Boomerang

Boomerang

For the last two periods of social studies my class and I have been working and designing our boomerangs, we got to choose any aboriginal pattern or design and to transfer onto the peice of wood we where given. 

Today in social studies we had the oppurtunity to see how our boomerangs flew.

The purpose of this activity:

The purpose of this activity was to find out more about the meaning and culture of aboriginal art.

Story behind my boomerang:

My boomerang had two lizards on each side which means to "Be Aware". My boomerang also had some squiggles and dots which symbolises water flow or a river. 

What went well:

Something that went well while creating my boomerang was doing the lines as it was probably the easiest part about painting my boomerang.

This is a photo of the boomerang I was inspired by:

Children of blood and bone

Chapter 22 - Amari

I pause for a moment, aghast at the number of tqhem filling the narrow path. Before today, I caught only glimpses of the laborers brought in to staff the palace—always pleasant, clean, groomed to Mother’s satisfaction. Like Binta, I thought they lived simple lives, safe within the palace walls. I never considered where they came from, where else they might have ended up,

“Skies…” It’s almost too hard to bear the sight. Mostly diviners, the laborers outnumber the villagers by hordes, dressed in nothing but tattered rags. Their dark skin blisters under the scorching sun, marred by the dirt and sand seemingly burned into their beings. Each is hardly more than a walking skeleton.

A message I take from this is that you dont know somebody elses struggles until you witness or ask someone about it.

Chapter 23 - Zélie

Metal gates fly open on the sides of the arena floor, and an endless flow of water rushes in. This has to be a mirage. Yet liter after liter flows in. The water covers the metal ground, crashing with the expanse of a sea.

“How is this possible?” I hiss under my breath, remembering the laborers no more than skin and bone. So many dying for water and they waste it on this?

A message I take from this scene is that they are wasting water on things that arent nessersary when it could be used for peoples survival.

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.

A message I take from this is to not always listen to the person who is overpowering but to the person who has treated others better.

Visual Arts

Visual Arts

Why do we look at street art?

Because all the art that around on the streets are showing meaning, of why it is made and what it means.

Why do we stop when we see it?

It can draw our attention towards it, and we stop to see how beautiful it looks and just to look for fun.

What is our reaction?

Our reaction can be like, we like it or not.

Why do we need and use visual symbols around us?

To get our attention to what they could mean, and maybe what they do, for example, mac donalds sign with the Big "M" is selling food from their restaurant. 

What are examples of common visual symbols in our environment?

McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Dentists, Hornby High School, Hub hornby.