1. Vocabulary Work
a. scooter - a light two-wheeled open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine with their legs together and their feet resting on a floorboard.
b. intricate - very complicated or detailed.
c. fete - a public function, typically held outdoors and organized to raise funds for a charity, including entertainment and the sale of goods and refreshments.
d. incomprehensible - not able to be understood; not intelligible.
e. estimated - roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
f. recruited - enlist (someone) in the armed forces.
g. invaluable - extremely useful; indispensable.
h. denied - refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone).
I think the piece will be about someone being recruited to join an intricate fete that holds a campaign but gets denied for being incomprehensible and not being invaluable. This is because I think it kind of links to each other.
2. The Title
a. Playing cards with my friends during every morning tea and lunch.
Go to my cousin's house very frequently and play games on the computer.
b. Maybe the text might be about what it is like during the age of 10.
c. I think this piece will be about what it is like during the age of 10 because the title is 'at the age of 10' which infers that the story will be talking about someone or something at the age of 10.
3. The background/context of the extract
a. Things that may be a concern to a 16-year-old could be what people think about her at school or maybe she might be concerned about their education. Not knowing what occupation she wants to be in the future and then having it to be too late to pick the occupation wince she did not choose the correct subject or maybe just the struggles she had from the age of 10 to her current age.
Reading the Text
1. Read the text
2. The speaker wants us to think about the children that have forfeit their childhood to being recruited for war and
Unpacking the Text
1. Summarise each paragraph
a. Memories of things the narrator did as a child, a list of what Juliet lost when she was 10.
b. The narrator remembers getting her face painted by a senior school pupil at their local fete and Juliet gets her face painted with thick black stripes
c. Juliet remembers dancing around my bedroom listening to the latest pop tracks. whilst Juliet had war music during her fight.
d. Lists happy memories of narrator and list of bad memories of Juliet in war.
e. Not all children are blessed with a good life like Juliet
f. The narrator wants us to raise awareness that not all kids have the same priveledges and are able to live a normal life, so we should be thankful for what we currently have.
g. Summarises feelings felt in the story and says to consider donating to child soldiers international.
2. Summarise in 3 sentences.
This text is about the memories of the narrator having a good life and experiencing good things such as getting face paints, dancing in her bedroom and comparing it to Juliet's life having to fight in war against men double their size. This text wants us to sympathize with Juliet's life and be aware of what is happening in the world and to consider donating to child soldiers international.
Putting it all together
1. The language feature the author uses to set the tone of the piece is anecdote.
2. At ten years old my days were filled with trips down to our local beach, riding my scooter around the block with neighbouring kids, and building intricate tents made of sheets, and pillows.
3. The speaker's overall purpose in this piece is to let others be aware of child soldiers and to understand that not all children are as lucky as were are. The speaker also asks them if they could donate to Child Soldiers International. Their attitude towards this topic is that the speaker is strongly committed to help child soldiers and to make others truly sympathize what other children are going through. We see this attitude when the speaker uses the technique parallel structure when she says, "I remember... water fights... Juliets remembers fighting with men double their size." The effect of this is to highlight the differences of our lucky life to the life of Juliet being a child soldier and to allow others to sympathize and to ask others to help people like Juliet to have a childhood like us. The reason for this is so that we can actually feel lucky to have the childhood we had because the speaker wants us to feel lucky to experience the past childhood and the present. From this, we learn to feel lucky with the life that we currently have and it makes us think about the poor children who had been taken away from their childhood and be fortunate that in our own lives that we do not have to experience events like Juliet. Finally, the author wanted us to remember people like Juliet and others and be thankful for others that have given you a chance to live a good childhood because others like you have likely been prosperous with the life you have just like in the text how the speaker has listed all the positive events that she had been lucky to experience.
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Tuesday 2 July 2019
11ENG Unfamiliar Texts Poetry
First impressions
My first impression about this text is that it is about a memorable event of a child that has lost his first tooth. She talks about when she waves goodbye to the boat leaving the ocean which she infers the first tooth to leave the mouth.
Vocabulary Work
a. fossick, moored, alveolus
b. fossick: to search
moored: make fast(a boat) by attaching a rope or cable to an anchor.
alveolus: the bony socket for the root of the tooth.
Making connections
We are normally meant to be growing older from 11 to 12 but the author is referencing from dr who and the bible of Lazarus becoming younger.
Point of Change
1. Stanza 3
2. Stanza 7
3. In the first 3 stanzas, the author talks about how looking (or fossick) for shells and how the boats start to float away (the tooth getting ready to leave the alveolus).
4. The two words that I think help contribute to the atmosphere in the first 3 stanzas are
Language features
1.
Alliteration: When we wave goodbye
Simile: You are 11 teeth old and grown, like Lazarus
Adjective: Across polished floors
Listing: starfish, pipi and paua
Metaphor: Your gums are an ocean of blood.
Tooth's a boat
2.
Adjective - Across polished floors - This helped create a better image
Personification - I'll show you how it can rest safely upon its starboard - This helps create the image of a tooth lying on this side resting.
Metaphor - Your gums are an ocean of blood. - This draws attention to the gums and how it creates an image of blood pouring out
3. Extended Metaphors
Until the tide goes out
To yachts moored the marina
4.
it helps the reader understand that losing a tooth compares really well with a boat because sometimes it is very calm and relaxed and sometimes it can be a very rocky ride.
My first impression about this text is that it is about a memorable event of a child that has lost his first tooth. She talks about when she waves goodbye to the boat leaving the ocean which she infers the first tooth to leave the mouth.
Vocabulary Work
a. fossick, moored, alveolus
b. fossick: to search
moored: make fast(a boat) by attaching a rope or cable to an anchor.
alveolus: the bony socket for the root of the tooth.
Making connections
We are normally meant to be growing older from 11 to 12 but the author is referencing from dr who and the bible of Lazarus becoming younger.
Point of Change
1. Stanza 3
2. Stanza 7
3. In the first 3 stanzas, the author talks about how looking (or fossick) for shells and how the boats start to float away (the tooth getting ready to leave the alveolus).
4. The two words that I think help contribute to the atmosphere in the first 3 stanzas are
Language features
1.
Alliteration: When we wave goodbye
Simile: You are 11 teeth old and grown, like Lazarus
Adjective: Across polished floors
Listing: starfish, pipi and paua
Metaphor: Your gums are an ocean of blood.
Tooth's a boat
2.
Adjective - Across polished floors - This helped create a better image
Personification - I'll show you how it can rest safely upon its starboard - This helps create the image of a tooth lying on this side resting.
Metaphor - Your gums are an ocean of blood. - This draws attention to the gums and how it creates an image of blood pouring out
3. Extended Metaphors
Until the tide goes out
To yachts moored the marina
4.
it helps the reader understand that losing a tooth compares really well with a boat because sometimes it is very calm and relaxed and sometimes it can be a very rocky ride.
Monday 17 June 2019
11ENG Unfamiliar Texts Workbook
Unfamiliar texts workbook
1.
a. I inherited my mother's laptop.
b. I got expelled from my school
c. My mother persuaded me to take a break.
d. I had been transferred to another school.
e. The atmosphere around me was horrific.
f. We had been given a large shipment of armament.
g. The lady was pouting her lips because she wanted to look attractive to the group of boys.
h. Ray was the apprentice of the new teacher.
i. The Cavalier was very arrogant.
j. Cameron has been given holy orders to sacrifice a goat.
2.
a. The definition of friendly is kind and pleasant, and a connotation of friendly is hospitable.
b. The definition of persuasion is the act of encouraging or convincing and a connotation of persuasion could be convincing.
Reading the Text
1. Read the story
2. My first impression of this extract is that it is a little off from what I thought it would be about when I read the title because it was mainly about persuading a student's parents when I thought it was about a student persuading another student to do something.
3. I was correct when I predicted that it was about persuasion.
But I was incorrect when I predicted that it would be about students persuading each other.
I think this is because I see a lot of persuasion around our schools such as peer pressure which could influence my thoughts and predictions. One thing that surprised me about the story was
Using the level 3 reading guide
2. Letter d
This is true because his parents were easily persuaded into most things as it was less troubling than having to make their own decisions. For example, Alan easily persuaded his parents that he was repentant enough for a night out when he was grounded at home. This shows that Alan's parents are easily persuaded.
Identifying the point of change
1. The paragraph that we see a point in change is paragraph 5.
2. The change starts as Alan's mini is shown to be the main point suddenly but at this time he had already got a bunch of 'Romeos' which show that he had changed to make the story worse than it already was.
3. The point of change helps us understand the author's purpose. In this case, the point in change helps us know that the author's purpose was to show that as soon as Alan figures out that his parents, principle and school know about his mini, he had taken advantage of that moment to do whatever he wanted. He then attempts at manipulating the principle by giving a friendly smile.
Using the title to help you understand the author's purpose
1. The title is appropriate because it shows how a student gets away with most of his actions.
2. This related to the author's attitude towards the characters in his story because it shows what Alan had been doing in the story. He had been persuading his parents in a kind and convincing way.
3. A different title for the story could be 'Manipulative Convincer' because it shows what Alan had been doing in the story. He had manipulated his parents as to think that he was innocent and also convinced his parents that he could have a night out when he was still grounded.
4. The point in change and title work together to help get the author's purpose by slightly hinting out the author's purpose.
Identifying how the text is communicated
1.
1.
a. I inherited my mother's laptop.
b. I got expelled from my school
c. My mother persuaded me to take a break.
d. I had been transferred to another school.
e. The atmosphere around me was horrific.
f. We had been given a large shipment of armament.
g. The lady was pouting her lips because she wanted to look attractive to the group of boys.
h. Ray was the apprentice of the new teacher.
i. The Cavalier was very arrogant.
j. Cameron has been given holy orders to sacrifice a goat.
2.
a. The definition of friendly is kind and pleasant, and a connotation of friendly is hospitable.
b. The definition of persuasion is the act of encouraging or convincing and a connotation of persuasion could be convincing.
Reading the Text
1. Read the story
2. My first impression of this extract is that it is a little off from what I thought it would be about when I read the title because it was mainly about persuading a student's parents when I thought it was about a student persuading another student to do something.
3. I was correct when I predicted that it was about persuasion.
But I was incorrect when I predicted that it would be about students persuading each other.
I think this is because I see a lot of persuasion around our schools such as peer pressure which could influence my thoughts and predictions. One thing that surprised me about the story was
Using the level 3 reading guide
2. Letter d
This is true because his parents were easily persuaded into most things as it was less troubling than having to make their own decisions. For example, Alan easily persuaded his parents that he was repentant enough for a night out when he was grounded at home. This shows that Alan's parents are easily persuaded.
Identifying the point of change
1. The paragraph that we see a point in change is paragraph 5.
2. The change starts as Alan's mini is shown to be the main point suddenly but at this time he had already got a bunch of 'Romeos' which show that he had changed to make the story worse than it already was.
3. The point of change helps us understand the author's purpose. In this case, the point in change helps us know that the author's purpose was to show that as soon as Alan figures out that his parents, principle and school know about his mini, he had taken advantage of that moment to do whatever he wanted. He then attempts at manipulating the principle by giving a friendly smile.
Using the title to help you understand the author's purpose
1. The title is appropriate because it shows how a student gets away with most of his actions.
2. This related to the author's attitude towards the characters in his story because it shows what Alan had been doing in the story. He had been persuading his parents in a kind and convincing way.
3. A different title for the story could be 'Manipulative Convincer' because it shows what Alan had been doing in the story. He had manipulated his parents as to think that he was innocent and also convinced his parents that he could have a night out when he was still grounded.
4. The point in change and title work together to help get the author's purpose by slightly hinting out the author's purpose.
Identifying how the text is communicated
1.
Wednesday 12 June 2019
11Eng - 1.3 Exam (Unfamiliar Texts)
For English today, we have been given a task to give 3 pieces of advice I could give to someone aiming for high excellence in the unfamiliar text exam.
- If you see a language feature used, instead of just pointing it out, also add how it made us feel. Use personal voice which is saying what you feel about the text or how it changes your perception of life or even how it connects to something you have experienced.
- You have to go into detail about the emotional effect the text had.
- Maybe add what the author has incorporated into the text from some experience he had in his life.
- Appreciation for the text. Don't make it bland and say "it was okay" but actually go in depth about it.
- Talk in depth about the effect of language features.
- Author's purpose of language features.
- Evaluate or give reasons explaining how well language features work within the text
- Have detailed answers to show a full and deep understanding.
- Explain detailed connections between language features
- Explain and build previous statements and avoid repetition.
- Make mature observations about the text and respond to how you personally feel.
Another task we have been given is summarising the difference between Achieved, Merit and Excellence.
In order to get excellence in the unfamiliar texts exam, you would need to build on previous statements and avoid repetition. Making mature observations about the text and responding personally to the text is something that is not required for merit. You would also need to have detailed answers to show a full and deep understanding of the text.
In order to get merit, you would need
Tuesday 5 March 2019
[11ENG] Film terms and definition task
Task: Find definitions of film terms and the effect it has on a movie/scene. And add pictures if possible.
Slideshow:
Tuesday 12 February 2019
[11ENG] Creative Writing Practice 12/02/2019
Here is my writing piece that I added from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
I started at *.
“I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if it would be frozen over when I got home, and if it was, where did the ducks go? I was wondering where the ducks went when the lagoon got all icy and frozen over. I wondered if some guy came in a truck and took them away to a zoo or something.* Or if they just flew away. Maybe even hiding somewhere, warming up with the little ducklings." As I think about the lagoon I also think of the sky how beautiful it looks with the purple-blue fade overcrossing the whole New York City. As night falls, I go back to thinking about the lagoon. Seeing the trees wave side to side. I think of the fog, slithering like a snake, trying to find its prey. As the sun rises, I think of when the snow will melt away and if the ducks come back and enjoy Central Park as they did before.
Friday 8 February 2019
[11ENG] Similes and Metaphors in Songs
English 8/02/2019
During English today, we are learning about similes and metaphors in songs. Our task was to find 2 songs and highlight the similes and metaphors in the songs.
Metaphors Similes
Stitches - Shawn Mendes
I thought that I've been hurt before
But no one's ever left me quite this sore
Your words cut deeper than a knife
Now I need someone to breathe me back to life
Got a feeling that I'm going under
But I know that I'll make it out alive
If I quit calling you my lover
Move on
You watch me bleed until I can't breathe
I'm shaking falling onto my knees
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
I'm tripping over myself
Aching begging you to come help
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Roar - Katy Perry
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready 'cause I had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar!
Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
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