English - Brainstorming Task (Homeschooling is better than traditional schooling)

 

English - The hunter swoop

 

  1. 1 sentence - top left hand corner:

- The dark blue pinkish sky is getting dark because of the sunset in the horizon.

2. 1 sentence - top right hand corner: 

- The dark black ginormous cliff head is dominating the landscape.

3. 1-2 descriptive sentences - bottom of the image:

- The sunset is dying down in the distance behind the short dark hills.

4. 1-2 descriptive sentences - middle of the image:

- My long skinny rope is dangling down in the air below the cliff head. The rope is slipping through my fingure tips and I am wondering if I am going to walk on my own two feet back home.

English - Brainstorming Task (The internet has ruined our ability to be bored)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (All teenagers should have after school jobs)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (Men are stronger than woman)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (Zoo's should be banned)

 

English - Brainstorming task (Plastic bags should be completely banned)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (Social media makes people less socially active)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (New Zealand should get rid of speed limits)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (Animal abuse should carry the death penalty)

 

English - Figurative language (Idioms)

This week in English, we have been learning about figurative language. One of our first activitys in  figurative language we had to mix and match some poetry terms and definitions about figurative which is on one of my latest blog posts. Then we started on doing activitys about Idioms, the first activity was, we had to write down the meaning of idioms that was listed in the grid below. After that we had to choose 3 idioms and then to draw a funny picture about what would happen if these idioms got taken literally. Here is the grid below. 

Figurative Column	Literal Column
a.Just chill out dude!  Meaning: It means to calm down
b. ‘He is driving me up the wall!’ Meaning: It means someone is irritating and making someone angry.
c. ‘His nose is out of joint’ Meaning: It means someone is annoyed
d. The teacher is a real scream Meaning: It means that the teacher is very funny and humorous.
e. What is she cooking up in her mind right now? Meaning: It means what is she thinking right now.
f. He gave her the eye.  Meaning: It means that a man is trying to flirt with another woman.

After that we had to write some other idioms ourselves that are not listed in the grid. We must do 3, should do 4-6, could do 6-8. Here are the idioms that I have chosen.

Idiom: Its a peice of cake - Meaning: Its easy

Idiom: Its raining cats and dogs - Meaning: Its raining hard

Idiom: Let the cat out of the bag - Meaning: Give away a secret

Idiom: Break a leg - Meaning: Good luck

Idiom: Call it a day - Meaning: Stop working on something

Idiom: Get out of hand - Meaning: Get out of control

What have I learnt?

 I have learnt a lot about idioms and what they are. Before we did this work I wasn't that sure what Idioms were. 

How does this work show my learning?

- It shows that I have understood what I am learning. It also shows that I know what idioms are because If I didn't know what Idioms were I wouldn't have completed all of my work.

What am I wondering?

 - I am wondering if there are any idioms that I haven't thought of and what are other idioms that I may know but I haven't thought of them.

English - Brainstorming task (Children would learn better if school was provided lunches)

 

English - Brainstorming Task (People under 16 should not be allowed to buy energy drinks)

 

English - Critical literacy practise

The post said "In Germany, the government has increased fuel prices, in just one hour of time people abandoned their cars on the streets, avenues and walked home. Over a million abandoned cars, they had to lower the prices. When the people are smart the corrupt cant accomplish their goals."

Is the text real?

After searching up major traffic jam, I found the photo but the information I found was that this photo circulated through social media and was labeled as a protest in Germany. The photo was actually taken in Beijing in China, and in fact, it was a massive traffic jam and not petrol prices.

English - Factual or Satirical

Factual and Satirical news websites here: 

• The Onion (Satirical)

• The New York Times (Factual)

• The Civilian (Satirical)

• The Daily Mail (Factual)

• The Daily Mash (Satirical)

• The Herald (Factual)

• The Shovel (Satirical)

• Daily Telegraph (Factual)

All news websites have alot of articles and information but most of the articles seem fake. The websites itself might look like it is believable but they might be satirical, there are alot of ways to find out if they are factual or satirical. 

Choose two from the same country, ones has to be one factual and one satirical:

- The Onion 

- The New York times

Compare the two articles:

New York Times - On NYT website the titles/headings of the articles seem to me believable and realistic because they had also had written articles about Donald trump but this time the topics are more realistic and factual. The home page on NYT website is very realistic and has several bold headings and up to date stories. The information on the articles has factual information and the pictures of the text seem real and professional to the text. 

The Onion - At first, the onion looks like a normal website, it has many news articles with real/legit photos and titles/headings. The big thing that gave it away was that the news articles was fake and the titles of the articles were factual and non realistic. The texts were satirical and seem fake and the information on the articles were satirical and to me I did not believe them at all unlike the NYT.

5 things that you could use to check if a website is factual or satirical: 

- The name of the website.

- You can see if the website is secure or not on the website. 

- The titles of the articles (see if the titles are eye catching or believable)

- Check if the text is up to date and seem believable to you.

- Check if the authors who wrote the article are displayed.

English - Brainstorming Task (Children under 14 should not have cell phones)

 

English - Bias/Agenda

Bias - When you unfairly favour one side of an argument. 

Source - Where you got the information from.

Credible - Factual, truthful, reliable.

Authority - The authority has good/in depth knowledge of the subject.

Reliable - Can trust that this information is correct. 

Perspective - Point of view, the way you see it.

Agenda - What you are trying to do, eg convince of a fact.

Manipulate - Mould something into what you want it to be.

English - Brainstorming task (PE class waste students learning time)

English - Brainstorming task (Cats makes better pets than dogs)

 

English - Critical Literacy

Is this text fair?

- This text is fair because it shows that young adults / adults shouldn't be driving when they are drunk.

How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?

- That young adults and men like to drink alot and they are more likely to drink drive

How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups?

- That males are more alcoholic and they just star at woman. 

Why is the text written this way?

- To show people why it is important to not drink and drive. It also shows what happens when you drink and drive.