Wananga Reflection: #3 Cinder

こんにちは! Welcome to another reflection post!

     

Text title: Cinder

Type: Novel

Text Creator: Merissa Meyer

Text purpose: 

It's a science fiction novel based on the classic tale of Cinderella with a different concept. The main character--Cinder--was a half cyborg and wasn't accepted by society. 

Date: 26 February 2021

Critical Matrix Question:

The author of this text wants us to know that not everything is perfect in like the fairytale they portrayed. The theme of the book is acceptance, bravery, and personal sacrifice. The search for acceptance and connection. In a world where Cyborgs are considered as less than humans. 

English: Metaphor & Similes

こんにちは! This week in English, I began to look at Metaphors and Similes. Our task was to make a digital learning object that could be a poster etc to show our learning and post it on our blog

Anyways, here is my poster.

Art: Tone, Texture and Proportion

こんにちは! Last week and this week in Art, we have been working on our drawing skills of tone and proportion. Our task was to draw out a realistic drawing copy of the photographs we took that includes tones making it realistic and have a good proportion. This is my sketch compared to the real picture.

My drawing:


The picture reference:


What is tone?
The definition of tone in art is relating to the lightness or darkness of a color in a drawing such as shading etc making it realistic and have a good proportion.

What do I want to improve on my work?
I think next time, I would like to improve on composition. The wooden block object thing on the left doesn't have the right type of angle it is drawn in unlike the rest of the objects. It's more of a top angle. Moreover, in the original photo, the wooden thingy was nothing like the one I draw. It was way taller in my drawing. 

Social studies : Slave Trade Triangle

こんにちは! Welcome to another post. For the past few weeks, in Social Science (studies) we have been learning about the history of the Slave Trade Triangle. During the late 16th century to early 19th century, a traumatizing horrible cycle of human trafficking slavery had gone on during those times between these three particular places. We also learned about how music is related to this topic.

You will learn more about it in this Google Maps 

I've made with details of events.

LINK TO THE MAP

Blogging Task:

1.) Explain the use of Spirituals and what they were

Spirituals are in other words for their songs. They used spiritual kinds of music in a variety of ways such as to give them hope, inspire them, sang in a religious event, and last but not the least, a way to communicate to each other about their plans or the next move.

2.) Explain who Harriet Tubman and what the Underground Railroad was.

3.) Write about a spiritual you choose and highlight some lyrics and the hidden message behind them.

As explained in 1.Spirituals are the kind of religious songs that can be used to communicate with each other. This means it has some sort of hidden messages behind every spiritual.

Let's take this one song as an example - Sweet Chariot

4.) How are these events significant today?

These events are significant because still to this day, unfortunately, there is still some slavery--human trafficking-- going on until to this day around the world but we never know.

Wananga Reflection: #2 Self Identity

こんにちは! Welcome to another wananga reflection post.

Text title: "Your two minds"
Type: Psychology Article
Text Creator: Mark Manson
Text purpose: The purpose of it is to inform us about the theory of the two minds.
Date: 19 February 2021

Critical Literacy Matrix Question:
I think the people who would likely read this article is someone who is interested in psychology and how the two minds works.

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Additional task: 

1.) One of your songs from your soundtrack and what it means to you, or link your soundtrack slide. 

2.)What your personality test told you about yourself. (2 Sentences)
Based on my personality test results, it said that I was an ISFJ. Which stands for Introvert, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging. It was high in introversion and I think it's quite accurate in what it tells about me.

3.)What you would tell an employer is your top strength in a job interview? (1 sentence)

I think what I would tell in a job interview is that my top strength is that I can get things done at work with my personality best that would benefit the company.

English: Sensory Language

こんにちは! Today in English I've been learning Sensory Language. 

My work result:

I'm not really an expert in using sensory language but I tried my best on this task. 

Thanks for viewing my post =)

10ESOL: Acronym

こんにちは! This week in ESOL we are working on acronyms of our name. You can view my poster below. We also had to put a 2 paragraphs explanation of 2 of the letters in our acronym. 

Introvert -
I think I am an introvert because I don’t like socializing much. I’d rather stay home than go out there attending a social gathering event. Talking to people drains my energy especially when it is something unnecessary.

Humble -
I also think one of my characteristics is humility because I am not boastful about my achievements. I keep quiet and let my actions speak for me. I don’t consider myself any higher than others just because I know how to do something and they don’t. It takes learning and practice.

English: Language Features

こんにちは! This week in English I've been learning about the language features. To show our understanding of what we have learned, we have to create a slideshow about it. Including the following things, definition, examples, and effects on readers. 

Here's the result of my learning:

Science: Physical or Chemical Change

Physical or Chemical Change 

こんにちは! Today in Science we are conducting a practical experiment around heating a Zinc Oxide and find out whether it is a Physical or Chemical change.

Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that it will be a Chemical change because it absorbs heat, changes its substance, and is not easily reversible. Heat, Sparks, = Chemical. However, I may end up being wrong.

Equipment:

- Sample of ZnO (Zinc Oxide)

- Heat Source

- Scales

- Heatproof container - Evaporating dish

- Tongs

- Heatproof mat

Method: 

1.) Get a sample of Zno in an evaporating dish (about 3 scoops).

2.) Weigh the Zno + container - record weight.

3) Heat container + Zno on a hot plate.

4.) Observe any changes - use the phone for before and after photos

5.) Take off heat + put on a heatproof mat.

6.) Let cool and observe.

7.) Reweigh

Results: 

After doing the experiment, it turns out that heating Zno didn't change its' substance to liquid and there was barely any change. The only visible change was the change of color from White to Light green. The weight of the object was still the same before and after.

Weighs of the ZnO sample:

Before heating: 36g

After heating: 36g

Conclusion:

In conclusion, I was wrong. It was not a Chemical change. It was a physical change because it was easily reversible to its original color when cooled down. There was no new substance formed and the mass of the object was still the same before and after.

Wananga Reflection: #1 Treaty of Waitangi

Hi everyone! In Wananga, every Friday from now and then we have to do an activity called 'Wananga Reflection Section'. Basically, we spent half an hour reflecting on our blogs about a specific text or something that you can recall that happened in the school week.

Text title: "Waitangi - What really happened"

Type: Video/Dramatize documentary

Creator: Gavin Strawhan

Text purpose: To inform us about the treaty of Waitangi.

Date: 12 February 2021

Critical Literacy Matrix Question: 

The text was about the treaty of Waitangi. It created in 7 episodes series telling what really happened in the olden days on the treaty of Waitangi. We know it's about the treaty of Waitangi because the characters and setting of the story were related to the topic. The actors dressed in traditional Maori clothing and as well as the British people. The introduction was showing how British people traveled using a ship and arriving in the land of New Zealand and discovering the Maori tribe that already have settled there before them. Later in the story, there was some kind of misunderstanding between the treaty of the Maori people and the British people regarding the land of Aotearoa (NZ). The translation in both languages wasn't accurate. Maori people thought they're only here to 'use' the land not to actually buy it and make it their territory. 

Down here we have our little 3 comic panels that we worked on to summarised what we watched so far in the Waitangi - What really happened series.

10ESOL: 321 RIQ

 Hello everyone! Today in ESOL subject we have a new blogging guide system. It is called 321 RIQ. It stands for 3 - Recalls, 2 - Insights, and 1 - Question. The purpose of this was a guide template on what things we should include in our blog posts.

Last week, It was the first day of ESOL we played an introduction game. The mechanics of this game was to say an adjective that starts with the first letter of your first name. Then, you would say one thing you like that also starts with the first letter of your name. For eg. "I'm Kind Kenny and I like Kites".

Things that I know so far in ESOL are the 321 RIQ system, the students in ESOL class, and our lovely new ESOL teacher, Miss Truter. Throughout the year, I want to improve my basic language English skills and have a deeper knowledge of it. I would also like to learn about my teacher. 

 I think the 321 RIQ strategy might come in handy for me because I sometimes tend to forget what things to include. Looking forward to this year! =)