Vietnam war - Social studies

 In social studies we are learning about the Vietnam war and what the protest songs mean. We had to choose a song about the war, show you guys the lyrics and tel you what the singers were trying to say.

Song I chose: Vietnam - Jimmy Cliff

Lyrics:

Hey, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

Yesterday I got a letter from my friend
Fighting in Vietnam
And this is what he had to say
'Tell all my friends that I'll be coming home soon
My time it'll be up some time in June
Don't forget, he said to tell my sweet Mary
Her golden lips as sweet as cherries

And it came from
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
It was addressed from Vietnam
Now mistress Brown, she lives in the USA
And this is what she wrote and said
Don't be alarmed, she told me the telegram said
But mistress Brown your son is dead

And it came from
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Somebody please stop that war now

It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
It was addressed from Vietnam
Now mistress Brown, she lives in the USA
And this is what she wrote and said
Don't be alarmed, she told me the telegram said
Oh, but mistress Brown your son is dead

And it came from
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Somebody please stop it

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
What I'm saying now somebody stop that war

The meaning: It means a lot of deaths were obviously happened in the Vietnam war and people telling their loved ones that they would survive and then months later someone communicating that their sibling/partner/child passed away during the war.

The beatles - Social studies

 In social studies were learning about the Beatles and why they were so big in the 60s. We had to pick a song and describe how it is different from the music before the Beatles came out.

The song I chose: Help - The Beatles

This song i relatable because it is about asking for help when you are struggling mentally or physically. A lot of people even now can relate to this song because most people just think the strong enough to handle it on their own and don´t ask for help, but in reality they probably need it. It touches on depression, insecurities and other struggles mentally

I think it is different from the songs before the Beatles came out because they wouldn't of talked about those topics, they didn't really make songs about any relatable topics they were just really boring to people my age and probably to people after the Beatles came out. But that is what people used to listen to.

Reflection - English

In English all the post I have done recently are all about narratives and how do you make a good narrative. We had to reflect on what we enjoyed, our favourite activity and how we work best. 

My favourite activity was making a character because I liked thinking of a fictional person and kind of bringing them to life. 

I think I did pretty good they weren't my favourite things to do but they were alright.

Personally I like to work in groups with people I know because I get kind of shy around people I am not comfortable with.

Making a character - English

 In English we had to read pages of this book on how to make a character and answer these questions to make our very own character with different personalities and opinions.

This is the character I made:

1. Name: Rosie

2. Age:15

3. Height: 5 foot

4. Eye colour:Blue

5. Physical appearance: Pretty small but she has some strength

6. Strange or unique physical attributes: Her feet are really tiny like way too small for her age.

7. Favourite clothing style/outfit: Anything trendy she like trying the new styles.

8. Where do they live? What is it like there? She lives in Australia and it gets pretty hot there, especially in summer.

9. Defining gestures/movements (i.e., curling their lip when they speak, always keeping

their eyes on the ground, etc.): When she is nervous she looks up&down, but when she is comfortable around the person she is a ball of energy ready to come out.

10. Things about their appearance they would most like to change: She doesn't like how she is so short she wants to be taller like all her friends and people in her class.

11. Speaking style (fast, talkative, monotone, etc.): A pretty normal pace but if she is scared or tired she talks faster but people can still understand her.

12. Pet peeves: She hates it when people chew with their mouth open.

13. Fondest memory: Probably when her friends surprised her for her birthdy and they all went to the beach for the day.

14. Hobbies/interests: She is very competitive in Netball but is still respectful about it, she likes to play football with her brother sometimes, she also likes to have lazy days and just chill with her family&friends

15. Special skills/abilities: She is insanely flexible, like she doesnt even need to stretch and she can go all the way down into the splits.

16. Insecurities: Her height and she thinks shes not helping her team.

17. Quirks/eccentricities: 

18. Temperament (easygoing, easily angered, etc.): She can be easy going but she does have a pretty big temp[er so you might not want to get her mad.

19. Negative traits: She talk bad about herself, she doesn't think she is as good as other people when she is.

20. Things that upset them: Seeing her friends upset, finishing a series she loves and being injured so she cant participate.

21. Things that embarrass them: Having to stand up in front of the class, people singing happy birthday in a big group and just all the attention on her.

22. This character is highly opinionated about: Being a LGBT ally and supporting anyone who is apart of the community.

23. Any phobias? Mostly just bugs they just creep her out.

24. Things that make them happy:

25. Family (describe): She has a 12 y old brother, she has a 18 y old sister and a cousin who is pretty much like a sister who is also 15

26. Deepest, darkest secret: That her cousin had a boyfriend.

27. Reason they kept this secret for so long: Because at the time she was like 11 and her parents thought she was too young to have a boyfriend.

28. Other people's opinions of this character (What do people like about this character?

What do they dislike about this character?): People like how caring she is, how respectful she is. But they dont like how she talks bad about herself when she gets something wrong or when she just blames herself for stuff out of her control.

29. Favorite bands/songs/type of music: Pop & rock music.

30. Favorite movies: Horror movies

31. Favorite TV shows: Stranger things.

32. Favorite books: Harry potter.

33. Favorite foods:Any type of sushi

34. Favorite sports/sports teams: Football

35. Political views: She just goes with what she feels right but shes not really big with politics.

36. Religion/philosophy of life: Doesn't have a religion 

Hope you liked my character and what aspects make her, her.

International woman day - wanaga

 In wanaga we had to choose a activity to do for international woman's day. I chose the activity to make a short story about a girl in my life.

Who I am doing it about: My older cousin.

This girl has been in my life literally my whole life and I have been in theirs pretty much there whole life. I can talk to her about anything and she knows she can do the same. Every time I see her I get really excited if it is just for a few minutes or for a long time. We can annoy each other but also be there for each other. She is one of the best cousins in the world and hopefully we never grow apart. Since I have gotten older we have been able to relate to each other more and have fun days together. 

Main characters - English

 In English we had to research and explain what these words mean and share them with all of you.

So the words were Antagonist and Protagonist.

• Antagonist: An antagonist is pretty much a person or group who disagrees with everything and has very different opinions than everyone else. The also known as the ¨bad guys¨ in shows and movies.
• Protagonist: A protagonist is like the main character in books, TV shows and movies. You mostly follow the protagonist the whole/most of the time and watch them grow throughout the book, TV show or movie.

Setting - English

In English we had to write and explain 5 different settings. It could be about anywhere we just needed to make sure the reader got the idea of where the story took place.

• This morning was a pretty chilly morning, I had to got up out of bed and had a steamy shower before school.
• On a bright and beautiful summers day my friends and I decided to go down to the beach.
• My friends and I got to this dusty, old house and we decided to go exploring.
• One Christmas eve my siblings and I were finishing writing out Christmas cards next to the fire.
• On this particular winters day I was shivering when I got out of bed, so I went to go get my warmest hoodie and sat by the heater to warm up.

Reflection section

15.3.2021

Title: What is international woman's day?

Type: Information 

Creator:Click view (YouTube)

Purpose: To tell us about woman's day

In class we watched this video on what international woman's day is about and why we celebrate it. The video basically told us who started the movement for woman to have more rights, dates when woman got the right and a lot more. I think it told us the information really good.

How does the text depict age, gender, cultural groups? I think it is mainly focused to any aged girl because it is about international woman's day

Haka - Social studies

 n social studies we learnt about this specific haka that played in the war, which was the first time other countries heard any haka for the first time.

• What is this line referring to? It represents not knowing if the going to live another day but the still fig

Textiles

 In textiles we are learning about the colour wheel and we had to draw something and colour it in to show how the colour wheel works.

What are primary colours? The primary colours are made up of red, yellow and blue. They can be mixed together to make new colours.

What are secondary colours? A colour which is made from any 2 primary colours, which makes a new colour on the colour wheel.

What are tertiary colours? When 1 primary colour and 2 secondary colours are mashed together to make a new colour.

Narrative openings - English

 In English we had to think of narrative openings that show what the story is about rather than us just explaining it in words. These are the 5 sentence starters I have thought of.

• One gloomy morning the wind was whistling when I woke up, my alarm was pounding in my head and I just wanted to put my head back on my pillow and fall asleep.
• On this wonderful sunny day when me and my friends were sprinting down the field, smiling and laughing until our body hurt from laughing so hard.
• The fruit was so juicy and ripe, the colour was so bright when we picked them from the bushes and trees.
• I felt so alone sitting on the silent, dark bridge with the wind blowing on my face and the moon shining.
• I smelt the disgusting smell of smoke from my bedroom, when I opened my door I saw a bright and warm substance from the kitchen and yelled for my parents.

The history on Anzac - Social studies

 In social studies we had to learn all about Anzac day and what happened during the 1st world war in 1915-1916.

When do you hear this song? At any Anzac/war service all around the world. They all use this song to mourn the people that fought and died in the war.

Why is this song significant to New Zealand? They play this song at every service so they can mourn and remember all those who fought and died for our country.

What is the history behind the last post? Why and when was it played? It was played for the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for their countries, it was just to honour the soldiers and mourn them.

What does this song represent? It represents the world war 1 soldiers and pretty much thanking them for what they did even though we can not do it face to face.

This is a link to the song even though you have probanly heard it at any Anzac/war events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCDWYgVyps

Show don´t tell - English

In English we had to do this task on show don´t tell and this is my work and how I would explain it.

What do you think “show don’t tell” means? I think it means we have to explain what things means by what you see rather than just telling the audience.

How can we re-write these sentences to “show” and not “tell”?

The buildings were tall: Th building were high like birds in the sky.

Sarah was really upset: She was just in bed laying down looking at the roof thinking.

She was so happy to see him: She filled with excitement and starting jumping when she saw him.

The lake was beautiful: The lake was sparkling in the sun and it made me smile.

Sensory language

 In English we had to make write a paragraph using sensory language. Sensory language is like explaining your senses weather the story is real or fake. Here is my paragraph I came up with.

One summer day I could see the pool shimmering when felt the heat of the sun on my body when I went to go to the pool with my friends. The water was a little cold at first but you could get used to it. After a few hours of swimming and chilling with my friends we went to o get lunch, and it looked and tasted so good. After the whole day I felt so tired and went to launch onto my bed and just chill on my phone until I fell asleep.

Language features

 In English we had to make a slideshow of how language features work and how they are used. I only did 3 of the many features.