Hey little Ant

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Hey Little Ant

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 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

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 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

Cadbury Caramel Eggs

Cadbury Caramel Eggs:Cadbury ad

LI: Write an advertisement critique using ethos, pathos and logos.

The writer very cleverly uses the phrase ‘Don't Get Caught’ at the beginning of the advertisement, which goes throughout the ad,  which somehow grabs the audience's attention.  

In this advertisement they use the big name Cadbury, they are a New Zealand company that is known worldwide for their chocolate.

‘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.

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’.

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.

Ari and the Pizza

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Ari and the Pizza

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	Ari’s opening statement to his mum in the beginning was“Hey mum, can we order pizza tonight”.He introduces the idea to his mum in a casual way, that way he doesn't see, pushy.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	“Its got a lot of healthy stuff” he said to his mum after his first statement. He later goes on to mention the 'Food Pyramid' and says, "Every category on the food pyramid is represented".
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	“Mum you know what I love, I love Pizza. He tried to persuade his mum by telling her the feeling he had about Pizza.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	He persuaded his mum by ethological ideas. This is one of the phrases he said to his mum that persuaded her. “Hey mum I know you're tired so you probably don't want to cook so I have a idea lets order a pizza.
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	Yes	When Ari mentions the Food Pyramid it shows that he has done some research to add to the persuasion of his mother.

Camp Diary

Camp Diary

Day One

Today I enjoyed Camp because of the activities, the food and the time I got to spend with my friend and fellow classmates. My favourite activity was the Giant Ladder Challenge. The reason this was my favourite was because it was fun but a CHALLENGE at the same time. My first job in this activity was to lead the Belay team. I enjoyed being part of the Belay team especially when Michael (Natalia’s Brother) was climbing. When it was my turn to climb, Michael (Younger Michael) was my partner. During climbing myself up the Giant Ladder, I had to help pull Michael on the way. I was elated and felt great of our achievement making it to the top of the ladder. After everyone had a turn we got to get another but blindfolded. The The only people who got a second go were Kolio, Evan, Johnie, Natalia and Miriama. I thought in my point of view that it was quite more of a challenge because of the way Johnnie and Kolio had no idea where to put their hands and feet. It was quite funny. We ended the day by having dinner and a shower afterwards. I really enjoyed the first day of Camp but I cant wait for Tomorrow.

Day Two

“Strait for the Bulls Eye, Strait for the Bulls Eye” I say this quietly in my mind. Day Two was just as fun as Day One. Archery was my favourite activity today. As we walked to our location to start Archery I thought I would be really good at it. But After a few practice shots I was terribly wrong. My first shot I took was heading up in the air but ended strait in the ground. I still had a blast in Archery, I kept on moving on without thinking about my last shot. I enjoyed cheering on my friends and classmates as they shot their arrows. But I was most amazed from Johnny's shot which hit and popped the balloon. The balloon was the hardest target to hit. Even though I was terrible at Archery I loved it every time I went for a shot. We ended the day with one last activity Rocky Shore, and had dinner with a wonderful dessert chocolate ice cream and chocolate sprinkles. But before we went to sleep we had a event which was called MERC’s GOT TALENT. You got to choose to either to be a contestant or a audience member. I chose to be a contestant. I was in a group with my friends Isaac, Folau and Kolio.  But eventually we lost to Giovanni The Magician. After we all went to sleep and had a really great rest.

Day Three

Our Last day was my favourite day. I loved it because of how we had a Aqua Sports competition. We broke down to year 7’s  and year 8’s. After we had to break down to two groups from our year group. I was in a group named BLITZ  who involved Myself, Johnnie, Avishek, Anna, Melayka and Vine. We had competitive activities such as running, swimming, surfing, group races and tug of war. All these activities were Fun but really challenging. My favourite activity was the running even though our group came second. But I also really liked Tug of War. I enjoyed challenging the other year 8 squad, 1738. My most challenging activity was surfing. Because of the condition we couldn’t surf so We had to run with the surfboard in the sea. Every step I took in the water was painful for my legs. I was tired from the second I reach the point where we had to run around and turn back to the beach. By the time I reached the beach I was wanting to drop to the ground and take a nap. But luckily I kept running and made it back to the finished line. By the time we finished we all quickly had a shower and had lunch. For lunch we had sandwiches. I reckoned the sandwiches were very healthy and tasty. After our delicious lunch we walked to the Camp’s hall and said our last goodbyes to our instructors. Afterwards we all hopped on the bus and were drove back to our wonderful school Saint Patricks.

Cats vs Dogs

Who	What	Where	When	Why
Dogs Cats	who’s better	Around the world

Cat or Dogs. You may not recognize this, but around the world people argue and argue about who’s better, Cats or Dogs.

First off, let’s talk about cats. Well first and foremost Cats are Felines .Cats are very intelligent. They can be left Home for many hours when your out, unlike dogs and Cats are clean. When I lived with my Auntie and Uncle they had a Cat. Living with a Cat is mostly peaceful. I dont know if their cat liked me but, I liked her. She was very cuddly and very warm. I remember when she used to purr at me every time I stroked my hand through her soft, smooth hair.

Dogs, Dogs are obviously in the canine family. Have you ever heard the popular phrase, “Dogs are a mans best friend”. I once had a dog, I used to take her for runs. I used to love playing fetch with her (which cats don’t normally do). According to http://www.paws.org/ “Dogs communicate in many ways. Besides using their voices to bark, growl or whine, dogs also use different parts of their bodies. The position of their ears and facial expression can tell you if your pet is scared, happy or sad. Many people don’t realize a wagging tail does not always mean a dog is happy”. Dogs all around the world are cuddly and very cute. They are very energetic in many ways. Dogs may not be clean but still their luvable.

In conclusion I’ve written positive stuff about both sides of this argument and hope you were persuaded by this writing about who is better. For me I am a Dog person so I recommend dogs but,

Who do you choose “Cats or Dogs”

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.