Unfamiliar text; Lament

 Questions;

S - In the poem "Lament" by Glenn Colqohoun, the author uses many language features to convey sadness. 

T - One feature he used was anaphora. The repeating use of "If" at the start of many sentences in the poem.

E - For instance, if is used to connect to the author's other language features to further support the idea of sadness. Such as, "if windows poke out their tongues for a drop of water" and "If my eyes are grey rocks in a stream".

E - Anaphora is used to have a connection between each sentence followed by another language feature. This is to highlight what he is feeling, a feeling of emptiness and sorrow. The first example is a personification; it signifies the determination and the will to do something. As stated, "if windows poke out their tongues for a drop of water" shows the struggle of getting or obtaining something. The second example shows that the author hasn't slept in days. As stated, "If my eyes are grey rocks in a stream, " he was so occupied with losing someone that he couldn't get any rest or a stream of tears. He is also trying to convey that the world is still going around even with all of this torment and repressed emotions. That it doesn't matter if one dies, the world is still spinning.

L - I have recently felt his torment of sadness, as I have lost someone dear to me. The feeling of sadness and knowing that the world would not stop spinning for just a drop of water in the sea, just like the world. Reading this poem made me feel the same as the author. 

Persuasive continued (WTE Sentences)

 LO: We are learning to express our views on a topical issue using ‘Write That Essay’ sentences.

WTE: Against the use of Nuclear Energy.

The ED-Start

- Commited to improve our use of energy, we should use alternative energy such as winds, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy to sustain the planet.

Red, White and Blue

- I think we should use other alternative of energy, such as wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy to sustain the planet.

The Adverb Start

- Worriedly, the most suggested reason why we should not use nuclear energy is because it makes radiation.

This photo shows the use of Nuclear Energy is 

bad because it realeases greenhouse gases.

Language Feature - Colliquial Language

 

Language feature - Reige, Genica & Johanna Colloquial Language - Commonly known as colloquialism it means an informal language from a particular place or country. It is mostly used verbally.  Is slang and colloquial language the same? Although it is both spoken forms of language and is informal, slang is more casual than colloquial language. Slang is most commonly used by a community/group of people while colloquial language is used almost everyday by speech. Some examples:  America - Jacked (stolen) New Zealand - Cuz (short for cousin can be used to call your bros)  Australia - Avo (Avocado)  Uk - Wazzock (An Idiot) Philippines - Charot (Just kidding)

Reading Skills

 What is a reading skill strategy?

Fluency and vocabulary are both examples of reading strategy. For instance vocabulary can expand your knowledge upon knowing thehave meaning of the word. Fluency, meaning the full known definition of the word can help you express accurately about what you’re trying to say to your readers. Phonics is another great example. The use of phonics includes the sounds of spoken words or groups of letters. To demonstrate this, with the sound of letter k, it could be written as c, k ck, or ch.

Why is it important?

Reading skills are essentials to everyone, without this you might not have the full comprehension of what you’re reading. In our everyday modern lives, we read something in some form of words. It is a necessary part of human lives.

How can you benefit?

Reading fluently can help you read a text quickly and more accurately. This can also help you focus on what the text means. Vocabulary can benefit you in a lot of ways. Vocabulary can help you think deeper in the text. Through the help of phonics students can decode any familiar or unknown words by sounding them out.  

Film Study (Hunger Games) - Character Development -

 

What am I learning?

I am learning to know each character's strenght.

How am I showing my learning?

Through studying their strenght I explained how it was potrayed in the movie.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I've been wondering for quite sometime how each character felt about the whole entire game.

Film Study (Hunger Games) - Challenges Chart -

 

What Am I learning:

I am learning how to know each character reacts to the challenges they faced.

How does this work show my learning:

This show my learning because this slideshow tells about how each character reacts to their challenges.

What am I learning as a result of this learning:

If they had no chance of survival, what would have they done.

Film Study (Hunger Games) - Studying music -

Link to the workshop

As we were listening to Mr Taylor's songs we listed our feelings towards each songs.

Song One - Happy, Energetic, and Elatated. - Lots of Major Chords

Song two - Mysterious, In wonder, adventurous. - Lots of minor chords

Tempo - How fast is the song is played. The speed for the beat.

Major chords - Full stroke of the guitar - Upbeat, louder, full strings, contains 1st, 3rd, 5th. Happy, 

Minor chords - One string is not used - low beat, quieter, mysterious, suspenseful, lesser.

Dynamic - Variation between notes. Volume.

Diegetic - Music in the environment - naturally occuring sounds.

Non - Diegetic -  Soundtrack + special effect.

- Rue's death -

Define the three - Minor. Tempo = slow. Dynamics - building towards the end.

In Rue's death, music was used substansually to support the theme of "Hope and Rebellion". This is demonstrated when Rue dies through minor chords which makes the viewer feel sad. The tempo of the sound track during this scene is slow revealing the emotion and grief which Katniss is feeling. The Dynamic of the music in this scenestarts quietly and builds as the scene progresses. The director did this to feel connected to Katnis in an emotionally charged moment, where Katniss loses hope. This work well with the following scene where district 11 riots. 

Film Study (Hunger Games) Studying Settings.

What am I learning?

I am learning how to show my understanding of a setting.

How does this work show my learning?

By doing a timelime, the audience could see how I enterpet the understanding of setting.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

How could I make my work better.

Film Study (Hunger Games) - How camera shots are used in the movie and why. (S.E.X.X.X.Y Pragrapgh Practice)

 

What am I learning:

Understanding how techniques are used and why.

How ddoes this show my learrning?

This shows my learning because it talks about my understanding towards each of the techniques in a SEXXXY paragraph format.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I still wonder how to make a really good SEXXXY paragraph since I think I made some errors along the way.

Film Study (Hunger games) Lighting & Colour

 Here is the link to the instructions.

Atmosphere- The mood or feeling of a place.

Mood - feeling

Location - a place where something is set

Warm light - orange, yellow or red tinge, cozy, warm, welcome.

Cold light - blue, green, white - gray, make it feel clean, sterile, modern,

Bright - obivious, feel happy, energetic

Dull - faded/muted light, boring, lonely, sad. tiresome

Natural - Sun, reflections, moon, stars, lightning, fire

Artificial - lighbulbs, screens, LEDS, manmade sources of light, electric,

Colour Pallette - all the colours used in that shot, e.g District - naturals - black, green, brown, greys,

Scene name: District 12

What is happening?

Katniss is running through town to go to hunting in the woods.

Techniques - cold light - lots of greenery, dull, natural -  sunlight and clouds.

Effect on the viewer - cold, not where you want to be, back in time, old-fashioned, lots of poverty -  outdated materials, live closer to the land.

Director's Purpose - (Pick a theme) Rich v Poor - who has more privilage, power & opportunity.  They don't have the privilage of technology - no artificial sources of light. 

Other techniques - Costumes - greys/blacks- coal miner, black shoess less dirt. 

Scene name: Trin station at the Capitol

What is happening?

The Capitol citizens are waiting for the tributes to arrive.

Techniques - lightning, cold light, bright, artificial- electricity. Colour palette - colourful, vibrant, vivid costumes and white/grey modern walls.

Effect on the viewer - Modern, sets the mood - excited for the tributes to arrive.

Director's purpose- Rich v Poor, privellege, power & opportunity- they ahve acces to technologu- trains, the station, better seqing technology because the costumes are better. Not poverty in Capitol - they don't have to work, privellege of being able to go and watch the tribute arrive. 

In the scene at the train station, lighting and colour are used sunstantially to show the thme of 'Rich v Poor'. In this case, rich means the privileges given to those in the Capitol. This is demonstrated though the use of bright, cold, artifcial lighting and a modern colour paletter of whites and greys for the building and vibrant pinks and blues for the clothing. This makes the audience feel like they are the location is modern and the citizens are excited for the tributes to arrive. The purpose of this  was to show that the Capitol has  the privelledge of technology- electricity, trains and access to better clothing. This worked well with the used of costume. The costumes of the Capitol are unique, exquisite and exotic which shows they have more variety and sewing than those of people in the districts. This can be juxtaposed on the conditions in District 12 where there is no electricity and the colours and lighting are more natural.

Film Study (Hunger Games) - Looking into Costumes.

 Where are these shots from? + what is happening?

Katniss, Effie, Gale, D12 citizens, Primrose, Peeta, peace-keepers. 

Beginning, poor clothing, grey worn-out, dull, simple, limited, best clothes for the reaping day.

Costumes reflect the setting.

Food source.

What theme are we exploring?

- Rich v Poor

- Capitol = Rich ones

- Effie 

Describe the fea`tures of costume.

- Bright colours, more designed/fashionable, has make-up, jewelry, 

Paragraph.

In the reaping scene, Costume are used effectively to show the thme of Rich v Poor. We see this when the people of Dirstrict 12 are waiting for someone to be chosen to represen their District. The lifestyle of District 12 is reflected in the clothes that they wear. These clothes are made from limited material therefore they don't have lots of materials. Making their clothes dull, old-fashioned, boring. This makes us understand that there is a superioty between Katniss and Effie due to their clothing representation. There is a difference between the oppourtunitunity, power nad privilage between the District 12 and The Capitol. The director did this to make the viewers realise the developing theme "Rich v Poor" is growing through each characters's costumes. Costumes can also symbolise the inequality between the Capitol and the Districts. This symbolism combined with a wide shot of the crowd in District 12 and an over the shoulder shot of Effie reveals the lack oppourtunity in district 12 and the power of the capitol. This aspect can bet contrasted to  the character of Effie, she wears a bright pink outfit that has a lot of design behind it revealing the opportunities given to chracters in the Capitol. 

What Am I learning?

I'm learning how to write a S.E.X.X.X.Y in custome form.

How does this show my learning?

This shows my learning through the pragraph since it shows my understanding between the custumes and the themes relating to it.

What am I wondering after learning this?

How do we write a good S.E.X.X.X.Y paragraph or make the previous paragraph better.

Film Study, Discussing the way the themes and ideas for the "Huner Games"

 

What Am I learning?

Knowing and explaing about how each themes are potrayed in the movie.

How does this work show my learning?

This shows my learning because, I think I have made a book guide for viewers to use whenever they're studying the same themes. I have potrayed each theme's uses in the movie and an example for each one.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

After learning the themes, I wondered if they are any other significant and important symbols other than the Mocking Jay Pin and the three finger salute.

Film Study(Hunger Games) Linking themes to the Impact of Angles, Movement and Shots.

Terms

- Katniss colunteers = Dutch tilt (vulnerability of Katniss.)

- High angle on Elfie - displays power over the crowd.

- Unstable Camera - Uncertainty, mid/long.

- The costume of Effie is revealed in a close up.

- Katniss and Gale - close up - cutting establishes a connection between characters.

- Close ups of Katniss's fac, pre-existing connecting between Peter.

- Low angle - Flag of Panem

Brainstorm -

Why use a low angle? - Preparing the upcoming event in a dramtic way.

Why use a long shot? - To show the crowd's feelings towards the Reaping scene.

Why use dutch tilt? - To show the vulnerabilty of Katniss with her distorted mind.

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How do we see themes?

Rich v poor 

- Effie's close - close up - shpwing how rich she is.

- Wide shot - Nobody in D12 has any real material for wealth.

- Compare and Contrast - People of District 12 and the Capitol

What happens for the characters?

I believe that each character in the crowd feared being picked. 

When Primm Rose was selected, Katniss took her time to think meaning, she value her own life but she views her sister's life more important.

What happens for the story?

This is the first start for Katniss's fame.

The reaping scene resymbolises their culture very anual year.

Sexy Pragraph

In the reaping scene in The Hunger Games, the idea of Rich v Poor is explained through the use  of wide shots and close ups. The comparison between the wealth of the Capitol, represented by Effie, and the poorness of District 12 is seen in the wide shot of the people gathered at the reaping. A close shot of Effie reveals quality, colourful, make-ip and costume. The wide shot of the crowd is used to show that they are forced to be there. The wide shot also shows the lack of colour in the population of District 12's material and costumes to show they are poor.

Film Study(Hunger Games) Rich V Poor, Unpacking the theme and Ideas

What is the them Rich V Poor about?

The difference between the capitol and the 12 districts.

Definition + terminology - Money, acccess to foodm privileges, technology, assumptions, lifestyle, power, and oppourtunities.

Rich

- Accents - Dialogue, Push and snooty

- The capitol

- Bright coloured clothes.

- Structures - concreate, glass, metal

- Adavnced technologies

- Food - Rich, Qualities, varieties

- Setting - Envirronment - Establishing shots

- Posh Music, futuristic, 

- Children are playing with toys

Poor

- (D12) Main job - Coal mining, Bartening, trading

- Unsafe - Unsafe, 

- Elligal hunting - 

- Man picking bones

- Clothing - Simple washed out, old fashined, and ragged.

- Close up

- Entertainment - Kids play in the mud

Paragraph.

In The Hunger Games, By Garry Ross, Costumes were used effectively to show the theme of rich v poor. For instance in the Capitol the costumes are very posh, they are neat tidy, colourful even theur dogs are coloured. The material is futuristic and this makes us understand that the Capitol is more advanced than District 12. The purpose of this is to create a contrast between the costumes. In District 12 the costumes are old fashioned, the materials used are natural and well worn. This is important because it shows the difference between the Capitol and District 12 in terms of oppurtunites, lifestyles, and privileges.

Studying Films (Hunger Games) Rich vs Poor / Hope and Rebellion

 What is district 12 like?

From my perspective, district 12 is like a slum part of the country. Natural music.

Children poking mud for fun isn't very fun. Broken window glass, people eating every bit of their food.

Coal miners marching coming back to their home. It all look pitiful. The buildings we're decaying. Poverty and femine. Faded clothing.

What is the Capitol like?

Futuristic technologies were seen. Brigh coloured clothing. Everyone talking with laughter.

Intimadating sound. Clean, elongated, and bright place. Over crowded place. 

Enriched with food, varities, and modern technologies.

 

Reaping scene:

A lot of silence, the lighting was dim and gray. After knowing who got picked, most of the people looked pitiful. Intimadating sound. 

Lots of close up and mid-closeup. The stage looked bland and pastful.

During the scene when they were watching the video, the people looked vulnerable and distorted. Whenereas the people who were on the stage we're quite amused by the video. Lights/TV projecting was at present. The hearing of every little sound was important, it showed that the raffle was terrifying. lots of diegatic sounds were used.

What are the difference bettween D12 and the capitol's clothes?

The difference between the clothing of both places were like a continuum. Whereas the district 12 representing the quality of poorness and the capitol showing the variety, rich, bright colours.

What does the word tribute mean?

Acting to show gratitude, act, admiration.

Or when a person is contributed onto/into something.

How are the tributes treated when they are selected?

After seeing the nominated person. The sourrinding people looked pitiful. 

They respected knowing that they're going into a death game.

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Comparing district 12 and the "TV Show"

They had difference in clothes, colours, technologies.  The lightning is diffrent. The qualities of each food/technology and buildings. 

We could see that district 12 doesn't have any schools making looking for a job hard.

Symbols:

The mocking Jay pin - Resymbolises hope and rebellion towards the 2 characters in the film. 

- Whenever Katniss wear this pin, it reminds her the hope that her sister gave and rebbeliiong towards their government.

Three finger salute - It reminds the people about what happened in the past.

- At any time when something sad or very tragic happens, people froma ll over the distrctis does the three finger salutes. It reminds them the hope and memories fom the past people who had courage and died in the battlefield/war.

Montage was used to make the riot scene more fearful and real life alike.

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Identifying Camera shots

 

What am I learning?

I am learning how to indentify camera techniques and shots.

How does this show my learning?

By knowing where and how the camera shots are taken and the meaning of the camera techniques.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

At the end of this lesson I still wondered what's the difference between multiple camera shots.

English Film Language Definitions

 Words that we need to learn before starting to study films.

Body Language - Symbolises what the person is trying to say/showing by identifying body movements.

Costumes - A set of clothing for the characters

Hairstyles - A type of hair for what the character symbolizes as.

Make-up - Cosmetic items that enhance the character’s looks.

Lighting - To set the setting in place by using the right brightness/colour based on the scene.

Props - The items that characters use/set the scene.

Settings - When/where the scene takes place.

Dialogue - The scripts that the characters need to say.

Sounds Effects - Sounds that are added to enhance the scene.

Music - It helps to show the character’s feelings and it is a melody/sound added to the scene to make the set more interesting.

Silence - A scene that there is nothing besides silence to elevate and suspense the occurring event.

Symbols - When you imbue meaning into an object.

Special (FX) Effects - An illusion to make films more defined and realistic in some movies.

What am I learning?

Leaning how to identify visual and sound effects.

How does this work show my learning?

It showed my learning by putting the meanings in my own words.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

After what I learnt, I have been wondering the real meaning of music in a film since I have a vage definition for it.

SDL Reflection time (week4)

 In week 2, I was tryikng to achieve the goal:

Knowing what skills I neeed to develop on.

I think I have improve by a little bit since I have 

been solving my mistakes.

This week I'm trying to achieve the goal:

Can tell others the ways how I like to learn

and what suits me best.

Three ways to improve:

- Telling others that I want to work alone

- Have the courage to tell them off

- Knowing what suits me best.

SDL Reflection Time (week 2)

Last week I was trying to achieve the goal:

Ask feedback when I'm unsure.

I think I got the same level as last time since, 

I didn't really communicate with others.

This week I'm trying to achieve the goal:

Know what skills I needed to develop on

So I can learn.

Three ways to achieve this:

- Asking when I'm unsure

- Ask feedback from teacher/friends

- Learning my mistakes.

TWTWB Literacy/Character Study

This is presentation relates to the book called "Tomorrow, When the war Began" TWTWB in shortened form. The presentation has 3 characters from the book and tells about what their character sttrenght are. I've chosen 3 characters and I have also picked out the most 3 qualities they have from my perspective. Putting in more detail along the way. This is the results!