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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Simile or Metaphor Bliss

Simile or Metaphor Bliss

Write a poem or song that describes a person. It should be at least ten lines and use only similes or metaphors. 

His eyes sparkle so bright, like stars shining in the sky = His eyes are so beautiful and charming you could notice them for a mile away. I choose stars because of how bright and shiny they can be.

Our friendship is like a brick wall, Strong and supportive = Nothing is gonna stop anything from ruining our friendship. I choose a brick wall because it is one of the most common and strong material that you build with. I could of said metal but every friendship has its up and downs l like bricks is can be broken down but always build back up.

His hair is as thin as a sheet of paper = Basically means his hair is really thin but in a good way like i'm jealous his hair is that thin.

His personality is as sweet as a piece of candy = Meaning he is so sweet its unbelievable, His personality is the equivalent to sugar basically. I said candy because it is mostly made out of sugar and sugar is sweet.

He is as tall as a basketball hoop = meaning he is quite tall and I said a basketball hoop because they are normally around 6 to 7ft which is pretty tall.

His teeth whiter than white out it self = Meaning his teeth are pretty white and clean. I said white out because it was the first thing that came to mind and it is also pretty white and clean.

His smile is as charming as a bunch of flowers = Meaning his smile is like flowers so beautiful and sweet, his never fails to make you happy when you see it. I choose flowers because nearly everyone likes flowers, flowers also it makes a lot of people happy just by the presence of them.

He is as adorable as a baby panda = Meaning he is really adorable and can be the equivalent of a baby panda. I choose a panda because they are the most cute and cuddly animals I know.

He is as fast as the flash = Meaning he is extremely fast and I said the flash because he is one of the fastest superheros.

He is as caring as a koala = Meaning he is super caring no mater what he will always care till the day he dies. I said koala's because in my opinion they are the most caring and loving animal ever.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Comedy Workshop: Session 3

Setting The Situation:

Part 1- Think a normal everyday situation where you are trying to get somewhere e.g getting to the bathroom, arriving to class, running to the bus stop. 

Aim: Getting to school

Part 2- Brainstorm all 10 things that could stop you getting there- make it crazy but believable.
1. Road/street blocked off
2. Ambulance/Someone getting hurt
3. Old person crossing the road
4. Car broke down
5. Traffic 
6. Fire 
7. Robbery
8. Ran out of petrol for the car
9. Having to help out with someone who has dropped all their grocery's  
10. Helping a animal of any choice cross the road without getting ran over.

Part 3-Select 5 of these, put them in order. Where are you starting? Where are you going? Write a couple of building sentences. 

On my way to school just about to leave the house to get in the car I see a group of ducklings crossing the road. But there was on way traffic coming so I quickly ran as fast as the flash to slow down the traffic so they could get over safely. After stressing for around 5 to 10 minutes they were all over safe and sound no injuries. Finally getting in the car realizing my Mum forgot to get gas so now panic starts to kick in because I have to walk all the way to school. I drag myself and walk all the way to the end of the street. I walk all the way near one of my local super markets I see this really old nice lady walking across the road. So I thought I would do a good deed and help you across the road. After helping her I continue walking at this point I forcing my legs to move as you can probably tell I don't normally walk unless I completely need to. Only a block left and I at school well that's what I thought until I saw a sign saying the street is blocked off. So I had to walked through a little creepy alley way and right art the end of that was my school. While I was walking I passed a nice man that had a lot of grocery's he accidentally fell and tripped I felt so bad so I help him pick all the things he dropped. After all them incidences I was finally at school I may have been 30 minutes late but I mean now I have a funny and good story to tell.




Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Famous Scientist:

Image result for marie curieMarie Curie: 

What are they famous for?

Marie Curie is famous for discovering radiation/radium and how it works and also what effects it has. Marie was also part inventor of X-rays along side German scientist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1885. Marie Curie was the the first woman to win a Noble Prize. Adding to her first win in physics, she later earned one in chemistry, making her the first person to claim Noble honors twice.
 

Basic Information:
Marie is a youngest out of 5 kids she has three older sisters and one older brother. Growing up her parents always wanted their girls to succeed and be as good as their older brother. Sadly when Marie was 15 her mother sadly passed away due to tuberculosis. Ever since that day Marie was been using her mothers death as a blessing and wanted to do her mother proud by doing her best in school and completing her dreams/goals. A few years later Marie was able to join a university that allowed girls, at the age of 17 moving away just to be able to attend a university was pretty scary for her. She had her doubts about it but once giving it her best ability she was accepted. The teachers that taught her were impressed of the skill and knowledge she had. After studying a but more she moved to Paris and was awarded to be professor for Alexandrovitch university. After a few years she meet her long life partner Pierre Curie. They both were scientist and were able to discover radium,radiation and the effects they have. After discovering radium Marie was able to help Wilhelm Rontgen with inventing X-rays.  


What effects did he have on science today?
Well if it wasn't for Marie,Pierre curie and Wilhelm Rontgen a lot of medical scientist/doctors wouldn't have been able to discover anything like broken bones and fluid that may be around bones. Its not like they would have no way to find broken bones it would just be hard for them to see whats actually wrong like if it is dislocated or just broken or even just sprained.  


Monday, March 23, 2020

Hunter's Swoop:

Hunter's Swoop:

Top left hand corner: In the top left hand corner there is a bright confident blue sky surround by nice fluffy white clouds, The bright nearly blinding sun peeking out to the world.

Top right hand corner: On the other side there is a nice vibrant blue sky that is kinda surround by pale white clouds.

Bottom: Nice crystal clear blue water that looks almost drinkable and that you can see every fish in.  

Middle: A nice steal looking grey can that you can see you're reflection. That have both a cute adorable fluffy hamster and a boring old dark blue umbrella. 

Plan your short story: Character- Angus the Hamster. Likes- Traveling,Beaches,Outdoors and Spending time alone. Dislikes- People,Attention,Clothes and Public places. Characteristics- Funny,Silly,Crazy,Athletes and cheeky.

Beginning: 

Self Learning Goal:

Self Learning Goal:

For this week I am hoping to be able to complete is asking for help when unsure. I did put this as a goal one other week but I just feel like I need to work on it more. Things to help me achieve my goal is to not be scared to ask a friend or even the teacher a question even if I feel silly for asking it. 

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Crazy New Sport:

Image result for soccer/hockeyCrazy New Sport: 
-Soccer/Hockey- 

Today I have just invented the worlds best sport ever. This activity is a combination of two sports that actually mix really well together. Its a sport that really anyone can play and also have fun. 

Equipment Needed- 
  • Goalie gloves
  • Hockey sticks
  • Soccer ball
  • Soccer goal 
  • Mouth guard
  • Nice grippy indoor Soccer shoes.
  • Knee pads
  • Knee high socks 
  • Elbow and shoulder pads
  • A nice Hockey court to play on, with lines that are for soccer/football.

Rules:
 With this new sport its basically like playing Soccer with a stick. You aren't allowed to touch the ball with you're hands. There are off sides which means you aren't allowed in front of all the defenders and goalie unless you're running to the ball. You are not allowed to go in the goalie circle/box. The goalie is the only one allowed to touch the ball with their hands. When throwing the ball they must not throw it past the half way line. The goalie also can not throw the ball outside of their circle/box. Their is also not outs with means you can use the whole court. You must keep the ball below you're entire body if it goes above you're head it must be passed over to the opposite team. When hitting the ball you must hit it with the flat side of the stick. All throws must be over you're head. Their are penalty shoots if the other team gets a red or yellow card. Their must be no contact with hands towards others so not pushing or shoving. The sticks must stay on the ground the whole time unless you're running that's the only time you're allowed to slightly have it off the ground. As always with ever sport no foul language that can offend others. Another thing is to have fun and show respect towards the ref and other players.  Each game should last for around 30-30 minutes each half. When its half time if the team has subs they are then forced to swap out players for new ones. Each team should at least have 1 or 2 sub's. 



Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Child Soldiers:

Child Soldiers:

With researching anything you need to make sure the web site is secure enough and reliably. Always with researching you need to go on more than one web site so you can have an idea on what really happened. 


Sam Morgan & Peter Jackson:

Image result for trade me logo
Sam Morgan:

Where did Sam Morgan's interest in buying and selling come from?
Sam Morgan is the inventor of the well known New Zealand website Trade Me. The intention
behind Trade Me was to help people who needed to buy items for a cheap can. The reason
why Sam Morgan made this web site was because in 1999 he needed a heater. But he
couldn't find any cheap enough for him. The reason he wanted a heater was because of the
rainy cold days in wellington. Since he was a computer nerd he decided to search up online
but obviously there were no website’s made for what he wanted. To be fair he was only 23 and
was just trying to survive living in a small flat so he wasn’t so financially rich.

Describe the early days of Trade Me:
Trade Me at first was only a small website that had only 5000 users on it. Still that is a lot but
not enough to be able to pay the bills or be able to advertise the website. Sam Morgan thought
that his website wasn't gonna blow up. But then he sold up to half of the company to several
former Deloitties colleagues for around $75,000 to see if it would help in any way. Ever since
that the company/website has been blowing up ever since. Trade Me has also been
advertised in many places all over New Zealand and that's one of the reasons it was able to
blow up. But that only happened after they split the company. 




How did Sam Morgan turn Trade Me into a multi-million dollar enterprise?
Sam Morgan was able to successfully make a million dollar company because of all the
determination he had. Sam may have felt like he wasn't gonna make it or blow up but after
making some important business transactions with others he was able to blow up. Sam took
a bit to make the decision to split half of his company because he felt like it would be a
mistake. But after Sam made the decision it was the best move he had made in his life. Ever
since then business has been booming and now Trade Me is one of the biggest New Zealand
websites.

You have 10 minutes to make you’re own website or think of a new
website and explain what it is: 

My New Website: 
I'm thinking of making a website that is like Trade Me  but all that is sold on it is animals.
You may be thinking but you could just go to S.P.C.A. You could but on this website it would

be cheaper. There will also be a big variety of animals from all over New Zealand. 




Image result for Peter JacksonPeter Jackson: 

   Describe Peter Jackson’s early films.
With Peter’s early life he started making movies as a hobby/passion. Peter Jackson didn’t think
of it as a big deal, in a sense of making it such a high quality film. Peter thought of it as just
another thing to do in his spare time. He has always thought of making movies by himself that
were made with love, Peter always loved the feeling of  creating something new. Peter
Jackson used to just make films with the help of his supporting friend’s.  

Jackson is described as “one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood”.
What does that mean?
He is known to be “One of the most powerful directors in Hollywood” by making movies that
everyone will enjoy. Peter is known for putting his point across in a way that everyone is able
to understand. He actually makes movies that have a meaning behind them that are also
enjoyable.  

Make a list of films that Peter Jackson has been involved with.
Bad Taste,Meet the Feebles,Dead Alive,Heavenly Creatures,Forgotten Silver,The Frighteners,
The Lord of the Rings,King Kong and many more popular movies. 

Why do you think he has been successful? 
Because when you hear his name you instantly have an idea of what he does. I personally
love his movies and I know I'm not the only one that thinks that. I also think he is successful
for the way he produces/directs movies. He makes them in a way that  is interesting and
understandable for people. 

How does Peter Jackson benefit New Zealand?
He has made an amazing mark to our country and he never fails to show the true side
of New Zealand. He helps people know who we are and also helps people from other countries
to visit. He has also made many amazing movies that a lot of people all around the world love.



Pun activity:

Pun's:

Homophonic:

I've been to the dentist to many times, I know the drill
A horse is a very stable animal.
A skunk fell in the river and stank to the bottom

Homographic: 

I'll fight you with my bear hands
Leaf me alone
Do you want to taco about it. 
Have a knife day.
Bear with us.
You want a pizza me.
It's nacho business.
Is this real life, or is this just fanta sea.
Frog parking only, all others will be toad.
You make miso happy.







Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Interview With A Star:

Interview With A Star:

Billie Eilish

Today we are here to introduce an amazing and very talented Musician.... Billie Eilish. Billie Eilish is a young musician that has inspired a lot of people through depression and hard times. Billie's voice is very powerful and unique compared to others. Billie never fails to blow our minds ever album she drops public. 

List 15-20 Question you would like to know about them:

1. What inspired you to start creating music?
2. Where would you be today if you're brother didn't help you/inspire you.
3. How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
4. What are some goals do you have for the future?
5. Where do you find yourself in 5 years?
6. What do you like the most about making music?
7. What would you say  you hate the most about being famous?
8. How do you handle haters?
9. if you could have a super power for a day what would it be?
10. Where has been the best place you have performed at?
11. Who is the most famous person you have meet?
12. Who is the one famous person you were actually nervous to meet?
13. Do you regret any songs you have produced?
14. Would you say being famous is a good thing?
15. Would you ever preform in Christchurch New Zealand?
16. If you could speak fluent any language what language would you speak?
17. What childhood movie/TV show/cartoon would you say is you're favorite. 
18. How often are you on you're phone?
19. Does followers and likes mean anything to you? explain you're answer.
20. At what age did you start singing?

   

Monday, March 16, 2020

The Hunter Swoop:

The Hunter Swoop:

On the top left corner of this image is a bright water like blue sky with dell grey clouds,their also is a small nearly not visible snowy mountain in the distance. 

On the top right corner their is gigantic mountains that are covered in a very bright white substance called snow. In the sky it is full of mostly sad dell grey clouds that are spread all across the sky.  

Bottom of the image-  The dark grey road with bright sun like yellow lines was covered in ice, the amount of ice that was there was the equivalent of a ice skating rank.

Center of the image- An icy road that was as empty as a dessert, the road was so curvy and windy as if someone had scoliosis. 


Top Left Corner-  The horrifying old rotting trees stumble in front of my, the sky was like a horror movie foggy and mysterious looking.

Top Right Corner- I look a pond the distance all I see is old creepy looking trees that were made of sticks as their branches.

Bottom of the image-  Right in front of me was an old dirty pond that I could barely look through, The pond was reflecting the old creepy trees.

Center of the image- The old yellow leafs that had fallen on the ground from the rotting tree made the vibe feel Halloween.   


Top left corner- While the sky looked as calm as a pond, the clouds that surrounded were light grey looked kinda dell and boring.

Top right corner- The medium sized Mountain in the distance was surrounded by tall healthy looking green trees that made the scenery look very fall like.

Bottom of the image-  A very dell boring looking grey was the colour of the road, The bright yellow lines that interacted where you should be were directly in the middle and stood out so much.

Center of the image-  The Tyre marked road was the main attraction to the image, the yellow dead like grass surrounded the outside of the road with the tall green trees.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Science: Smoking



Smoking:


What does smoking do to your body?


A lot of smoker's smoke for the hit of nicotine, which is a chemical that activates in your brain when you inhale smoke. That would be why it is so hard for people to quit because nicotine is so addictive. When you smoke black tar is a subsistence that comes off of cigarettes and sticks inside your mouth. Black tar causes dark shading on your teeth and cavities to form that's why most smokers have no teeth or they look really rotten. When you smoke you blood tends to thicken which can cause risks of blood clots. Blood Clots are when the blood blocks up, it can slowly go to your heart if that happens then you are most likely to die. Smoking can cause eye sight loss and weaker bones. When it reaches your lungs you have a higher risk of infection.






Long Term Effects:


1. increased risk of strokes and infections in lungs.


2. Eye-Sight loss.


3. loss of sense of smell and taste.


4. yellow teeth, tooth decay because of block tar like substance and bad breath.


5. cancer of the nose, lip, tongue and mouth and many more.






Benefits of giving up:


As many people know smoking can be very addicting and hard to live without. That's why there are still a lot of smokers. But what most smokers don't know is there are many benefits with giving up. Many smokers don't realise this but even after an hour of quitting,things in your body already start to get back to normal.One of the benefits that happens literally 20 minutes to an hour after you quit is your heart rate drops and returns to normal. Another thing and most beneficial in my opinion is the decrease of cancer in your lungs,heart and many other places. Another benefit is even after a day the risk of heart attacks decrease. After 2 days you start to get your smell and taste back which is really good since it's a part of our four senses. Another benefit is your lungs slowly get better over time which means past smokers can finally breathe properly and do things without being short of breath. Also after like 2-5 months the hair like structures in your lung get burnt when you smoke so they get to slowly grow back healthy. Their hair like Structures help fight all the yuck mucus not building up so you don't get infections. It's said that after 15 years your heart rate and lungs get back to normal as if you were a non-smoker.






Is vaping any better:


Vaping is better than smoking but vaping is still bad then having nothing. Realistically it's better just to quit completely then vape. Vaping is better in a sense because there are less chemicals that affect you than if you smoked a real cigarette. But it is still really bad because vaping causes cancer and infections way more than if you had a normal cigarette. There were over 68 deaths that have been caused by vaping in the last 6 months. Also over 2,800 people have been hospitalized because of vaping. it may be cool to have a vape or to smoke but its really not good. It can cause you life problems for just trying to act tough and popular.

Recycle Writing task:


Recycle Writing Task:
For English every week we are able to choose a task to do and work on it for the week. For this week I am working on the Recycle Writing Task. Recycle Writing task is where you get an old piece of writing and fix it up for it to make sense or add any corrections that are needed. If you want to see the unedited version it's still on my blog from 2017 I think called "Sad Evening".

Re-read the text and list 10 things you enjoy about it and what you think needs to be changed:

I can say that I have improved my writing a lot because in this text there were a lot of mistakes and things that needed to be corrected.
I think for next time I should add more words that aren't so basic. 
I really enjoyed how I was able to lay out everything correctly.
But for next time I think I should really shorten the sentences to make them straight to the point instead of expanding them to seem longer.
I need to work on my grammar.
I loved the way I described the characters in the text.
I loved how I was able to make it somewhat funny for the reader.
But next time I feel really work on trying to hook the reader in more than I have already.
Next time I feel like I should really think of how I want this text to look like, how I want the reader to feel when they read this etc.
Next time I should really ask for people’s advice/thoughts on my writing and ask if I need to change anything. I have tried my best to fix up all the mistakes and put thought into what I have listed above. I have also tried to put better descriptive words in the text to make the piece of writing better.

A Sad Evening:
It was a bright Sunny crisp day,Shawn and Flesha were looking out to the beautiful sea.
The last few weeks it has been gloomy and gross looking outside. Today was the only day
that it was somewhat decent outside. Their lovely bright green and white house was the
attraction to many people in the neighborhood that morning. Shawn and Felsha are parents
of two lovely kids that never failed to motivate them everyday. 

Shawn Mendes Is a year old dad He loves to be a fitness teacher but today he wanted a day
off. Shawn also took a day off because his family were going on a trip to a Halloween party.
But Where it was located was way too far for them so they decided to leave as soon as their
kids got home from school. Another thing that is very embarrassing to admit  about Shawn is
he loves to workout and flex his muscular muscles pretty frequently. Flesha Is the lovely mother
of the family and Is trying to wait patiently for the kids to come home. Flesha loves to cook for
a living and is trying to open her own cooking shop and potentially turn it into a show. She is
also 40 years old and pretty wrinkly for her age. 

 Jeff is 14 years old, he is in high school but hates every moment of it. Everyday he tries to be
sick so he won’t have to go to school. Everyone calls him Caspar the ghost because of how
Pale he is. Bob is the perfect one in the family. He is 10 years old and wants everything he
does to be the best he can do he also has brown hair like the rest of his family. He's the
opposite to his brother because Bob loves school and Jeff doesn't. Jeff and Bob eventually got
home after 20 boring minutes for Shawn and Flesha. 

Bob Hugged Shawn and Flesha (Mum and Dad) then went up to do his homework and get
ready for the Halloween party. While that was happening Jeff dropped his bag and said “Mum,
Dad I need to tell you something important”. They replied in a questionable voice “Sure”.
Jeff was shaking so bad because he was so nervous to admit something. Jeff was so scared
that he tried to talk but nothing came out only grunts. Finally He said “I dropped out of school,
today was my last day”. Shawn and Flesha didn’t know what to do so they decided to Ground
him from any devices and he had to stay in his room till they knew what to do. They had
forgotten all about the Halloween party and at the last minute had to call up and say they
weren't going anymore which devastated Bob when he found out. 

It was the next day Flesha and Bob were mad because they couldn't understand why he made
a decision so fast without thinking of the consequence. They decided on what they were gonna
do. Shawn and Flesha yelled in frustration “Jeff get here We need to talk to you!!!?.
Jeff walked out happy because he didn’t have to go to school well he thinks that. Shawn
said to “Jeff if you don’t want to go to school then you would have to clean dirty toilets for
a living”. Jeff said ”no no please no!!” in a worrying voice. The conclusion of all of this is
Jeff learnt that going to school isn't that bad after all and school can give you many
opportunities that can affect you're life in a good way.