Exploring Antarctica

As Part of the Immersion stage of our Inquiry.  We are developing knowledge and understanding about Antarctica.

My Term 3 Buddy Blogger

Hello this my new buddy blogger for term 3 this year. Her name is Estherose. Today she drew pictures on Sumo Paint. These are the pictures she drew. She drew shapes, lines and I helped her draw a flower.

 

Best Advertisement Ever - Winner Of Best Ad 2014

We are learning to identify the strategies used by the writers to persuade their viewer audience. 

I believe the purpose of the advertisement is to make the audience think about the small or big things they can do to make another person's life happier or change the world around them.Six actors support the the message being given to the audience in this clip. Ever day the main character visits these people/animals. The audience sees that through the man's generosity, kindness and compassion the lives of those he visits had changed in a good way.The advert makes the audience feel many emotions in different parts of the advert. The music that is played throughout the clip enhances the ad and it brings out the audience's emotions more.The clip shows facts that their are poor people living on the streets that you can help.The audience is given a sense of urgency by the actions of the man who does all the good things for the people. It makes you want to be like him and help the people in the community.

Traditional Prayers

This week we have been looking at Traditional prayers linked with our Catholic Faith.  While I know most of the ones listed, I am going to work on memorising the others before the end of this term.

These are the traditional prayers :

• Our Father (Tick)
• Hail Mary    (Tick)
• Glory Be     (Tick)
• Rosary  (Half of it)
• Apostles Creed (Half of it)
• Nicene Creed (Half of it)
• The Comforter ?

Different Forms of Prayer:

• Scripture
• Meditation
• Tradition
• Liturgical Dance
• Waiata

Hey Little Ant

Reading Analysis : Hey Little Ant

We are Learning to identify ethos, logos, pathos

The clip starts with a single perspective  that ants are worthless and should be squashed.The Actor portraying the boy several reasons as to why he should squash ants.

These Include:

• they steal human food
• they make a mess
• they're dirty
• his friend squash ants too
• his mum says they're dirty

The actor portraying the ant speaks of several reasons why they should not squash ants

These include :

• they only need a little bit of food for their colony
• they need to feed the queen, baby ants,
• the ant talks about how he would feel if they swapped places e.g Would you want to be squashed if you were an ant

Cadbury Chocolate - Don't Get Caught

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Don’t Get Caught

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The Ad very cleverly grabs the audience straight away with a key phrase “ Don't Get Caught ”. The phrase is then repeated throughout the advertisement to maintain the  connection with the audience.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	The ad uses the big name cadbury which is known worldwide for their chocolate.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	With the phrase “this little angel has a secret love, don’t get caught”, the audience thinks that the girl in the clip is innocent and is a sweet angel.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	Yes	The advertisement then tells the audience using facts about the eggs and what in it, talking about the double coat chocolate and the irresistible cream coming inside of it.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause		When the they say the eggs are irresistible it gives the audience a sense of urgency to go and buy an egg and it also makes the audience think that because it is so irresistible it might be finished before they get to a shop, so it makes them move faster.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;  this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.

LI: We are learning to write an advertisement critique using ethos, pathos and logos

The Ad very cleverly grabs the audience straight away with a key phrase “ Don't Get Caught ”. The phrase is then repeated throughout the advertisement to maintain the  connection with the audience.

The ad mentions the big name cadbury which is known worldwide for their irresistible chocolate.

With the phrase “this little angel has a secret love, don’t get caught”, the audience thinks that the girl in the clip is innocent and is a sweet angel.    

The advertisement then tells the audience using facts about the eggs and what in it, talking about the double coat chocolate and the irresistible cream coming inside of it.

When the they say the eggs are irresistible it gives the audience a sense of urgency to go and buy an egg and it also makes the audience think that because it is so irresistible it might be finished before they get to a shop, so it motivates them to move faster.

Which is Better

I have seen many people argue and argue for long periods of time about this. Which is a better pet, a dog or a cat?

Let's first talk about the pros of having a cute and cuddly canine. Dogs have been used for centuries by farmers. They round up the sheep, scare of rodents and help farmers and hunters hunt wild game. When they are trained they help policemen bring justice by catching criminals, sniffing for illegal item/s (drugs), they guide blind people and can work as guard dogs. They are very fun to play with. They are loyal to their master and Dogs are well known for their endurance, trust and ability to adapt to any terrain or habitat.

This brings me to the cons of having a Dog. Mans best friend aren't always so friendly. According to information from researchers/scientist over 1000 dog attacks happen a year in the world (most dog attacks happen because of mistreatment to dogs). Although most dog bites aren't fatal they still prove to be a danger to a person's life.

The pros of having a cat are that they are wonderful companions that love to keep your company. They are more likely to snooze on your lap than dogs would. They are friendly and are very funny. If you let them outside they love to play they go on adventures so sometimes they will go missing for a few hours.

How ever there are cons to having a cat. There presence in the world is not wanted by many people (bird caretakers etc). Over 3.75 billion birds are killed a year by cats around the world. Cats use their agility, silence, sneakiness and camouflage abilities to kill. Many birds are endangered or extinct because of these felines.

So which is better the loyal hound or the flexible cat ? Considering all the information, I have presented, Where do you stand?

Cellphones

We are learning to analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos, logos.

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Cell Phones

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The author makes s/he claim in the title of the story saying “ The Great Mobile Debate, Should Children have Cell Phones? ”.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The Author uses facts and logic to support his/her debate e.g. “Children continue to use mobiles despite the obvious risk to their health. Mobile phones emit a dosage of radiation, which is harmful to the user and cause severe brain damage”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	The author appeals to the feelings of the audience when the author says that “ parents should be wary of their children if they have a phone because their is chance they will be threatened or cyber bullied ”.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The author has credit because s/he is very knowledgeable of the dangers/cons and the good things/pros of having  cellphones.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations

Square Skills

We are learning to explore the relationship between area and perimeter using multiplication.

1. Grandma has 24 squares in shades of purple.

Draw the different ways that she could make

rectangular shapes using all 24 squares.

2.  For quilts, Grandma buys binding to stitch

around the outside (the perimeter).

1. 2400
2. perimeter = 110

3.Grandma has cut out 36 squares with flower patterns on them.

a.

b.

Both shapes need the same amount of binding.

This task involved me designing and then finding the area and perimeter of the shapes.

Homework Should Be Banned - Reading Analysis

We are learning to analyse a piece of persuasive text using: ethos, pathos and logos.

Persuasive Reading Analysis : Homework Should Be Banned

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The author has stated their thoughts to the audience about what they think in order to persuade us to back their idea up, e.g “ Most kids get far too much homework”.Close reading informs the reader that the writer is targeting homework for little children which I interpret as 5 and 6 year olds
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	Yes	The author used true facts to persuade the audience further into thinking what they think, e.g   “ it’s well known that kids are not as fit as they should. and sitting around doing homework is dreadfully unhealthy ”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	The author also thinks about the feelings of the  audience (as a parent and as a child), e.g “ Kids work hard all day so they need time to recover and if they have homework to worry about it stresses out the children and parents.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No

Petitions Of The Our Father

Ko te Rahina 28 o te Hongongoi tenei ra

Identify the number of petitions in the Our Father and what they are about

Green - Petition

Our Father, Who art in heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen

Give us this day our daily bread -  Give us the food we need for today

And forgive us our trespasses - Forgive our sins

And lead us not into temptation - lead us away from sin

But deliver us from evil - help us not to do evil