Antarctica Quiz

As part of the immersion stage of our inquiry, we are developing knowledge and understanding about Antarctica.

Daffodil Day!!!

Today is Daffodil Day. My partner Giselle came over with her class and teacher Miss Craig for buddy blogging. She wore yellow.

Lectio Divina!!!

Scripture Reference - Psalm 4:5 - A Prayer for Protection

Learning Intention: At the end of this lesson we will be able to use  the steps of Lectio Divina to analyse the message in scripture .

From the scripture the words that stand out for me . . .

• Distress . . . “ You gave me room when I was in Distress”
• Gracious . . . “ Be Gracious to me, and hear my prayer”
• Honor, Shame  . . . “ How long, you people shall my Honor suffer Shame”
• Seek . . . “ How long will you vain words, and Seek after lies”
• Faithful . . . “ But know that the LORD has set apart the Faithful for himself  
• Ponder . . . “ When you are disturbed, do not sin; Ponder  it on your beds.
• Trust . . . “ Offer right sacrifices, and put your Trust  in the LORD   

 

Religious Education

Learning Intentions:

Identify the number of Petitions in the Our Father and what they are about.

Link to Actual Prayer . . . The Our Father

Prayer: The petition is . . .	Interpretation: This petition means . . .
“Give us this day our daily bread”	that we are asking God to give us food and strength everyday.
“Forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”	that we are asking God to forgive us our sins and all our wrongdoings and we can forgive others for what they have done to hurt us.
“Lead us not into temptation”	that we cannot sin because it can lead us into a place where we can’t be in.
“But deliver us from evil”	that evil is always trying to drag us to them and we need God’s help to push all the evil that is trying to make us sin.

Best Advertisement . . .

We are learning to analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos.

Reading analysis: Best Advertisement Ever

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The producer intelligently obtained our attention by making us think about what we can do to help those who are in need. As the advertisement plays the subtitles are shown not only to make us read but to make us think about the actions that the main character is displaying and how we can act in the same way. The details that are shown in the video show the thoughtfulness and generosity that the main character improvises.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The six characters, and the one dog are all people that the main character visits everyday. The witnesses in the advertisement doubt him and think to themselves ‘What is he doing’ and ‘What does he get in return’. Not only was this video made to entertain but it was made to show people that there are a lot of people suffering because they have no food to eat and shelter to keep themselves warm. These situations are very important, because not only children but adults can die from hypothermia by living outside in the cold especially when it’s raining.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	Sadness was the main emotion that was shown in the clip. The video shows how sad and hard it must’ve been for the little girl and her mother suffering with no food and no home to sleep in and they're still alive. Not only does this video show sadness but it also shows how heartbreaking it would have been for all those suffering for poverty. The background music that was played was not only soothing but it was full of sadness.
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause	Yes	There were a lot of causes in the video clip. It shows us that a lot of children have to live their lives with not only food, water and shelter but they have to suffer with no education. All children need an educational life. Without no education children won’t have a bright future.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;  this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.	No

Advertising Critique

Cadbury Caramel Eggs:

LI: Write an advertising critique about an advertisement using ethos,pathos and logos.

The writer very cleverly gains the audience’s attention by using the phrase ‘Don’t get caught’ and repeats it throughout the whole ad. This phrase miraculously grabs our attention.

The advertisement had the big name Cadbury which is New Zealand's famous worlds renounced chocolate company.

The director also used the phrase ‘little angel’ to make the audience think that she is sweet and innocent.  

When the writer says in the clip that it is ‘irresistibly tasty’ it persuades you to go out and buy it because once you go in it’s going to be too late.  

The phrase ‘Can’t resist them’ was mentioned in written form. The smooth double coated chocolate with creamy caramel was said as irresistibly tasty and good.  

The writer added that everybody should go and buy a caramel egg because once you go to get one it’s suddenly gone!

Writing Critique

Best Advertisement Ever:

Claim - States the main point or stance

The producer intelligently obtained our attention by making us think about what we can do to help those who are in need. As the advertisement plays the subtitles are shown not only to make us read but to make us think about the actions that the main character is displaying and how we can act in the same way. The details that are shown in the video show the thoughtfulness and generosity that the main character improvises.  

Ethos - Tries to build trust and credibility

The six characters, and the one dog are the people that the main character visits everyday. The witnesses in the advertisement doubt him and think to themselves ‘What is he doing’ and ‘What does he get in return’. Not only was this video made to entertain but it was made to show people that there are a lot of people suffering because they have no food to eat and shelter to keep themselves warm. These situations are very important, because not only children but adults can die from hypothermia by living outside in the cold especially when it’s raining.

Pathos - Appeals to the audience's emotions

Sadness was the main emotion that was shown in the clip. The video shows how sad and hard it must’ve been for the little girl and her mother suffering with no food and no home to sleep in and they're still alive. Not only does this video show sadness but it also shows how heartbreaking it would have been for all those suffering for poverty. The background music that was played was not only soothing but it was full of sadness.

Kairos - Sense of Urgency

There were a lot of causes in the video clip. It shows us that a lot of children have to live their lives with not only food, water and shelter but they have to suffer with no education. All children need an educational life. Without no education children won’t have a bright future.

Reading Analysis

We are learning to Write an advertising critique about an advertisement using ethos,pathos and logos.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The writer very cleverly gains the audience’s attention by using the phrase ‘Don’t get caught’ and repeats it throughout the whole ad. It grabs the audience’s attention.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	Cadbury was said as one of the famous companies that sell chocolate in New Zealand.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The director also used the phrase ‘little angel’ to make the audience think that she is sweet and innocent.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	When the writer says in the clip that it is irresistibly tasty it persuades you to go out and buy it because once you go in it’s going to be too late.
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	Yes	The phrase ‘Can’t resist them’ was mentioned in written form. The smooth double coated chocolate with creamy caramel was said as irresistibly tasty and good.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause	Yes	The writer said that if you don’t get one you’ll lose it forever.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;  this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.	No

Ari and the Pizza

We are learning to develop the understanding of ethos, pathos and logos.Reading Analysis: Ari and the Pizza

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The writer has used the phrase “mom I feel like pizza tonight” this has made Ari’s mom feel like she should or should not buy pizza. The writer has set the scene for the audience to know that they are going to attempt to show how the tools ethos, pathos and logos can be used to persuade people.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	Ari has put a lot of thought to it and looked at the different types of toppings that different pizzas have. e.g “Mum pizzas has a lot of different kind of vegetables on it”
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	Ari knows that pizza makes him happy and he also knows that when his mom eats pizza it makes her happy as well.He also tells his mother that she looks exhausted and uses this to support his argument to get mum to order the pizza.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	Ari used the food groups and mentions the Food pyramid, which add credibility to his understanding and impresses his mum that he is familiar with the food groups.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	Ari has researched everything he needs to know about pizza and has shown where pizzas stand in the food pyramid.

Prayer

During this term Room 8 will be looking at the different types of Traditional Prayers that we can use in the morning. We have listed the different traditional prayers that we can pray in the morning.

Types of Traditional Prayers:

• Our Father
• The Creed
• Hail Mary
• Glory Be
• I Confess
• The Confider
• The Adsumus