Thursday, October 22, 2009
.:Chosen Themes:.
I'm going to talk about each theme with a different pair of character as i have a word limit of 100 words on each theme.
With love I'm going to talk about Beatrice and Benedict. How love can take more forms than one, this i believe is still relevant. An example is; you love your dog differently to you love your brother or love is still present even if both parties are pretending it's not like it Beatrice and Benedict's case.
For betrayal i will talk about Don John and Don Pedro, how Don John lies about his brothers intentions as a part of an elaborate plot. Don Pedro didn't even find out about this until later when the second stage of the plan was in action, when Claudio saw Margret in the window. Don John lied to his brothers face at that point and told him he cared about him even though it wasn't the case.
Jealously i might talk about how Claudio is jealous of who ever he thought was in the window with Hero even though it wasn't her. Perhaps i will talk about ? <--- can you give me a better idea?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
.:Wk 3 Term 4 Spelling:.
brackets- a type of support, normally as of metal or wood. On the weekend i put the brackets on the all.
brilliant- distinguished; illustrious. It was a brilliant performance by a young pianist.
broccoli- a green vegetable. I hate the taste of broccoli.
browse- to look through or glance at casually. He's browsing the shelves for something to read.
cafeteria- a lunchroom or dining hall, found at schools, where food is served from counters. I ate my lunch at the cafeteria.
calendar- a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year. He marked the date on his calendar.
calories- a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy. I consumed a lot of calories.
campaign- military operations for a specific objective. The campaign was won but the war wasn't over.
cancellation- an act of canceling. I had made a cancellation at the dentist.
capital- the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country. Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
carelessness- not paying enough attention to what one does. Look at the carelessness of that typist.
carpenter- a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses or shelving. Bill is the name of our carpenter.
cashier- an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases. The cashier was very friendly.
catalogue- a publication, such as a book or pamphlet, containing such a list or display. I read the catalog of summer fashions.
celebrated- to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities. I celebrated Christmas.
challenge- something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest or special effort. Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind.
character- the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing. I loved the cartoon character Bugs Bunny when i was little.
chef- the chief cook, esp. in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus. I complimented the chef on a delicious meal.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
.:Incorrect Spelling Words:.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
.:Spelling List, Week One, Term 4:.
absorb-to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up. The sponge will absorb the water.
abuse-to use wrongly or improperly; misuse. The man was put in jail for child abuse.
accent-prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. the man from America had an annoying accent so i shot him in the head.
accompanied-to go along or in company with; join in action. I accompanied a friend on a walk.
accomplishment-something done admirably or creditably. Space exploration is a major accomplishment of science.
accurate-free from error or defect; precise; exact. I hope my science prac was very accurate.
acquaint-to bring into social contact; to introduce. She acquainted her roommate with my cousin.
acquire-to come into possession or ownership of. To acquire property.
acres-a common variable unit of land measure. The barn house came with 20 acres.
activities-the state or quality of being active. There was not much activity in the stock market today.
acute-extremely great or serious; crucial. An acute shortage of oil.
adapt-to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly. They adapted themselves to the change quickly.
adaptation-the state of being adapted; adjustment. Quick adaptation is vital in the wild.
adequate-as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient. This car is adequate to our needs.
administer-to make application of; give. To administer medicine.
admiration-an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval: The dancer was the admiration of everyone.
admit- to give right or means of entrance to. This ticket admits two people.
.:Who Am I:.
Benedick
2. I am wicked and illegitimate. Who am I?
Don John
3. Borachio wants to call me Hero, to fool Don Pedro and Claudio. Who am I?
Margaret
4. I am a young Lord from Florence and I fall in love with Hero. Who am I?
Claudio
5. Leonato is my brother. Who am I?
Antonio
6. I am a constable and I have trouble with my words. Who am I?
Dogberry
7. Hero is my daughter and Beatrice is my neice. Who am I?
Leonato
8. I upset the constable dreadfully when I called him an ass. Who am I?
Conrad
9. I say I hate Benedict, but, I really love him. Who am I?
Beatrice
10. I am the Prince of Arragon and I have defeated my brother in battle. Who am I?
Don Pedro
11. I am a priest and I helped Hero regain her reputation. Who am I?
Friar Francis
12. I am Don John's nasty sidekick. Who am I?
Borachio
13. I am in love with Claudio. Who am I?
Hero
14. I reveal that Hero is dead and Don John has escaped. Who am I?
Benedick
Friday, October 2, 2009
.:Flick Through:.
.:The Hunger Games Trilogy:.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
.:About the Characters:.
The main characters in this play that are good are;
- Claudio (he's boarder line bad due to some of his negative characteristics)
- Benedick
- Beatrice
- Hero
- Leonato
- Don Pedro
The main characters in this play which are bad are the following;
- Borachio (follower of Don John)
- Don John (the villian of the play)
- Conrad (other Don John follower)
How the different characters change;
- Both Benedick and Beatrice change their oppion of one another, also they stop mocking each other as much and fall in love.
.:Story Line of Much Ado About Nothing:.
"The main plot of Much Ado revolves around obstacles to the union of two young lovers (Claudio and Hero), the plays sub-plot, the "merry war" of the sexes between Beatrice and Benedick. Benedict thinks he hates Beatrice but really loves her and Beatrice who thinks she hates Benedick but really loves him" (http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-much-ado-about-nothing.htm).
"Beatrice is extremely quick-witted and verbally adept, frequently amusing her relatives and friends with elaborate stories and jokes, often at her own expense. Though she is generous and good-hearted, she has a tendency to use her wit to mock and tease other people. Benedick is the target of her harshest mockery" (http://nfs.sparknotes.com/muchado/characters.html).
This fits in well with what the first site was talking about. If Beatrice was targeting all her mockery at Benedick, he must of been retaliating some how. There love must developed through there love-hate relationship.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
.:Fashion:.
However i have found the following about fashion in Elizabethan England;
- It was influenced by geometric shapes rather than the natural shape of the body
- Designed to give the impression of a small waist
- Men would sometimes wear girdles, this was to obtain the wasp waisted look
Sunday, September 13, 2009
.:Women/Education:.
Elizabethan women were;
- tutored at home because there were no schools for girls
- not allowed to enter University
- They couldn't be heirs to their father's titles (except female royals)
- They couldn't become Doctors or Lawyers
- There were no Elizabethan women in the Army or Navy
- Elizabethan women were not allowed to act in the theatres (but women at court were allowed to perform in the Masques)
.:Facts About Sir William Shakespeare:.
- Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564.
- Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more.
- Many of these plays were very successful both at court and in the public playhouses.
- He died and was buried his home town in 1616.
- His plays were comedies, histories and tragedies.
- Shakespeare’s plays began to be printed in 1594, they appeared as a small, cheap pamphlet called a quarto.
Information above was mixed around but came from this website; http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/basics.html
- Boys and men played all the parts in Shakespeare's plays in Elizabethan times.
- Sir William Davanant (1606-1668), godson of Shakespeare and poet laureate of England, claimed to be Shakespeare's illegitimate son.
- Shakespeare was 17 or 18 when he married. His wife, Anne Hathaway, was 26.
- No one knows how Shakespeare died. Among the possibilities are kidney disease, murder most foul, and too much to drink.
Something interesting but confusing i found out was;
- Shakespeare wrote most of the lines in his plays in blank verse, which is unrhymed iambic pentameter.
- An iamb is a unit of rhythm consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
The information above was selected from the site; http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xfacts.html
.:Whats Happening Now:.
This is the 'Gone' story line; The story follows the life of Sam (my books not with me at the moment and i forget his last name), he lives in a small house with his mother, who works at Coast Academy (a posh school on the outskirts of the small coastal town they live in). His father had left them when Sam was very young, and a couple years prior, to the beginning of this story Sam's mother had a partner, which i later discovered left because of Sam.
The book starts on a normal school day, Sam is just sitting in class next to his best mate (well only real mate) Quin. When suddenly all kids age 15 and over just disappear. As you can imagine a world without adults would be pretty chaotic, the state of panic and confusion among the children got taken far beyond controllable. Most younger kids looked towards Sam for guidance and leadership, all of which Sam was too scared to take on. *(You find out that, Sam is some what a local hero, he once saved a whole bus of kids. They were all on a bus, when suddenly the bus driver had a heart attack, Sam rushed up the front, grabbed the steering wheel, and drove the bus to safety, then dialled for an ambulance. All of which was done whilst trying to calm a bus load of little kids.)*
The nuclear power plant had once been hit by a asteroid, the asteroid hit the tank containing the dangerous radioactive substance, luckily the asteroid was travelling that fast that it made a hole a couple kilometers deep, which took all the toxic stuff in with it. However instead of treating it properly, the workers just cemented over it. This is why the town is nick named, Fallout Alley; this is also the reason why the population decreased significantly and is only now a very small town.
Anyway, a sphere has formed within a (not sure what number) kilometers radius around the power plant, trapping everything and everyone off from the normal universe, thats to say, (they're still in the normal universe). If the giant wall is touched, you get seriously burnt, this wall can't be penetrated and some even think even if it is broken there will be nothing on the outside.That is just the basics of the story. So much more has happened since then, every week i shall fill you in a little. However this is the last time I'm going back to fill in detail. From now on I'm just going to continue to tell you about what is happening, which might confuse you, but in the end it will all make sense. Otherwise it takes just too much time, just look at how much has been written here, just briefly about the beginning.
Thanks for reading :)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
.:Elizabethan Entertainment, In General:.
Jesters - A fool or buffoon at Elizabethan courts
Mummers - A masked or costumed merrymaker or dancer especially at a festival
Minstrels - Travelling musician who sang of legends (declined in the Elizabethan era)
Troubadours - Travelling musician who sang of courtly love (declined in the Elizabethan era)
Acting Troupes - Travelling actors
Jugglers - Also used tricks, deception, or fraud
Types of Elizabethan Entertainment and What They Were:
Feasts - A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by court entertainment. Often celebrated religious festivals
Banquets - A ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest
Fairs - The Annual Summer Fair was often a bawdy affair
Plays - Starting as plays enacted in town squares followed by the actors using the courtyards of taverns or inns ( referred to as Inn-yards ) followed by the first theatres ( great open air amphitheatres built in the same style as the Roman Coliseum ) and then the introduction of indoor theatres called Playhouses
Mystery Plays - Re-enacting stories from the Bible
Festivals - Celebrating Church festivals
Dancing - Elizabethan dances enjoyed by the Upper Classes, Royalty and Nobility included the Cinque-pace, Galliard, Pavane, Roundel, Tordion and the Volta
Jousts / Tournaments - A series of tilting matches between knights
Games and Sports - Sports and games which included archery, bowling, cards, dice, hammer-throwing, quarter-staff contests, quoits, skittles and wrestling
Animal Sports - Including Bear and Bull baiting. Dog and Cock fighting
Hunting - Sport followed by the nobility often using dogs
Hawking - Sport followed by the nobility with hawks
All of the above was directly from http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-entertainment.htm .
Elizabethan Entertainment was a huge part of the lives of nearly all whom lived in this era in England. The lives of Elizabethans were hard which is why entertainment was so highly regarded, a chance to celebrate was never turned down. Court entertainment was regular and often a nightly occurrence for the higher societal people especially the nobles and royal. Where as the entertainment the poor had was totally different. However feasts and festivals were frequent during specific times of the year, most of which were dictated by the church.
.:Book Update:.
P.S please don't think this is a weird book about kids with powers, its not! I'll explain it more as the weeks go on!
.:Co-Curricular Reflection:.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
.:The Make Your Own Ad Task:.
1. What message you hope the ad will deliver.
2. Why did you make certain choices regarding colour schemes, graphics and words?
3. How effective do you think this ad will be?
4. Who is the target audience of your ad? I.e which age group, boys or girls, etc.
Once you have finished, the ad and the summary need to posted on your blog.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
.:My Ad:.

I think this ad would be very effective however only if other people see what i do in the ad. It grabs your attention and the words "Bullies don’t like being bullied, So, why would the victim?" suggests that; why would you do something to someone else, if when its done to you, you hate. It brings in that old idea of, "do one to others, as you would like done to you". The the image down the bottum with the bully isoladed hopefully will tie in with the words above it reading "No One Likes A Bully".
Thursday, August 27, 2009
.:Advertisement Two:.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
.:Advertisement One:.

The colour scheme of this advertisement is a bright green and white. This is to help the children understand the message that trying to get across. It attracts there attention. Also green is the colour everyone, even kids, associate with the environment. As well as the fact the words say “Go Green” and everything is green. The measure its trying to communicate is basically recycle, and to “Go Green”, care about the environment. The frog is catching the recycle sign on its tongue, there are many bright recycle signs floating around. These signs are replacing flies which I’m sure little kids would pick up but some people could miss.I think this advertisement achieves its purpose. It’s cute, catching and would grab lots of little kids attentions, along with the big words “Go Green”, the messaged will clearly get across.
.:Task:.
2. Explain what you think the purpose of this advertisement is. Support your answer by referring directly to the stimulus.
3. What sort of audience do you think this advertisement is aimed at? Support your answer by referring directly to the stimulus.
4. Why do you think the creator of this advertisement has chosen to use particular graphic features? Consider things like pictures used, colours, size, etc. Explain your answer in depth.
5. Why do you think the creator of this advertisement has chosen to use particular language features? Explain your answer in depth.
6. Do you think the advertisement achieves its purpose? Explain and support your answer.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
.:My Current Book:.

<-- This is my book, at the moment. I had finished my latest book and i wanted another one, so my little brother suggested this. So far it's really good! It's kind of a drama/thriller it's not really scary but the idea is a bit creepy.
There are several main characters and it jumps to different peoples circumstances. There are three different story's going at the moment, they all live in the same town and have been effected by the same phenomenon however some most of the characters are linked and know each other. Most attended the same school.
Next post I'll actually tell you whats happening, so join in then!
.:A Letter To The Editor, Both Opinions:.
234 Minnie Street,
Vista Boulevard,Melbourne,
VIC 9473
A Letter to the Editor: Against the Article
Dear Editor of the Courier Mail,
Excuse me, but it has come to my attention the wrong message that you have portrayed in your article “The Real Cost of Posh’s Locks”. This article has sent a message saying that Indian ladies are subjected to ill treatment and get there hair sold without them knowing. Just to make it clear, these ladies wouldn’t “wait patiently in line”, if they were being mistreated, would they? The answer is no, they wouldn’t. They are perfectly willing to have their heads shaved and they do so for religious purposes.
That brings me to my second point, yes their hair is sold and yes they aren’t notified of it. However the temple is just trying to raise money to keep it clean and well kept so future Indian generations can benefit from it. Also if it’s not sold then it would just be thrown out, these devoted religious women wouldn’t want that. The article even states that “Beauty comes at a price”, it’s not like the hair is sold on for cheap, and the hair is sold for thousands of dollars and is very popular with the A-listers. This then turns profits for top hair salons, and if it wasn’t for the Indian women’s hair, a lot of business would be affected. Thank you for reading my letter and I hope you have taken onboard my option.
Kind Regards,
Miranda
A Letter to the Editor: Agreeing With the Article
Dear Editor in Chief,
I read the Courier Mail’s article titled “The Real Cost of Posh’s Locks”, I strongly agree with this article. Beauty shouldn’t come at such a price, Indian ladies shouldn’t have to wait “… in line on the cold stone floor of a temple in India to have their hair shaved off with a dry razor…” This is partly due to their religion, and I understand that however “not a cent is awarded to the women”; this is dishonest and wrong. The money might be used for a good cause like restoring a temple, but it should be done honestly with the consent of these ladies. The ladies that participate in this religious ceremony are normally very poor and the profit of there hair could mean not worrying about having food on the table for a month or having access to clean drinking water. I’m shore this article bought to people’s attention the injustice of what’s happening in the hair extension business.
Kind Regards,
Miranda
.:Week Seven Spelling List:.
Immediately- without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once. Please telephone him immediately.
Necessarily- by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement. You don't necessarily have to attend.
Carefully- cautious in one's actions. Be careful when you cross the street.
Obstinately- firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
Voluntarily- done, made, brought about, undertaken, of one's own accord or by free choice. A voluntary contribution.
Sensibly- having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment. A sensible young woman.
Efficiently- satisfactory and economical to use. Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.
Frantically- desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain. She was frantically packing for leave.
Optimistically- disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. He optimistically started his hike.
Scientifically- of or pertaining to science or the sciences. They explained the results scientifically.
Temporarily- lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent. He temporarily was not working late shifts.
Unbelievable- too dubious or improbable to be believed. It was an unbelievable excuse.
Irretrievable- not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable. The car was irretrievable.
Inflammable- easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible. An inflammable disposition.
Charitable- generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of others. A charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
Irresistible- not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood. He had an irresistible impulse.
Resignation- the act of resigning. Our teachers talks of resignation.
Autonomous- self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. She was autonomous.
Receivership- the condition of being in the hands of a receiver. It was surprising to be in receivership.