2013 Room 20 Year 8 Girls

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2013 Room 20 Year 8 Boys + 1

Bye. We will miss you. Good luck for 2014  at college.

"Manners" - Our Manaiakalani Film Festival Entry.

Last term in literacy we were looking at some important people and events in history and the impact they have had on the world. We looked at Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, and events such as the Springbok Tour of NZ. A message that came through what we were learning, was that people are equal. We shouldn't discriminate against others just because they are different. We used this as the theme for our rap rewriting the lyrics for the song "Manners" by Chiddy Bang.

Manners Room 20 from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Bababababa

There is no one like me

Th-th-there is no one like me, like me

Ma-ma-manners take a second look and you'll see (hey we pretty much amazing)

There is no one like me [x2] (mind your manners)

And all the people should be raising their hands up

Work together make sure that you stand up

I never thought I would be able to shine out   

           But believing in me took away my doubts

Yeah I be keeping it true as long as I could ‘made me feel brand new

Like, like how cool are we

You gotta be like Martin Luther King

Don’t get rejected, be your yourself be accepted

I have dream I can shine like a beam

Of light.  Tell a hater think of better

Don’t put us down but mind your manners

Manners take a second look and you'll see (and you'll see)

There is no one like me (like me)

Th-th-there is no one like me (like me l-l-l-l-like me)

Manners you better reconsider (consider)

Cause you will never do better (do better)

There is no one like me, like me (there's no one like one) (shouts)

(See this is etiquette right here)

Badabababab badabababa (mind your manners)

There is no one like me

Look at Mandela

From South Africa, Was a black lawyer

A surprise WALA And he fought for rights

For equality

Became president, stopped inequality

He helped to show us

How not to be a coward

Their view’s  not true

A stereotype that’s skewed

There’s not any proof

So why not be politeful. Without racism

The world would be delightful

Work hard, you want to make your Mum proud

Everybody is the best let me advise you

Why because I’m feeling incredible

You can achieve anything you set your mind to

I am inspired by people with integrity

People who are honest and speak truthfully

So tell a hater  think better

Don’t put us down but mind your manners!

Manners take a second look and you'll see

There is no one like me

Th-th-there is no one like me

(Mind your manners)

Early on we used this animation Ms Squires found online as the motivation for writing a narrative. It demonstrated really well the structure of a narrative, with an orientation, the building up of events to a climax and then a solution. As it had no dialogue it also illustrated for us how to show emotions, and thoughts through actions and expressions, and to try and use these descriptions in our own writing to make it more effective.

Here is an example written by Setafano and Tevita

The determined boy was dangling from the icy mountain. As he approached the tip of the mountain he pulled himself up with all his might. He was relieved that he had achieved his goal. As he arrived at the main entrance of the dojo, he was shy and cold. All of a sudden a creepy old man opened the door. The man with a penetrating stare glared at the boy,s making the kid scared.  The boys asked if he could come inside, but every time he knocked on the door the mischievous old man told the boy to go away.

The boy felt disappointed, his shoulders and head fell. The second time it happened his mind told him that the master did not want him at the dojo, so he turned and left But then he felt that had to prove himself. So he busted the door down and wanted to have a showdown with him. The master pointed again. This time he saw the sign, “USE THE SIDE ENTRANCE” He felt ashamed when he saw the sign. He was just embarrassed. The End!

MTV's of Different Eras

Our first creative strand task was to make an MTV of a song that was from a particular era.
James, Crusader, Starford and Kingston made an MTV for the song My Girl by the Temptations in the 1960's.


My girl - Temptations from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Camera Angles and Shots

Apologises from me (Ms Squires) for getting behind in updating our class blog. We have been making some great movies this past term so I will try and share some of them.
Our focus for the term was looking at events throughout history as it is our school's 60th anniversary. We had a focus on the arts so were trying to show what we learnt through movie making and song writing.
For our immersion week we looked at different camera shots and angles to try and improve our movie making. In groups using either the still cameras and videos we had to try and incorporate all the shots we had learnt about.
Here is an example by Mary and Asena






and another example by Jayden, Khi Khi, Kyal  and Zyrin

Jayden, Zyrin, Kyal and Khi Khi from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Super Sandwich Ad

In week 2 we had to think up a recipe for a super sandwich. We had to research our ingredients to see whether they were healthy or not and then we got to make it. All of the groups in the class made 4 of their sandwich recipe on the same day. All of the sandwiches got cut up and tasted by the others in the class. After we had tried 3 to 4 sandwiches we filled out a survey to rate whether they were tasty, healthy and original. Finally the last part of the task was to make an advertisement trying to convince others that our sandwich was the best to buy.

Raenan, Waata and James were the first to finish their ad. We think they did a pretty could job trying to convince us. Their movie was funny and well filmed with lots of different camera angles. Well done boys.
What do you think?

Raenan, Kingston, Waata & James Sandwich from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.