Themes + Ideas

 Rich Vs Poor - Some people have more - Capitol ( 1, 2 )

• money
• privileges 
• food - variety
• resources
• technology
• medicines
• clothing/ makeup - accessories
• transport
• childhoods

Hope + Rebellion - 

hope is the belief that something will get better

• Rebellion - to fight against something, protest, uprise, usually against government.
• Symbols of hope - katniss, melodic, motive, mocking jay, 3 finger salutte(sp).

3 - themes + ideas

Struggle for power - Currently the Capitol has power - president snow

• Katniss becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance , becomes a threat because snow sees her as one.
• 'Hope, its is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a little hope is dangerous!'

Fear - the people are afraid of rebelling because the last time they tried they failed, and they were punished with the hunger games.

Little hope - becoming a victor

dangerous hope - that the districts deserve to be treated better

Themes + ideas 

(4) Power of propaganda - information, Especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

- Message being told: 

• its not worth rebelling
• The Capitol is the strongest
• Things are good the way they are

Peace keeper 

propaganda:

• People to keep peace and help you

Victor  

• Violent - to him 23 others had to die

Fallen 

• People who die in the games
• takes away from reality of the situation

Tribute

• two brave young people
• its an honour 

Reality: 

• Soldiers
• Violent 
• keep people in live
• Look like storm troopers

Victor

• glorious, someone who wins, wealthy, respected

Fallen 

• Teenagers who have been killed or murdered
• VIOLENT!

Sacrifice 

• Punishment to districts

RICH vs POOR 

•  People in the Capitol vs people in the districts.
• Compare opening shoot in District 12 vs peter looking out the window at the Capitol
• District 12 - Poor - houses - run down,wooden - food, very little, see old man picking at bones
• clothing - 1 pair of good clothes, Warn out, old, colours faded, grey / black - easier to not show coal dust.

Capitol 

• houses - large, concrete, metals, accents gold/silver
• Food - Variety of choices, dont have the same things, more then enough - excess 
• Clothing - fancy, suits, extravagant,fashion, extreme, excess

Hope + Rebellion 

• Conversation With President snow + Senica Craine
• A little hope quote
• Conversation between hamish + Senica
• Give them something to root for, young love!

Struggle for power

• Katniss + Peta eat the berries
• Death of Rue = riot in district 11

Power of Propaganda 

• Subtle 
• Hunger Games film strip

I Volunteer as tribute

Visual Dictionary

Here's a presentation of my Visual Dictionary of photos I've found on google for Angles and shots. I hope the information for each one helps to explain what each one means or even how they could be taken. I've been working on this for 2 or 3 days. Hopefully at one point all you people who see my presentation might wanna try taking different kinds of photos like the ones of mine for example. Thanks for looking at my work, please leave a comment for what you thought about it.

• What am I learning? Learning different kinds of angles and shots and what they mean

• How does this work show my learning? Shows my learning by how I've explained what each of them are

• What am I wondering as a result of this learning?Good Results

Language of Film Dictionary

Body Language: Is Used to Identify feelings of a played Character

Costumes: Used to describe Personalities of characters

Hairstyles: Can be like costumes as can describe them in a stylish way with hairstyles

Make-up: To Transform an actor to match a player character and to describe

Colour: To Set a Mood of a scene, and Blue is used for sad and angry can be used as or for angry

Lighting: Make something important stand out and also used for mood 

Props: Making scenes more realistic and interactive

Setting: to progress stories and describe the surroundings 

Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Sound Effects: Used to create a mood for the audience or emphasize a scene

Music: Set a mood or describe an ongoing scene

Silence: to create a serious atmosphere or sincerity in acting

Symbols: often an object, used to suggest new ideas

Special FX: Used to create a more realistic look for a film

 

• What am I Learning? I am learning about film languages and film study.

• -How does this work show my learning? This shows my learning because I’ve written down the definitions for each one for their meanings

• -What am I wondering as a result of this learning? I'm wondering if there are any other languages used.

Creative Writing - Inside A Bag

                       

To start my day off by waking up, I opened my eyes wide and all I saw was completely

nothing because it was pitch black of darkness. I also started hearing these noises around

the city and had random thoughts in my mind. When I was breathing all I could breathe

in was hot stuffy air as if I was trapped in a small space, But I found out I was in this bag

the size of me moving across this bag transferrer. I began to worry as I had never woken

up like this before, I began to think of how to get out as the zipper was on the outside of

the bag, I couldn't do anything about it. After I felt as if I was struggling to breathe I yelled

and screeched for help but nobody heard me. Then I feel something is scanning me and I

then realized I was going to go on a trip somewhere but had no clue where I was going,

I thought of ideas for how to escape the bag I was in, I tried ripping mini holes the size of

my finger but it was the hardest to do, Yet I still tried to do it. I then after figuring out that

wasn’t working I tried to push the zip from the inside of the bag to the other end but it

wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I was breathing deeply as the thought of worry

that I couldn’t get out, I also never knew what could have happened to me if I never knew

how to get out. I tried yelping like a dog, not 1 person heard me whatsoever. I just to try

to make my mind not blank as the morning I woke up I couldn’t remember anything at all

as like I was knocked out cold,  I rubbed my head and twinkled my toes, as a spark thought

came to mind, but sadly wasn’t a memory of what happened to me this morning. I sighed to

myself and finally, someone randomly heard my sighing and I got happy and was like could

I please have some help and they said sorry sir I cannot help you and you are part of this bag

and are being traveled around the world. I got told to slow down with my speeds because I

spoke fast with horrible thoughts for where I'm going. I begged and begged them but they

still wouldn’t give me help to get out. I counted down - 3.2.1 and tried bursting my way out

of the bag from lying down, it almost worked but I got a really bad pain in my body. Then

wondered what I can do…    In the time of 1 hr, I felt spooked out because I felt feelings of

wind passing through me as if it was a ghost. I was just hearing noises of ghosts, but I thought

my mind was playing with me as if I was in dreamy land.

My Remote Controlled life

Today I was on my way to school. I found this really heavy remote that was the size of a car I was wondering what it would do if I pressed the push button. It paused half the people on the street, at the time when that happened I had no idea what happened, because half the people were moving but the rest of them weren't. I was confused out of my mind! But then my brain started to click and I knew what was happening so I pressed the pause button again to unpause the people that froze in one spot. The remote weighed like 100 kgs, only adults could lift it because all the kids were weak. After awhile the remote disappeared and everyone went back to normal.

The Hunter Swoop

Top Left Corner:

Behind the snowy clouds there is a dark bluey sky with a ball of sunshine.

Top Right corner:

Soft pillows sit in the sky of clear colour, with a line above the ocean.

Bottom: 

At the bottom is a cool blue waving around the tin, with a slight paint texture

middle:

In the middle is a floating tin with a mini mouse grabbed onto a umbrella.

Short Story:

In the story this mini mouse deciding to go for a swim in the ocean, he then found a old rusted tin and decided he would be safe in it. The problem was he got stuck in the wavy ocean and couldnt get out, But then after like 5 years he den started freezing and found his way out the ocean to the sandy shore

Similes and Metaphors

 SIMILES

1. My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.

2. The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.

3. The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 

4. My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore. 

1. The cloth was as black as coal

2. The wet ball was as slippery as an eel

3. My little sister is as playful as a kitten

4. The top of this table is as smooth as silk

5. I’ve been as busy as a bee

6. The lamb is as white as snow

Metaphor or simile

1. as slippery as a eel - simile

2. arnie was a man mountain - metaphor

3. he was a lion in battle - metaphor

4. she is as pretty as picture - simile

5. the striker was a goal machine - metaphor

6. the torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen - metaphor

7. the moon was a misty shadow - metaphor

8. my friend has a face like thunder - metaphor

Children will learn better if the school provided lunches

 

Critical literacy

Is this text fair?
- I think its not fair if all men dont drink that are Maori and PI, because most of the time it can get out of hand
and take it out on the wrong people.

- But I also think its fair if some drink because some or most problems can get sorted out in many different ways. Also men with that ethnicity can help their mates to stop from drink driving to stop problems that could occur over the time once they get into the drivers seat.

How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?

- By Their parents not having a good influence on their children, and showing whats not good. But it also shows a point to kids and teenagers that drinking and driving is not a good combo so they decide not to drink. Also maybe cause it can teach bad situations that can occur when drinking.

How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups?

It present the ages in adult years and a couple children and also a few teenage years. 

Why is the text written this way?

its written this way as a good situation happened by this boy saying that they shouldn't drink and drive as he didn't have good thoughts in his head for if he was to drive himself. 

Conclusion

to sum this all up i think that the young man has chosen a good idea to stop his mate from drink driving

Similes English - Work

 Simile - 

What are similes?

A simile is a direct comparison between two ideas using words LIKE or AS for example “She danced as delicately as a butterfly.” and “The baby was like a pig when it ate. “ are similes because when they compare ideas they use the words like and as which stops them from being a metaphor which is comparing two ideas without using like or as. 

What is an example of adverts that use similes -

One company that uses similes in their advertising is “Chevrolet” which has the slogan as “Like a rock”

Describe how the simile is used in the ad? 

The brand Chevrolet uses the simile “like a rock” to Promote their car as trustworthy, reliable, strong, etc using only a 3-word sentence which is short and snappy and very memorable. 

Why do advertisers use similes in advertising? 

Advertisers use similes in ads to promote their product as something positive without having to write out the words, instead simply referring it to another object for example chevrolet doesn’t use the words reliable and strong in their slogan but are implying that it is by using the simile “like a rock” 

Lawyer Paragraph - 

A simile is a direct comparison between two ideas using words Like or As for example “She danced as delicately as a butterfly.” and “The baby was like a pig when it ate“,  Are similes, because when they compare ideas they use the words like, or as which stops them from being a metaphor which is also comparing two ideas without using like or as. One company that uses similes in their advertising is “Chevrolet” which has the slogan as “Like a rock” The brand Chevrolet uses the simile “like a rock” to Promote their car as trustworthy, reliable, strong, etc... Using only a 3 - Word sentence which is short and snappy and very memorable. Advertisers use similes in ads to promote their product as something positive without having to write out the words, instead simply referring it to another object for example chevrolet doesn’t use the words reliable and strong in their slogan but are implying that it is by using the simile “like a rock”