Group Analysis Work.

Wishes

What is the text about? How do we know?

This text is about the wishes you make and how to make them come real. If you truly desire for something you have to work hard to get what you want, but even when it gets hard you should not give up. We know this because of the way they used the flashbacks throughout the clip.

What does the author of this text want us to know?

I think the author wants us to know that you should never give up and that you should always work hard to accomplish your dreams.

What do the words suggest?

The words suggest that the harder your dreams are the more likely you will want to achieve them.

Who would be most likely to read this text and why?

I think anyone that wants persuasion to accomplish their dreams would read this because it motivates you to want to achieve them.

Recycling 

Who benefits from this text?

Everyone benefits from this text. Littering and recycling is done by all ages, genders etc.

What views of the world is the text presenting?

It’s showing us that if we never recycle our rubbish, the pollution would get way out of hand and completely ruin out marine life.

What genre does this text belong to?

This text belongs in the public service announcement genre. 

What knowledge does the reader need to bring to this text in order to understand it?

The reader needs to understand the effects that rubbish has on the world to understand what the narrator is saying.

English Slidedeck (Film Aspect)

Slidedeck English Film Aspects

What is Auteur Theory? 

Auteur is the french word for author and auteur theory is where the idea of the director as the primary author or artist of a film reflects the director's creative vision. You can spot the directors creative vision through style, stories, subject matter etc. The director wielders their camera like how a writer uses their pen. It’s an easier way to simply show and establish that the movies were an art form and to show the directors creative vision. You can understand directors artist voices through the patterns they use in their work.

What is film theory?

Film theory is breaking down movies and television. Breaking down films can help you understand and analyze them. The key elements film theorists use are a type of film, shots, angles, lighting, colour, sound, editing, and mise-es-scene. The three types of film are realism, classical, and formalism. Realism focuses on the real. Classical focuses on moments between real people, for example, Lone Survivor and The Godfather. Formalism focuses on the director creating fake realities. Shots, color, angles and lighting all create different moods and emotion. There are two different kinds of sound: diegetic which is the voices of characters or pros, and non-diegetic which is added sound effects or narrator's commentary. Editing is to make the story fluid and work as a guide for the audience. And last mise-es-scene which is a French word meaning ‘placed on stage’. Everything that is on camera and how it is arranged on screen. Mise-es-scene can be broken down into four different categories. Placement around frame, face to camera, territorial place, and frame constraints.

Why do we look deeper into movies?

We analyze them for stories, performance, technique, meaning, purpose, and historical importance. Studying movies isn’t always about liking or disliking, loving or hating, good or bad. They are emotional pieces of art. Understanding how movies work can manipulate your emotion or how the story is told. This can help you understand things such as history, economic, class struggles, race, and gender inequalities.

Critical Thinking

We think critically about a lot of different movies. It's about thinking deeply about how the movies works. It's about understanding, deconstructing, feelings, and learning.

Week 6/7 Art

Week 6/7 Art

The artist model I have used is Sofia Minson. Sofia Minson uses patterned, flat backgrounds in her artwork. I used this as an inspiration to create my background. My background has hexagon shapes representing the turtle shell. The colours for the hexagon are warm tone colours like red, orange and yellow. I used these colours because I want them to represent the sun and I also want to use the hexagon shape throughout my other artwork. The inside of my turtle is the Earth which is melting from the sun due to climate change. 

My focal point: I want my focal point to be the turtle. I'm going to do this by having the turtle shaded by pencil or charcoal, whereas the background is going to be more vibrant to make the turtle stand out.

My Kaupapa is climate change and my subject matter is animal endangerment. I'm going to use a hexagon shape to tell a story as well as using warm colours but I also want to add cool tone colours as well. Using the hexagon to relate back to the turtle and using the warm colours to relate back to the sun/heat. I want to use cool tone colours to relate back to water/cold.

Starting my artwork

Plan of my hexagons

My plan

Self Directed Learning (Creative Writing)

Self-Directed Learning for Creative Writing

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 have my device and the appropriate gear.

Step 2- My learning goals are …

(See the next slide) My goal is to write my own examples of creative writing features.

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

(My teacher, colleagues, videoclips, slidedecks, websites, dictionary etc.) 

I will need my device and Mr Aitkens slideshow.

Step 4- My learning went ….

               Next time I will …

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

Level 1 Art - What is my art Kaupapa?

This year in art I will be focusing on animal endangerment as my Kaupapa. For my subject matter im going to base it around climate change.

I have chosen this theme as I really love animals and I think its important to keep them safe. I think animals are really important to our Earth.

The media I will work with are Paint, Magazine art and possibly photography.

The artists I have selected for 1.1 are: Robyn Kahukiwa & Sofia Minson from List one. From list two are: Shepard Fairey & Claude Monet.

My Mood-board

My artist focus for 1.2 and 1.4: I really like Sofia Minson because I like the way she uses the flat, patterned backgrounds.

My Theme:
I really like my theme because of the way I love animals. I think I can use this theme to spread awareness of climate change.

Ideas of drawings I could use

Planning my theme

I want to use fire, animals, nature as my subject matter. I want to use these because I think it can help me tell a story of my art and it relates to climate change.

An Ideal World

My thoughts on an ideal world:
I think in an ideal world everyone would be respectful. No one would have to fear their death and everyone can get along and be happy. No one would judge anyone because at the end of the day we are all human and we cant change that. The world would also be clean and we wouldn't have to worry about climate change.

Why Was a Treaty Needed? Essay

Why Was a Treaty Needed?

  In 1830 there were 100,000 Māori and 200 Europeans living in New Zealand. The behaviour of the Whalers, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was needed. The Declaration of Independence was another contributing factor to the need for a treaty.

  One reason that a treaty was needed was the lawless behaviour of some of the British Settlers like whalers. After the whalers would get back from months and months at sea they would drink a lot and get very drunk. This caused them to break out in heaps of fights and arguments with each other. The fighting and arguments caused a lot of chaos. This is important because without the treaty their fighting and bad behaviour could have ended in fatalities. This would have caused a lot of chaos and separation between the British Settlers. A treaty was needed so there wasn’t so many fights and separations between the Whalers.  

  Another reason that a treaty was needed was to protect Māori rights. One group that felt strongly about this was the missionaries. They were worried about the number of Maori being killed or enslaved because of musket wars, the Pakeha sailors violent behaviour, the spread of diseases, and the large land sales. These caused the number of Maori to drop drastically. In 1836 there were around 100k Māori, by 1901 there were only around 25,000 Maori. This is why the Missionaries wanted to protect the Māori because it was their land and they didn’t want them to lose it through large land sales. A treaty was needed to protect the Māori rights and to stop the number of Māori dropping.

  Another reason that a treaty was needed was the Musket Wars. In 1807-1842 during the musket wars, over 20,000 Māori died. The first tribe to get the muskets was named Nga Puhi. They got their muskets through trading crops for muskets. This resulted in the death of some Māori. Population and power change. All the tribes had muskets which turned them into killing machines. This is why they needed a treaty. The treaty helped to stop the wars and fights over land and to stop the Māori from killing each other. Without the treaty, they could still be fighting over land and killing each other till this day.

  

  The final reason that a treaty was needed was the existence of the Declaration of Independence. Interestingly, the Declaration of Independence was signed for trading and legal purposes. It was created to protect the rights of the Māori and give the Māori power over New Zealand. On October 28th 1835 the Declaration of Independence was signed. It was signed by 52 chiefs. The Declaration of Independence meant that the Māori could only trade with the British but it did not make any laws about helping anyone who lived in New Zealand. Without the Declaration of Independence, the Māori might not have gotten power over their land but it didn’t help anyone who lived in New Zealand so for this reason a treaty was needed, it only gave Māori power. They needed a treaty so it was fair for everyone. This affected many.

  This essay has demonstrated that without the Treaty of Waitangi there could still be lawless behaviour with the British settlers. There would have been nothing to protect Māori rights. The musket wars could still be happening and the numbers of Māori could have dropped even more. I think a strong reason a treaty was needed was the musket wars. This killed a lot of Māori and without the treaty, the Māori numbers would have dropped even further. I think that for the future a treaty could be needed for every country. I think that the treaty has helped to save this country and without it, we wouldn’t be where we are today.