I am a student at Ōtaki College in Ōtaki, NZ. My blog is a place where I will be able to share some of my learning. Please note....some work won't be edited - they are just my first drafts, so there may be some errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas on my posts.
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
A long walk to water- section 3
1. He was scared of lions so to over come Salvas fear Salvas uncle kept on reminding him that they will be ok and that he has a gun so if anything got close he said he would shoot them. I am scared of birds and I have sort of over comed it but I am a bit over it.
2. I think at the very start when there was the shooting was the scariest bit because he couldn't go to his family and it was all happening at once and he couldn't do anything except to run. I think the dessert could be the worst because they have no water and Salva just started sobbing.
3.The uncle helps Salva walk by saying walk to this rock and then walk to the next rock. And he says Salvas full name which also helps him to keep walking. If Salva didn't have his uncle he would probably be dead or left behind. If I struggle I could just think of the strategies Uncle was saying to help me.
4. Not to take things for granted.
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
A long walk to water- section 2
1. They don't want him because he might slow them down and complain. And it means they all get less food because they have to feed him is well. I think that it is sort of mean even though it is meaning that they will get less food.
2. Water dictates her life because if she doesn't get water her family will get dehydrated and they are all relying on her. And she can't get up and say I'm not going to do it today. She has to do it even if she is feeling unwell. I think education dictates my life because I learn stuff every single day.
3. How they fight for food, having to walk for a whole day without food and not seeing your family for a month thinking they could be dead. I think Salva is doing a good job in those circumstances living because he is surviving and not complaining about starvation. Even though he is but he does know how to stay alive.
4. I think Nya likes it because she doesn't have to do a humangous walk every morning and afternoon what takes up half the morning and afternoon. Although she has to dig in the mud for water it is better for her not having to do a big walk. But they have to drink water with mud which is bad. I also think that it is more unsafe there because that is where there is lots of fighting. Or more then there is at home and they can only bring a few things with them there.
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2. Water dictates her life because if she doesn't get water her family will get dehydrated and they are all relying on her. And she can't get up and say I'm not going to do it today. She has to do it even if she is feeling unwell. I think education dictates my life because I learn stuff every single day.
3. How they fight for food, having to walk for a whole day without food and not seeing your family for a month thinking they could be dead. I think Salva is doing a good job in those circumstances living because he is surviving and not complaining about starvation. Even though he is but he does know how to stay alive.
4. I think Nya likes it because she doesn't have to do a humangous walk every morning and afternoon what takes up half the morning and afternoon. Although she has to dig in the mud for water it is better for her not having to do a big walk. But they have to drink water with mud which is bad. I also think that it is more unsafe there because that is where there is lots of fighting. Or more then there is at home and they can only bring a few things with them there.
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Friday, 26 July 2019
A long walk to water-section 1
1. We learnt that Salva's life and culture from the first chapter was that he had three brothers 2 older ones called Arrik and Ring and the youngest one is called Kuol and he has 2 sisters called Akit and Agnath. Salva's tribe has a v shape on there heads. He is from the Dinka tribe but he had to learn Arabic. He got to go to school when he was 10. Salva's life is nothing really like mine.
2. Some questions that might occupy hi thoughts were where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again? If I was in Salva's circumstances I would be scared and worried about my family.
3. Nya's journey is very hard it takes half the morning, she has no shoes and can't get educated because she is getting water. It is very hot and if she spilt some she would have to go back and get more water. She also has to carry it on her head with all the water which would make her head sore. She would be worried incase she dropped because her whole family is counting on her.
4. different tribes tell each other apart because of thier marks on them for different tribes. They also have there own launguages they speak.
2. Some questions that might occupy hi thoughts were where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again? If I was in Salva's circumstances I would be scared and worried about my family.
3. Nya's journey is very hard it takes half the morning, she has no shoes and can't get educated because she is getting water. It is very hot and if she spilt some she would have to go back and get more water. She also has to carry it on her head with all the water which would make her head sore. She would be worried incase she dropped because her whole family is counting on her.
4. different tribes tell each other apart because of thier marks on them for different tribes. They also have there own launguages they speak.
The power cut
“POWER CUT” my Dad yelled out. It was only me and Dad home tonight because Mum and my sister Lily were out doing all these weird girl things for for her birthday. We hadn’t had a power cut for ages so it was quite exciting. I wished my sister and Mum were here to enjoy it with us. Although my sister would probably be screaming because she has only been in one once when she was 2 so she doesn’t remember it at all. That night the power came back on in one light but none of the others so Dad said he would go and buy a couple new light bulbs tomorrow to replace them. When I was lying in bed I heard the door open and Mum and my sister came rushing through with lots of bags chatting away. I then ran to the door to say hello and ask them how it was pretending I was interested in it. When I was running down the hallway there was a big thud that followed with a bang. My sister screamed and Mum called for me to come to her. She said we had to go because our batch is to old and will collapse on us. Dad said it will be fine there was just a bit of thunder and lightning then it will all be over. I believed him and said come on Mum take a chill pill, not like we are going to die. She said your right and sat on the couch with a big sigh. Out in the back there was lots of creaking. Then the TV turned off and a wood plank fell from the roof. My sister was a sleep on Mums lap so Mum picked her up and tried her best to remain quiet while telling us we have to move outside fast and quickly. Because if she woke up she would go crazy screaming and that would not help us get out of the batch any faster, it would probably slow us down. When we were outside safe and sound we saw a boat in the cold water with the gloomy sky above it. We waved him over and he came to us with no problem. Mum thought it was a rather strange time to be fishing and she didn’t really trust this guy, but it was our only way out of here before we got crushed under everything. Because our boat had been lost under all the planks from the roof. He came over and we jumped on. He was very chatty for a man his age. He asked us our address so he could drop us home. When we got to the other side of the river he said would you like me to drop you home and Mum said no thanks we have our own car. While we were walking over to our car he stayed standing there for some reason . Then Dad yelled out BLAST our car has got 4 punctured tires. Some kids must of came and popped them like a balloon. Little did we know that this was all part of a plan. Of this weird random person. Then Dad said could you please drop us home and in the morning we will come back and fix it because no one wants to be called out this late to fix up some tires and that is including us. We hopped in the car and he locked all the doors. We were telling him what way to go and we told him to drop us off at the end of our road. But he kept on driving, right past our road. Dad said stop right now in a grumpy shouty voice, it was the kind of voice that if he didn’t stop Dad was ready to start chasing him down. Then he pulled up to this house with no one around it. It was like a rusty spooky creppy abonded house. Then he put these handcuff things on our hands and brung us inside so we couldn’t escape. Inside it was dark cold and lonely. Although there was this weird smell of sausages, lollies, and chips. Then suddenly all the lights turned on and people all came out of there hiding spots and yelled “suprise” then ‘happy birthday lily”. Standing in front of us was all our family and friends singing happy birthdat Lily. Now everything made sense, it was all for Lilys birthday. And Mum and Dad must of gone with that man because they secretly knew it was uncle Jhonny and were in on the plan the whole entire time. And that is why they didn’t seem so worried about it and went with him easily. I don’t know why I didn’t catch up on this.
Friday, 5 July 2019
Narrative Animation
With this animation we learnt how to make an animation. It was really fun but also challenging. I didn't have quite enough time to finish it but I hope you enjoy what I have made. Next term I will do the voice over and finish it. The animation is based on a narrative I wrote.
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