Reflection Week 5 Term 2

 For every Friday in Wananga, the class has to do a reflection time to reflect on what they have done during the week. For my reflection, I choose to reflect on my school work and my progress in NCEA Level 1

I am doing just fine in my studies, but sometimes I do struggle to comprehend the knowledge of what my teachers are trying to pass on to me. I struggle to understand some subjects like Maths and DVC. But I don't plan on giving up but showing some resilience and push on and do the best I can do even if it is not much. Learning is such a valuable life lesson to be taught to everyone growing up.

Goal In School

 In ESOL, My class had a discussion about gaining credits for NCEA Level and how to achieve those goals. For mine, I choose to say that I would be grateful every day so that I lessen the stress I get every day in school in my studies. Learning to be grateful in all things either it be small or big is beneficial to me personally as it helps soothes me and calms me down in general. Reminding myself every day of the good things that happened to me is a good practice for me to counter stress.

Pink Shirt Day :3

 Today is Pink Shirt Day 21/5/21. Pink shirt day symbolizes anti-bullying across the world. People wear pink shirts or something that has pink on it. It originally in Canada. It is also a campaign to celebrate diversity and equality. Places like New Zealand Do this to support the idea of Anti-bullying or trying to make the country a better place. Activities are also held during this event to commemorate anti-bullying.

ESOl 2021 Goals

• to achieve all of the allocated amounts of credits allowed in ESOL to help pass NCEA Level 1
• personally, being able to be responsible and to overcome my fear of not passing 
• to improve my vocabulary, speech, reading, and writing skills in ESOL

Visual Language : Camera Shots

 What and how are we learning?

In full English class, we have been exploring the topic of visual text. The purpose of the specific camera shots used in film and its meaning behind it.

Why are we learning it?

Personally, in my opinion, is to learn more about it and being able to understand the scenes or shots reflected in movies and to know the purpose of the shots and visual texts.

How did it go?

Genuinely speaking, I was a bit lazy at times and I felt crushed by the amount of work to do in the limited time we were given to do the task. But I have done what I can do to my highest standard, completed most of what I can do to show my learning progress about the visual text.

WALT :

Identify film techniques and aspects.

Success Criteria

I can explain and how certain camera shots are used in films to show meaning in films.

Culture

 

In wananga, we are starting a new topic for this week titled "Culture Identity"

We were tasked to make a DLO about out culture and show pictures about our culture. 

Point of View

What and how are we learning?

We are learning multiple film techniques and camera angles that are used in films.

Why are we learning it?

To further enhance our knowledge about film and visual language study.

How did it go?

At first, I got caught up in a bit of procrastination and I was a bit lost on what to do, but I still managed to get some work done.