Year 10 Writing Porfulio

Today we are linking all our work and assessment for this year in English, we have to put it in our blog and edit it so that when people gonna see my blog post they can read it properly. Adding my favourite writing work in a blog post. I can see my improvement in writing skills when it's my first assessment and my last assessment.

Reflection Section

Text title: Police name man killed in rafting incident near Queenstown

Text type: Article

Text Creator: Jonathan Guildford

Date: November 24, 2021

Critical literacy question: What does this author want us to know?

The author wants us to know that there is someone who died near Lake Wakatipu, his name is Stephen Andrew who is 30 years old. This text wants to tell us that don't raft on the river or just when you raft don't be in a hurry because your life was into it. Also, let us know that the incident on the Cales River and the accident about 1pm on Monday.

Summary: 

A Queenstown man has died in a rafting incident on the Caples River near Lake Wakatipu. Stephen Andrew Bowler, 30 years old, died in the accident about 1pm on Monday, a police spokeswoman said. "Bowler was with group rafting on the river inflatable pack rafts". Police were continuing to make inquiries in relation to his death on behalf of the coroner, she said. 

As a mark of respect, Ngi Tahu has put a rahui (a temporary closure) on the Caples River, including the stretch of river mouth where it meets Lake Wakatipu, until Tuesday, "Police extend their sympathies to Bowler family and friends, The coroner will release their finding in due course," the police spokeswoman said.

Reflection section

Text Title: 16 years old dead after shooting in Christchurch

Text Type: Article

Text Creator: Sam Sherwood and Jonathan Guildford

Date: Nov 06 2021

Critical Literacy Question: What does the author of this text want us to know

To know about what's happening and getting awarded of people who you hang out with and just stay inside the house when it's night.

Summary:

A teenager killed in a shooting in Christchurch overnight was an innocent bystander who had been watching fireworks with friends while attending a 15th birthday party. 

Connor Whitehead, 16, died after he was shot on Friday night while attending a party on Heaphy Place, in the suburb of Casebrook. The gunman remains on the run.

His father, James Whitehead, told staff on Saturday that his son was enjoying himself with friends ''making the most of the time with his boys'', at a girl's party.

There was a commotion outside the party, but Connor wasn't aware of what was going on, he was outside getting some air. The next thing his mates saw was people crowding around him and he was on the ground.

Connor wasn't involved in whatever was going on outside the party, he hadn't even interacted with the person responsible.

The 16-year old Burnside High school student messaged his father earlier in the day while he was at work to ask if he could go to a party and stay the night at a friend.

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Reflection ESOL

What was the best lesson and why?

My best lesson in ESOL is when we have to make an Essay, I put all my efforts into making my own words Essay without not copying my words.

What did you enjoy doing and why?

I enjoy doing it when our teacher giving us free time so we could do just chill and watch youtube.

What was one task you were proud of and why?

I was proud to do the ESOL test I know that I put my effort into it and it was challenging to answer some questions and also there is a listening reading test.

What is something you could do differently / better next term?

Do more blogging and reading a book on our own, Playing board games, Free time, Watching movies, Crosswords.

Reflection section

Text Title:  

Students reading books and playing board games following Christchurch school mobile phone ban

Text Type:  Article

Text Creator: Lee Kenny

Date: Tue,Sep 28, 2021

Critical Literacy Question:

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

While I was reading this article I heard about people saying that students are talking to each other more, rather than just sitting on their phones. Some people said that phones in school should be ban so people are not distracted by things on their phones and they can focus more on their school work. If students are spotted using their phones, they are handed to the teacher and leave it into the student reception and they can only get it back when the school is finished. If you got caught again, you need to bring your parents to school to get your phone in the office and explain why you use your phone in school time.

Students are allowed to use Chromebook/laptop but they cannot access social media or games on the school network, but youtube are not banned but the school teacher can see where you at and what are you doing in your Chromebook. School networks can also ban games that they can see in your Chromebook that you are not doing your work because of playing games that are not appropriate.

Student can use their phones in special circumstances but even staff have to email the principal if they want students to use cell phones for a learning purpose. You can only use your phone in class if you were told to take a picture of your work and like there is a form that you haven't give back, that you need that permission form so you can go out with your school, you can directly call your parent using your phone to tell that you have permission to go out.

The Holocaust - The Great Depression

Hello guys, today we start a new topic, this topic is about from the past, world war 1-2. Im going to blog about The Great Depression about Germany and there is 2 more question. I have to research and blog the answer.

Research Task:

1.  Why was Germany hit the hardest during the depression?
2.  What Germany had to agree to by signing the Treaty of Versailles?
3.  How was NZ affected by the depression?

Why was Germany hit the hardest during the depression?

The Great Depression was particularly severe in Germany, which had enjoyed five years of artificial prosperity, propped up by American loans and goodwill. Unemployment hit millions of Germans, as companies shut down or downsized.

In 1929 as the Wall Street crash led to a worldwide depression. Germany suffered more than any other nation as a result of the recall of US loans which caused its economy to collapse.

What Germany had to agree to by signing the Treaty of Versailles?

The German government had agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 to make peace. Enemies of the government used the Treaty to claim that it had stabbed Germany in the back by ending the war.

Reactions to the Treaty in Germany were very negative. There were also the humiliating terms, which made Germany accepted blame for the war, limit their armed forces and pay reparations.

How was NZ affected by the depression?

For New Zealand, as for most of the world outside Russia, the great depression of the early 1930s was the most shattering economic experience ever recorded. Exports fell by 45  per cent in two years, national income 40 per cent in three.

English Assignment -Film

In the past few weeks, our English teacher wants to make a short film, We have to be in a 4 group, I was with my friend Khush, Kaedun, Bryce. We made a film using film techniques, it's based on the merchant of Venice.  Our short film is about  2 friends finding treasure and enemy following at the end of the movie, 1 of the 2 friends were betraying about the treasure, and the enemy and the other friend will be a friend because his other friend betrayed him for just the treasure. 

3. How is this a 're-telling of The Merchant of Venice? We use betrayal in the movies,1 of the Merchant of Venice story they used betrayal and karma.

4. What 2 additional film techniques did you use? What were the intended effects of these? We didn't use any additional film techniques

5. What were some challenges you encountered while doing this project? What learnings did you gain from this challenge?  I found challenges that you really have to try your best when doing filming because if you ruin the film and we have to film again and that's not good for your team. I learn by working with groups in film and how we work together as a team. 

6. What would you do differently next time if you were to do this project again? Maybe next time we will include film shots because we were too busy filming and forgot to put the list of film shots we need in the movie.

Reflection Section - Wananga

In wananga, my wananga teacher decided to watch a video that is 15 minutes videos, we need to understand what does the videos about because after we watch the videos we have to blog it and that will be our reflection section.

Text: Simon Sinek on Millennials  in the Workplace

Text type: Interview on YouTube (Inside quest)

Purpose: To help understand Millennials and improve wellbeing through reducing screen time.

Date:  Thursday, June 10, 2021

Literacy Question:  What does the author of this text want us to know.

Parenting

Social Media

Impatience

Environment

The author of this text wants us to know about increasing screen time, giving example about where do you put your every night. It also talks about whether you're being addicted to alcohol can ruin your life and your relationship with your GF/bf. The author also wants us to know that you don't have to be on your phone like at work or hanging with friends every time. ''If you don't have your phone, just enjoy the world". Also, tell that none of us should charge our phone in our bedroom, should charge it in the living room.

Comprehension - Social Sttudies

1. What %  of rubbish causes a recycling truck to be dumped? 10% of rubbish that has been going to be dumped.

2. What is going into people recycling bins? Continue to put contaminated waste in the recycling bins.

3. What are the current penalties? The penalties are if they still continue to put waste food in the recycling bin, They have to pay $97.65  to get the bins back, and sign a statement promising to abide by the rules. Their bins will be monitored to make sure they keep the promise.

4. Do you agree? Yes, I agree because they keep doing it and still not following the rules by putting the rubbish in the right bin.

5. What do you suggest? I suggest telling people that they need to put their rubbish in the right bin, it helps our environment more helpful and easy for those who collect the rubbish bin to put it in the right rubbish bin.