Creative Writing Reflection - English

Importance Texture, Flavour and Colour - Home Economics

 In our lesson in Home Economics, we discussed the texture, colour and flavour of the dish we created that we have chosen. We also brainstormed the reason for the food to be in that state. I used "Spaghetti Meatballs" as an example. I listed down the characteristics the meatballs had. 

I used canvas to brainstorm my ideas. 

Why is texture, flavour and colour important to a dish? 

Colour is important because grabs the attention of the people, it is more enjoyable when it has a visual appeal. When something is colourful or vibrant we expect it to taste good so the saying of we eat with our eyes is true. 

The texture is important because it determines the quality of the food also to know if it's cooked or raw. 

Flavour is important because it enhances the taste of the food.

Reflection - Wananga

Book: Small as an Elephant 

Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson 

Type: Book

Publish in 2011 

"If anyone wants to know what elephants are like, they are like people, only more so." 

- Peter Cornelle

Chapter 1-2

Pages: 1-11 

In the first few pages, the story tells us about Jack and his mother going camping, travelling together, visiting exhibits. Though one morning, he woke up late, he wondered why his mum didn't wake him up and it's lunchtime, he immediately opened the zipper of his tent and hurried outside, there, he saw that the rental car was gonna. His mum suddenly disappeared without a trace. The only thing left was Jack's tent. 

Haiku Poem - English

In our lesson in English, we did ou creative writing tasks, I've completed 4 tasks and this is the 5th task. 

What is a "Haiku Poem?" 

Haikyu is a traditional Japanese poem that consists of 3 short lines that do not rhyme with each other. The first line of the 3 can only have 5 syllables and the second line has 7 and the last is 5. 

This is the Haiku poem that I made about the 4 seasons.

Slam Poetry - English

In English, there was one task in creative writing about "Slam Poetry". We had to watch a total of 4 clips and share with others which one we liked the most and why. 

What is Slam Poetry? Slam Poetry is a form of performance with a combination of writing, competition, audience participation, theatre. The poems are judged based on the performance and not necessarily the writing. 

Out of all performances I watched regarding slam poetry. The one I enjoyed the most was "The Poetry Slam Matariki 2014: Te Kahu Rollestone Performs". The reason why I liked this video the most was that it's very inspirational, I can tell that the speaker/performer was really proud of his culture. He explained what has happened in society nowadays, he also explained through his performance the difference of the society back then and now.

This was the video.

Here were the other videos. 

Metaphor & Simile - English

 In English, we continue our creative writing task. I've finished one of the tasks in there which was "Simile vs Metaphor". 

Here is the work I made from canvas. 

Slave Trade Triangle & Spirituals - Social Studies

We have been learning about "The Slave Trade Triangle" that occurred between the late 16th and 19th century. So, what is the slave trade triangle? Back then, slavery was a big thing in the Americas, they would take people from western Africa to work for them without payment, in exchange for goods. 

How exactly were African enslaved? They would get kidnapped, captured, raided, some who had debt were also taken. They took them in the ships, there, they lied down side by side, no food, no water or even use of the toilet, they were literally jailed inside the low decks of the ship. According to researches and scientists, approximately 12.5 million Africans were enslaved in the Americas.

This is the link to the passage around the countries as well as additional information.

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/d/edit?mid=13HfN6O8qDhpkiAJ5l_u_X3DcTHeVgwkr&usp=sharing

In Africa, the use of music is important and valued, back when slavery was a thing, they use music as a way to pass messages and to escape from being slave-captive. Others use it for celebrations, such as a wedding, birthdays, funerals, etc. They are called the "Spirituals". One of the spiritual songs used was "Wade in the water". 

Wade in the water means to swaddle, back in the era of slavery, since slaves were restricted to go out, furthermore, escape. The farm was surrounded by trained dogs of the Americans. Harriet Tubman was a famous woman for successfully helping African slaves to escape. Whenever she was ordered to give other slaves food and water or laundry, she would sing to them wade in the water, there the slaves will get the lyrics of the song and understand the plan. Back to the topic of dogs used to guards the slaves, dogs can't sense a person's scent in the water. With that, we would know that their plan was to escape at night because it's dark and everyone's tired and some are asleep. There were households that helped them escape, the slaves would stay there for the night and then continue the next. They travelled far away from the farm and go to a port where they will be taken in ships to go somewhere far. The Africans were scattered over the world where they had to adjust to a different environment and lived peacefully. 

Slavery still happens up to today though they are not called slavery, we now call it human trafficking. What is Human Trafficking? Human Trafficking is a crime and is illegal, it involves trading and selling humans (men, women, children) by force in exchange for money, stealing their freedom for the profit they get from selling these people. 

What happens in Human Trafficking? The most common reason why human trafficking happens is for adultery, even children, they are sold for their bodies. You could call it "Sex Slave". Others do it is because they want people to work for their farm, factories, work as a maid, etc.

We must stand against the torture and unfair treatment others do to one, especially those who sit in a higher rank than other civilians. We should spread the word. Come as one. Fight for freedom, humanity, and equality.