1. When was this article published? July 29, 2019
2. What are the areas/people most affected? Migrants from Libya who are attemting to cross the sea to Italy. Libya and Italy
3. List 4 statistics and/or facts which stand out from this article. Order them from most significant to least. -More than 70 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes as of 2018, half of them are children. -One in every five migrants who leave its shores die. -423 migrants had been killed this year attempting to reach the Italian peninsula. -150 migrants perished in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya
4. How does this article relate to Children of Men? It is the same with refugees in the film wherein the migrants are being deported and/or not being treated well.
5. Thinking about this article specifically, explain why is it worthwhile to study the film Children of Men. This film shows events that are currently occuring in our world today and this article proves it.

P urpose of the author, to show that you understand the author's 

E ffect of language features on the audience

A nswer structure, figure out how you are going to construct your essay e.g. PEEL, SEXY 

R eflect on big ideas and language features, this is to find out what you are going to write about

“The Lifestyle Creed”

The Lifestyle Creed by Liz Bresling

1. What does the word “creed” mean? Where else do we see this word used?
 A brief authoritative formula of religious belief

2. Look up any words you don’t know in this poem and then write an original sentence using the word to show that you understand its meaning.
cognitive - of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity
oleocanthal - a phenylethanoid, or a type of natural phenolic compound found in extra-virgin olive oil

3. Look up the Catholic Nicene Creed. What is it? Look up the words. Compare them to this poem.
It is a Catholic prayer. Some of the words are from the Nicene Creed are replaced by other words. The words that mentioned Jesus.

4. How are they similar? How are they different?
Similar in a way that both are talking about believing in something or somebody.

5. Why does the author use cut up bits of text? What effect does it have?
Why does the author use two different font styles? Compare the way they look. Why did the author do this? What do each of the font styles represent?

The two different fonts are from the two different texts, The Nicene Creed and the lifestyle text.

6. Why do you think the author has juxtaposed the Nicene Creed with words such as “brain boosters”, “antioxidants”, and “good cholesterol”? What meaning is she trying to convey? Is this effective? What is the effect on the reader?
That people can also have faith and believe in good nutrients

7. What is the overall purpose of the poem?
The importance of the mentioned foods.

8. What is the overall tone of the poem?
The poem is full of faith.

9. Read the last two lines of the poem. What ideas do these lines suggest?
It is like a prayer.

10. Do you like this poem? Why or why not?
I like it because I think that combining two different texts to make a one poem is unique.

11. Add images to your post which go along with or represent this poem.

Artists Research

Vincent Van Gogh

• Van Gogh makes these types of artworks because he wants to express his emotions.
• These emotional type of paintings are inspired by the emotional renderings of his surroundings because of his mental illness.
• His inner spirituality also helped to his painting style.

Sunflowers (F455), third version

1888

Oil on canvas

Starry Night

1889

Oil on canvas

Irises

1889

Oil on canvas

Hieronymus Bosch

• Bosch’s artworks were produced by his bizarre ideas that were his domain.
• He makes artworks that symbolize between heaven and hell because of biblical stories.
• He wanted to be an artist that paints the issues of the modern world.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

1503–1515

Oil on oak panels

The Haywain Triptych

1516

Oil on oak panels

Ship of Fools

1490-1500

Oil on wood

John Constable

• Ever since Constable was young he idolized English landscape.
• He used his work to showcase the beauty and power of nature.
• He was definitely fascinated by the Suffolk countryside as his most famous works were inspired by that place.

The Hay Wain

1821

Oil on canvas

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

1831

Oil on Canvas

The Lock

1824

Oil on Canvas

I chose these three artists because all of them has a nature kind of theme to their artworks. I like Van Gogh’s painting style and I also like his colour palette ideas that can help my colouring technique. My favourite thing about Bosch’s artworks are the animals, he makes it look realistic and cartoon-like at the same time and I think that that can help me create my own artwork that has animals in it. John Constable paintings are the perfect nature paintings in showcasing the beauty of nature. He paints depending on what he sees and not changing the natural landscape which is very important to my concept - to showcase the beauty of nature.


Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starry_Night
https://www.biography.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irises_(painting)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflowers_(Van_Gogh_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haywain_Triptych
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Fools_(painting)
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/john-constable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hay_Wain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral_from_the_Meadows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lock_(Constable)

Risk or Challenge recount

My Experience at the Adrenalin Forest

             It was a rainy, freezing cold morning, I can feel the rain droplets on my skin. I was with my friends and some of my classmates, with some of the school staffs to accompany us. We were at the Adrenalin forest wearing harnesses and helmets. There are lots of trees, of course obviously, it’s a forest. Lots of obstacles and courses that are connected from the trees. Different people and families just went to have a day out. I can smell the strong smell of dirt and grass.

In this certain place, we are all to finish some, if not all of the courses that was all very high up. The problem was, I have the worst fear of heights ever since I was young, why would that be okay? And I’m also really short that's why I already knew that  I can’t do the courses with smooth sailing to the finish line.It was also really hard for me to grab the safety thingy to connect and disconnect from the wires.  At first I was really excited when we got the note saying, we were going to this place, because I found out that I was going with my friends. I got as nervous as a long-tailed cat when we got to our destination because I didn't actually know what Adrenalin forest was until we got there and that there were going to be lots of obstacles. I was shaking the whole time, I was like a scared chicken during my whole journey there. There was this one time when I tried to think in my head, hesitating if I should continue finishing the courses or just ask one of the forest’s staff to rescue me. As in rescue, because it felt like I was gonna collapse because of dizziness.

I went to the very first set of wire courses which were suppose to be the “easiest” one, which it was, but it wasn’t easy at all for me. I crossed through the different courses of criss crossy ropes, logs, and wires. One of my classmates that goes just before me was yelling at me, guiding me through and telling me what the easier ways to do this and that. I decided to do the fifth course as my last one.I finished it and I wasn't the last person in our school that finished our own goal.  Even though I have this fear I still decided to finish the courses as it is just once in a school year opportunity that the school offers,I think. It was awesome. When all finished the courses that we had to do, we all sat on a bench, took pictures and ate pizza. That was the best part. On the afternoon we all went back to school with the class and went home on our own.

Every person has a fear of something, but I really had a good time because even if its just for fun-kind of activity I didn't let my fear became my limit.

Pythagoras' Theorem

Pythagoras' Theorem Slides

Hansel and Gretel

Maxzi Francisco

                      Hansel and Gretel 

Near the forest, there lived a poor woodcutter. He has two children Hansel and Gretel, their mother died when they were still just infants. A few years later their father decided to get married again because he couldn't handle going to work and looking after the children at the same time. Their fatherś second wife was very cruel, she came from a rich family and hated their living condition with her husband and she also hated the two children very much.When the winter came; because of the lack of food Hansel and Gretelś stepmother decided to leave them deep in the forest so that they’ll not be able to find their way home as there was not enough food for them all.Their father disagree but still they still went with the stepmotherś plan. While the couple were discussing it at night they didn't realise that the kids overheard them talking about the plan from their room. After the parents have gone to bed, Hansel sneaked out of the house and gathered many white pebbles as he can and put them in his pocket.

The next day, their parents told Hansel and Gretel that theyŕe all going for a walk into the forest, while walking all of them are walking Hansel lays a trail of pebbles for them to follow back home. Their parents left them with a lame excuse and told them that they will come back. The children just sat tight even though they were so scared because of the dark and the animal sounds they heard,but they waited for the moon to rise and afterwards walk after the stones back home.They returned home safely,and their father was very happy to see them. The stepmother acted out that she was also happy to see them, but days later she decided to leave the kids again in a deeper area in the forest. Hansel and Gretel tries doing their previous plan of collecting white pebbles but this time their door was locked. Hansel saved up the bread he had for dinner.

The next morning, the couple led Hansel and Gretel into the woods. Hansel leave trails of breadcrumbs behind him for them to follow back home. Their parents left them again with a lame excuse. It was noon and they decided to come home before it gets dark, but they found out that the hungry birds in the forest ate the bread crumbs that Hansel left.After walking around for a couple of days, they saw a white bird, the bird chirps beautifully. Hansel and Gretel followed the white bird and led them into a clearing in the woods, and there was a house made out of cakes, gingerbreads, candies and covered with colorful sprinkles and cream. Eager and tired, the kids start to eat the housetop of the house, suddenly they saw an old woman came out from the house. They told the old lady everything that had happen to them. The old lady offered the children to come inside,with the promise of soft beds and hot showers. The inside was very different from the outside, it was very dark and gloomy. They ate dinner there and then the slept.

The following day, Hansel and Gretel woke up but couldn't find the old lady. They looked around the house.They then saw a small door and opened it, they found a room room full of treasures; golds and diamonds. They didn't know that the old lady was a witch that eats children. When they turned around they saw the scary looking witch and pulled Hansel inside the cage in the garden. She made Gretel her slave. The witch asks Gretel to cook food for Hansel and feed him for him to get fat, the way she likes to eat children.  Everytime Hansel gets the food, he shoves it in the hole he dug up. This happened for a few more days. The witch noticed that Hansel wasn't gaining weight, she got impatient and decided to eat Hansel anyways. The witch ordered Gretel to lean into the oven to check if it's already hot. Gretel was smart enough to sense the witch´s intention and pretends that she doesn't understand what the witch means. The witch was pissed and pushed Gretel off to the side to demonstrate it. Gretel gained all of her strength and pushed the witch into the oven as the witch was leaning over there. Gretel locked the oven door and unlocked Hansel out of the cage. They brought some of the treasure that the witch was hiding. They went outside and the house burnt down from the fire in the oven. After quite a while of walking around the came across a river and there was a giant swan that helped them cross the river. After crossing the river they noticed that they were already near their house. Hansel and Gretel ran fast to get home, they saw their father and all of them were happy. Their stepmother left their father and came back to her family. With all of them together and the treasure, they lived happily ever after.