Creative Writing - Simile and Metaphor

Learning Objective: Write two of your own creative and original similes and metaphors and add this to your post. Add images to make your post visually appealing.

What is a metaphor?

- Metaphor is a figure of speech that describe's another thing in another phrase but it's not true.

Examples:

- I have a pig brother.

- You're a tree!

What is a simile?

- Simile is a figure of speech that is also like metaphor, but it uses 'like' or 'as' to describe a thing.

Examples:

- You move like a robot.

- I'm tall as a giraffe.

Harriet Tubman

For our social studies, we are learning about Harriet Tubman and this slide show have some information about her.

The Blood Vessels

The Blood Vessels

What are blood vessels?

-  blood vessels transport blood throughout the body. Humans have three types of blood vessels; artery, veins and capillaries.

Arteries

Arteries are blood vessels that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart. It delivers oxygen and nutrients throughout your body. It appears red when viewed through the skin depends on your skin colour. 

Veins

Veins are blood vessels that takes de-oxygenated blood back to the heart that received fresh oxygen. It is less more muscular than arteries and has thinner walls. It appears blue when they are close to the skin because of the diversion of light through the skin. 

Capillaries

Capillaries are blood vessels that contains both oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood. It's the smallest blood vessels in the body and it's one-cell thick. It exchange oxygen, nutrients and wastes in your blood. 

Athletics Pretest Results

Evaluation of Pretest 

Thoughts: I like shot put because it's easy

Goal: do high jump properly and run faster

Action: don’t be scared to jump and don’t walk when running

Creative Writing - Sensory Language

Sensory Language

Learning Outcome: Write a short paragraph describing a scene (real or imaginary) in first person (using the word I) using sensory language that connects to each of the 5 senses. Try NOT to use the words: saw, heard, smelled, tasted, felt

I woke up in my bed this morning with the sunrise. Drank my warm black coffee while listening to the birds humming. The scent of breakfast makes my stomach growling. Took a shower and picked some nice clothes out of my drawer. Stare at the clock and realised I'm late for work.

Tomorrow When the War Began - Examining the Cover

Learning Outcome: Answer the following questions about the book we're reading. 

Must Do Questions:

Looking at the original cover to the right, answer the following questions, remember to explain why you think that for each answer:

1. How do you think this story will be written?

- In a narrative structure.

2. Why do you think the story is entitled as it is?

- There's an upcoming war and the people don't know about it.

3. Where do you think the story will take place?

- Australia

4. What time period do you think the story is set in?

- Like 2000's

Consider the effect of the following choices:

1. How is the cover composed? (camera angle/shot type/ framing)

- Long shot

2. How is lightning used? (brightness/mood/contrast)

- Brightness is dark/ mood is kinda sad/ contrast is also dark

3. How is text used? (font/sized/language/positioning)

- The title font and writer font are big then they put the title above so that it would be eye-catching to read.

4. What symbolism is used? (objects/people/setting/colours)

- They have guns there to show what the title is about/ then the people are like ready to fight for the war/ the colour is also sad to show the feeling of the book.

Maths

This week, we studied about speed is not important in Maths. For example, you're trying to solve a problem and you are solving it slow, it means your brain is working hard and thinking properly. Speed is not important in maths, what matters is your working hard into something.

Tomorrow, When the War Began - Before Reading

Learning Outcome: We're reading a book called 'Tomorrow, When the War Began' and we have some questions that we have to answer before reading the book.

One advertisement for 'Tomorrow, When the War Began' states: "Hell isn't only a place for the damned, sometimes it's a place where the saved take refuge... Seven teenagers take a trip to hell. And seven come back. To hell."

1. What do you think this statement means?

- I think it's about some teenagers who went into a trip for their school holidays, then their trip didn't go in the way they wanted to and encountered some danger.

2. What could 'hell' mean in this context? 

- War or dangerous place

3. Why do you think the story is entitled 'Tomorrow, When the War Began'?

- I think that they don't know that something bad will happen in the future.

4. What does that make you think the book will be about?

- About some teenagers who's fighting in a war.

5. What do you think the characters will be like?

- Scared because their still teenagers.

My Kind of Music

1. Favourite singers/bands.
- Little mix(?) because I like them. But I prefer soft songs.

2. What instrument do you play?
- Piano and a little bit of guitar

3. What would you like to learn in music this year?
- I would like to learn how to read piano sheets properly specially with the left hand and guitar.

Human Rights

For this past few days, we are leaning about human rights. Human rights is the the right that humans have. The interesting thing that I've learnt is that there are only 30 Human Rights in total. So for this blog post we are told to create a poster about the 30 Human rights, here's my work.

Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Learning Outcome: We are learning about creative writing and create something that shows our learning 

A recent news item that interest me

                                                                       Coronavirus

Coronavirus is a virus that was recently discovered in Wuhan China last year and spread through out the world. The virus is more likely started on animals like bats and other mammals, but we're not really sure where the virus started. This virus is almost pandemic because it already killed 500 people or more. Now, people who lives in Wuhan are currently in a locked-down and they're not allowed to go outside their place. No train, no aeroplane or any public transactions.

As the virus is starting to grow, China decided to build a hospital in Wuhan for the infected people. The hospital was only built in days. Luckily, there are 23 patients cured in Hubei China and was discharged from hospital.

This virus can be pass from one person to another. For example, someone sneeze then the bacteria will stay on your surrounding If you have runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, shortness of breath and feeling unwell you might have the virus now. Then, if you touch something with the virus, then you touched your face there's a high chance that you'll get infected too. So if you have the virus, you better wear face mask and always wash your hands and stay away from a place where there are many people.

This thing is bad because some people like Asians are getting discriminated. Like other people use this thing as an excuse for racism. Racism can hurt other people feelings too. People in China are worried about their families because they don't want to get infected too so the best thing we can do is help them and not think that every Asian has the virus.

Growth Mindset DLO

Growth Mindset

Learning Outcome: Today I am learning about growth mindset and our task is to create our own  DLO to show our learning. 

Maths

What does it mean to be a mathematician?
- It means being good at Maths, like you're able to solve maths problem easily. For example, you don't know how to do algebra yet, but your looking forward into the problem to be able to solve it.