Unfamiliar texts section one

14/06/19

Pre-reading activity:
Vocabulary:

Inherited - I inherited my grandmother's ring.

Expelled - Today I got expelled from school for involving myself in a fight with other students.

Persuaded - I persuaded my mother to let me get my first tattoo.

Transferred - The money had been transferred into my account.

Atmosphere - The atmosphere was intense at the court hearing today.

Armament - Armament was gathered for the war.

Pouting - She was pouting to get what she wanted.

Apprentice(s) - I have an apprentice to help do the job.

Cavalier - His cavalier attitude was annoying to look at.

Holy orders - The Holy order was given to the members of the parish to complete the sacrament of a Holy Communion.

2. The Tittle

Friendly -  Kind and pleasant.
The text will involve a group of friends.
feelings - Happy, overwhelm, joyous, fulfilled, excited, positive.

Persuasion - the action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
A set of beliefs, especially religious or political.
This says that text will involve a lot of different activities.
feelings - Pressured, uneasy, uncomfortable, indecisive, uncertain, annoyed from the pressure.

b) I think the story might be about a group of friends who get involved in different activities, this causes them to want to get the whole group involved and may even get them into trouble.
Because the vocab about the text includes words that would mean to get someone involved or to get someone to join in.

The Background/Context Of The Extract.

Write down three to six words that you would associate with the word 'school'.
Teacher, Uniform, Classrooms, Rules, Violations.

2) Now that you have read through the text, finish the following sentence:
My first impression of this extract is how different the text is to what I had imagined using the vocab provided from the text.
Because I thought that the text would be about a group of friends getting into trouble because of a planned that one person came up with but in the text, that Alan is just not mature enough to understand what he does and that he is smothered by the students around him making him want to continue his behavior.

3) I was incorrect when I predicted what would come about in the text by using the vocab provided.
I think this is because the words can always have double meanings. The prediction I thought off was the opposite of what had happened in the text. The words used in the text to give a different feeling and understanding.

One thing that surprised me about the story is when Alan starts a fire that harms him and his mini. I would think that he would survive the whole time.

4) Parents:
I think the intended audience is the parents because of how their kids become like Alan if not disciplined from a young age. The way they would act at school is the way they act at home. The text tells us that the parents of Alan cannot strain him down of the behavior he now has. Alan already knows how to get what he wants from his parents and used it against them.
From the text, it says "he'd managed to persuade his parents that he was repentant enough to be allowed a night out". By his parents letting him go out even though they grounded him shows that they would do anything for him.

Using the 'three-level reading guide'

1) Level one
a) False
b) True
c) True
d) True

Level two:
a) False
b) False
c) True
d) True

Level three:
a) True
b) True
c) False
d) True

2) 
Letter d.
This is true because Alan has gotten away with anything with his parents. In the text, it says "Alan is such a cheerful boy at home that they did not want to upset him. This shows that even though Alan is in the wrong they still took his side.

Identifying the 'Point Of Change' 
Authors purpose: to teach a lesson.
Narrator's attitude.

1) The seventh paragraph.

2) The change in this paragraph is when the narrator becomes more serious in the case of when Alan takes things too far. Alan was described as charming and not so bad, but later on, the author becomes serious because he is causing damage and grief to people.

3) How does this point of change help us understand the purpose of this piece of writing?
The school did not want him so he transferred and the next school did not want him, so he was rejected again because he would continue to make mistakes that would get him into trouble.

Using the title to help you understand the author's purpose.

1) Why do you think the title of this story is appropriate?
The title is appropriate because Alan's parents had persuaded him to transfer to a different school and Alan persuaded his parents that he should get a night out. This shows that each point of view is the same. No arguments are involved with each persuasion happening between Alan and his parents.

2) This relates to the author's attitude towards the characters in the story because of all the different ideas that revolve around one character, for example, Alan the author gave him various characteristics that make him likable in the eyes of the girls and boys.

3) (my own title)

4) how do the title and the point of change work together to get the author's purpose across to the reader?

Identifying the text is communicated

Unfamiliar text(s)

12/06/19

How to get an E8 (high excellence) in an unfamiliar text. 
(3 pieces of advice)

* Look at the HOW and WHY in these unfamiliar texts it's not about the WHAT. How the technique is used to make the reader (us) feel things. Talk about the EFFECT(purpose) of language features.

* Personal voice, talk about how the unfamiliar text made you feel certain emotions, or how it changed your own perception on something. Links to personal experience.

* Appreciation of the text - do not just say how good the text is, talk about the effect of the text that added emotion for you. Talk about the author and maybe he or she wrote this text about their own personal experience.

* Authors purpose of Language features/choices- talk about how he or she wrote it, and why they may have written it this way. Their experience. EFFECT.

The difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence.

To get an Achieved grade in the 1.3 Unfamiliar text(s) exam the student will have to show an understanding of the texts, supporting it with evidence or quotes. The use of language features and the purpose should be thought through.
To achieve with Merit the student will have to be convincing with how they understood the text. The student should have a wider explanation to back up their statement. Talks about the effect of the language feature that will either have an emotional impact on the reader.
To achieve with Excellence show insight understanding of the text(s). Appreciate the text(s) by talking about the effect of the text and the emotion is created. Talk about how each language feature is effective in the text(s). Always support statements with evidence. The Authors purpose, talk about how she or he wrote the text(s), and why they may have written it this way and the Effect it had on the audience.

Visual Language Features

06/03/19

Visual Language Features.

How To Annotate a Text

12/02/19

Annotation is a way of connecting with the text as a reader. It is a way you can note down any notes or meanings you find throughout the text.

This is my Example:

Places in Books

12/02/19

The Isle of Skye, Scotland

To the Lighthouse By Virginia Woolf

From the book: “So fine was the morning except for a streak of wind here and there that the sea and sky looked all one fabric, as if sails were stuck high up in the sky, or the clouds had dropped down into the sea.''

My work:

From further ahead the sky and sea blended-- with one another--closing the gap that light shined
through. Darkness filled the air with just a hint of light that shined above her. Showing her
surroundings who she is. Down below the light extends beyond for her to see.

Language Features (Similes and Metaphors)

08/02/19

What is a Metaphor?

A Metaphor is like a simile but without using AS or LIKE because it is comparing two things that
different but implying it is.

What is Simile?

A Simile is the comparison of one thing to another. It used by many to compare two things that have similar features. When saying or writing a simile the words AS or LIKE is used to compare the two things.

Songs with Similes and Metaphors

Burn by Ellie Goulding:

We, we don't have to worry bout nothing'
Cause we got the fire, and we're burning one hell of a something
They, they gonna see us from outer space, outer space
Light it up, like we're the stars of the human race, human race (Simile)


Waterfalls by TLC:

Don't go chasing waterfalls (metaphor)
please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have your way or nothing at all


Titanium by David Guetta:

Ricochet, you take your aim
fire away, fire away 
you shoot me down but I won't fall
I am Titanium (Metaphor)

Red by Taylor Swift:

Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
faster than a wind, passionate as sin, ended so suddenly (Simile)

Passion Projects (Community Sport)

19/11/18

What is your passion project?
My group's project is Sports tournament (Volleyball).

What have you learned/done so far?
* I have learned ways to improve threats that come our way.
* We have done an outline of our tournament. We have written down what we need, and when we need it, also who can provide it.
* We presented to teachers what we have done.

How does this help you achieve your passion project?
* We can work ahead without worrying about threats that come our way.
* We know what we need and finishing this keeps us on track.

What is your next step?
* We plan on getting teams sorted if everyone already signed up.
* We will get our equipment sorted.

What evidence do you have that this is something you need to do?

Mon Week 6	By the end of today, we will have our program planned out.
	Miss Tozer will talk to the caretaker for the poles Accurate measurement for poles (girls height) Ask for equipment from Miss Simpson (talk) Create an outline of the day Create a speech about the day.(talk at 7-8 Hui	Miss Tozer Janel Adi, Ofa, Lenora Lenora, janel, Anneleise Ofa and Adi

Evidence of my groups work so far.

(This is also our folder)