Helping The Homeless

The topic my group (Female Dogg) picked was homelessness and we needed to raise money to buy them a gift of essential items.

Our first action was actually enabled by a disabler, we were initially going to do a mufti day. But we were unable to, due to it being unfair, because if one group does it everyone else will want to do it too. So we chose to do a raffle instead.

We needed to get permission from Mr. Rogers to do our raffle. Oceana emailed him asking for permission and it was approved. Luckily we had no disablers during this process. This was our first step into the right direction to help the homeless.

 We then advertised our raffle by putting up posters and went into classrooms to explain what is was, how you could enter and why we're doing it. The majority of the entries were from the staff of HHS. 

Problems came here and there but there was one specific problem which was buying the raffle items. Mr. Aitken was kind enough to use his own money and bought the raffle items. After that we were all set to host a raffle and we raised roughly $100+ 

On Thursday the 7th of December we drew the raffle and Mrs. Beer won it, she was very excited and happy that she won. Because of that we have made a positive impact in the community already. Oceana also used the money we raised to buy the items we're giving to the homeless. 

We have given the bag to a homeless and we hope it helps them. Maybe this will spread some kindness and have a chain reaction. Pass it forward.

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

PBL Action Plan

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Emailing Mr rogers and asking him if we can have a raffle	Having his email address Mr. rogers saying yes	Mr. rogers saying no We could overcome this by hosting the raffle on our own	Oceana	15/11/17
Having a successful raffle	People buying raffle tickets	No one buying the tickets we can overcome this by  expanding the knowledge of our existence by advertising the raffle with posters	Sapphire, Oceana & James	Before 8.12.17 and hopefully from 20.11.17 - 24.11.17
To get the blankets, clothes, etc. for the homeless	A teacher taking us to buy them Having the funds to actually buy it Getting permission to go and buy them Ask Mr. Rogers	Not having permission to leave the school Not having the funds Basically the opposite of the things that will help us achieve this We could overcome this by having someone else such as a teacher for us.	Sapphire, Oceana & James	After the raffle is complete so we have some funds at least
Giving the bag of goods we raised money for to organisations to give to the homeless	Finding a trustable organisation transport with a teacher Time	using our own time to deliver them or getting other people to deliver them for us such as through the organisations for safety reasons.	Sapphire, Oceana & James	Before or on the 8th of december

Project Based Learning

For project based learning, Sapphire, Oceana and I have chosen to help the homeless and make a positive impact on the community in New Zealand and possibly around the world too.

Our group name is Female Dogg

Here are the ideas we've come up with to help them: 

• Do a mufti day to Raise Money
• For the mufti day make posters, to spread awareness   
• Interview them and write their stories on a blogpost.
• If we need to raise more money we can maybe do a sausage sizzle and all the money goes towards the things they will need
• Maybe we can get My fathers Barbers to cut their hair
• Raffle
• Make food
• Raise money and donate to a campaign that’s already raising money for the homeless

I have only looked a few websites such as Mother Nature Network which has assisted in giving me some ideas to help the homeless.

https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/blogs/9-ways-you-can-help-the-homeless

http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/09/these-formerly-homeless-people-have-shared-the-best-things-you-can-do-to-really-make-a-difference-6563674/

We could choose a few of the most effective ways of helping from the list above and go through with them to ensure we aren't wasting our time and resources. We've also encountered a big obstacle in which we can't have a mufti day at school, our solution is possibly doing a raffle.

If you walk past a homeless and you don't have anything to give them just be friendly, acknowledge them, show them a bit of compassion and say hello or good morning. Homeless people lose the feeling of being a person and people act like they're not there when they walk past. 

Seismograph Project

The seismograph Sonny and I made swings back and forth well whereas drawing the line doesn't always work too well. As you can see from the second photo.

We could improve this design by making sure the pen always touches the paper to avoid random separate lines.

Gymnastics PE Year 10

Floor - Merit
I learnt how to arabesque, cartwheel, forward roll, jump full turn, backward roll in a sequence. I could improve by doing the sequence fluent and flow smoothly

Parallel bars - Excellence
I learnt how to forward roll on the parallel bars and backwards dismount. I could improve by keeping my body straight like a pencil to make it look better and not like a frog.

Horizontal bars - Merit
I didn't learn anything.

Creative Writing - English

  

In the primitive lands when there were dinosaurs, farming resources was difficult to achieve without coming back with injuries. A risk we all take.  However I was not afraid. I needed resources such as wood, stone, flint and fibre to extend my base, working my way up to higher equipment. There are a lot of trees, plants and rocks all around me. Before leaving my base to gather resources, I packed a few things to ensure my safety and mend myself if needed. As I leave I noticed many types of dinosaurs in the distance, hoping that they would move further away from their positions. I then began to chop wood, pick at rocks and collect fibre from plants while being aware of my dangerous surroundings.

As I finish up on chopping some wood I see a large dinosaur heading towards me. I took a large shit before making my way back, I tried to walk but I realised that I was encumbered. While thinking of a way to move the dinosaur had spotted me. It was a Therizinosaurus. They had talons the size of my arms, it's beak looked as strong as titanium and it looked like a large bird, a dangerous one. I had to figure out a way to escape while still bringing back the resources.

My heart is racing, I’m in a constant state of fear. What am I going to do? I felt like I was going to piss myself. I can't push myself to move even the slightest as my knees were weak, arms spaghetti I thought I had no escape. I had to act fast as the Therizinosaurus was getting closer.

As I scanned the area for an escape route I then came up with a plan, it may not be the most stable plan but it's all I had thought of. I dropped half of the resources I had and that lifted a lot of weight off my back. I used the last of my super saiyan energy and sprinted towards the cliff I saw earlier. I planned to jump of the cliff as I was carrying my handy parachute. I could see it's razor sharp talons reaching out towards me from the corner of my eye.

I reached the edge of the cliff and leaped out for my life and pulled or my parachute. Before I knew it, the Therizinosaurus tore a hole in my parachute and left me to the fate of it. The dinosaur was no longer my problem; landing alive was. In the end I landed safely in the ocean and returned to my base ready for another journey to come. I put my controller down and say to myself “Enough PlayStation for today."

Knowing that there was more trouble to come I was ready for it because it’s only a game  the end. Ark: Survival Evolved

Solo Performing Arts

Guitar

Alternative/Indie

The guitar can be used for genre's such as heavy metal, rock, country, pop, pretty much any genre.

The first acoustic guitar was made in 1850 and is considered a European invention. The may have guitar evolved from the flute back 4000 years ago.

Performing Arts 10BR

What scene did you present? Music In Me - High School Musical

Were you happy with it? Nope

What would you change if you could do it again? Practise more as a group.

The News

THE NEWS

Select an incident from the story and develop a newspaper article about it.

Use the chart below to organise your newspaper report. Then write your article.

Who? Ponyboy, Johnny and kids.

Where? The church

Why? Because the church was on fire and kids were still inside.

What happened? The church was burning down with children in it.

When? During the day when they were coming back from a hiding.

How?  Johnny dropped his smoke and made the building lit af.

THE DAILY NEWS

HEADLINE:

On Thursday night 13:37 PM, Ponyboy (14) and Johnny (16), Two boys in a gang called Greasers, rescued children from a burning church. The cause of the fire occurred by Johnny dropping his cigarette inside the building, igniting the flame which spread throughout the building and later became ablaze. Fortunately Johnny died later that night and Ponyboy with minor injuries. Earlier, Johnny had killed a member of their rivalry gang, the Socs. The death of Johnny had a terrible impact on his friends and family, leading into his friend’s death after robbing a store, Darry was shot down and killed.

The Outsiders Questions

1. What is the name of the novel? The Outsiders

2. Who is the author? S.E. Hinton

3. Where is the novel set? US

4. When is the novel set? 1967

5. Who are the characters in the novel? Ponyboy, Darry, Dally, Johnny, Cherry, Bob, Two-Bit, Sodapop, Steve, Tim, Sandy, Randy, Marcia, David, Paul, Jerry and Mr. Syme.

6. What are some of the ideas/themes in the novel? The lifestyle of gang members.

7. What are the conflicts within the novel? People or groups disagreed with each other. Such as the greasers and socs

8. What could have been some solutions for each of the conflicts you have picked? Calm talk and working something out that works for each person involved in that conflict.

1. Name the Greasers gang members and two other female characters. Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Johnny, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Tim, Sandy, Cherry and Marcia.

2. Which character do you like the most and explain why? I like Bob the most because he died.

3. List some of the character traits of your favourite character that appeal to you? Troublemaker and an alcoholic definitely appeal to me.

4. What character do you not like, and explain why? Johnny, he killed Bob.

5. If you could invent a new character what would be their name? Durry

6. What would their looks and personality be like? They’d be a stoner and they would look like a hippie.

7. How old were Ponyboy and Johnny? Ponyboy was 14 and Johnny was 16

8. Why did Dallas want to die at the end of the book? Because Johnny was the only thing he loved.

9. Why did Cherry Valance not want to talk to Ponyboy if they saw each other at     School? Cause he was involved with killing her boyfriend.

Plot Profile

Your name:  James                    Book Title: The Outsiders

PLOT PROFILE:

List the main events in the story in sequence on the lines below. What happened first, second, third etc. Next rank each event out of 10 according to the level of tension and excitement. Finally, fill in the graph below using the skills you have learnt through the screencastify.

Events in Book	Rank out of 10
1st Event Ponyboy got jumped	7
2nd Event Socs threatened the greasers for being with some of their female members.	5
3rd Event Darry slapped Ponyboy	7
4th Event Johnny killed Bob	10
5th Event They ran away to church and prayed.	4
6th Event The church caught fire	5
7th Event Rumble	9
8th Event Johnny and Darry died	10

The Power of One

In the film “The Power of One” low angle shots were used in certain areas to create more of an image. For example, in the scene where Botha yells “Hang him up!” a low angle shot is used. This shows up that Botha is the one in power and P.K is vulnerable. The director did this to show us Botha’s emotions and how PK is in trouble. This worked well with the dialogue. The two aspects combined together makes it more powerful as Botha is infuriated with PK making him yell “Hang him up!” This aspect can be compared to the movie “The Lion King” where Scar is at the edge of the cliff with his brother, Mufasa. Scar is dominating him which is shown with a low angle shot. In the film “The Power of One” music is used to dramatize the scenes or play with your emotions. For instance, music is used when Maria is hit in the head and killed. This makes the audience feel emotional and sad. The purpose of this was to make us feel sad and show us that this was a tragic event. This worked well with facial expressions showing us how other characters in the film felt at that moment too. Which we then can relate to and have empathy towards them. This reminds me of the movie “The Whale Rider” where you can hear a certain type of music when the whales are beached. This tells us that the scene is filled with emotion. In the film “The Power of One” facial expressions are used very often to display what the characters are feeling. For example, PK’s facial expressions are showing what he feels when Botha kills his chicken. This makes the audience understand that PK is very upset and angry with Botha for killing this best friend. This was used to show his feelings through the visual aspect of things.  This works well with close up shots which shows us this expressions in more detail.  This aspect can be compared to any movie with a character which goes to show that this aspect is very popular and it still has an impact on how stories are told.