - Inan
My hand shakes. The moment to kill still hangs between us. Yet I can’t bring
myself to move.
Not when all I see is the scared and broken girl.
It’s like seeing her for the first time: the human behind the maji. Fear
embedded in the pain. Tragedy caused in Father’s name.
Father…
The truth sears, a bitter liquor burning down my throat.
Zélie’s memories don’t hold the villains Father always warned of. Only families
he tore apart.
A message I take from this scene is basically don't judge a book by it's cover cause you might not know about there past or how they act in different environments.
Chapter 39 - Inan
My hand shakes. The moment to kill still hangs between us. Yet I can’t bring
myself to move.
Not when all I see is the scared and broken girl.
It’s like seeing her for the first time: the human behind the maji. Fear
embedded in the pain. Tragedy caused in Father’s name.
Father…
The truth sears, a bitter liquor burning down my throat.
Zélie’s memories don’t hold the villains Father always warned of. Only families
he tore apart.
A message I take from this scene is basically don't judge a book by it's cover cause you might not know about there past or how they act in different environments.
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