Monday, 18 October 2021
Niue Lang. Week - Alien Landing (Monday T4, W1)
Creative Writing -
Recount
Bronze - One Paragraph Silver Two Paragraphs Gold - Three or more Paragraphs | Medal Achieved: |
Today’s writing task involves using our imagination. You live in Niue, and one morning you look out to the water, and a strange object appears to be floating towards shore. You investigate, and to your complete disbelief, it’s a UFO, and inside, an Alien. The alien seems friendly so you spend the day showing the Alien around your home, your family, your school. In your recount, I’d like you to write about what that day would look like.
What did you teach them about Niue? How did the Alien react to new things? What did the Alien think about Niue? | |
Begin your writing here:if I lived in Niue I would wake up and get Straight in the sea. I would go on a waka in the sea get flowers and make lots of things and play with my sisters. |
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
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Friday, 1 October 2021
Response to Text: Memes (Friday W10, T3)
Response to text:
Memes
Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.
1. The word ‘meme’ comes from these two words mixed together
a) mimeme and joke b) mimeme and gene
c) theme and gene d) mini me and genius
2. The ancient Greek word ‘mimeme’ means
a) something irritated b) something amazing
c) something imitated d) something Greek
3. Explain why people don’t always know or understand what every single meme is about
→
Memes change all the time. Nobody knows or understands every single meme that exists. There are simply too many, and they can often be too personal to the individuals creating and sharing them. Still, there are some common elements that can help you understand them.
4. True or False: a meme can be a funny or interesting picture that can go viral on the internet
a) True b) False
5. The word ‘meme’ was created by Richard Dawkins in
a) 1986 b) 1975
c) 2006 d) 1976
6. Which one is NOT a key component (part) of what makes a meme a meme
a) You heard about it from others b) It’s just a photo of something
c) It goes viral d) You understood what it was about
7. This can have a huge impact on what a meme means
a) Context b) Pictures of monkeys
c) Nothing d) Your genes
8. Explain why you like or dislike memes
→i like memes because there really funny and when you Nothing to do you can just sit there watching memes and you can also make your laugh and the people who do the work just want to make people laugh
Thursday, 30 September 2021
Writing Task - Inside Out (Thursday W10, T3)
INSIDE OUT
WRITING TASK
The film Inside Out takes us inside the mind of a young girl named Riley as she moves from childhood into her teenage years.
In the film we take a look inside Riley’s brain and discover she is actually being controlled by her Emotions,
Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, and Fear. In-fact, those same Emotions are controlling the minds of her father, and her mother too. They must be inside all of us!
They’re silly, dramatic, and can’t help but act like themselves. For better or worse!
Your task today is to write a short story.
You will be writing from the point-of-view of the Emotions.
Below are 3 different scenarios - you’re going to choose ONE and begin your writing.
Scenario One | Scenario Two | Scenario Three |
You are at a big family celebration for your grandmother. They are serving dinner, and you see your LEAST favourite food. You know it’s rude to turn food away, but you have to eat it anyway. What’s going on in your head? | It’s the first day back at school. You don’t know which class you’re going to be put into, and you’re hoping that you’re going to end up with your friends. As you walk into the hall…
| There’s 30 seconds left in the game, and the ball comes flying towards you. You’re one score behind, and it’s all up to you to make this shot… What’s going on in your head? |
Begin your writing here:One day me and my whole family had a celebration for my nana \grandmother because she is always there for me and my family when my and cousins She helps us And looks after us So we didn't surprise We told our uncle to tell her he is going to take a shopping he took her and then she looked at it with a happy sad face She cried so hard that we have the helpr walk through the door we ordered 20 minutes later we got the order and it was The wrong order I know it's bad to turn your food away because they are family out there that don't have food so I just ate the food that I got and was happy with it. |
Response to Text: Inside Out (Thursday W10, T3)
Response to text:
Inside Out
Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.
1. How many emotions live in Riley’s head?
a) 7 emotions b) 5 emotions
c) 10 emotions d) 3 emotions
2. Which emotion helps to keep Riley safe?
a) Fear b) Joy
c) Sadness d) Anger
3. Explain why Joy tries to stop Sadness from touching any more memories
It will turn blue and sad
4. True or False: Joy sees sad memories as a bad thing
a) True b) False
5. Who is Riley’s old imaginary friend?
a) Train of Thought b) Billy Bong
c) Bing Bong d) Sadness
6. The place where obsolete memories are erased is called
a) Imagination Land b) Princess Dream World
c) Abstract Thought d) Memory Dump
7. Which emotion was able to cheer Bing Bong up when he was feeling really upset?
a) Joy
y b) Disgust
c) Sadness d) Fear
8. In your own words describe which emotion is important to you and why
→ disguest because when yuck your body will go away
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Writing Task - Moana (T3 W10)
~ Moana ~
Moana is a story that takes place around the beautiful Pacific, centered around a young princess, Moana, and the mischievous demigod Maui.
Your task today is to use METAPHORICAL language to describe the people, and places from the movie.Metaphorical language means that we have made a comparison between the thing we are describing,
and something we all recognise.
Let’s look at 3 different types of metaphorical language…
Type of Metaphorical Language | How we use it | Example | What I really mean. |
METAPHOR | A metaphor is when you say something IS something else. | “Mr Hughes is a teddy bear” | This means Mr Hughes is friendly, and cuddly. |
SIMILE | A simile is when you say something is LIKE or AS something else. | “Mr Hughes is as ugly as a crushed pineapple” | Mr Hughes looks like a crushed pineapple |
PERSONIFICATION | A personification gives human qualities to something non-human. | “The wind whistled through the trees” | The noise of the wind sounded like somebody whistling. |
Your job is to use METAPHORS, SIMILES, AND PERSONIFICATION to describe these things from the movie Moana.
Check the next page for the table you will be using.
Use 3 examples of Metaphorical Language to describe… | What do they look like? | How do they act/behave? |
Moana is like a small Adventure | it means she likes to go on the ocean and travel | |
Maui is a big hard teddy bear | That means he is not a cuddly teddy bear but a hard teddy bear | |
hei hei is Stupidity | let means he is Not that smart he does silly things | |
Sophie tea as like a big old grass that you can hug | That means she is a nice island Everyone wants a live on |
Response to Text: Moana (Wednesday W10, T3)
Response to text:
Moana
Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.
1. Who had stolen Te Fiti’s heart?
a) Moana b) Heihei
c) Maui d) Te Kā
2. Te Kā is
a) an island b) the ocean
c) the fish in the sea d) a Lava Monster
3. Explain why Moana had a lot of responsibilities for her age
→she was the next one to become chief
4. True or False: Moana’s father is happy for her to go beyond the reef to catch more fish
a) True b) False
5. What is hidden behind the secret cave?
a) the sailboats of Moana’s ancestors b) a monster
c) hidden treasure d) the demigod Maui
6. What was Tala’s dying wish for her grand-daughter Moana?
a) to learn how to sail b) to return the heart of Te Fiti
c) to listen to her father d) to learn how to be a good Chief
7. Moana was able to find Maui by following a
a) fleet of ocean voyagers from her village b) a rooster called Heihei
c) constellation that looked like his fish hook d) ship full of Kakamora
8. In your own words describe why the movie ‘Moana’ was so popular for people living in NZ and in the Pacific
→because it is all the pacific islands and nz because it got maori talking