The Cay Moral

 Last term in English we read The Cay. 

The moral of the story that i understand from the themes of the book is...

I give The Cay (5 star rating) and my comment about the book is... 

                                            Racism

                  Race, skin colour and religion doesn't matter as long you trust each other.

Artist Street Art (Mural)

 1) The significance of the objects and characters?

I think it's about how the community is changing and being wrecked and rebuilt, just like how the  penguins are moving.

2) The significance of the colours used?

The colours used in this mural are dark blue, light blue and white, it gives me arctic vibes and it looks very cold just like our cold crisp mornings.

3) The location of the art work and why it's important?

This art work is displayed near the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Boulevard, CBD Christchurch. 

I think this is important because of the changes happening in the community because of the earthquakes that happened. And there are new ways to adapt and embrace the changes just like these penguins are moving around and how the ice bergs are melting.

Here is the picture of the art.

Cartoon Task (catch it)

 

Scene One:   At home	I can see a small space and dim light. It reminds me of the burrows I have seen on tv that animals dig out as their home. I can see they are all huddled together sleeping so there is not a lot of room. The inside of the burrow is brown so it is dirt that has been dug under the ground.
Scene Two:   First activity of the day	The meerkats look very anxious because there isn’t enough food but they still go to the tree to go get a fruit.
`Scene Three:   A feared enemy	But before they could, the bird comes and takes the fruit thingy and flys away the meerkats got mad
Scene Four: Enemies revenge	The bird takes the meerkats into the sky because the meerkats can’t fly as revenge for the fruit in the first place.
Scene Five: The Rescue	They get the fruit and the bird slammed into a rock wall.
Scene Six: Sport nirvana	The bird got karma for taking the fruit.
Scene Seven: The End	They got the fruit back and he scored!!! A goal.

Global Warming

 Global Warming has been a problem since many years. After the industrial revolution things have been getting worse for the earth and animals. Burning oil, coal fossil fuels are harming the environment it is releasing more carbon dioxide then normal. STOP GLOBAL WARMING AND HELP MOTHER NATURE RECOVER IT NEEDS HEALING NOW.

Aggressive Magpies

Once a year the magpies reappear and everyone goes to a crisis!.They have been attacking posties, cyclists and public in general but luckily the Christchurch City Council is acknowledging this problem.The Christchurch City Council have been putting up signs and advising them from these problematic birds BE WARNED PEOPLE!.

(it's me btw)

Street Art

Predict the meaning for the following words and write it in the first box. It can help to break the word up, do you recognise bits of the word that can act as a clue? Have a guess!

Then google search the word and write the dictionary definition in the box on the right to clarify the vocabulary.

Word-	My prediction-	Dictionary definition-
Gallery	Where piece’s of art is stored	building for the display or sale of works of art.
Mural	Long piece of art	a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
Grafiti	Spray paint	writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Theme	A topic based on anything around  you	the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition
Commission	When you pay someone to do art for you	an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced specially
Illegal	Not allowed	contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Expression	Facial expression	the action of making known one's thoughts or feelings
Gesture	Motions’s in art?	part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
Contrasting	Colors that go well together	differences in color, tone, or shape that contribute to the visual effect of a design or image.
Mythology	myths	a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition
Native	Nature	(of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth.
Location	Place’s	a particular place or position.
Significant	One and only thing?

MY BIRD MASCOT (peacocks)

 PEAFOWL OF THE SKYLINE 

Scientific name: Pavo Cristatus  

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS BIRD?

Because the peacock has a very similar personality to me.They love social situations,they love appreciation,and loves to be the center of attention.

WHAT IS IT AFRAID OF?

Peacocks are usually frightened of dogs,If you have a invisible fence,you can keep you dog in the yard to discourage visits.The stinky stuff may delude the birds into believing there is a wild and predacious canine nearby.

IS YOUR BIRD SMART?

Peacocks are not very smart but they are about as bright as a domestic turkey.

HAS YOUR BIRD BEEN A SYMBOL OR A ICON?

In 1963 the peacock was declared as India's national bird because of its rich religious traditions.

IDIOMS:

''I'm proud as a peacock''

''Vain as a peacock''

PARAGRAPH:

I choose the peacock to be my mascot because peafowl's love to be the center of attention in a big group of people, the colors on its tail is very bright and bold and i love the color red.Peacocks also love to be around people and show off which is totally me and they can be very shy at times to that's why they don't always show there beautiful tail which is also be me because i can be capable of many thing's but i just don't show it peacocks can be very innocent looking but you must just never know.