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Monday, 21 October 2019

Tāne-mahuta


I think it's pretty slick that each culture has a god to explain natural causes. Let us be clear though, Jesus is our lord and saviour (in my opinion, I respect yours) 

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Critical Literacy - Adverts

19. Is this text fair?
No, because it was only young boys drink

10. How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?
Wanting to party and saying mate a lot.

23. How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups? 
Young men as stupid and always wanting to drink.


26. Why is the text written this way?

19. Is this text fair?
Not really because it was aimed at young boys like the other ad

10. How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?
Young boys are portrayed as liking to drink and party

23. How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups? 
Young boys are seen as trying to impress girls and not wanting to look stupid. Most of them were Maori.


26. Why is the text written this way?
Humour is much more memorable so we'd remember the add and not to drink drive.

19. Is this text fair?
It wasn't fair because it was another Maori male surrounded by white people who weren't as drunk as him.

10. How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?
They're portrayed as drunk idiots.

23. How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups? 
Maori males being the ones to mess up.

26. Why is the text written this way?
I don't really know

Essay Brainstorming



Schools should close when its hotter than 30 degrees.
Extreme heat would make it uncomfortable to do your work and make it difficult to think properly.

Friday, 27 September 2019

Critical Literacy - Musicals

Vocab : Stereotypes, Construction, Bias, Gender, Masculinity, Femininity

Masculinity stereotypes:
  • Tough
  • Strong
  • Scary
  • Brave
  • Aggressive
  • Tall
  • Good job
Feminine stereotypes:
  • Cleaning
  • Sensitive
  • Delicate
  • Pretty 
  • Quiet
  • Small
  • Soft
  • Passive
Somewhere that's green
11. How are adults constructed in this text?
Women clean and stay at home. Men mowing lawns and doing more physical work

28. What kind of social reality does this text portray?
Women do the more feminine, easier jobs and men have actual jobs and are more physical.

29. How does this text construct a version of reality? 
It constructs a version of reality where boys and girls are stereotyped into being more like their sex such as girls are all dressy and perfect with soft voices and the boys are working hard and really masculine.


27. What view of the world is this text presenting?
That men are always doing hard work as they're more strong and girls are more gentle and caring so they look after their family and keep everything nice and tidy.

So much better
11. How are adults constructed in this text?
Really determined to do what they want and more capable of a range of jobs but males were more likely to get the job than females.

28. What kind of social reality does this text portray?
Her gender didn't really decide if she got the job it was more if she was smart enough to qualify for itl 

29. How does this text construct a version of reality? 
How gender isn't really a huge judgement anymore when it comes to getting a job and it's about how hard you work and but it also constructs the version of reality where blondes are stupid.


27. What view of the world is this text presenting?



Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Home Economics - Week 8 Souvlaki

I was not able to cook on Friday as I was sick but I completed other unfinished work instead

Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Pe - Gymnastics

In PE we have been doing gymnastics. In the past 3 lessons, we have been getting used to the equipment and learning how to do certain trick or practicing what we already know. Yesterday, Dylan and I spent a lot of time on the floor practicing some of the routines. Since I hate feet, the main ones I enjoy are floor and bar because my socks are allowed on :)

Something I could improve on:
Pacing myself so that I get to all the equipment without getting tired.

Something I could work on:
Practicing the floor routines so I get them really clean.

Something I did well:
Learning some of the tricks on the floor.
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This was something I did a lot yesterday.  I managed to do forward rolls pretty well but I spent a lot of time trying to gain control over standing up afterwards so that it looks tidy when I put it into a routine.

Friday, 6 September 2019

Figurative Language Revision


  1. ‘As straight as an arrow’
  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Onomatopoeia
  4. hyperbole
2.      ‘Lucky lady’
  1. Metaphor
  2. Oxymoron
  3. Alliteration
  4. Onomatopoeia 
3.     ‘Boom!’
  1. Alliteration
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Onomatopoeia
4.     ‘The city was a jungle’
  1. Metaphor
  2. Personification
  3. Hyperbole
  4. simile