I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
In English, we come to conclude the term with the final task of creating our own stories. There has been a great range of genre to choose from such as fiction or non-fiction (I chose the latter). It was also possible to create a script like a story however I did not do so. Instead, I wrote a narrative story. I was inspired by how "Dracula"-Bam Stroker-- was written in a diary entry fashion. I took the method and used it to tell the story that I have written. The story is quite short with only 2000 words, I took inspiration also from what I have been reading lately. Such as horror and crime. Also beginning to experiment with elements such as foreshadowing. I have put several foreshadowing in the story, from the wording of certain sentences, subjects like birds, as well as some others. The dates are quite important o the story also and play a major role. I am hoping that they are sufficient enough to convey the idea but still being able to surprise the reader in the end.
The following text is considered Rated R in my opinion. Language and topic were intended for a more mature audience.
Ending the term with Live Aid, we are looking at the benefits ad the change that many has claimed the greatest concert to have ever been performed. For this, I look at the band that seemingly stole the show. Queen. In this project, I have chosen a song that I feel has conveyed the most message. 'We are the champions' is the song that I have chosen. This song was sung by Queen because of how it sums up what Freddie Mercury views were. He didn't join the Live Aid concert out of guilt, as he said "Even if I didnʼt do it, the poverty would still be there.--" following on he stated, "All we can do to help is wonderful things.". He was proud that they were invited, that his life's work paid off in a way, being able to participate in an event that is integral. And so, Mercury said "--the song [We Are The Champions] seems to convey that anyway, without us thinking about it. Thatʼs whatʼs magical, and I think thatʼs going to probably bring tears to my eyes, I tell you, when I do it.” before the Live Aid.
We Are The Champions, from Live Aid 1985:
A concert that is similar is possible. Now more than ever, there are many musicians; many more fans that would be keen on attending the concerts. As such a similar scale could be created if cooperation was made. Live Aid was used into helping people, rights to live; with the push for equal rights, such as "Black Lives Matter" as well as "Asian Live Matter" may be brought to the public even more if a concert such as Live Aid was created. Though it is possible it may not be highly likely.
However this may change with the upcoming years, musicians are bringing more change over the past years. Which is aided by the social media that we use to communicate with such artists and helps to influence how our world is shaped. Musicians like BTS who talked about their experience with discrimination helped to give insight into racism. Given that they're a big-famous band a lot has been able to see, affecting others. Singers such as Beyonce has given insight into her visceral pain, as well as highlighting her life experiences, this inspired many of us who might've experienced it also.
Live Aid has also been updated and added to the "My Map" about music through time.
After finishing "The Narrative" tasks we come to another into which we change our focus from "The Merchant of Venice"- Shakespear[The term's focus] to a short story by Ray Bradbury. The story titled 'All Summer in a Day'; speculative and science fiction in which we are told a story of the once in every 7 years experience of a group of children in Venus.
Tasks:
Find 3 words you don’t know the meaning of. Look them up and write the definitions in your post.
Discuss the Exposition of the story -- what are the characters, setting, and mood?
List and label one metaphor, one simile, and one example of sensory language from the story.
List and label an example of show not tell from the story.
