Week 6 - 100 Word Challenge

 Kamusta bloggers, today in wananga we were a task to write about a place that we really want to visit and describe the place and why we want to visit there. Here's my writing, enjoy. 

Wishing for the chance to go where I want to for free is not a wish anymore, because of this big bubble that I have. I have been thinking of where would I go, but the place that shines in my head is my hometown, it’s where I was born the Philippines. I would love to visit the stunning beaches and green big joyful mountains that are full of plants again, I also want to feel the warmth of the Filipino’s and my whole family again. Taste the mouthwatering street foods and my most favourite dessert in the world, halo-halo.

100 Word Challenge - Week 4

 Kamusta everyone today in wananga we were set a task to write a 100-word story about a photo that our teacher showed us.

One humid morning, Shane woke up from a night of sleep, wash her face, did her bed, ate her breakfast, drank her black pure coffee,  and taken her shower. After doing her morning routine she eventually gets out of the house and went to her car, but when she gets there were a human-sized foot-prints on the hood of her car. She was confused and shocked about what could it, be so she called the police. Polices arrived at there house and started to investigate what happened. The police came up to her and told there was a robbery that happened last night.

Here's the reference photo:

200 Word Challenge - Forest Gump Feather Theme

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone, welcome to my vlog yesterday on Wananga we did a challenge. The challenge is to write 100-200 hundred words about the music that we listened to. Here’s my story and it’s about 143 words.

While listening to this music it reminds me of a sad story movie that I’ve watched years ago. It also reminds me of the wonderful past in Japan that I’ve never been or experienced. Closing my eyes while listening to this music, pictured something on my mind of a lonely teenager girl with her pomeranian dog walking within the golden hour on the mountain next to a peacefully flowing river like raindrops in the window falling down, with long tall grass next to the pathway moving back and forth, while the butterflies harvesting pollens from the flower and some flying over her head. 

By listening to this music I can feel the mood and tone is a bit sad, lonely, low, and peaceful. Im loving this kind of music because of the tone and what I can imagine while listening to it.

Lightning & Colour | Wonder Film Study | Writing

Atmosphere - how you feel in a situation. (Mood)

1. Scene - Auggies first day at school - when Auggie walks into class everyone is staring at him. When he asks to sit down Amos says the sit is saved. 

•  Angle/Shot - long shot/eye level of class, closeups of Auggie to see his emotional reaction.
• Lightning & Colours - Warm - makes the classroom feel safe & welcoming.
• Bright Colours -  gives the room energy and life 
• Natural light coming from the window

Lightning and Colour - colours used in the scene, e.g nature palette had colours from nature - brown eyes.

• Warm/Cold - warm makes feel safe/comfortable. The cold makes feel clean/sterile
• Bright - vibrant, jump out 
• Dull - faded, muted, blends in
• Natural - sun/moon light 
• Artificial - man-made light, e.g lightbulbs 
• Bright Colours -  gives the room energy and life 

Effect on the Viewer - happy, chilled, exciting educational, inspiring. 

Director - want to credit a happy and safe atmosphere in Mr Brownd classroom. Even though it feels this way, Julien & Amos's behaviour is unkind. 

In the scene of Auggies first day at school, lighting & colour are used to create a safe and welcoming classroom environment. For instance, bright warm colours are used on the warm walls and natural light comes through the windows to make the space look lively. This makes the audience feel excited, inspired and that space is educational and supportive for learning. This was done to show Mr Brown had created a classroom space that would be welcoming to new students like Auggie. 

Coinciding with this is the use of body language is positive.  The children and the room are sitting up and smiling and paying lots of attention they are learning ready. This reminds the viewer of the theme kindness because the lightning and colours make the room welcoming for all students. 

Work Shop 2: Wonder | Essay

A - Fight - Jack fighting Julien because Jullien called August Pulman (Auggie) a freak 

• Teacher pulling Jack off.  - Mr Brown 
• Dutch Tilt used - shows something is not right. 
• Low Angle 
• Makes look one person smaller than the other.
• Jullien looks weak and vulnerable.

Viewer feels - Shocked - didn't expect Jacks reaction, surprised, concerned, uneasy. 

Director - Surprised, sad, worried for Jack. 

Other techniques - Music - creates atmosphere, minor, slow-motion - make more intense. 

In the film wonder, low angle shots were used effectively. This is demonstrated in the scene where Jack attacks Jullien because he called Auggie him a freak. In this scene, a low angle dutch tilt shot is used to make Jack look stronger and Jullien weak and vulnerable. This makes the audience feel shocked, surprised, and concerned because we didn't expect a violent reaction from Jack who has not be aggressive before this point. The purpose of this was to show the theme of kindness as Jack finally stands up for Auggie.  Combined with this is the use of quiet, minor music and slow motion to create an atmosphere and make it more intense. This can be contrasted to Nature Reserve fight scene where Auggie now shows kindness by standing up for Jack 

B - Fight Scene - Nature Reserve - Auggie makes friends, high 5 no plagues, Jack, Amos and others. They beat up and ran away from 7th graders. 

• Wide-angle, Long shot -  makes us feel like we are a bystander watching an important moment, the emotions are the characters, not ours. 
• Audience - joyful, proud, cheerful, ecstatic, relieved - Auggie finally is included - has friends.
• Director - shows Auggie is finally fitting in, shows the theme 'importance of friendship or kindness' 
• Other techniques - Lightning - use of shadow - silhouette on the lining the boys, feels like they are all in it together
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Wonder - Film Notes | Writing

Wonder

Intro - Close up, spaceman jumps into the shot, slow motion shot to give us the feeling we are in space.

• intro symbol of the astronaut helmet covers his face, represents the barrier August puts between himself and the world

•  music - starts quite slow but the tempo and dynamics increase to build energy in the scene. We hear a radio of ground control talking to an astronaut. 

•  next is a tracking shot as we move away from the figure. It is now a boy in a helmet jumping on the bed.

• Close-up shows us August 'reality' or view of the world but as we pull back we see the real world.

• August talking narratively and talks about his life while showing some footage. 

• 1st narrator
• Auggie
• 2nd narrator
• Via
• 3rd narrator
• Jack
• 4th narrator
• Miranda
• Last narrator
• Auggie 

• Quote = Dad/Nate: " It's like leading a lamb to the slaughter"

• 2 mins - the building suspense as we still haven't seen the boys face. We don't know what's wrong but hints it's bad - hospital scene, helmet, tags, school convo, Auggies dialogue in the voice cover.

Star Wars - a symbol of Auggie wanting people to treat him normally - a safe place in the Star Wars people so no one stares at them.

• Seen - Auggie introduces self, padawan braid,
• Star Wars character Darth Sideuous used by Jullien to make fun of Auggie.

Quote = Summer: "When being given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind."

Halloween Scene - 42:56

• Body language - change, now has head hed high, walking with a contidient stride, interacting with other
• Music - Happy/Upbeat - monster mash, fast tempo, lots of energy.
• When he hears jack saying "if I looked like him I'd kill myself" - music tempo gets slow, quiet dynamics to make us focus, use of diegetic sound - kids laughter.
• Symbols - Halloween mask - physical/barrier between others and Auggie 

Significant - We see Auggie lose faith in the idea of friendship - If Jack can be that mean behind his bach how can he trust others.

Links to the Theme - Popularity and acceptance we see this through Jack as he says what he knows Jullien wants to hear so he doesn't become the target/get picked on 

Jacks Fight Scene - 1:06:00 - 1:08:00 

• Start an eye-level - mid/medium shot, makes us feel a part of the convo.
• Sounds are diegetic 
• Low angle shot as the boys hit the ground, this makes the fight seems more dangerous. Moves to a close up the struggle. 
• Dutch tilt and low angle make Jack look more aggressive and violent. 
• Music - minor (sad), quiet dynamic - creates focus and intense, slow temp.
• Shot in slow-mo so we see the event more clearly.

Significant - Shows the theme of popularity/acceptance. Jack has learnt from his mistake and is standing up for his friend.

The Nature Reserve Fight Scene - 1:29:00 - 1:32:00 

• During fight shots used to make Auggie and friends bigger - more powerful and the bullies weak and vulnerable.
• Music has a fast tempo to built intensity.
• Friendship - Auggie finally feels accepted  when the others boys - doesn't have to hide behind a mask anymore

Significant - Auggie has grown as a character, he is now willing to stand up for himself.

Kindness- respecting others, look after each other, speak nicely, include others.

• Example 1 - Summer sits with August. This shows the theme of kindness because Summer left the kids who were saying mean things to go and sit with August who looked lonely. Kindness is important to the story overall because without it Auggie (August) will not build confidence, make friends and feel accepted. 
• Example 2 - Auggie shows kindness when he shares his answers with Jack. This links to the theme because Auggie sees someone in need, Jack isn't even his friend yet, but helps him anyway. This is important because it is the first step to enabling Auggie to make friends, being kind starts this friendship that will be important later in the film.

Importance of Family and Friendship - through this relationship Auggie and others learned the values of trust and self-confidence. They are less alone.

• Example 1 - The scene where Miranda talks about spending Christmas with the Pullmans. 
• Links to theme - Miranda is happy and included by the Pullmans.
• She is ignored/forgotten at home.
• She realises that she misses having friends/family.
• Important because makes Miranda recognise what she's lost/misses and she makes to reconnect with Via and the Pullmans. 
• Example 2 - The boys come to rescue Jack and Auggie.
• Auggie is included, has friends and is feeling trust and self-confidence.
• Ultimate example of acceptance and friendship, his classmates had his back without him asking. First time they treat him as an equal.

Being Kind vs Being Popular - doing the right thing even when your friends don't, others pressure you.

• Example 1 - Julien, picks on Auggie in front of others =, Auggie is an easy target, it makes Julien look popular when the others laugh.
• Links to theme - Julien chooses to be popular at the expense of others, chases to bully Auggie to seem popular. 
• Important because it shows choosing popular has negative outcomes. Julien eventually loses his friends, leave school and is unhappy. However, Jack, who choose kind has lots of friends, is happy and doesn't get kick out for bullying.

 "When being given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind." - Summer 

Writing | Apocalyptic

Hello everyone this past few weeks we had to make our own sentences about the photo.

1. Write a simple sentence that describes something about the picture.
2. Add adjectives to the simple sentence, to add more detail.
3. Add more language features like similes or metaphors to enhance the sentence.
4. Use topic words directly related to the picture.
5. Use emotive language to create/clarify mood.
6. Paint a clear picture in the mind of my readers and give the reader detailed and specific information.

So this is the photo that I picked:

And this is the sentences that I wrote:

1. A lonely city.
2. An unpopulated forsaken city. 
3. An unpopulated forsaken city like a city from the movie World War Z. 
4. A sad lonely unpopulated forsaken city with broken buildings every turn and cars with no electricity.
5. A sad destroyed and deserted city covered with smokes and stones, full of broken cars and forsaken buildings. Sad souls of the dead bodies whispering angrily. 
6. A city that looks like the city from the movie World War Z. Lost, destroyed and deserted. Submerge in ash, radiation, forsaken buildings at every turn, wrecked cars, and dead bodies under the remnants. The sad souls whispering angrily. Gunfire rings across the streets of the city.

Kaupapa Kererū | School Journal

Hello everyone, this past few weeks I'm reading a book named Kaupapa Kereru by Ross Calman and I'm answering some question that is about the book. Here are the Q and A.

Kaupapa Kererū

Saving the Kererū on Banks Peninsula

by Ross Calman

Comprehension questions

Answer the following questions using your own words, write in full sentences:

1. Why are the Kereru special to New Zealand? 

The Kereru is special to New Zealand because they’re one of the native birds on the country.

2. Is the Kaupapa Kereru project is a success?

Yes, because the scientist found out that the population of Kereru is going up on Bank Peninsula.

3. How would the Kereru still be here if predators like rats and stoats weren’t introduced?

The population of Kereru will increase and they will leave healthily and happily. They will not worry about dying because of those animals.

4. How would supplying the Kereru with plenty of food help with repopulating?

Food can help the Kereru with repopulating because the adults Kereru can feed their chicks with a lot of food. It can help the chicks grow up healthy and make other baby birds.

5. How would destroying forests affect Kereru?

By destroying their habitats the Kereru will no longer a place to live and a place to find their foods and it makes some of the Kereru died. That will decrease the population of the Kereru.

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Write a question to match each of these answers.

1. Native
2. 90 percent
3. Calendar

Is the Kererus native on New Zealand? 

Before the people arrived in Aotearoa how many percents of the country including Bank Peninsula is covered with the forest? 

What is the artwork that children at Diamond Harbour School created to help Kaupapa Kereru? 

Vocabulary

What do these words mean?

Write the definition and use the word in a sentence

1. Plump - having a full rounded shape.

The berries were plump and sweet

2. Plumage - a bird's feathers collectively.

The male in full breeding plumage.

3. Plentiful - existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant.

Coal is cheap and plentiful.

Endangered Kererū

Imagine that you are an endangered kererū. 

Write a letter to the local newspaper telling them about what has caused you to become endangered and what people need to do to save you!

"Hello, humans, please stop illegal logging, hunting kererus because it’s killing our population and we are getting endangered because of what you guys have done. By illegal logging or cutting trees, our habitats or where we lived are getting destroyed and now we are nowhere to live in. By hunting kererus our population is getting lower because you guys are killing us.

Hope you humans stop what you’re doing to us because it makes our life harder and it’s killing our populations now we are endangered we are almost extinct. If we are extinct there will be no native Kererus on New Zealand. Can you humans please plant trees again, and leave us birds ALONE because we didn’t do anything to humans, we are living our life good until you humans came and start destroying our life. So please STOP, Thankyou."