Wonder ( Movie and Book difference )

 Wonder ( Movie and Book difference )

During the past few terms in ESOL, we have been reading a book called Wonder and watched a movie about it and we have been comparing and trying to find a difference between them.

The difference that I like between the movie and the book is in the book version it showed an additional chapter that at the end of the awards, there was an extra scene when Auggie and his friends took pictures together on picture day. And of course, the main difference between the movie and the book that I found is that movie shows what's happening, unlike the book.

Why I think I really liked the first difference between the book and the story is that it made the story, slightly more memorable than the movie and I think it was a good extra scene added to the story.

Gladiator Advert

 Gladiator Advert

During Hurumanu 2 Social Studies, we have been making advert posters of Gladiator and were told to make it up and include some roman numerals. What I enjoyed doing in this task was finding really new and interesting images from Gladiator, one of the things that were challenging to me was when I had to make up my advertising because I'm not really good a making up things, What I may do differently next time is that I may do this in a different app other than google drawing.

Here is the Poster I created:

Humanities Essay Planning

Text: Abomination

Author: Robert Swindell

Brainstorm

Article 1: All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

- means no one is born different from others - can't be born into slavery and kept in a cage.

- you have access to basic human rights - food, water, shelter

Relation to the story: Martha

 - Born into a religious cult, has basic rights but no personal freedom.

- Treated like a slave by her parents.

Jim:

- Born & kept in a cage, not allowed outside.

- Has basic human rights.

- Lost rights to education, love, freedom, and socialization.

- No clothes

Evidence: Martha

- no friends because she is righteous, different from others

Evidence (Quote of the Story): I know I seem weird to them, but it's not me, inside I'm just like them. Pg. 18

- not allowed on the radio

Evidence (Quote of the Story): The Righteous believes that the devil reaches young people through pop music. Pg. 11

Why did the author include this?:

- Main Story Idea

- Made us feel Sorry 

- Sympathy for Martha

Should Martha be forgiven?:

- Yes because even if she kept the secret about Jim held in the cage, she was also suffering as well.

Jimmy (Evidence):

- Kid in a basement, Martha to Scott.

Evidence (Quote in the story): A boy, Scott. He lives in the cellar in a cage. Pg. 146

- Jim doesn't get to see his mom.

Evidence (Quote in the story): And She let her kid live in a cage? ... She doesn't know!.. Pg 146

Why did the author include this?: 

- Good story plot

- Builds tension and suspense.

- Feel sorry, and angry at her parents.

- Shows negative influence of bullying.

Abomination: Resolved - gets socialized, gets to see his mom again, clothes, freedom, privacy, love.

Trauma - Not gonna have a normal life.

English: Discussing a way a Character is portrayed in the text (Abomination)

 English: Discussing a way a character is portrayed in the text (Abomination)

Martha Dewhurst

Age: 12 (Abomination)

Family: 1 Older Sibling and 2 parents

Challenges she faced:

When their parents caged her in her house when she found about a secret child being locked up in their house.

How she overcome them:

She remained calm despite the negatives and she placed a note outside for her friend Scott to have contacted the mother of the child (Her big sister Mary) for her and the child to escape.

Words that best describe her and why:

Commitment:

She kept going despite the difficulties and knowing all the consequences she might face.

Resilience:

She never gave up and kept going back up from the errors she made and the difficulties she encountered. 

What I did during the Holidays

What I did during the Holidays

During the holidays I spent most of my time at home. One of the things I did was watch anime, hang out with my brother, and text my friends.

One of the things that I enjoyed doing in the holidays was doing a group chat and playing with my friends online because I really enjoyed able to being able to communicate with them even if it wasn’t in person.

One of the things I had fun with by myself during the holidays was drawing because it gave me a relaxing feeling and what I did outside during the holidays was going to QE2 with my siblings and what I enjoyed most in there was going to the hydro slide and chasing my brother in the pool.

One of the things I learned during the holidays was that some were new things I never knew about my friends. I've also learned new ways to draw positions in hands and bodies and faces, and I have also learned more about my little brother and what he has done and achieved in school.

How I felt about one of the first weeks during the holidays was a bit tired and anxious and started getting cheerful and used to it during the middle of the Holidays and half of me started to feel excited about school again and my other felt a bit nervous.

Definition: What is Technology 5 min Task

 Definition: What is Technology 5 min Task

Social Studies Task: 1-2 sentences of the definition of technology

Technology is advanced compared to human life, thinking, and knowledge and gives brand new ways to do things, such as communication, and entertainment.

NZ Maori March DLO

NZ Maori March DLO

During Term 3 of Social Studies, we have been learning and researching about the NZ Maori Land and when, how, and why it happens, and what was its outcome or effect on New Zealand.

What worked well for me in this was Mapping the locations in NZ where the Moari March traveled and where it ended because I loved how we were given an option to use Google Earth for it or somewhere else, it was one of the tasks I really enjoyed as I was researching.

What was Challenging for me to do was answering the questions about Moari land March because some of the questions were related to the Treaty of Waitangi, overall it was still enjoyable.

What I may do differently next time is making a DLO somewhere other than google slides.

Here is a summary of what I have learned about the NZ Maori March: