English Activity Workshop

Brown, White, Grey

Old, empty, large, boring, dark and cold

This shows us that Coraline is unhappy and doesn't like it here. Also shows us that her parents don't have time to spend with her.

White, purple, pink, orange, blue, 

safe, happy, warm, welcoming, clean and perfect

This Shows that Coraline is happy and her other parents want to spend their time with her. 

Green, dark, blue, white

Mysterious, weird, scary

Showing us that the other mother is making Coraline's doll  

English How is colour used to create the two worlds?

Brain Storm

Colour Palette - the colours used in the scene

Atmosphere - how you feel in a situation 

Mood

Theme:

looks can be deceiving

courage & Bravery

A. Real world - Study room

- cold natural lights

- Gray, white, dull, blue - predominant - most obvious colours

- feels cold, large, lonely, boring, cluttered, old, cramped, dark

director - shows that Coraline is unhappy there.  

shows us that the real father is too busy to spend time with Coralne.

B. Other world - study room

- Colours - yellow, vibrant, red, orange, 

- orange, artificial, warm light.

- feels - happy, safe, warm, welcoming, clean, perfect.

- director - Coraline is happy there. Shows us the other father wants to spend time with Coraline.

Paragraph

Colour is effective in helping to create the too worlds and show the theme 'looks can be deceiving! The real world study uses a colour palette predominantly of greys, whites, and blues. This creates a cold, lonely, and boring atmosphere. The director did this to show that Coraline is unhappy in the real world and that her real father is to busy to spend time with her. The use of a cold natural light re-enforces this mood. Juxtaposed to this is the use of colour in the other world study. Vibrant reds, oranges and yellows make the room feel warm, safe and cosy. Selick used this palette to show that Coraline is happier in the other world where the other father has time for her.  This shows that 'looks can be deceiving because Coraline mistakes the bright perfect world for a safe place when really it is a trap for Coraline.

English Film Studys

How Does Lighting Enhance The Story?

Atmosphere / Mood - the way you feel in a situation.

Question

Describe the lighting in each of the shots below.

A real world

outside, rainy, windy, misty, cold,

 miserable, natural light, cold white light

, small, cold, bored, sad, lonely

Shows that Coraline doesn't like it here and is unhappy

Want's to leave and doesn't feel at home

Different lights

Cold light:

white / blue light

makes it feel cold

Worm lights:

Orange / yellow lights

makes it feel warm / safe

B The other kitchen

warm orange light

artificial lights from bulbs

cosy, warm, happy, welcoming, safe

feels at home - a better home

Coraline is happy there

The other world is the perfect web / trap to catch Coraline

Themes

Big idea's in the story

Looks can be deceiving / be careful for what you wish for 

Bravery / courage

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In the kitchen scenes lighting is used effectively to enhance the story and shows the theme 'Looks can be deceiving! In the real world kitchen a natural cold light that comes through the rainy window which creates an atmosphere of boredom, sadness, and loneliness. The director did this to show that Coraline doesn't like it here and is unhappy. Juxtaposed to this is the kitchen in the other world. It is lit by a warm orange artificial light that makes the space feel warm, welcoming, and safe. Se lick used this to show that Coraline is happy and feels at home in the other world. This helps show the theme "looks can be deceiving! because Coraline feels safe but by the end of the film we will discover that the other world is a perfect trap designed to catch Coraline .

English

Film Study For Coraline

Assessing Against Self Directed Learner Matrix

three things that can help me is to have a positive attitude, know what my skills are for learning, and ask or know what kind of learning I need to complete and set goals for my learning.

Caroline Viewing Notes

Music intro is sung by children sung in noses language
Opening scene P.O.V Other Mother. Colour pallet is faded. lots of close-ups, other mothers hands look like needles.
Long shot of the old manchen looking building, old forest with lots of mist surrounding it. Isolated from the rest of austerity, dull colors.
Close up of cat, zoom in of Coraline, Coraline has lots of bright colors, spin shot around to the dull garden.
High angle of a weak Coraline
Low angle, makes the tree seem huge and scary
Lighting gets darker, music changes to creepy.
Low angle of Whyborn from Coraline pov, lightning.
Low angle of pov Coraline mid-shot of Whyborn making him look.
Music changes again.
Duch tilt with forest and Coraline, signaling something will go rotten
Pan the camera around to next scene.
Kitchen scene, little in the room, dull colors.
Coraline and her mother don't get along.
Close up of the doll
The study, full of boxes, give a craped feel, colors are dull.
Father look tired with a dark purple circle under his eyes,
Playful child music.
another gray room
Bath taps don't work.
All rooms are dull
Blue boy painting
Duch tilt. The doll and the small door in the wall.
Low angle of Coraline and her mother.
Dads cooking looks like slime and sludge
Coraline's bedroom is dull and has little in it.
Music changes
Pan tilt shot.
Both tune and widow has blue sorely
The tunnel is in bright colours.
Frist room looks simerly to the other house
The kitchen has bright colors full of warmth, full of stuff,
Zoom in of other mother and her button.
She looks like a happier version of Coraline's mother.
Seems
The study is full but not craped, on a piano not
The shot is taken from panic or the other mother
tracking shot
few close up
Bird's eye view
Zoom out of delicious food on a long table
close up, music sounds hunting
Other mothers hand taping on the table.
Lighting flashes and looks like other mothers hands.
Parent put her to bed
Warm colors full
Another world
Fathers hand looks like other mothers hand.
Mother tries to get rid of Coraline again.
Opa music with Mr. Vosky and his mice, his skin is pale blue. His is an Olympic Rumsina
Low shot of
Jumping mice tell Coraline not to go through the door.
People call her Carole, not Coraline
fast hunted music while she runs away from home
small world to walk around
dark colours in the other mother's house
bright colour's changed to evil neon colours
tall, skinny, boney
three gosht kids that the other mother ate their lives
Whyborne found Coraline and help her get free from the evil mother
Whyborn returned to Coraline's house to ask for the doll again
Coraline says that the doll is a spy 
Coraline returns to the evil mother's house to find her real parents
Coraline offers to play a game to find her parents and the three ghost eyes
If Coraline finds her parents and the 3 eyes of the ghost children the evil mother lets everyone she's trapped go free
As soon as the evil father fell in the water the whole garden froze and turned white
Coraline found the second eye for the ghost kids and everything in there froze
Coraline went to the circus and tried to get the last eye but lost the stone she needs but then the black cat came and killed the rat and found the last eye for Coraline so as soo as Coraline got the last eye the world started to come apart so she ran into the house and the house slowly came apart.
Coraline runs into the house with the cat to try and find the last two eyes for her parents
she goes into the room and finds her evil mother with no skin just bones and metal, she is barely wearing clothes and she looks like a spider and demeaned
 she finally finds her parents eyes and tries to escape but the mother creates a spider web and surrounds her with it
Coraline tries to escape the web but the evil mother followers her from where she is crawling
Coraline returns to her own world and everything goes back to normal
The world looks more normal now with no evil looking and no dark clouds
Coraline goes to bed later that night
Coraline wakes up in the middle of the night and knows she is still in danger so she gets a blanket and goes to the well to through the key into the well because there is only one key to the evil mother's world
But the hand of the evil mother somehow got out of the fake world to trie get the key from Coraline but Whyborn comes to help her because he finally believes what Coraline says.
At the end of the cat is a sign of the real world still there

Horror Camp Story

I and my three closest friends (Fia, Gedd, and Sabby), decide to go camping. We arrived and set up camp nearly three miles away from where we left my car. Late that evening, as we sat around the campfire roasting marshmallows, one of my friends reveals a deep dark secret that turns what was to be a fun weekend into one of the scariest weekends of my life.

The story starts when our friend Gedd made a group chat with Fia, Sabby, and I. I didn’t get the message until the morning because I fell asleep early. The message that Gedd sent us was If “we would like to go camping on the abandoned grounds for the weekend?” I looked at what the other two wrote and saw Sabby say he’s “keen to go” and Fia said “no at first because she didn’t like anything to do with horror and abandoned things around her.

After she said that Gedd and Sabby tried to convince her because they wanted the whole group of friends going. Fia finally agreed to go but she said she’ll wait for me (Si) to see what I think of her going. As soon as I saw it, I said I would love all of us to go but it’s really Fia’s choice if she wanted to go. Before I said that Ima free for the weekend.

After awhile Sabby, Fia, and Gedd saw what I wrote and we all agreed to go. Gedd quickly texted back to everyone if we wanted to go shopping with her to buy the things we needed for the camp. We all replied with “YES” Gedd said lets meet at the old picnic table we always went to when we were kids. Gabby asked me for a ride because his parents took his car for work. We all got ready and arrived at the same time. Gedd and Fia arrived in the same vehicle and Sabby and I arrived in the same vehicle. Gedd and Fia were the closest to each other as the same for me and Sabby.

We all went into the mall and got everything we needed. We all got the same things. We got a torch, 1 big family tent, 4 sleeping bags, food, a pot, a lot of matches and a whole heap of things. We had 2 days to pack everything else we needed. While we were buying our things the person at the counter asked us where we are going camping, Gedd quickly answered “were going to the abandoned place” The counter replied with “are you sure you wanna go there?” We all said there’s nothing to be worried about because we know there ain’t no ghosts that live.

Film Study

Body Language- A tool formed in fiction film and television series

Costumes- The clothes worn by the characters to create a particular effect

Hairstyles- Certain lights may make them look more sick or tired

Make-Up- Cosmetics or face paint used to create a particular effect

Colour- Used to make the film happy or sad

Lighting- The use of light and colour for a particular effect

Props- An accessory that character brings on stage with them

Settings- Can help the audience the meaning of the story

Dialogue- They describes events on-screen through words

Sound Effects- To tell us about the character in the story

Music- In a movie is to give the audience an emotional guide

Silence- Silence in which there is no dialogue for a prolonged period of time

Symbols- Words or images that have a special significance or meaning

Special FX- Objects used as part of the setting

In English today we are learning about the Film Study. We have been told to complete a task other Create your own ‘Language of Film’ Dictionary, Create a Kahoot Quiz to help others learn the definitions of the words in the list above, Using google slides, create a ‘Pick-a-path’ task where to get to the end they need to know the correct definition of each word, or a Create a Crossword where the clues are the definitions for each of the terms above, and what I have picked what you probably already know is create your own language of film dictionary. 

Hope you enjoyed reading my dictionary!!!!'

The Merchant Of Venice

English

In English, we are working on a book/play called The Merchant of Venice. We are currently reading through Act One, Scene One and I am Gratino, he is full of himself most the time and it's hard to find his point in things. Also, Shakespeare is really confusing to read so we have a translator which changes it into what we would say today.

Act One, Scene One

-Antonio is depressed without knowing why. What two possible reasons do his friends suggest?

a. He's in love

b.His boats are out to get him the money he borrowed. He's worried about his ships and if they sink he is a poor man.

-Do you think Gratiano contributions help Antonio's mood? 

a. Sort of but not because he was saying suck it up

-What are your first impressions of Bassanio?

a. Wanting to be a good friend 

b.. Is poor

c. He parties with the money he doesn't have

d. He's in love 

-Is he in love?

a. He thinks

-Why does he need to borrow money again now?

a. He needs more money to impress the girl

Act One, Scene Two

-How do Portia's first words compare with Antonio's?

a. They are both sad/unhappy

-What was the reason for her mood?

a. Because she didn't get the choice on who she will marry.

-Do you think Nerissa is a help to her?

a.Yes because she remembered Bassanio, which she liked.

-Sum up, in a word or a short phrase, Portia's attitude to her suitors so far...

a. She is unhappy because she doesn't get to choose her men.

Act One, Scene Three

-Shylock is a moneylender. Does he seem eager to do business with Bassanio? How do you know?

a. He does not, in my opinion, it's just the way it is read and worded he doesn't seem too eager.

-Which does Shylock think is safe, his business or Antonio's? Why? 

a. I say Antonio's because he has his hopes up he will get his money back.

-What strict principal of his is Antonio breaking to help Bassanio?

a. Never lend money or borrow it.

-Shylock tells a bible story to prove that the taking of profit is blessed, as long as thieving is not involved. Does he convince Antonio? Give Evidence...a. No, because Antonio basically just burned him!

-Shylock accuses Antonio of a whole catalogue of nastiness. How does Antonio answer the chargers?

a. Antonio admits and says he has done it once before.

-How does Bassanio react to the proposed bond?

a. He hates hit and thinks that the bond is stupid.

Act Two, Scene One

-We have watched racial and religious tensions at work in A1S3. The Prince Of Morocco opens A2S1 with another sensitive issue. What is it?

a. To not judge him by his skin colour.

-If Antonio loses his gamble, he must forfeit a pound of flesh. What must Portia's suitors give up if they fail to win her?

a.That if they choose incorrectly they must never talk about marriage to any woman again.

-Shylock practices 'usury'. What is it?

a. Usury means lending a high amount of money in interest to others.

-Why do Shylock and Antonio hate each other?

a. Shylock hates Antonio because he's a Christian and that he charges no interest on his loans. 

-What is Portia's opinion of the Prince Of Morocco- give examples.a. She doesn't seem to dislike The Prince Of Morocco because of the words she says.

b. His skin color doesn't mind her, the reason why is she states that she wouldn't have held his skin color against him if she had married him.

Act Two, Scene Two

-Why does Launcelot want to leave Shylock? Copy out 2 quotes from the text to support your thinking. E.g A2S2 (act 2, scene two) line 26, 102a. He says that he doesn't get fed

b. Launcelot says Shylock is a Jew Devil.

-Why is Bassanio worried about taking Gratiano with him to Belmont?

a. Because Gratiano is a party animal and if he gets drunk and does stupid things it's going to make Bassanio look bad in front of Portia.

a.frequent interruptions

b.contradictions 

c.misuse of words to impress.

Find examples of these in the text...

a.When Launcelot's father (Gobbo) starts saying "Here's my son sir, a poor boy-" Launcelot cuts him off and tries to make it more horrible so every sentence Gobbo says he always gets cut off.

b. This is because Launcelot always says "As my father shall specify-"

c.Again Launcelot always cuts his dad off and gives him ideas so his dad can tell Bassiano how good Launcelot is.

Act two scene three

What does Jessica think of her life at home?

She thinks of her house is a hell

Complete these quotes:

A- ‘Our house is hell, and thou, a merry devil’ L2

Which of Bassanio’s friends is Jessica planning to marry?

Lorenzo

Act Two, Scene Four

How does Jessica get a message to her lover?

Lancelot

How will she be disguised for the elopement?

A page boy

Complete this quote ‘What pageś suit she hath in readiness’

Act Two, Scene Five

How does Shylock feel about going out for the evening?

Angry

Complete these quotes:

"And they have conspired together."

"There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest, for I did dream of money-bag tonight."

Act Two Scene Six

Complete this quote that tells us what Jessica threw down to Lorenzo.

'Here catch this, casket it is worth the pains.

Jessica says ‘I am glad this night, you do not look on me, For I am much ashamed of my exchange’ Why doesn’t Jessica want Lorenzo to see her?

She doesn´t want Lorenzo to see her because sheś dressed up as a man.

Why is Antonio looking for Gratiano?

To get aboard on the boat because the wind is starting to blow. 

Act Two Scene Seven

Which casket does the Prince of Morocco think is worthy to contain Portia’s portrait?

The gold casket

Complete this quote ‘Is’t like that lead contain her; ‘Twere damnation to think so base a thought’

Portia’s father uses the casket test to find her the most suitable husband. Do you think his test is working?

No not really because Portia wants to choose her own husband but she can't choose.

Act Two Scene Eight

What two disasters have happened to Shylock?

His daughter ran away with a Christian man and she took all his money

Complete this quote that tells where Shylock thinks Lorenzo & Jessica have gone? ‘The villain Jew with outcrises raised the duke, who went with him to search Bassanio's ship’

How did Bassanio and Antonio leave Venice?

In Antonio's boat But Antonio didn't leave Venice.

‘In the narrow seas that part the French and English, there miscarried a vessel of our country richly fraught’ What is the first suggestion of trouble for Antonio?

That a Venetian boat has sunk and they think it is Antonio.

Act Two Scene Nine

What is the purpose of the rhymes in the caskets?

To give clues/ confuse the person.

Why does the Prince of Arragon discard the golden casket?

Because gold was too flashy and the lead was not the right choice so he chose silver.

Complete this quote from the golden casket

 ‘who chooses me shall get what many men desire’

Finish this quote that shows us Portia’s reaction to Bassanio’s arrival

‘Come, come, Nerissa; for I long to see quick Cupid's post that comes so mannerly’

Can Do´s

Vocabulary

Incision = a surgical cut made in skin or flesh.

Renowned = known or talked about by many people; famous.

Casket = a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects.

fiend = an evil spirit or demon.

Impertinent = not showing proper respect; rude.

Tedious = too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Prodigal = spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Garnish = decorate or embellish 

Drama 

Act 2 Scene 7

Go, draw aside the curtain, and discover 

the several caskets to the noble prince.

Now make your choice

The first one is gold

the location that I think it would be is the mall 

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The language they would be using modern English

Yo open the curtain and see what's behind it.

 There heaps of caskets for the noble prince.

Dude make up a choice bro the first

is real richness

and were it at we think it's small.

Viral post of 'mass desertion' of cars in Germany due to rising fuel prices, turns out to be fake

The story is about Germany, but the photo is from china

The photo is in china not Germany

There was a crash of trucks, caused by fog

This is from 2017, it is out of date

The photo was taken in 2010

One of the question that are ask was...... Is this a real story or a fake Story?

The story is fake but the photo is real.

 

However, the people who can be glimpsed in this photograph appear more Asian than German, and native Germans themselves are unfamiliar with any protest in recent years (over fuel prices or anything else) that supposedly saw millions of them ditching their automobiles in the street.
That’s all because this photograph actually captures a massive multi-day traffic jam in China, most likely the infamous August 2010 China National Highway 110 traffic tie-up.

Think you had a hellish commute this morning? Just be thankful you’re not in China, where a traffic jam stretching more than 100 km (62 miles) has forced drivers to keep their feet planted on brake pedals for nine days.

The gridlock, which started August 14, involves thousands of trucks between the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Chinese capital of Beijing, according to state media.

Fender-benders and broken-down vehicles are adding to the chaos, state media reported.

Some drivers played cards to pass the time, while others fumed about nearby vendors taking advantage of their predicament by gouging food prices.

Still, some opted to not take detours to avoid farther travel and toll costs.

Traffic congestion is a common problem in China. But construction on a section of the Beijing-Tibet Expressway has forced more traffic onto National Expressway 110, which runs roughly parallel.

Roads leading to Beijing are particularly notorious for turning into parking lots.