Week Four- Day One | Rags and Riches
Activity 1
For this activity, design a book cover for your favourite book. You will need to think about what needs to be on the cover (the title, author, illustrator), pictures, colour, etc. Please create all of the images yourself (draw or photograph) rather than using images that you find online.
Activity 1
For this activity, design a book cover for your favourite book. You will need to think about what needs to be on the cover (the title, author, illustrator), pictures, colour, etc. Please create all of the images yourself (draw or photograph) rather than using images that you find online.
On your blog, share the book cover you have designed.
Week Four- Day One| Romeo and Juliet
Activity 2
Activity 2
For this activity, we would like you to learn more about ‘Shakespearean
English’ - the version of English that Shakespeare used to write his plays.
To do this, please write a short recount about what you did this morning
in regular (2019) English, and then use this translating tool to
turn it into Shakespearean English.
English version:
This morning I woke up to the sound of my Mum asking me to hang the washing. My eyes
open, rotating with my legs hanging heavily over the edge of the bed. I begin to walk down
to the lounge, going the long way through the kitchen. A note was on the dishwasher. ‘Clean’.
This means that the dishes inside the dishwasher are clean and that I can put them away.
Once I had put them away I began to rinse the dirty dishes and put them into the dishwasher.
After that, I then remembered its Monday and I have the three activities to do for the Summer
Learning Journey, so I begin to work.
Shakespearean version:
This morning I did wake up to the soundeth of mine own mum asking me to hangeth the washing. Mine own eyes open, rotating with mine own forks hanging heavily over the edge of the sleep chamber. I beginneth to walketh down to the lounge, going the longest way through the kitchen. A note wasted on the dishwasher. ‘clean’. This means yond the dishes inside the dishwasher art crisp and beyond i can putteth those folk hence. Once i hadst putteth those folk hence i beganeth to rinseth the filthy dishes and putteth those folk into the dishwasher. After yond, i then remember'r'd its monday and i has't the three activities to doth f'r the summer learning journey, so i beginneth to work
This morning I did wake up to the soundeth of mine own mum asking me to hangeth the washing. Mine own eyes open, rotating with mine own forks hanging heavily over the edge of the sleep chamber. I beginneth to walketh down to the lounge, going the longest way through the kitchen. A note wasted on the dishwasher. ‘clean’. This means yond the dishes inside the dishwasher art crisp and beyond i can putteth those folk hence. Once i hadst putteth those folk hence i beganeth to rinseth the filthy dishes and putteth those folk into the dishwasher. After yond, i then remember'r'd its monday and i has't the three activities to doth f'r the summer learning journey, so i beginneth to work
Week Four- Day One | The Diary Of Anne Frank
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you have a diary. In your diary please write a story about your most extraordinary day. What happened? You can tell us about an actual event or you can make one up. It’s totally up to you! Please be as creative as you can.
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you have a diary. In your diary please write a story about your most extraordinary day. What happened? You can tell us about an actual event or you can make one up. It’s totally up to you! Please be as creative as you can.
On your blog, post a diary entry about your extraordinary day. Please
start your post with the words “Dear Diary”.
Dear Diary,
Today I am scheduled to do something very scary and exciting at the same time. Can you
guess what it is? Yes, It’s bungee jumping. My diary sits in my lap with my pencil writing
these words along with the paper. My Mum puts the key in the ignition, and the engine roars.
The car begins to move, slowly then gradually getting faster.
I lifted up my head and had taken a deep breath. I had seen the sign. “ Bungee jumping is
open”. I walked past the sign and then up to the jumping spot. My mother and I walked
over to the workers and said we have a booking. They took me in and geared me up. I
stood on the edge of the platform, my heart beating out of my chest. Moving my right foot
forward, diving below. The cool breeze brushes against my skin, a wide grin come across
my face. The rope tightens, and I begin to be hoisted up. This wasn’t as bad as I thought,
in fact, it was terrific!
Week Four- Day Two | Getting Stronger
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, please give us a list of your ‘Top 5’ favourite artists
(singers or bands) and your ‘Top 5’ favourite songs. They can be from
any time period and any genre (type) of music.
On your blog, post lists of your Top 5 Artists and your Top 5 Songs.
There are several songs and artists I listen to that I could choose from. If I had to pick five of my favourite artists they would be …
On your blog, post lists of your Top 5 Artists and your Top 5 Songs.
There are several songs and artists I listen to that I could choose from. If I had to pick five of my favourite artists they would be …
- Noah Cyrus
- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
- Ruel
- Queen
- Shawn Mendes
My top five favorite songs are … - Bohemian Rhapsody ( Queen)
- Dazed and Confused ( Ruel)
- Same Love ( Macklemore and Ryan Lewis)
- July (Noah Cyrus)
- Painkiller ( Ruel)
Week Four- Day Two | K-pop heroes
Activity 2
Activity 2
On your blog, tell us your opinion on BTS. Please don’t just say
whether or not you like them, but tell us what it is that you like
(or don’t like) about them.
Watching this video of the K-pop group was pretty interesting. K-pop is a group of
seven men in their 20’s who write songs, and perform in front of people. This group
of people is actually the first Korean K-pop ever to release songs and that's what
like about them. These people are different, growing up they wanted to be song
artists so that is what they have done. K-pop is also known for them singing
songs in the Korean language as well as english.
Week Four- Day Two | Girl Power
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like to choose one role model and
tell us about them. What makes them a role model? They
can be people you know personally, people you have
seen on television or the internet, people you have heard
on the radio or people you have heard about from a friend
of family member. You do not have to know them personally.
On your blog, tell us about your chosen role model. Please be
sure to tell us why you think they are a role model.
If I had to choose one person who I believe is a role model I would choose my
older sister.
To me my older sister has always been a great role model. I believe my sister is
a great role model because she is naturally a nice person. My sister always
gives up her time to help others. Whether this means her own job or helping
out with little things around the house, she still is an amazing person. My sister
has just turned into an adult and finishing her last year of high school. Throughout
her high school years she has set so many goals. I always had seen her working
hard every night at the kitchen table asking me for help with things and my parents
too. My sister's hard work has paid off with many awards and soon off to university.
Recently my sister had not only finished high school, she had also just gotten
her restricted license. I am very proud of my sister and there are great things she
has done that prove that she is a great role model.
Week Four- Day Three | Talk Show Host
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, we would love to know more about your interests
(passions) and your future plans. What do you think that you would
like to do when you are older? Do you have a specific job in mind?
On your blog, please tell us about your future plans (i.e. what you
plan to do when you finish high school or college). Would you prefer to
start working right away or to continue with your studies?
After high school and college ( university), I have many things I could do in mind.
A couple weeks ago I had just finished my last year of primary school and soon I will be
starting high school. I have several passions such as music, writing, sports, and science.
I believe that I could do any of these, but I’m not certain what I want to do just yet. Going
through high school I assume, people would make their decision on what they want to do
with their future when they learn/ study different things and new experiences. I still
have five more years of school to start making my decisions on what I want to do. There
are a few things I want to study and along the years I would do little things that would
build on it as well as studying it in my free time.
Week Four- Day Three | Plot Points
Activity 2
Activity 2
For this activity, imagine that you had the chance to write your own
movie. What would it be about? Who would be your main characters?
What are the important events that would take place?
On your blog, provide a synopsis (overview) of your movie.
In particular, tell us the name of your movie, the main events
that take place in your movie and the names of the main
characters. If you wish, you could do this as a storyboard.
If I got the choice of writing my own movie I would have it to do with murder
and mystery. The movie would be about a group of girls who are getting
anonymous texts and weird things are happening. Like random people going
missing and different murders. The main characters in my movie would the
small group of highschool girls who are getting these messages. The important
events in the movie could be the texts, murders, fights and even betrayal. The
name of the movie could be ‘The Unfortunate’. Some names of characters could
be Bethany, Hanna, Sammi and Ali.
Week Four- Day Three |
Activity 3
Week Four- Day Three |
Activity 3
For this activity, we would like to know if you would consider
doing a 20 or 40 Hour Famine to raise money for charity.
On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would participate in 20 or 40 Hour Famine. If you have already participated in a 20 or 40 Hour Famine, please share your experience, including why you decided to participate and some highlights and challenges of the experience. To get full points, please provide at least six sentences.
Reading what I have to do to complete this task has made me wonder if I actually would do this. Going 20-40 hours without food, for me, isn’t the end of the world and many people do this anyway and even longer. I can survive quite a long time without food so this challenge wouldn’t be hard for me at all. The longest I survived without food was a little more than two days when I was sick, but I still stayed hydrated. Not eating food for this long wouldn’t affect me because I usually don't eat much during the day, a little meal at breakfast sometimes but not much until dinner time. If I had the choice to participate in a 20 to 40 hour famine I probably most likely would. Would you give it a try?
On your blog, tell us whether, or not, you would participate in 20 or 40 Hour Famine. If you have already participated in a 20 or 40 Hour Famine, please share your experience, including why you decided to participate and some highlights and challenges of the experience. To get full points, please provide at least six sentences.
Reading what I have to do to complete this task has made me wonder if I actually would do this. Going 20-40 hours without food, for me, isn’t the end of the world and many people do this anyway and even longer. I can survive quite a long time without food so this challenge wouldn’t be hard for me at all. The longest I survived without food was a little more than two days when I was sick, but I still stayed hydrated. Not eating food for this long wouldn’t affect me because I usually don't eat much during the day, a little meal at breakfast sometimes but not much until dinner time. If I had the choice to participate in a 20 to 40 hour famine I probably most likely would. Would you give it a try?
Week Four- Day Four | Fashion forward
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, please read this article about where some famous
New Zealand brands got their names from. Brand names are very
important to companies as this is how they are known. On your
blog, tell us how Twenty Seven Names got their name. Looking at
their clothing brand, tell us whether you think this is a good name
for them, or if they should change it to something else! To find out where
this clothing
brand had got the name from I easily went onto their website. Searing through pages and
pages until I found a page called ‘ about’. The about page was talking about who first
got into the fashion industry and also about where they had got the name for the shop.
I kept reading searching for why they named the clothing shop ‘ Twenty Seven Names’,
and I found it. Inside the paragraph, it said, ‘the label name is a homage to the list of
27 people who helped to get their labels off the ground’. I actually quite like the idea
of the name and where they got it from. I believe this is quite a special name because,
without the 27 people who helped, no one would have heard about their shop.
Week Four - Day Four | Try Your Own Tapa
Activity 2
For this activity please create your own tapa cloth design. You can draw your design on paper or using a drawing app such as Google Draw.
Activity 2
For this activity please create your own tapa cloth design. You can draw your design on paper or using a drawing app such as Google Draw.
On your blog, post an image (photo or screenshot) or your tapa
design and describe what each part of your picture represents (means).
Above is a tara design I had made. As you can tell there is a turtle in the middle of the
design which represents a navigator. The patterned korus around the edge of the piece
of paper represents the waves in the ocean. I had to think about how the turtle and
the korus linked together, and I found out the meaning behind the tara design. This
design shows the turtle as the navigator showing the waka to New Zealand.
Week Four- Day Four | Top Secret Street Art
Activity 3
Activity 3
For this activity, take a look at the Christchurch street art website
and choose two different pieces of artwork. Look carefully at both
pieces of art, and identify similarities and differences between the two.
On your blog, post screenshots of the two different pieces of art
that you have chosen. Below the pictures tell us about the similarities
and differences that you see in the two pieces of street art.
Looking at these two artworks I can see many differences and similarities. The obvious
difference between the two is that one has lips with lettering and the other one is a group
of rabbits running through a field of grass. When I look at the pictures I also see the difference
| of colours that were used. Something that was similar between them both was the little detail.
I also realised by looking at the two that the artwork to the right has a happy feeling, but the
artwork to the left has a different feeling or story behind it.
Week Four- Day Five | The World of Hiphop
Activity 1
Activity 1
For this activity, watch this video of their award winning performance.
What do you like about the performance? What did the dance crew
do well? What could they work on?
On your blog, write a review of The Royal Family performance. Please
talk about the dance, dancers, costumes, and the music. What did you
like? What didn’t you like as much? What do you think could have been improved?
I tried getting onto this video on youtube but it wouldn’t let me due to restricted mode.
Week Four- Day five | En pointe
Activity 2
Activity 2
For this activity, please choose your favourite inspirational quote from
this website. Create a text graphic using this quote.
This quote, created by Dr. Seuss has a pretty big meaning to me. There are people out
there in the world who are different than the rest and are being judged for it. Some people
are worried about what others might think of them if they aren’t the same as everyone
else so they try and fit it. This quote for me means, be different and don’t let anyone take
that away from you.
Week Four- Day five | Concluding the Journey
Activity 3
Week Four- Day five | Concluding the Journey
Activity 3
For this activity, please reflect on your experience with the Summer
Learning Journey programme this year.
On your blog please tell us:
- Which activity you enjoyed the most
- Which activity you enjoyed the least
- Three things that you learned while completing the programme
- What changes/improvements you would make to the programme for next year
The activity I enjoyed the most was probably the work I had done about my mum and her dream
job. I’m not quite sure why it was my favorite maybe because I got to learn more things about
my Mum and what she wants.
The activity I enjoyed the least; I don’t think they're actually was one. Some activities took
more time than the rest and some were more challenging but I easily enjoyed doing every task/
activity.
Three things that I learned from doing the Summer Learning Journey are probably to push myself
more, keep the standards of your work at my year level and in every activity, there was always
something new I had learned.
If I had to make any changes or improvements to the Summer Learning Journey for next year,
I probably wouldn’t. This is my second year participating in the SLJ and I have enjoyed a lot.
I believe that nothing needs to be changed, it was great!
