Film Study Coraline - Lighting and Colour

 In English, I have been working on Lighting and Colours. I had to write one paragraph explaining how are colour and lighting used to create the two worlds. I have displayed this on a google drawing with two scenes that are located in the kitchens in both worlds, and I hope you learn something about the film and like my work.

What am I learning? I am learning to explain how the lighting and colours are used in both worlds in the Coraline film. 

How does this work show my learning? This work shows my learning by showing my understanding of the topic, lighting and colours.

What am I wondering? I am not wondering anything at the moment.

Yr 9 Leadership Workshop - What makes a good leader?

 Today I will be writing about the Yr 9 Leadership Workshop during Wananga on Wednesdays. We have started doing this for 2 weeks and the first thing we talked about was what makes a good leader. We all had a slideshow sent to us to write what qualities leaders have and took a video of ourselves explaining our own opinions on what a good leader looks like and an example of one. 

I hope you enjoy this blog post and learn something about a good leader.

Here are some qualities of a good leader:

      

Rice Paper Spring Rolls

  Today in Term 4 of Home Economics, we made Rice Paper Spring Rolls. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In the Spring Rolls, there were vermicelli, carrots, capsicum, cucumber, lettuce and bean sprouts. My thoughts on the Spring roll was okay. I thought everything tasted plain, so there wasn't any flavor, but overall it was healthy. In my opinion I think the spring rolls could of been better if we baked them or added some meat into it, or if there were other sauces to eat it with. It was a alright lesson today and I'm looking forward for the following lessons.

Nutrients/Ingredients:

Vermicelli - Carbs, Copper, Fiber, Zinc, Calories, Calcium, Iron and Magnesium.

Carrots - Biotin, potassium, vitamin A, K1, B6.

Capsicum - Vitamin A and C, Dietray Fibre, Vitamin E, B6 and Folate. 

Cucumber - Vitamin K, Vitamin B and C, Copper, Phosphorus, Potassium and Magnesium.

Lettuce - Folate, Vitamin B, Vitamin K, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Potassium, Calcium and Iron.    

Bean Sprouts - Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Calories, Protein, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Potassium, and Sugar. 

Cooking Method:

1. Place all the ingredients into separate bowls.

2. Half fill a shallow dish with water. The dish needs to be big enough to fit the rice paper sheets. 

3. Dip the rice paper sheets into the cold water and lay them out on a clean chopping board or bench top and let them soften for a minute.

4. Place your selection of fillings in the middle of the softened sheets.

5. Fold the two sides of the rice paper sheet towards the middle.

6. Roll carefully into a cylinder shape. Repeat for the other sheets.

7. Using a wet knife cut into 2cm slices.

8. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Important to remember:

• Rice paper sheets don't need to be soaked, just wet them, they will soften after a minute.
• Use predominantly vegetables and soft herbs as fillings.
• Try to use a combination of ingredients that balance flavor, texture and nutrients.

Coraline Sexxy Paragraphs

 In English, I have been working on writing sexy paragraphs for 4 scenes in the film Coraline. I had to write 1 paragraph for each scene about the theme, looks can be deceiving.  I have displayed this in a slideshow and I hope you learn something about the film and like my work.

What am I learning? I am learning to write sexy paragraphs and to analyse the looks of the characters.

How does this work show my learning? This work shows my learning by creating a slideshow filled with my understanding of the looks of the characters in the film Coraline. 

What am I wondering? I am not wondering anything at the moment.

Group Performance

 - What is the name of the song you are doing? Who wrote it? 

We are performing the song Beat it from Micheal Jackson. Beat it

- What is the song about? 

It is basically about avoiding violence by deliberately walking away from a fight. 

- Who is in your group? What is each person doing? 

I'm in a group with Nature and Chloe. Nature is playing the Electric guitar, Chloe is playing the drums and I am playing the Piano.

- Which part of the song are you working on? We are working on the intro part of the song. 

- How do you feel about performing to the class? I feel nervous but I'm sure we will do fine.

Steak/Beef Sandwiches

 Today in Term 4 of Home Economics, we made Beef Schnitzel Sandwiches. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. My thoughts on the Sandwich was delicious. The Beef was well cooked but a bit chewy, the lettuce was fresh and the cheese was just good itself. I really enjoyed today's food and lesson, and I can't wait for the following lessons.

Nutrients:

Beef Schnitzel Nutrients - Fat, Saturated, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated, Trans and Protein.

Vegetable Oil - Saturated Fat, Trans fat, Vitamin E, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated/

Bread Rolls - Protein, Fiber, Carbohydrates, Saturated Fats, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated etc.

Lettuce - Calcium, Potassium, Vitamin C and Folate.

Red Onion - Fiber, Folic acid and Vitamin B.

Cheese - Calcium, Fat, Protein, Vitamin A/B-12 , Zinc, phosphorus and Riboflavin.

Avocado - Folate, magnesium, Potassium, Riboflavin Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C.  

Cooking Method:
1. Quickly pan fry the meat over a medium high heat until just cooked, turning once during cooking. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve as a piece or shredded.

2. Cut rolls in half. These can be warmed or toasted if desired. Spread the tops and the bottoms of the bread with mayonnaise and / or sauces chosen.

3. Top half the bread with lettuce etc, tomato slices, steak and any other ingredients.

4. Cover with the remaining bread pieces.

5. Serve

  

The Film Coraline - Mindmup

 In English, I have been working on Themes and Ideas for The Coraline Film that we have previously watched in Term 3. There were two tasks to choose from, either using Coggle, creating a mind map showing as many examples explaining one of the themes, or writing a theme guide booklet explaining how each theme is shown in the film, giving the times to stop and look, quotes and key moments to watch for. I have chosen to go with Coggle but suggested to do it on Mindmup because it was easier and less confusing. The theme I am doing is "Looks Can Be Deceiving". 

I hope you enjoy and learn something from the film and my work.

What am I learning? I am learning to analyse the looks of the characters.

How does this work show my learning? This work shows my learning by creating a Mindmup which tells the audience the theme, and characters looks used in the film.

What am I wondering? I am not wondering anything at the moment.

Holidays Reflection

 During the two weeks of the holidays, I had a great time having a break off school, spending time with my family doing lots of enjoyable things. On the first week, I left on Sunday to Hanmer Springs for four nights with my aunty, her family, and my siblings. We hired a two storied house with three rooms, two were bedrooms and the other was a spa room. It was a welcoming, nice house but the floors were very weak. There was a ping pong table in the garage which we played a lot everyday. On Tuesday and Wednesday we went to the pools for a couple of hours and chilled for a bit, and then we played mini golf. 

On the second week, I went to the movies twice but on separate days, Tuesday I went with my siblings and mum and watched The Secret Garden, I didn't really enjoy because it was boring due to no exciting scenes, and on Saturday I watched The New Mutants which I found interesting and cool to watch because it had action, horror and fantasy in it. 

On Thursday my family and I went to Kaikoura for a trip and day, to get away from home. The drive was very relaxing watching the nature views. There wasn't many things to do there due to Covid reasons but  we got fish n chips for lunch and ice cream at the end which I enjoyed. We went for a walk looking around touring the town, then at the end of the day we returned back home and had some rest. 

Overall I had an enjoyable and pleasant holiday.