P.B.L Writing

My first day of P.B.L was pretty fun. I think im going to enjoy it for the rest of the term. I find it really helpful because we get to explore problems that the world is facing. i'm teaming up with Lindley, Vince, and Lincoln. I can't wait to explore deeper. I think this is a good way to end out year. P.B.L will be going onfor 5 weeks which is until the end of the term. Its not boring unless you're not into the topic. We chose our topic wisely because we had to make sure that were into it.The good thing about this is they give you a lot of topic to chose from. It wasn't a waste of time, the time actually went faster which was really cool. The topic that we've chosen as a group is Graffiti. We're going to find out what is Graffiti and How is it affecting the community. I want to explore Graffiti because Graffiti can have helpful measages in them. I think were all going to have a blast working together.  I wish we could've done P.B.L when we were a year8 because its so much fun.

Persuasive Writing

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are central to the art of persuasion. They are grouped into many different things based on persuasive language. They appeal to the ethics, emotions and logic part of things in terms of pursuing.

Ethos is a technique to convince or persuade an audience. Ethos is seen in action all the time. For example, politicians use ethical appeals to establish themselves as trustworthy individuals.

Examples of Ethos….

1. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."
2. "The veterinarian says that an Australian shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle."

These refer to an individual showing the credibility it has to showcase their characteristic images

Pathos appeals to your audience’s emotions or imaginations. It's the enthusiasm that gets them fired up about some cause these appeals rouse feelings of fear, pity, anger etc.

Examples of Pathos….

1. "If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"
2. "I’m not just invested in this community – I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town."

These examples show how the audience express their emotions and imagination based on your appearance.

Logos aren’t just brand symbols. In the context of rhetoric, logos appeals to an audience’s logic point of view. Logical appeals are common in courtrooms, where evidence is used to support claims.

Examples of Logos….

1. "The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."
2. "History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Because this is in the logic part of persuasion, these examples show the evidence it needs to prove its point.

Myths and Legend

Witch in a bottle

●Skunks Grab the Witch out of her Castles

This modified skunks savagely tossed her out of the castle.     

The witch couldn’t do anything about it because all the skunks

Stood 20ft tall and as wide as five Hornby High School.

There were two skunks holding and thousands of people

Cursing at her

.

●Evil Witch going to die Loudly cursing

They wish for the witch being

burned alive came true but…….

The witch died loudly cursing at the skunks. The witch took 10 mins to die, but that 10 min was a torture for everyone around the pit Even for people 100 miles away. No one can understand what she was saying but all they Knew is that it's not good for anyone. Everyone was trying to guess what she said but No one can understand.

●unexplained demonic rituals and actions start to happen   

Weird demonic actions started to happen (Flames turning green, Clocks bell at 3.00) Stuff started to happen exactly at 3:00 am. Everyone woke up and half of the people were possessed by demonic spirits cursing that the world would end. Finally, people knew what was happening, the witch cursed for everyone to die and the world to end.Tiger called to try and get rid of demonic spirit When the Tiger came everyone thought it was over but the thing they didn’t know is that……

●War between Jesus with his angels against the Witch Gods and evil Spirit.

The Witch gods are going to fire back with their special spirits to burn down the church……

But they only burned ¼ of the front of the church because God The one who is merciful has come with his angels.

Tiger and Jesus try to lure witch to a bottle with poisons

Jesus with his angels and the tiger came in and pulled every evil spirit through the bottle but they fought back. No one got seriously hurt but the witch and evil spirit powers drained. They try to call for help but the message won’t reach without powers.

●Time to end the war

Finally, witch got lured in through the bottle

After their power got drained, they try to find sources of energy. Luckily the angels set up fake sources would lead them into the bottle. It took a few hours for the Witches to get the lure into the bottle. Eventually, they all got into the bottle but it started to have cracks because it was too heavy. But they all got thrown into a lava pool. They tried to curse for revenge but all their powers got drained before.

School Journey Activity

What is the name of the Journal?

Can't a person have a friend?

When was it published?
1996

Who published it?
Learning Media Limited

What is the name of the story?
Can't a person have a friend

Who wrote the story?
Jane Westaway

Who are the characters in the story?
Polly, Mum (Mrs. Radonovich), Justin, Saha, Dad (Mr. Radonovich), Sister, Brother

What is the story about?
The story is about a girl who met a  boy at the bus stop named Justin and the girl told the story of what happened and mum and her other sister were teasing Polly.

This story reminds me of......?
It reminds me of something but I don't want to talk about it cause it hurts me.

I think this is a good/bad story for people my age because....?

I think this is a bad story because they're already talking about a relationship when the focus should be about school.

Business and Enterprise Questions

Overall the event was pretty good but I was kinda mad because people are rude because only our fellow Filipino friends bought our products.      

One thing I liked was we get a chance on what it feels to sell products because being a business owner can be a good making profit   

One thing I disliked was having to drop our price to sell all of all our products because no one will buy it because they don't trust our race on making Graham balls and people promising to buy our products but never came back. 

My product was correctly priced, I know this because we sold all of the products but we had to drop the price down by 50c.   

Next year I think the organizers should at least let as buy some of our stuff on our own because Digestive Crackers is different to Graham Crackers    

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Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur   

Bill Gates   

He was born 28 October 1955, Seattle Washington, Us.  

  American computer programmer and entrepreneur who cofounded Microsoft Corporation.  

What did they create?  

His wealth came through the founding of Microsoft, the company he started with Paul Allen in 1975.  

What challenges did they face?

Bill Gates faced many challenges. One of the challenges is that when Microsoft first opened Bill Gates became very successful, but then when MITS found out Bill Gates age people all over the world stopped buying them for a while which led to financial problems.  

What helped them succeed?   

Bill Gates and his close friend Allen formed a new company of their own, Traf-O-Data. They developed a small computer to measure traffic flow. From this project they earned around $20,000

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

15/05/17

Historical Fiction

The invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick  

Scholastic

30/01/07

What is the text about?
 Orphan, Clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.

Where/When is it set?
 It was set in a busy Train station in Paris in the year 1931

Who are the Characters?
Main Characters: Hugo Cabret, Isabelle, George Melies, Hugo's Father, George Melies automaton

Secondary Characters: Uncle Claude, Etienne, Rene Tabard, Jeanne Melies, Madame Emile, Station Inspector

Did I like this text?
Yes because it shows how an 11-year-old boy lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station as an Orphan, Clock Keeper and how he survives by himself with secrets and anonymity.

Hugo Cabret an Orphan, Clock keeper, and thief who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.