English

Self-Directed Learning for Creative Writing

Please put this on your blog, as well as your completed work by the end of the lesson.

Step 1- I am/am not ready to learn because…

(I do/do not understand the what, why, how, and where of my learning?)

I am ready to learn because i understand the instructions given.

Step 2- My learning goals are …

(See the next slide) 

To complete and write the creative writing language features. 

Step 3- To engage in the connectivist learning process, I will need …

(My teacher, colleagues, videoclips, slide decks, websites, dictionary etc.)

Chromebook, Teacher, websites

Step 4- My learning went ….

               Next time I will …

(Utilise my teacher, colleagues, videoclips, slidedecks, websites, dictionary etc.)

Climate change 

Greta Thunderer:

She did a great job and i agree with her because shes the man and shes only a teenager who is standing up to big mans.

What does the presenter suggest?

Hes a idiot because I don't agree with him and she doesn't agree with Greta.

How are children constructed?

To young shouldn't be listened to.

What is the viewers position?

The viewer doesn't get to make their own choice and are being told no to listen to children.

The rock cycle

Rock Cycle

This is the photo of my rock cycle drawing.

Mount Ruapehu

~How do volcanoes form~

Volcanoes form when magma from the earths upper mantle works its way up to the surface, it erupts to form lava flow and ash deposits and over time the volcanoes eruption will begin to get bigger and bigger and eventually calm down.

~My volcano~

The name of the volcano i will be researching is called Mount Ruapehu, this volcano is one of the more active volcanoes in the Taupo Volcanic District in New Zealand. It has been erupting regularly since 1996 but the most recent major eruption was in 1995-1996 and affected 100.000 people in the central north island. The 1996 eruption produced at least seven million tonnes of ash and 2.3 million falling on Lake Taupo, drinking water contamination had a big impact on the people and animals which lived on the countryside as it blocked alot of the water ways and as well as metal structures and vehicles were affected by the ash.

~Stories~

This link is a story on how Mount Ruapehu had Taranaki and Tongariro fight over her and Taranaki ended up loosing and having to move away. This is 

https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/ruapehu-mount/page-3

In science today we erupted our volcanoes which we have been working on for a few weeks as you can see above is the volcano i was researching but as we had to get into groups my group and I decided to create and erupt the volcano that presayus researched named Mount Etna.

For this experiment we had to use 4 spatulas of potassium iodide in 20ml of water which speeds reaction up and 35% hydrogen peroxide, dish washing liquid and food coloring.

This is the end result of our volcano.

This is a video of our eruptions.

Children of blood and bone

The incident where Zelie and Amari met at the market in Lagos helped me understand the important idea of the power of friendship because it shows that with dedication and determinatiom they can over come difficult times within a friendship and that you dont have to know someone for a long period of time to gain a astounding bond with someone you just met which is shown when Amari pulls Zelie to the side and says to her "Please help me I have done something unforgivable..."

The incident where Zelie and Amari met at the market in Lagos helped me understand the important idea of the power of friendship because as it shows that with friends you can accomplish so much together and having a friendship like Zelie and Amari did can have a huge impact on your life.

Technology and Change

Technology:
Technology is the the improvment and knowledge of mankind which makes our lives easier.

The Power Of One

In the horrifying days of 1948 until 1994 there was a thing that was spread around all of South Africa called Aparthied which was something which black South Africans couldn't defeat which then caused 170 South Africans to be hung and beaten to death by the whites. A few years had gone by and a man named John Avildson Directed a movie in 1992 called The Power Of One which was based on the now history of Aparthied.

In one of the important scenes in this movie The power of one the director uses a tracking shot to show two of the main characters Peekay (Rainmaker) and Gideon Mandoma (Peekays new boxing partner) running around Alexandra talking about how the Black south africans are treated which is shown in the scene as well as Gideon wanting Peekay to start a class for the South Africans so that they can learn to read, write and speak english. For instant when Peekay and Gideon talk about equal rights they pass a long line of people when Peekay asks “what are they waiting for” when Gideons replies with “there is one toilet provided for every 200 people.”

In the toilet scene the director uses a long shot which captures the entire scene of the South Africans of Alexandra waiting in line to go to the toilet which looks like an old, small and cramped wooden box. This scene also shows other people of Alexandra wandering around with their families and friends, hoping for a better tomorrow which Gideon Mandoma said to Peekay while running.

Reflection

Something I struggle with and find challenging while writing is finding more imformation and detail to add to my writing but also while having to add in film techniques to it I also found it challenging coming up with ways to set out and word my writing. To help with this as something to improve on I think I could spend more time on my writing so that I get it done and so that I can get better and more advanced scores.