Themes in Free Solo

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Today we are looking at the themes in Free Solo, with the idea that we will explore these in our podcasts after Easter.  With huge thanks to Ms Roos, below are some themes and questions to explore:

Tuesday 30 April 2021: language techniques, asttle writing results & the Free Solo podcast

Useful terms for today:

1. paraphrase - this is when you take the meaning of something you have read and express it in your own words.

2. alliteration - when you use two or more words close together that start with the same sound.  e.g. Larry laughed as he leaped over the log.

Today in class, each person should be

1. Completing their work on Jake Bailey

2. Talking to Ms Quick about your asttle writing and PAT reading results

3. Creating questions about Free Solo for a podcast

4. Silent reading (if you have completed everything above

Relief for 10B Friday 26 March 2021

 I am sick - my apologies for missing class today.

I have set completely separate work for today.  I have shared the task into your English folders - open the document there, read and watch and then answer the questions into the document.  Thank you!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/110380609/cancer-treatment-to-coast-to-coast-jake-baileys-remarkable-journey

Jake Bailey article: comprehension questions

Using this link, watch the video and read the text, then answer the questions below:

1. Write down the title of the article.  Identify the language technique used in the title.  

2. What is chemotherapy? 

3. What were the consequences of chemotherapy for Bailey, both positive and negative?

4. What is meant by "inspirational"?

5. What does "Altiora Peto" mean?  

6. Why do you think Bailey and his team mates chose this name?

7. In your own words, explain how Bailey's approach to sport has changed since he was in primary school.

8. What was the absolute low point for Bailey in terms of his body?

9. What is meant by an "ambassador for the charity" and why do you think Bailey is valued in this role?

10. What does Bailey mean when he uses the phrase "symbolic mountain top"?

Free Solo & filming techniques: using drones

Today's big question: what difference did drones make to the telling of Alex Honnold's story?

1. Using your research skills, look up using drones for filming.  Find what you think the best tutorial for using drones in film making, and add it to the class padlet:

 

Stretching out of our comfort zone

 Go to Socrative 

Room name - MSQUICK

Answer the question about going out of your comfort zone, with as much detail as possible.

Free Solo

 

What does it mean to be human?

 Yesterday, while I was off sick, we looked at a story about a horrible ritual - one where every year someone in the village is killed.  This story makes suggestions about the worst aspects of human nature.

Your task for today (after we have read some more of The Hate You Give) is to make a list in groups of all the qualities of human nature.  The A3 sheet of paper for each group will have the starter: 

In your groups, make a brainstorm of all the qualities humans can have, with short examples.  

e.g. Humans can be kind.  For example, they will share food with other humans who have no money.

e.g. Humans can be innovative.  They will study science to come up with solutions to terrible diseases.

We will have ten minutes on this task, and then I will collect everyone's work and scan it and add to the blog.

Our final activity is to look at this short film about Sophie Pascoe, and ask ourselves "What does being human mean for Sophie?

Relief lesson: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

 

1. Silent reading for the first 15 minutes.  Students can choose a book from the bookcase.  There are some very reluctant readers, who may ask to start the work instead.

2. Students should read The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.  This link has an audio version, which students can listen to if they have headphones.

3. Imagine you are watching this lottery from the sidelines.  Write a report, describing what you see and your opinion about what you see.

An introduction to film studies: telling stories in different mediums (media)

Medium = Method of communicating a story

Different media for telling a story include:

1. TV

2. Radio

3. Songs/ music

4. Books

5. Newspaper

6. Poems

7. Magazines

8. Novels

9. Social media

10. Videos

Yesterday we started to find stories from World War Two in different media (mediums). Today we are going to keep looking for these texts (oral, written, visual) and add them to our class padlet:

1. Select a text for each different category and add it to the padlet

2. Write a sentence explaining the background for each of your texts

3. Ask a question about another text using the comments.