Visions of War

I choose the picture where people were being forced from their homes by German soldiers.

Dear Journal

My family and i got shoved out of our home today, they made us walk for miles and miles until we got to the concentration camp. While we were walking my little sister stumbled mum furiously whispered to me to help her up quickly so they wouldn’t see, I didn’t understand but i did it any way. It was horrible they followed us everywhere and they had us do large amounts of chores, and they gave us no food it was 300 grains of rice for 7 people. They took us to bed at sunset and we had to get up at sunrise. This was hard and if you didn’t get up they shot you. Our bodies quickly got used to the change. Our bodies grew thin and sinewy due to the hard work and we haven’t had showers for over 2 months now and our clothes are all crusty. There are around 20 of us here the others were shot or died of some illness. I have to keep you hidden diary, you are my only friend now that they took my sister and my parents are on the other side of camp and i am not allowed to see them. i have to go now diary they are coming and if your found i would be killed.

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.