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Cinquain Poem Muzan | Reading

 L.I go create a cinquain poem about your favourite anime/manga charachter.

For our Writing we had created a Cinquain poem based on an Anime or Manga Character. I chose Muzan Kibutsuji. Muzan Kibutusji is the enemy of the anme and manga series Demon Slayer. 

A cinquain poem, is a poem a five line pattern, that starts from 1 to 4 words, in those for lines, and ends with one word. The first line is a noun, the second line being adjective verbs, the third line being verbs, the fourth line being a noun phrase, and the last line being a synonym. 

Muzan Kibutsuji Profile

                      

 L.I to create manga/anime profile. 

In this DLO above, I have created a DLO showcasing my favourite anime/manga character profile. My favourite character, who goes by the name of Muzan Kibutusji. Muzan Kibutusji is the enemy of the anme and manga series Demon Slayer. He is the king of all demons and has lived up to 5000 years. Muzan is considered to be the strongest, as he can manipulate, use demon art, Apsorption, memory access, telepethy, demon curse and etc. He is able to do all of these things as we has lived many years, as the more a demon lives, the stronger they get.

    I picked Muzan as my favourite because, he is ruthless and lives with no regret. 

    I really enjoyed this activity because, I was able to talk about my favourite anime.manga chrachter and       explore more about him. 

Customising Sneakers

L.I To customize a pair sneakers.  

This DLO below displays my vision of how I would customize a pair of sneakers. This activity was inspired by a Kiwi Artist, Rangi-Haira Jaxon Greening, who has used his passion for art to create his own customized sneakers. He has created some iconic shoes, such as creating KFC, Spongebob, 4 spuare themed shoes. Last weeek we were challenged to create a fresh pair of customised sneakers. The theme of my shoes was about the Disney Movie Series : Monsters inc. I used the colors blue and purple to represent one of the main characters(James P. Sullivan) and the green representing another main charachter(Mike Wazowski). The color pink represents Boo who was a main asset to the storyline in the movie. I also included the Monsters University logo to make the shoe complete.

I really enjoyed doing this activity because I was able to go outside of my comfort zone and use my of my creativity. 

Here are the results

Katsudo Shashin Animation

 LI: To create an animation. 

One of the oldest surviving pieces of Japanese animation may be a nameless, dateless, approximately 3-second film known as “Katsudo Shashin“ (literally “Action Photo“). It simply features a boy writing the words 活動写真 katsudo shashin and then doffing his cap. Our challenge today was to use our animation skills to create our own 3 second ‘action photo’ using our own manga character. I enjoyed this because I got to be creative and try something new by making my own animation.

The History of Manga

 L.I Research the History of Manga

Our reading comprehension focus today was to complete a  about the history of Manga to show that we are reading for meaning and understanding. Our final challenge in this activity was to create a DLO to share the information we found out. Manga is a originated Japanese collection and series of comic books/graphic novels. Manga was first founded from scrolls back in the 12th - 13th centuries. The word Manga was first bring to light when Hokusai Katsushika used it to describe his ukiyo-e sketches. In 1853+ Manga was than starting to take hold of western influence. Between the years of 1945 - 1980, Manga started to make an appearance as “modern manga”. Osamu Tezuka a Japanese manga artist, created a new and fresh part to the history of manga. Osamu Tezuka in Japan and frequently nicknamed the "Walt Disney of Japan" by Americans, Osamu Tezuka was perhaps the most important contemporary comic artist in entire Japan. On February 9, 1989 when Osamu Tezuka passed away, it was evaluated that he had drawn approximately 170,000 individual cartoons and created somewhere near 700 stories. After Osamu Tezuka's death, Manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine was introduced and a lot of famous manga's that we know of now(which have now been put into anime's) including, Goku, Sailor moon etc. 

We found it interesting that the oldest Manga is from the 12th and 13th century.

Y Chart Violet Walrond | Reading

L.I to make inferences about the events in the text using clues provided by the author. 

Our focus this week in Reading was about Violet Walrond. 

Violet Walrond was the first female new zealand representatives in the swimming industry. She played in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics at the age of 15 years of age and was the youngest competitor. She was also one of the firsts in New Zealand to ever use the crawl technique, which had grew a lot of attention around NZ. Violet started winning competitions at a the age of 12 years old, and her father was also her coach; as he did get gifted the Royal Humane Society award, for saving 11 people from drowning. 

In this activity we were required to complete this Y chart, that concluded me looking at a image and inferring from a question. The question that was asked was “What will happen when time unfreezes”. Fau and I worked collaboratively together to complete this task. For us to get a better understanding of the context, we were acquired to read a passage about Violet Walronds life.

We really enjoyed this activity because we learnt apart of NZ history. 

Should host countries have to spend so much money on building the Olympic venues?

 LI: To use provocation to understand both sides of a story.

Our focus this week for reading was based on the Olympics & provocation. We used provocation to understand both side of the question asked. The question was should host countries spend so much money on building the Olympic venues? Our opinion was that host countries should not spend a massive amount of money on the olympics, since the former buildings used to host the olympics. We think that the billions of dollars used to entertain others with sport, should be used to help other countries who are facing difficult times(poverty, homelessness, lack of education etc). To get a better understanding of this topic, we were reqiured to research and find images of before and after olympic venues.In our groups, we were very shocked to find out that most of these venues were abandoned, outgrown and untouched. We found this task interesting because seeing both side of the story meant different people see the story with different opinion.

Identifying Comprehension

LI: To use our smart searching skills to expand our knowledge of Ancient Greek Mythology. 

 Today David shared the next reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers. David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges.

In this smart searching activity, we used our comprehension and research skills to learn about the difference between Athens and Sparta. I found this activity interesting because I got to identify the different compression between Athens and Sparta. 

Provocation l Polynesian Panthers

LI: To evaluate (form an opinion) the text and respond to provocation.  

A provocation is a purposeful action meant to bring out lawful or political topics with the desired caused to make someone angry or upset in mental, physical or emotional form. In short, a provocation is an action taken with desire to cause others to have strong feelings about a topic or issue. However, our DLO was not created for the purpose of making others angry but to share our opinion on the events of the 1970s, respectfully. In 1970, the New Zealand government sent armed police officers and dog squads to the homes of Polynesian people. They had batons and megaphones and would brutally force people without a current work visa out of their own houses and deport them back to their country of birth. In response, a group called the “Polynesian Panthers” were formed. The Polynesian Panthers were a group of university students protesting against the Dawn Raids and the rights for Social Injustice. ‘Power to the oppressed’. The authorities who were meant to keep New Zealand a safe place had permission to abuse their power in order to kick Pasifikan’s out of their homes. With this in mind, we think that our Government today (Labour) does not need to apologise for the actions of the past Government (National) not only because they are separate parties but also because Jacinda Ardern and her party is not at fault for the racist actions taken by National. However, we think that the current leader of National (Judith Collins) and the National Party members of today should be the one to issue an apology on behalf of those responsible for these events. This is because she is the head of National which is the party who were the cause of the Dawn Raids and deportation of Polynesian people. However, they do need to issue an apology publicly as it can potentially fix the open wounds that remain today. The apology should be proposed by the correct party members as a sign of empathy and remorse.

Isaac Newton | Reading/Science

 L.I to learn about Isaac Newton 

This week, LS2 has been working towards Simple Machines in Inquiry. Simple machines are fundamental mechanical machines for applying forces. A part of this process, we were required to learn about Isaac Newton. 

Isaac Newton is a English physicist and mathematician, astronomer, theologian and author. Newton is mostly known for his most historical discoveries, Such as Optics, the three laws of motion, the three laws of gravity, inventing calculus and etc. All of these discoveries has benefited science to become what it is today, and what it will become. 

In this DLO above, Juel, Peyton, Micah and I, have cooperated to create a digital learning object about Isaac Newton. In this DLO, it explains how his work is important, The life of Isaac Newton, What he discovered and how his work is connected to Simple Machines. 

I really enjoyed this activity, because I was able to learn about how his work has benefited today's science and how far he would go to test his theories. The most interesting fact that i found was that Newton actually discovered colours in his Optics theory. 

Summary of Tiriti o Waitangi

 L.I to explain in fewer words what the text is about. 

 The treaty of Waitangi is a day of celebration to remember a historical day of peace; where the treaty was signed by many chiefs. Today we worked collaboratively in our groups, to summarise and learn about the history of the Treaty of Waitangi. In this activity we got to learn more about the Treaty of Waitangi and about why it was signed by many chiefs so New Zealand could be a part of the British Empire. One fact that I found very interesting, was how the British didn't properly translate the Te Tiriti treaty, which caused the Maori to think they were signing something else. I really enjoyed that we got to learn more about the Treaty of Waitangi, so that we know why it is a holiday in NZ, aside from ignoring the history behind it. 

Operation Christmas Drop

 L.I to learn and inform others about Operation Christmas Drop.

The Operation Christmas Drop is the longest humanitarian aid, that has been created to help impact others life's from remote islands. The Anderson Force, Japanese and Australian forces, have allied together to create a box full of supplies that the islands will need to survive. These forces has also partnered up with businesses to get these resources. These boxes are mainly dropped to islands near Guam(a U.S Territory island). These are often dropped around Christmas. Fau and I had learnt a lot from this. We found it really interesting that it has been running for 68 years. 

The Charge of the Light Brigade | Reading

 L.I to identify the backround story of poems. 

Alfred Lord Tenneyson, created the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade. This Poem was about the Crimean War that took place in 1853 - 1856. This Poem was about The Attack of the Light Brigade, which unfortantly failed. In this DLO, Fau, Jayden and I had collaborated together to explain the poem. We had put in a glossary on some words that we didnt understand in the poem and some facts. I really found this interesting because I got to learn different words that were used in the olden days. I also found this helpful because, I think when we do English in High School we can get a head-start to understanding these poems. Here are the results. 

Observation Footsteps/Why is Science Emperical | Science

LI: To look for evidence in the data/an image and infer what might be happening.

In this DLO above, Fau, Juel, Heavenly and I, have collabrated, together on this Slideshow. Mrs Anderson, had first shown LS2, two images of different sized footprints. Within our tables, we shared our own opinions on what would be happening in the image. This task was to also experience how Science is Emperical. Science is Emperical, because it is based on observations. Here is the DLO we worked on. 

Rachel Carson | Biologist

LI: To use smart searching skills to find out about a scientist from the past who made an important contribution to their field of science. 

In this DLO shown above, I have completed a challenge on a very famous envirometalist/Biologist. This person is Rachel Carson. This challenge conducted me, to learn more about scientist. Rachel Carson was a Marine and Enviromental Biologist. Rachel Carson was mostly noticed of the books she wrote. Her books were a main part of her career. "Silent Spring" was a book that got noticed, and went global around the world, along with the meassage behind it. If you want to learn more about her and her books, be sure to read this DLO. 

Mary Anning Geology | Research Challenge 2

LI: To use smart searching skills to find out about a scientist from the past who made an important contribution to their field of science. 

This DLO showcase's the research that we found about Mary Anning. This research Challenge included me find one scientist from each area of Science. Including Geometry, I had chosen Mary Anning. Mary Anning, was known for her Major discoveries, including ichthyosaur fossils. Ichthyosaur is an extinct reptile which also means a lizard. This lead her to investigating and exploring more of these creatures. Until March 9, 1847, when she passed away. I found it really interesting that Mary Anning was the first person/female to find these sort of creatures. I really found it interesting because I would have never imagined somebody finding the bones of these long ago creatures. 

Chemistry Alfred Nobel | Research Challenge 1

 LI: To use smart searching skills to find out about a scientist from the past who made an important contribution to their field of science.

                                                  

This DLO showcases, the life of one of the past Scientist. Alfred Nobel; most likely known of his inventions towards explosive devices, which has been used around these modern days. Alfred Nobel can be put under Chemistry, in addtion to him working a lot with elements. This DLO includes how he started inventing explosive device's, and his personal life he had on this earth. Nobel, gathered all of the knowledge he had at age 9 about Explosive devices, to create something, as we now know as Dynamite. I really found it interesting that Alfred was the founder of the Nobel Prize, and I learnt that at the age of 9 yrs-old, he worked with Explosive Devices. 

Main Ideas Science | Reading

LI: to find the most vital ideas from the information to help us answer the question “What is science?”.

This DLO is identifying the ideas of science we have learnt from the information we have gained. To find the vital information, we negotiated by collaborating and communicating with our team. We shared our opinions and ideas, we took notes and from them we selected and rejected information to get to our final conclusion. 

For us the 3 main vital ideas are:

1. Science is the discovery of What, Why, and How events happen

2. The three main branches of science are Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

3. There are two main categories of science, and they are Basic and Applied Science

Polynesian Panthers | Reading

L.I to use the information from text, to create a DLO about the "Polynesian Panthers". 

Chris & I had collaborated together to create a DLO about the Polynesian Panthers. The Polynesian Panthers is a Movement or Group of poeple that have been protesting, to eduacate other's on the Polynesian History. This DLO talks about how polynesian panthers started and talks about the Dawn Raids Situation.