Dream Merchant

I didn’t read very much over the holidays so I am still around 3/4 through Dream Merchant. At the moment Josh is still I’m Umaya but Baz has disappeared and he ran away from Lisa to let her get back home because she refused to leave without Josh but he believed that if he wasn’t around she would save herself. Garnet has gotten out of Umaya some how and now Josh is stuck with Jericho and Lucide. He has figured out the 'Book of the Cats' and now he is on his way to the Temberi who he thinks will be able to help him get home. His original mission was to find them but once he got stuck he had his own motivation.

Universal Themes

Shakespeare’s play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ is very relevant to today because it contains many universal themes. It contains themes such as; love, hate, betrayal, deceit, jealousy and happiness. Through every time difference and language barrier we have all felt either of these at one point in our life so far. In modern society we see these themes everywhere, in movies, on posters you even see them on the streets everyday. This is the reason I believe that Shakespeare’s work is still looked at, because it is very much relevant to today.

Spelling Words

I abandoned my quest for justice.
Getting an A in the maths test was a great accomplishment.
The dowry was adequate.

Who Am I?

1. I am brave in battle and I have declared that I will never marry. Who am I?
Benedick

2. I am wicked and illegitimate. Who am I?
Don John

3. Borachio wants to call me Hero, to fool Don Pedro and Claudio. Who am I?
Margret

4. I am a young Lord from Florence and I fall in love with Hero. Who am I?
Claudio

5. Leonato is my brother. Who am I?
Antonio

6. I am a constable and I have trouble with my words. Who am I?
Dogberry

7. Hero is my daughter and Beatrice is my neice. Who am I?
Leonato

8. I upset the constable dreadfully when I called him an ass. Who am I?
Conrade

9. I say I hate Benedict, but, I really love him. Who am I?
Beatrice

10. I am the Prince of Arragon and I have defeated my brother in battle. Who am I?
Don John

11. I am a priest and I helped Hero regain her reputation. Who am I?
Friar Francis

12. I am Don John's nasty sidekick. Who am I?
Borachio

13. I am in love with Claudio. Who am I?
Hero

14. I reveal that Hero is dead and Don John has escaped. Who am I?
The sexton

Starting "Much Ado About Nothing"

Find out when the play, “Much Ado About Nothing”, was written and describe the storyline.
The storyline is about people falling in love, betrayal by inside forces, fake deaths and fabulous balls. Its run by the lives of Messinaian people.
It was written in either 1598 or 1599.
Identify some of the main characters, dividing them into two groups: ‘good’ and ‘evil’.
Good
Don Pedro
Hero
Claudio
Beatrice
Benedick
Leonato
Bad
Don John
Conrade
Borachio
Do some of them change for better or worse (give an example or two)?
Don John was good but he turns for the worse and becomes evil. Beatrice and Benedick change for better because they find love with each other. Claudio has a brief period of madness and he turns evil but quickly turns back good.
Do they change back?
No they do not. In Don John’s case that’s a pity but it Beatrice and Benedicks’ case it is good because they find love. Claudio changes back.
What seem to be the play’s messages? List below.
The play is all about falling in love isn’t easy
Do you think the play is relevant today?
Yes because falling in love still isn’t easy
What is the difference between classical tragedy and comedy?
The difference is that classical tragedy is sad and sometimes hard to watch because of its relativity and comedy is funny and enjoyable to watch so they are completely different.
Into which category (if either)does this play seem to fit?
It fits into classical tragedy because it is very tragic how they cant find peace and love with each other even though they want to.
Closing activity: I made it but the blog wont let me post it up :(
Design a poster advertising the play, using some of the techniques of advertising that we studied in class. Include details such as where/when the performance is being staged, cost of tickets, cast, name of play, name of playwright

Spelling List Week 1, Term 4

Abandon
Definition: give up with the intent of never claiming again
Sentence: I abandoned my baby girl at an orphanage.

Absorb
Definition: suck or take up or in
Sentence: The black hole absorbed everything.

Abuse
Definition: mistreat: treat badly
Sentence: The boss abuses his workers.

Accent
Definition: distinctive manner of oral expression
Sentence: He had a definite accent.

Accident
Definition: an unfortunate mishap
Sentence: I had an unfortunate accident and I broke my arm.

Accompanied
Definition: having companions or an escort
Sentence: I was accompanied to the door.

Accomplishment
Definition: achieve: to gain with effort
Sentence: The man accomplished his goal.
Accurate
Definition: In exact or careful conformity to truth
Sentence: It was an accurate assumption.

Acquaint
Definition: familiarize: make familiar or conversant with
Sentence: I acquainted myself with the periodic table

Acquire
Definition: gain possession of
Sentence: My boss acquired new workers.

Acres
Definition: The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems
Sentence: My house is 15 acres.

Activities
Definition: something to do that keeps u active
Sentence: My favorite activity is netball.

Acute
Definition: extremely sharp or intense
Sentence: Foxes have acute sense of smell

Adapt
Definition: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Sentence: Bugs adapt to their new environment well.

Adaptation
Definition: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Sentence: He made an adaptation to his new place well.

Adequate
Definition: Equal to some requirement
Sentence: it was an adequate sum of money.

Adjustment
Definition: making or becoming suitable
Sentence: my computer adjusted to its new settings well.

Administer
Definition: perform
Sentence: She administered the papers.

Admiration
Definition: a feeling of delighted approval and liking
Sentence: His admiration was inspiring

Admit
Definition: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Sentence: I admitted the truth I had broken the vase.

Researching Elizabethan England

The role of women in Elizabethan England
Women had smalls roles in society and they were classed as non-important, they were normally housewives. They couldn’t get jobs.
Class distinctions in Elizabethan England
Elibethan time was cut into four social classes they were; the nobility, the gentry, the yeomantry and the poor. The nobility were born into royalty and it usually stayed that way their whole lives, they were very wealthy. The gentry were peasants who had made a lot of money and owned a lot of land. They were usually promoted to the nobility. The yeomantry were peasants. They had enough money to have food on the table and be comfortable but at anytime they could be pushed into poverty. The poor were at the very bottom and frequently didn’t have enough money to feed their family.
Entertainment in Elizabethan England
In Elizabethan time they didn’t have such things as television so they had;
§ Jesters - A fool or buffoon at Elizabethan courts
§ Mummers - A masked or costumed merrymaker or dancer especially at a festival
§ Minstrels - Travelling musician who sang of legends (declined in the Elizabethan era)
§ Troubadours - Travelling musician who sang of courtly love (declined in the Elizabethan era)
§ Acting Troupes - Travelling actors
§ Jugglers - Also used tricks, deception, or fraud
And they also held many activities.
§ Feasts - A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by court entertainment. Often celebrated religious festivals
§ Banquets - A ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest
§ Fairs - The Annual Summer Fair was often a bawdy affair
§ Plays - Starting as plays enacted in town squares followed by the actors using the courtyards of taverns or inns ( referred to as Inn-yards ) followed by the first theatres ( great open air amphitheatres built in the same style as the Roman Coliseum ) and then the introduction of indoor theatres called Playhouses
§ Mystery Plays - Re-enacting stories from the Bible
§ Festivals - Celebrating Church festivals
§ Dancing - Elizabethan dances enjoyed by the Upper Classes, Royalty and Nobility included the Cinque-pace, Galliard, Pavane, Roundel, Tordion and the Volta
§ Jousts / Tournaments - A series of tilting matches between knights
§ Games and Sports - Sports and games which included archery, bowling, cards, dice, hammer-throwing, quarter-staff contests, quoits, skittles and wrestling
§ Animal Sports - Including Bear and Bull baiting. Dog and Cock fighting
§ Hunting - Sport followed by the nobility often using dogs
§ Hawking - Sport followed by the nobility with hawks
Education in Elizabethan England
Girls weren’t educated in Elizabethan by schools is they wanted to be literate they had to get tutors and there was only schools for boys.
Fashion in Elizabethan England
Elizabethan Clothing for Women
Underclothes!
Smock or shift, also calleda chemise made of linen
Stockings or hose
Corset or bodice
Farthingale - a hooped skirt
A Roll or Rowle
Stomacher
Petticoat
Kirtle
Forepart
Partlet
Over Clothes!
Gown
Separate sleeves
Ruff
Cloak
Shoes
Hat
Elizabethan Clothing for Men
Underclothes!
Shirt
Stockings or hose
Codpiece
Corset
Over Clothes!
Doublet
Separate sleeves
Breeches
Belt
Ruff
Cloak
Shoes
Hat

The monarchy in Elizabethan England
The Elizabethan people loved their Queen Elizabeth I and they thought she was a great leader. She backed this up by making some amazing and inspirational speeches. Her leadership brought feelings of security and stability to the people. She never married which meant she never brought a foreign prince to power.
Love, Marriage and Courtship in Elizabethan England
Marriages were quite often arranged and because of pregnancy, Shakespeare for instance, his wife gave birth 2 months after they were married. A daughter was only good for a dowry in there time, bride prices were illegal but a dowry was seen as a wedding gift so it was sneaked under the radar.
Social etiquette in Elizabethan England
As a woman you couldn’t say anything and you were expected to just cook and clean

Books reflection (yes plural)

Sorry I took so long to write again during that 2 week period I actually read three books while halfway through Dream Merchant, I read Untamed and Hunted, books 5 and 6 from the House of Night series and I also read Blood Promise from the Vampire Academy series (yes, its book number 5, its out now!). I am now back on track with my Dream Merchant but before I continue with that, I would like to write a little about the other books. In Untamed and Hunted Zoey is put through many troubles, risking her life and trying to solve her boyfriend problems (3 boyfriends!!). During hunted a horrendous evil descends its way onto the school with the help of High priestess Neferet. Its in the form of a beautiful fallen angel who is very hypnotic and distracting especially to the girls *wink, wink*. Can Zoey get out with her and her friends lives this time?
In Blood Promise Rose has to fulfil her promise to Dimitri that she would never let him become Strigoi (evil undead vampire), while at the same time help Lissa (bonded friend) get out of her problems and the depression she is suffering from Spirits side effects. Can she fulfil her promise and look after her friend? Read and you will find out.

Ammonite Reflection

“This year I decided that I would try to be more involved with more co-curricular activities. I tried out for many things, the activities I got into were; netball, house plays, choir and soft ball. Netball is my favorite sport and I tried really hard to get in but there were many other girls who were better then me, to my pleasant surprise I got in. I now play in my two favorite positions goal shooter (GS) and goal keeper (GK) which involve defending and shooting goal. I have tried my hardest this year for co-curricular activities and I am glad I have because I enjoyed every minute of them.”
Courtney

Bullying Advertisment

The message I hope to get across through this advert is that bullying is wrong and nothing is being done about it. As part of my ad said, “out of 1490 kids surveyed 80% said they’d bullied another person” that’s around1192 of them have been bullies. This amount is very large, too large and sadly most parents and teachers don’t do/know anything about it.
To make my advert I chose a picture of a kid getting bullied and then I added some information about bulling in yellow to catch people’s attention. I then added a red ACT NOW! To emphasize its meaning.
I think this advertisement will do its job well because the emotions the child is showing is distress hurt and upset which make people want to act when they see. As I have added the statistic near the top in yellow, this (I believe) will also make teachers and parents to act because they realize how bad bullying is in some schools when they just don’t see it. I added the red ACT NOW! For emphasize and also for people who were still deciding if they should help or just stand back.
My target audience is parents, teachers and all other adults as this advert will play on their emotions and any adult with even a little bit of empathy will want to help.

Analysing Advertising

In this advertisement I see the three Rs, reduce-recycle-reuse. The frog is round and it has the continents in it. Its tongue is zapping out and its attached to the recycle sign. I think that the purpose of this advertisement is to get more people recycling. The way they have made it is very clever because the frog is the world and everything is green, this connects with the writing “GO GREEN!” I believe their target audience was teens and children because of the way it has been made and how it seems rather childish even with its important message. I believe the creator has used the colour green and the phrase “GO GREEN!” because “going green” is commonly referred to as recycling. The creator has put the 3 Rs in the ad because they are recycling motto and also because not everyone knows them and by putting them in the ad the creator is getting the message to the world. I believe this advertisement achieves its purpose of making everyone recycle because even if one person reduces or reuses or recycles it can help our world crisis.

















In this advert I see a surfer wearing a bio suit and carrying a surfboard, the beach he (I’m assuming) is walking on a deserted beach and there is a storm in the background. I believe the advert is about the fact that there is so much pollution going in to our oceans to swim or surf with out being contaminated you will have to wear a bio suit. The storm is supposed to represent that trouble is coming and also that chemicals can make storm clouds and cause acid rain. I think this ad is targeting teenagers because most of us can surf or like watching surfing or like to swim. I think the author of this ad chose dark, gloomy colours and then in the middle of it all is a surfer in a bight yellow bio suit. I believe it was made dark so that the yellow bio suit stood out as it is the main part of the advert. I believe the creator has added words to this advert to make its meaning even stronger and to help with explaining. I believe that the advert achieves its purpose because it sends a strong message that is clearly understood.

Dream Merchant

I have been reading Dream Merchant by Isabel Hoving. The book is about a big trading company (Gippart) employs normal everyday boy Joshua Cope. What’s different about him is that he can fall asleep anywhere and he sometimes steals things. The trading company doesn’t just sell things in "real time" but also in dream time. He and his friend Baz along with Teresa get sent on a special mission into dream time where everything goes wrong. If you want to know more you should read the book.

Sentences and Definitions

Sentences - week 6
Psychology – Psychology is a subject you can major in at university.
Privilege – Taking piano lessons was a privilege that I just didn’t see.
Definitions and Sentences – week 7
Absolutely
Sentence: I absolutely hate capsicum.
Definition: totally and definitely
Immediately
Sentence: I needed medical help immediately.
Definition: without delay or hesitation
Necessarily
Sentence: I don’t necessarily think rollercoaster’s are fun.
Definition: in an essential manner
Carefully
Sentence: I carefully unlocked the door.
Definition: taking care or paying attention
Obstinately
Sentence: I obstinately disagreed
Definition: stubbornly
Voluntarily
Sentence: I voluntarily gave blood.
Definition: out of your own free will
Sensibly
Sentence: I sensibly walked around the glass.
Definition: In a sensible manner
Efficiently
Sentence: The car was finished efficiently.
Definition: able to accomplish a purpose
Frantically
Sentence: He was frantically looking around.
Definition: in an uncontrolled manner
Optimistically
Sentence: my friend is very optimistic.
Definition: looking on the brighter side
Scientifically
Sentence: My hypothesis was scientifically correct.
Definition: with respect to science
Temporarily
Sentence: The banks were temporarily unavailable.
Definition: for a limited time only
Unbelievable
Sentence: Her story was unbelievable.
Definition: beyond belief or understanding
Irretrievable
Sentence: My watch was irretrievable.
Definition: impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
Inflammable
Sentence: My flannel pajamas were inflammable.
Definition: not easily ignited
Charitable
Sentence: My parents are charitable people.
Definition: full of love and generosity
Irresistible
Sentence: My perfume was irresistible.
Definition: impossible to resist
Resignation
Sentence: The boss accepted my resignation.
Definition: the act of giving up
Autonomous
Sentence: The customer’s emotions are autonomous
Definition: not controlled by outside forces
Receivership
Sentence: the business is in receivership.
Definition: the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver

Letter to the Editors

Agreeing

Dear Editor
I am writing this letter in agreement to the article “The Real Cost of Posh’s Locks” posted in the Courier Mail on the 17th August 2006. I agree with Tamara Kaminsky that the Indian women who shave their heads in the temple should be told who/what their hair is going to. I also believe they should be paid if their hair sold.
$5000 is the cost of “Posh’s Locks” and that’s to expensive considering the fact that it was most likely “Temple Hair” and from those poor, starving Indian women who only shave their hair off for luck and healthiness. We all know that “beauty comes at a price” but who’s willing to pay 5 grand for some ones hair when they know where it’s coming from and the poor person who “divest[ed] themselves of their crowning glory”. “In the time it takes for a footballer’s wife to have human hair extensions… in Northern India thousands of women are divesting themselves of their crowning glory”, this quote is showing that thousands of women do it for the religious reasons. “They wait patiently in line on the cold stone floor… to have their hair shaved off with a dry razor”, this is not only painful but they have to do it in bad condition.
In conclusion I hope that I have shown you that I agree with what has been posted in your magazine and that Indian women of the Hindu Temple should be told there their hair is going and they should get some type of payment for it even if it’s in the form of food.

Disagreeing

Dear Editor
I believe that the system they have at the Hindu Temple is ok. No one has any problems with it. Are you familiar with the saying “what you don’t know wont hurt you?” They willing sacrifice their hair to the Hindu Temple what the temple does with it isn’t their business.
“Beauty comes at a price”, we all know it, especially Posh, even if it’s $A5000 for human hair extensions. We’re willing to pay it. “They wait patiently… to have their hair shaved off… leaving them bald”, they wait patiently; they want to do this they’re not being forced to so why is it their business where the hair goes to. “The Hindu Temple… costs $120 million to maintain every year”, most of the profit goes to maintaining the temple because it costs so much. “”Temple hair” is hugely popular for a-listers”, its popular isn’t that a good thing its showing that lots of people, especially famous people, enjoy Indian hair and they think its amazing and they want to buy it.”Top salons enjoy the profit”, how is that not a good thing, in this economic crisis any money is good especially large amounts and when the stock is free we’re just using the worlds resources. “Indian hair… is very fine, strong and durable as well as rich in pigment and easy to treat”. Isn’t this saying how good Indian hair is? The girls and women who shave their hair should be proud with how much it is loved and how valued it is by society.
In conclusion, I disagree with what Tamara Kaminsky said about “Temple Hair” I think it is a great thing and I also believe the Indian women shouldn’t be told where their hair is going because what the temple is doing is not only helping the a-listers but is helping society out of economic crises.