Movies and Books

Movies are better than books

Do you agree? Disagree? Or have points for both?

Plan

- Movies leave stuff out of the book

- Books give us a better understading of the story.

- Movies are more visually satisfying to watch

- Books gets you to use your imagination

- Books can be read whenever you want

- You don't have to read while watching

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Books and movies are both great storytellers. They show us a whole new different world from what we have and it gets us engrossed in their stories. People would argue that movies are unquestionably better than books because it is more visually satisfying to watch but the two subjects have their own good points. For example, movies leave stuff out of the book and book gives us a better understanding of the story.

Movies are more visually satisfying to watch while books get us to use our imagination.

Movies such as the Harry Potter series, has scenes left out or characters removed and even characters personality changed. Sometimes movies are not able to explain the story as good as books. As I said before the Harry Potter book series has some of the characters left out of movies and some characters personality changed. 

 Ginny, Ron Weasley's younger sister, has her character changed a lot. In the movie, you kinda see her as a shy little girl but later on, she gets a little bit of confidence. They could have done a whole lot more with Ginny's character because compared to the book she is actually very capable and is able to handle herself.

Books are less convenient than movies. While watching a film you can basically do whatever you want. Movies are just more comfortable than reading a book and I get why people love watching a movie rather than reading a book. 

 You can eat or drink while watching movies but you can also do that while reading a book but it is slightly harder to do than sitting down and only have a bucket of popcorn in your hand.

 

Team Sports - Persuasive Writing - English

 Team sports are better than individual sports.

Which side I am in: For - Against -  Both 

Plan

- Team sports are more fun 

- It makes the game more competitive

- It tests your ability to work as a group

-Make friends and support each other

-Train with other people 

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We can all agree that sports are much better if you're playing it with other people. The games that you play as a team like basketball is more fun. Also playing as a team makes the game more competitive and it tests your ability to work as a group.

Team sports like basketball, soccer, volleyball and many more is fun to watch or play. Unlike golf or tennis, watching the game is just so bland and boring. While many may disagree with me on that one, team sports are just leagues better. Watching the athletes work together, trying to beat the other team is just so exhilarating. Watching the players performing tricks in the court or them catching a ball from a yard away is just fun to watch.

The other point that makes team sports better than individual sports is that as a team there are many people playing. Watching them play and work together so well just shows us that they trained very hard to play that well. That's not to say that individual sports athletes don't work hard but as a team, it definitely makes the sport harder to execute. Making the sport more competitive is more entertaining to watch than to see two dudes or girls try and get the ball in a hole with a stick.

Sports are much better played with friends. It makes the game less of a competition and see it as a fun game to play.  

Volcano Project

Pick a well-known volcano in the world. where is it, what is its name, is it extinct, dormant or active?

Mount Mayon - Philippines - Active

What type of volcano is it? How are these types formed, include a diagram of what they look like?

Strato Volcano. Stratovolcanoes formed through explosive eruptions depositing materials near a central vent.
 

What are the types of rock formation around this volcano?

Igneous Rocks is formed around there like the rhyolite rock.
 

Plan your model. What are you going to make it out of, how will you make it erupt, what landscape will you paint it? 

We will put a bottle in the middle and wrap it in flour and use water to harden it. We will shape it like a stratovolcano. We will make it erupt using elephant's toothpaste. We will need hydrogen peroxide and potassium permanganate and also dish soap.

Build it! Record it erupting and share.

 

The South Island is better than The North Island (English Essay)

Is The South Island better than The North Island?

Which side I am in: For - Against -  Both 

Plan

- Some houses in the North Island cost more.

- More opportunities in the North Island.

- North Island roads are better organised.

- Cheaper houses in the south. 

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Is The South Island of New Zealand better than the North Island? I think that both of the islands have their own good qualities and it honestly just depends on peoples opinions. Peoples lifestyle can affect their opinion on what they think the better place to live in is. If someone was rich they would choose to live in the North Island because there are better opportunities there. Although that is not to say that the South Island isn't as great. 

As I said before peoples lifestyle affects the way they think and live their life. Also, if a person wants to achieve something (maybe they have a dream of opening a shop) it also comes into play. There are many variables on what a person may consider.  If the person had the money to start a small business, of course, they would start somewhere where they can be financially stable first before they move into the big leagues. 

 There are areas in the South Island which are cheaper than the North Island where they can set up a small shop/restaurant. Although if you were to start a bigger business (like a company) you could start it in the North Island. There are many talented people in the North Island looking for work and chances they can grab.

South Island has a much cheaper price on houses. 

Details! Details! Details!

Exercise 1

From each set of words in brackets choose the one word or phrase which most effectively conveys the heat of the scene being pictured:
Beneath the glaring (bright / hot / glaring / frowning) sun the land was brown. Wisp (Leaves / Wisps /  Blades / Pieces) of grass, dried (shrunk / dried / shortened / shrivelled) by the hot (fierce / hot / direct / shining) rays, clung to the crumbling, scorched soil. Even to move was an effort. The slightest motion was enough to cause a sweat, but even perspiration was seared (burned / taken / forced / seared) away almost instantly (straight away / directly / instantly) by the intense (great / merciless / strong / intense) heat.

Exercise 2

Some words have been left out in the following sentences. From each group in brackets, choose the word or phrase that most effectively suggests the idea of noise.
1 Thunder boomed (rang, banged, boomed) off the mountains. The howling (yelping, howling, weeping) of the wind as it flew (blasted, flew, zoomed) through the narrow valleys was almost drowned out by the drumming (beating, drumming, tapping) of huge raindrops on the rocky ground.

2 The clatter (clunk, click, clatter, tinkle) of broken glass woke him. He listened intently and heard the slight creak  (creak, grating, screech) of a hinge as a door slowly opened. There was the faintest tapping (tapping, scrape, crunch) of a shoe on the wooden floor of the hall.

She was startled at first by the harsh cry (cry, squawk, yelp) of a sea gull. The distant murmur (murmur, rumble, clatter) of the sea and the sigh (moan, howl, sigh) of the gentle breeze through the palms lulled her.

Exercise 3

From each set of words in brackets choose the one word or phrase which most effectively conveys the scene being pictured:
Bright lights radiated (radiated/glowed/twinkled/flashed) merrily (merrily / mirthfully / laughingly / amusingly) through the evening darkness. The steady glow (brightness / glow / flickering) of the larger lights was reinforced by the sparkle of an array of grinning (happy / grinning / cheerful) smaller ones chasing (going after / chasing / running behind) each other in a lively, never-ending race. The hum (roar / bellow / hum / whir) of conversation, the clink (clink / crack / clank / clunk) of glasses, and the aroma (stench / odour / whiff / aroma) of steaming food all drifted (rode / drifted / blew / clattered) enticingly across the still night air.

Exercise 4

Here is a short descriptive passage. From each group in brackets, choose the word or phrase that most effectively fills each gap. Bear in mind the impression the writer is trying to give.
The face, in the brief instant when the lightning flashed (flashed, shone, glowed), was like some badly-done (badly-done, ugly, hideous) carving. The forehead was topped with a tangle (tangle, mass, clump) of hair which gleamed (glared, glittered, gleamed) in the light. The lower part of the face was veiled (covered, masked, veiled) by a/an wild(wild, untidy, messy) bush  (clump, bush, cluster) of wiry beard. The eyes, deep-set under thick brows, sparkled (twinkled, glittered, sparkled) evilly as they caught the light. Mark’s heart trashed (pounded, beat, thrashed) in fear at the sight. Lightning flickered (fluttered, lit up, flickered) again.

History (Persuasive Writing)

Older houses should be demolished and replaced with a more energy-efficient building.

Which side I'm on: For / Against

Planning

For 

- More suited to our ever-changing environment.

- We already have museums and history books to show us what the houses were like.

Against

- We could be missing our part of our history.

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Organise

- We already have museums and history books to show us what the houses were like.

- We could be missing our part of our history but taking these risk could led us to a better future.

- More suited to our ever-changing environment.

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For the most part of our history, houses have been really important to us. Without buildings, we would not have shelter from the cold wind outside, without houses there would be nothing to keep us getting wet from the rain.

But throughout the years we have advanced on our technology, we are able to build energy-efficient houses now. Although the older houses are still standing today, I think they should be taken down to build better houses.

We already have museums and history books to tell us how those houses were made and what they were like. Sure we could lose part of our history by taking these house down but the new homes are more suited to our environments.

Our journey from the past to today have been recorded through books and museums, and until recently we have been able to record it through the internet because of the internet.

We don't need older houses to learn more about what it was like and how people lived in the past. 

Museums have little buildings to show what buildings were like back in the day, books tell us how it was like back in the days. We are a growing society and I think the extra space we have by demolishing the older building could help us.

Why should we take down these older houses? Well, I know that we could lose a part of our history by taking down these older home but taking these risk could lead us to a better future. People of the past have taken a risk to advanced our species. Without these risks, we probably would not have the stuff we have today. We already our history recorded in museums and history books so it is unlikely we would forget our history.

These newer houses are more suited to our environment. If you think about it buildings, houses and all kind of structures, have been designed to prevent it from getting destroyed. We have designed buildings that can withstand an earthquake. We have made houses that prevents cold air from getting in.

These new houses are really helpful for our community. It decreases the chances of rebuilding broken homes and it also decreases that chances of people getting hurt.

So I think we should demolish the older buildings and replaced them with new ones because our history has already been recorded in museums and history books, they could lead us to a better future and it is more suited to the environment.

Egg Drop

I made my design by using cardboard, newspaper and a type of foam. I made a box using cardboards to keep things together. I also used the newspaper and a type of foam to cushion the egg from inside.

I also used plastic to make a parachute but it didn't work properly so I took it out.