Spot the Difference

As part of the immersion stage of our inquiry. We are developing knowledge and understanding about Antarctica and the Arctic. As you can see I was able to reach 10/10 and I really enjoyed this quiz.

Cybersmart

Yesterday we had a quick quiz about being cybersmart. As you can see above I completed this test with a 100%  score (25/25). I really enjoyed this quiz, I found it fun and I really learned some stuff about being cybersmart.

Me and my buddy

Today My Room 2 buddy (Sione) came and visited me at my class Room 8. I first commented on some on his work on his blog and after took photos with him. The photo on the bottom is us being Sione's favourite movie character, Shrek.

Scriptures

WALHT  Use the steps of Lectio Divina

Ko Te Ratu 21 O Te Hongongoi Tenei Ra

This morning Scripture from 2 Timothy 4:6-8 was about how we can live our lives. Paul was in prison and sad. Paul begged Timothy and his friends to come visit him. Paul had Loving Faith for people of God.  He thought his life was about to end. Paul was grateful of living a full life.

God’s Words to us were:

Do you know anyone who has lived a full life. Take a time to Yourself and pray for this person. For example an ageing relative or a neighbor. Pray for the person's needs and take some advice from them about life.

Word Scramble

1. I’m flying to Mexico on Sunday.
2. Last night she saw a very interesting film.
3. There’s snow on the road so drive carefully.
4. You can see the mountains from this window.
5. She sent me a ticket but I left it at home.I’m flying to Mexico on Sunday.

Homework Should Be Banned

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Homework should be banned.

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The first claim the author has written is ‘Most little kids get far too much homework’. This tells the audience that this author is arguing about the amount of homework kids get.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	One of the facts this author explains to us is that ‘Sitting around for hours doing homework is dreadfully unhealthy’. This statement reports back to the audience as a idea of kids not being healthy and fit because of the amount of homework kids receive at school.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	This writer tells us readers that parents get frustrated by homework and children's get stressed out by homework.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	This author tries to persuade the audience with Ethological idea such as “Kids work hard at school all day so they need time to relax and refresh their brains”.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	NO

Scriptures

27-7-2015

Scripture Reference Psalms 4:5- A Prayer for Protection

From the scripture the words that stands out to me are-

Hear my cry for help,

   my King and my God,

   for to you I pray.

To me this means-

God when I need help please hear me, for to you I will pray

Square Skills

LI: Apply the formula to find the area and perimeter of given shapes.

 40cm
20cm

perimetre= 120 cm

Area= 800

                                                                                                              

                                   

60cm

40cm

Perimetre = 60=60=40=40=200cm

Area=

40x80=2400 cm

i. Which rectangular shape needs the least binding?

ii. Which rectangular shape needs the most binding?

Both rectangles need the same amount of binding because they both have the same amount of squares.

Brief Explanation: The task involved us finding the area and designing it.and involved the math operations of addition and multiplication.

Cellphones

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Cellphones

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

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strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The author make his or hers claim in the title of the story saying “The Great Mobile Phone Debate, Should children use mobiles?
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	NO
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	YES	One of the author’s facts that supports his debate about Should children use mobiles was that “Mobile phones emit a dosage of radiation, which is harmful to the user and cause severe brain damage”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	YES	One of the appeals he used to reach to his audience were “ Parents should think carefully before purchasing a mobile phone for their child ”.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	YES	“Mobiles are useful, however. They enable parents to maintain contact with their children whenever they need to. There are also obvious benefits to their use in emergency situations”. This is one of the trust and credibility facts that this author puts in his or hers work.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	YES	“The recent rise in crimes associated with mobiles is a worrying trend: many of our children are under threat of violence merely by the possession of a phone”. This author is trying to tell us that people may be threatened if you are a child with a possession of a phone.
Research – Uses studies and  information to make the   argument seem more convincing;  this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.	NO

Hey little Ant

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Hey Little Ant

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What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

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strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The clip begins with a single perspective by the male actor that ants are worthless and should be squished.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	For the kid one of the people that supports his argument is his mum. His mum tells him that ‘ants are rude’ and they steal and eat their crumbs and chips.
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The Ant gives a numbers of facts to the kid about why the Ant shouldn’t be squished.The ant says that a little bit of food can feed her whole cologne.   The male actor as well have a number of facts why he should squish the Ant. The child gives facts about the damage ants do such as damaging picnics.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	The audience (myself) may feel sorry for this Ant because of the size compared from the ant and the boy. The boy is intimidating to the ant and may look like a bully.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	The ant was in a situation. She was about to die from the kid squashing her with his shoe. So he had to persuade him quickly not to kill her.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	No

Don't Get Caught

LI: Analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos. 
Persuasive Reading Analysis: Don't get Caught

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strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The writer very cleverly uses the phrase ‘Don't Get Caught’ at the beginning of the advertisement, which goes throughout the ad,  which grabs the audience's attention.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	In this advertisement they use the big name Cadbury. They are well known New Zealand company that is also known worldwide for their fine chocolate.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	‘This little angel has a secret love, Don't get Caught’ In this advertisement they perceive the girl as a angel. The first thing the audience think about the girl is that she is a Angel.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	Yes	During the advertisement, it tells the audience about the irresistible ingredients their eggs. One of the facts they told us about the eggs were they were ‘double coated chocolate eggs’.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause	Yes	When the advertisement tells the audience that the eggs are irresistible, this tells the audience that they need to buy one of those eggs quickly before there's no more.
Research – Uses studies and  information to make the   argument seem more convincing;  this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.	No