English: Among Us Ad

 LO: Create an ad

We were asked to create an ad and use two different persuasive language features. The two persuasive language features I used was Personal Pronouns and Logic. 

Character Paragraph: Ellie

 Character Paragraph: Ellie

One of the important moments for Ellie is When she returns home to a different world. After a camping trip in ‘Hell’ Ellie and her friends arrive back to empty homes. She is scared and confused by the fact that everyone is gone. She becomes distraught when she realises that her dogs have been attacked.  This is a key moment because Ellie realises that there might be a war on. The impact of this moment is the realisation that something very serious has taken place.This moment shows the reader that Ellie is understanding that something larger has begun. Ellie’s reaction makes the reader think about war and invasion and how we would react in similar circumstances. For instance a quote in the novel that shows Ellie has changed is “It was hard for me to believe that I, plain old Ellie, nothing special about me, middle of the road in every way, had probably just killed three people” pg 95. This shows Ellie has changed because she notices and reflects back to the old her. With this quote she is basically saying that the old her would never think about killing people but with the circumstances she is facing it's all about survival. All this information basically concludes that Ellie has changed a lot whether that be physically or mentally this also shows she is a very important character in the novel Tomorrow, when the war began.

Close reading- chapter 12: Ellie

Ellie has been through a lot in the book Tomorrow, When the war began especially in chapter twelve.  In chapter 12 a lot of things happen but the main idea of this chapter is for the reader to understand that Ellie is a normal teenager and that what she has faced/been through is tough. In this chapter Ellie is really experiencing the PTSD of what has happened. She also felt guilt for everything she had done. With all the PTSD Ellie had been facing/experiencing have caused nightmares which in the novel is a clear hint of what she is scared of and been experimenting 

Some quotes from chapter 12:

1. 'emotion denied is emotion deferred'

Tomorrow when the war began:

Tomorrow when the war began:

Tomorrow, when the war began questions:

Chapter 1

1. What is first person narration?

It’s basically a story written through someone's eyes/point of view.  

2. What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? 

She's writting a fiction about going down to the creek and there is a pool there and it was waist high.

3. What skills do these characters have that convince their parents that they can ‘go bush’ independently. Find 3 examples e.g Ellie tells Robyn's parents they have ‘independence and initiative’ p.11

Chapter 3

1. What kind of person is Kevin in chapter 3?

He seems to be very energetic and positive with the situation there all in, he also seems to be very open minded with everything.

2. Ellie says Fi in like an exoticbutterfly-P.33 Do you agree with Ellie, why/why not?

Yea, Because she seems to be quite not normal in a sense of her eating two minute noodles which Ellie has never seen that before and she is also quite bubbly and colorful.

Chapter 4

6. Ellie claims that ‘Hell’ is only a label and that people label things all the time, often ignoring or overlooking certain labelled places or things-pg 43. She then comes to the conclusion that ‘Hell was people’ pg43. Is she right? What’s your opinion, on labelling and Hell?

Yes I feel like no place is hell and if you think it is it's because you are not seeing the positive in it. As Ellie said half the time when people say a place is hell is because they are the one causing it to be that way. I feel like people should just give everything a chance so they are able to see the good in things.

6. What was especially peculiar about the planes that flew over Hell? ‘Their ------, their ------, their----- frightened me.’ Pg 38 Why do you think these frightened Ellie?

Because it was night time and the vibes/look of the place there at "Hell" is a very gloomy and dark place. Without the planes it was already scary. I also think it was frightening because at first Ellie could only hear a humming noise then all of a sudden a loud aircraft noise zoom by.

Chapter 5: 

1. What does Corrie’s want to do when she grows up? Pg 46

She wants to be a nurse and help out people in need.

Chapter 6: 

2. What is the first sign that something is wrong at Ellie’s house? Pg. 55

That the dogs were dead apart from Millie who was pretty much hanging by a thread.

3. Do you think the way the teenagers reacted to the realisation that Australia may have been invaded or at war was realistic? Why/why not

I think yes because it is weird that once they come back everything is quiet and they found out two sets of parents are missing also with all the power and radio stations are down. 

4. Which people in the group are starting to stand out as leaders? Why?

Corrie because she has really helped out like nursing for the dogs, she has also made many good points on what could of happened and many great decisions.

5. Why does the idea of a female soldier surprise Ellie? Pg 83

Maybe she was surprised because she doesn't see girl solders often and thinks its more a guys job.

6. Ellie and Kevin’s quick-thinking allowed them to turn a ride-on lawnmower

        into a bomb. Was this the right thing to do, why?

Yes because it allowed them time to get away and it helped distract the soldiers.

7. Homer says, “This is war now, normal rules don’t apply.. They’re the ones who tore up the rule book, not us” Pg 97 Do you think Homer is right?

Yes because the war isn't a normal war they are going all in and are trying to kill off the population they also have no hesitation.

8. What pieces of evidence from the book inform the reader that this invasion wasn’t entirely peaceful? Find at least 3 examples from pages 97-99

Chapter 9-12:

1. Why, in Ellie’s  opinion, is Cobbler’s Bay and Wirrawee so important to the invaders?

To keep quiet and have a view/eye on the rest of the world. 

2. Corrie and Ellie reminisce about how innocent they were in high school and even a few days ago. Why were they still innocent then? Why are they no longer innocent?

So back in the day they use to be innocent but now in high school and stuff it has changed there whole perspective on things like now they think all about boys and want a relationship. But when they were younger they would not care about boys and used to play with dolls. 

3. By blowing up Corrie’s house, what does the invading force demonstrate to the teenagers?

Do take action and try their best to get everything they need quickly so that they can leave without anything else happening to them that could cause them harm. 

4. Describe the strategy Homer and Ellie use to ensure their safety when riding their bikes into town. What does this show about how they are starting to think?

To ride on the outskirts and be conscious of their surrounding. This means they are starting to think this is there new reality and everything that is happening is serious.

5. How does Ellie feel as she is waiting in the truck at the Council Depot? Where do her emotions come from?

Fear because she loves her friends that much and doesn’t want to let them down or get the killed.

6. Why is it so terrible that Chris falls asleep while on sentry duty? How does Ellie react? Why do you think she reacts this way? How does she feel about her reaction later? 

Because he put all their lives at risk just because in Ellies words he was slacking off. Ellie begins to kick Chris as some kind of punishment and to also get him up. I think she reacted this way because she was full of pure tried and exhaustment, she also would of just been scared and annoyed because she had put all her effort and done so much work to get them where they are now. She feels guilty, scared at herself and feels like with all the violent actions she had been doing she had changed herself into a monster which she didn’t like at all.  

Chapter 13-16

1. All the teenagers have a specific role to play in their group. Describe the roles each teenager plays? In chapter 13 page 177 Kevin and Corrie are going to concentrate on the showground. Robyn and Chris are going to cruise around town look for people hiding and also for getting important information or even equipment. At the start of chapter 15 page 191 Lee is assigned doing paper work, But more importantly trying to find a way to ration the food for at least 2 months so they can survive. Home and Fi completed a task together and made a few veggie garden. Since lee is less mobile Lee is forced to do job that aren't too physical like cooking and cleaning up after dinner.

1. According to what the teenagers hear on Corries radio, why would America be best not to get involved in Australia’s struggle? because they would be getting into the bloodiest,costliest and longest war in their life.
2. Why is Australia being invaded? In my opinion it could be because Australia is such a wealthy country and may have it more well off than other country's so they could be jealous and think its unfair so they have come to the conclusion to just invade them because its supposedly unfair.
3. What do Kevin and Robyn argue about? Do you think Robyn’s points are fair? They were fighting about the war and how the invaders have came in just to ruin and steal all the things their parents have been working for. Robyn does have a good a fair points in the argument because she stated how Kevin and her group have not been doing anything to stop it and are just sitting down doing nothing.

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2. “Paradise of Hell” is an oxymoron. What does it mean.
3. Kevin’s hatred of the invaders is quite extreme. Why do you think he is so angry? Kevin is just angry and frustrated because of the invasion. Since of the invasion it has made Kevin's parents go missing so i'm pretty sure Kevin is just upset because of the invaders and how they are going around killing people and ruin others hard work.
4. Despite the fact that the teenagers are in the midst of a war zone, evading enemy soldiers and planning guerrilla operations, they still find time to harbour romances. Do you think this is realistic?
5. Briefly summarise the story of the Hermit from Hell. Do you believe he killed his family? Basically the story of hermit from hell is a man on Christmas Eve who shot two bullets and must of committed murder or is being framed for it. In the book Ellie says that no one can tell if he is an angel or a saint and she also said that she can't tell if what he did was a gift or not.

Chapter 17-20

Why does Ellie feel uncomfortable with Chris bringing cigarettes and alcohol into Hell? Because she felt like it wasn't an essential thing to pack.

What is meant by a “clean war”? Why are the invaders so intent on having a ‘clean war’? Clean war means like a war with no concentration camps or any torture stations. The reason why they want a clean war is so no other countries get involved like america and are trying to be smart about how the run the war.

What happened to the soldiers involved in the lawnmower incident, according to Robyn? How does this make Ellie feel? Two of the soldiers died, Ellie felt bad and guilty for the decisions she had made.

Why do you think prisoners are sent to clean up the houses around town? They want to make it clean so that they can use it for them self.

What makes Ellie think the soldiers walking past them are professionals? (Ch.19) They had smaller guns compared to the others solderers, they also walked in small group to be less suspicious.

What are some clues that the group is starting to think ‘more like soldiers’? When they started hiding through the shadows and being more sneaky.

Why is Ellie nervous about being paired with Fi? Were her concerns about Fi realised? Explain. She thought that Fi was more kind and didn't have the guts to actually hurt or harm anyone/anything.

What is true courage according to Ellie? Going into Wirrwee to get more resources and basically risking her life for her friends.

What problems do Fi and Ellie encounter on their mission to bring the tanker to the appropriate place under the bridge? How do they deal with these problems. Since the tanker had no brakes and patrol people where coming they had to think quickly and take action so they decided to climb up the tree and hide for the time being. After the patrol people left they then slowly pressed the gas and turned under the bridge after that they dumped the tanker and let it explode.

Chapter 21:

1. How do Ellie and Fi feel as they are leaving the scene on their motorbikes? Are these realistic feelings? Happy and proud that they accomplished their mission, Yes because they were able to blow up the bridge and potentially save their country.

2. Why do you think the group decided to blow up the bridge? Because it will help stop troopers coming and get resources. Since they decided to blow up something huge which was the tanker it would blow up a bigger area which is what they need to do to help prevent anyone else coming in.

3. How is this exploit different from the other exploits the group has been on? This exploit thing helps benefit everyone in the group and country for what they have done it doesn't just benefit one or two of them it benefits all.

4. How does Kevins decision to go with Corrie change our perspective of him from Chapter 3/7. He is more open and brave to do things now then he was before like he is less scared and more adventurous.

5. What is Ellie’s concern about her story? She scared to write out her story and her friends getting mad at her about what she has wrote.

6. What do you think will happen to Corrie and Kevin?  I feel like they will not really survive since corrie did get shot I feel like she may bleed out.

Hunger Games Symbols:

Hunger Games Symbols:

What am I learning?

I am learning how to look at different symbols in scenes, also I am learning to explain what each symbol represents and why its important in the film/scene.

How does this work show my learning?

It shows my learning because I have put a image from a scene for each symbol and also added a explanation on why its important and so on. 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I am wondering if there are more symbols in scenes that I haven't already listed. 

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The Hunger Games- Music workshop

Chords-

Major- Upbeat,happy music tone
Minor-  Sad tone

Tempo-

Fast- Energetic, intense, gain interest,
Slow- bored, lazy, lethargic,

Dynamic-

Loud- Energy, intense, rising action,
Quite- background, make you focus/listen, builds tension

Diagetic Sound-  Sounds that happen naturally e.g footsteps

Non-Diagetic Sound- Sounds added to a scene-music

first soundtrack scene- Minor,Slow,Loud

What scene? Opening scene

Techniques- Minor chords- tired slow tempo
gains volume- builds intensity
non-diagetic sound

Audience- sad scene, foreshadowing, interested.

Directors purpose- build emotion/atmosphere

Soundtrack scene 2- Minor,fast,loud

What scene? Reaping scene-music starts as Katniss walks to the stage

Techniques-  Minor chords, slow tempo, dynamics- gains volume, then drops, then builds

Audience-  emotional, eery, ominous, melancholic

Directors-  Foreshadowing, sadness, Katniss has just volunteered, will most likely be eliminated.
Lets us feel Katniss emotions on personal level.

Soundtrack scene 3- Minor,Slow,Quite,Non-diagetic sound

What scene? Rue's Farewell-Rue is killed, Katniss prepares her body- by surrounding rue with flowers.

Techniques- Minor chord, Slow to medium tempo, Dynamics- builds to forte, builds with katniss's emotion.

Audience- Katniss grief, sorrow, misery, anger at the death of her friend.

Directors purpose- Make us feel katniss's emotion, more intense than if we heard her scream, makes us feel more. Uses to tell us the pain she feels.

Challenge Chart: Hunger Games

Challenge Chart: Hunger Games

What am I learning?
To identify and understand plots and challenges in movies, to also understand reactions to the challenges a character faced.

How does this show my learning?
It shows my learning because I was able to layout my work in a way that anyone can understand. I also answered questions that were relevant to what i'm learning.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
If there are any other characters I have missed that may have a more important role in the movie that I haven't listed.

English:Hunger Games Scenes

Brainstorm

What Happening- Reaping scene - 2 tributes selected to compete in the Hunger Games

-Best dressed

Describe Costumes- Light colors, neutral tones, old fashioned, simple

formal/Sunday best

Boys-  dress shirt,pants or shorts

Girls-  Hair tidy, dresses or skirts.

Colors- cold,clean,faded- washed and warn a lot.

-Older clothes mended

Effect on viewer- Think they poor because clothes are outdated.

- peacekeepers/effie in new clean outfits.

- think it is a bad living- emotionless, all the colour has been drained.

Directors Purpose- show the comparison/juxtaposed of the district + the capitol.

- shows theme "Rich vs Poor" because district doesn't have access to resources with new clothing.

Other Technique- Make-up- style=status, effies eye lashes are long + pink and her face is white. "The district has no make-up access or need for it.

(S) In the reaping scene,costume is used effectively to show the theme "Rich vs Poor". For example, the potential tributes are dressed in formal shorts,shirts and trousers. (E) Their clothes are well-warm, weathered and dull. (X) This makes us understand how the people in district 12 are poor because their best clothes are old and faded compared to the capitol Representative Effie Trinket. (X) This is done to show juxtaposed between the extreme wealth of the capitol and the poverty of those in district 12. (X) This worked with with the use of make-up is shown by Effie. She has lots of make-up on including long pink eyelashes, an extremely white foundation and pink and gold lips. This tells the viewers that she is wealthy because she can afford extravagant make-up when those in the district can barely afford clothes. This aspect can be compared to the scene when the tributes arrived off the train in the capitol. Here we see luxury and excess wealth in the costumes of the capitol citizens compared to the rags warn by Peeta and Katniss

What happening- In the capitol, Katniss and Peeta just getting off the train, Has never been there before.

Describe Costumes- Bright,colorful,neon,extravagant,vibrant,oversize

- look expensive and more fancy then casual. 

- Over the top- excessive, more than needed to be practical 

-   head pieces to match,wigs

- both genders over the top outfits/wigs/make-up

Effects on viewer- thinks they are rich/greed- have more than us 

- think/feel -fashion is shocking/scary to viewer-in your face

-shows us how shocked/different things are for Katniss+Peeta

Directors Purpose- Again shows us theme "Rich vs Poor"- the people in capitol live in extreme ways compared to the poverty of district 12.

- people in the capitol have everything

Make-up- over the top- caked on so we know they have lots of it- Men and Women are both wearing it. 

Setting- Concrete,metal,glass,crisp,futuristic,clean,technologically advance

Whats happening- In the arena of the Hunger Games

Describe Costumes- Practical- suitable for fighting 

-Jackets,boots,shirts,long pants.

- colors that will match the surroundings and help them hide

- tells us about the climate in the arena 

- not going far as not much

Effect on Viewer-  Feels like they are directed for war/hunting- all dressed same uniform

- All look same-everyone has the same advantage 

- makes us less emotionally attached to individuals

Directors Purpose- 

- "Rich vs Poor'- Everyone is finally equal so personal skills become important.
- "Struggle and Power' - Tributes are under the power of the Capitol,they have no freedom/free will at this point.

Freytag Pyramid: Hunger Games

Freytag Pyramid: Hunger Games

What am I learning: To show that I can identify plots in movies which in this case was the Hunger Games.

How does this show my learning: It shows my learning because I was able to create an freytag pyramid which it was my first time doing and making it in a why that is pretty easy to understand. 

What am I wondering: If there are any plots that may have made a better and more important effect in the movie that I haven't put.

Hunger Games Important Settings:

Hunger Games Important Settings:

What am I learning?

I am learning to be able to identify important settings in films and also explain why they are important. 

How does this show my learning?

It shows my learning because I was able to put pictures of each setting and explain why they were so important. Like why it helps the film, I was also able to also say whats happens in each setting listed. So it shows my learning because I was able to put information/reasons why its important down in a way that is easy to explain for others and in a layout that is easy to read.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

 If there were any other settings that are important that aren't listed. Because I feel like I could of added a few more setting but I wasn't which ones to add.

English: Hunger Games

English: Hunger Games

Rebellion

Music: 

• Sad 
• Minor 
• Powerful
• Enhance the drama
• No lyrics- to emphasize her words
• Adds to the depth of the scene

Dialogue:

• Willing to die together
• Katniss rebelling against the propaganda of “there has to be a victor”
• Voice over urgently saying “STOP” katniss has beaten them at their own game
• First capital beaten at their own game
• 1st have 2 victors
• She embarrassed the capital 

Camera Shots

Close up

• See both peeta and katniss reaction 
•  Capital citizen and cane’s reaction- surprised 
• Overhead - when the becoming voice came 
• Remind the game marks had been in control until this point

Extreme Close-up

• Berries
• They were the thing that changed everything

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Rich Vs Poor

Poor:

Close-up

• Of guy eating all the meat off the bone
• Emphasizes that food is very precious
• That people are starving
• Cats and animals being malnourished
• Really dirty everywhere
• Flies everywhere
• Cleaning is not a priority

• Mud everywhere

Extreme Close-up

• Fence not on, don’t have enough resources and money to power it

Costuming and Setting

• Looked like they are in the past
• Wooden houses 
• Old and run down
• Minors were going into the mine but were still covered in soot

Rich:

Establishing shots

• Of the capital
• See the buildings, the grandeur 
• Everything was modern
• Saw technology
• White, clean, crisp, tidy, brand new
• Costuming- Fashion and makeup really extravagant 

• Close up - to see lady with big gold eye lashes
• The pink poodle 
• Gives huge contrast to lives in the distract 
• Fashion is a status thing here- they want the next best thing- represents wealth  
• Capital clothing is for looks- Artificial material bright  
• Districts clothing is for practicality -more natural 

English: Hunger games

English: Hunger Games

Hope: 

Scene with president Snow

Dialogue: 

• Only thing stronger than fear
• Link to propaganda- false sense of hope that at least one will live
• Just killing everyone would cause resentment
• Capital don’t want to kill everyone they need them
• Hope is only effective if contained 

Camera Shots:

 Mid

• Between Crane and Snow talking
• To show expression and body language

POV

• President Snow & Crane showing their deep conversation

Close Up

• Of Crane pruning the rose
• Metaphor for his ‘perfect society’ for control

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Rue's Death

 Music:

• Sad minor
• Medium timbre
• Progress to being more powerful
• More hopeful

Camera Shots:

Extreme close up 

• Of flowers
• Flower ring showed she really cared for Rue
• Showing that the games will not change her

POV/High Angle

• Showing that she is aware that she is being watched 

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Rebeling

Music

• Up tempo
• More Aggression/emotional

Camera Shots

Wide

• To show all the people

Birdseye View

• Drone coming blowing papers
• Plane landing effect
• Papers were important
• Shows technology 
• Capital is bigger and strong

Cutting/Shaky Camera

• Shots of shaky camera 

• Creates tension
• Showed the chaos
• Camera became for steady as Capital became more in control

Close Up

• Of hands to show that they are united
• Really important
• Link to symbol to black lives matter movement

Lighting

• At the start of the acne it was day
• At the end it was night
• Showing fighting went on for hours