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__Reading Response Wipeout by Mimi Thebo__  Billy is an 11 year old boy and he has just lost his mother. Billy’s father is having very many business problems therefore he is not able to look after his son very well. Consequently, Billy has to live with his very dull Auntie Mary. The death of Billy’s mother has snatched all the colour and joy from Billy’s life. He finds it difficult to live in Auntie Marie’s dull, blue house which is covered in fog. This makes Billy feel foggier and dull too and he craves for some colour in his life. His mother was a surfer and when she was alive, the family usually used to visit the beach on Sundays. Every night, Billy dreams of his mum surfing and taking the entire colour out of his joyful life. Although the death of Billy’s mother has created a sad environment around all these characters, her cheerful and positive personality enlightens the whole story as Billy, Auntie Marie and Billy’s dad try to get rid of their grief. **__Characters __** There are three dynamic characters in the play: · Billy · Billy’s father · Auntie Marie There are two static characters in the play: **__Reader's Theatre - Shakespeare__** **Over the end of term break, my English team members and I have been working on the reader's theatre. We had consulted Mrs. Fenton and asked her whether we could make our own podcast at home instead of her having to record it in school. She didn't mind and so we went ahead and did it. Below I have tried to post the scenes for Mrs. Fenton and my group members to have a glance at. Feel free to listen through it and post some feedback on my discussion page!!!** media type="file" key="Scene 1.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 2.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 3.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 4.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 5.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 6.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 7.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 8.wma" width="300" height="45"media type="file" key="Scene 9.wma" width="300" height="45"
 * Auntie Helen
 * Auntie Helen’s son
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** In MYP, the process goes on and on and we always get to learn someting new. These clips were just the beginning of our Reader's Theatre presentation. Earlier, we even had to make some Speare Notes that would help the audience understand the play better. If you would like to vie our final assessed performances along with the Speare Notes please visit the following page: **

Twelfth Night Speare Notes and Performances

This glog was what Mrs. Fenton created for our whole class and the videos of all of our performances are there be sure to watch them! media type="custom" key="6385129" width="200" height="200" **__Reflection - To Be Or Not To Be__** Over the past few weeks, we were focusing on a unit about Shakespeare. It was called “To Be or Not to Be”. In the beginning, we brainstormed about what we think a classic is and what we know about Shakespeare. Today, I can proudly say that I know what a classic is and who Shakespeare was. He was a man of great honour in the society and each and every work of his was a classic. According to me, a classic is a famous, old piece of work, written by a known author in the society. Shakespeare did not only write plays but he also wrote poems that were liked by the society and are still remembered today. Although his works were of the 16th century, his works are still analyzed and appreciated today. This unit of Shakespeare was very informative and interesting. I was able to analyze one book, Twelfth Night. I was working with two other girls, Jayni and Ilham. I enjoyed working a lot with them despite of some conflicts between us. Everybody was cooperative, contributed to the script and let others learn. I have an even better understanding of the main themes of Twelfth Night after I analyzed them in my essay. I was very happy with my grades which proved that I had understood each concept taught in class. Another assessment was that we had to write a Reader’s Theatre play addressing main themes in Twelfth Night, however, the play had to be in a contemporary context. We decided to walk the extra mile and created a cd with all our voice recordings of the play with sound effects relating to each scene. This was a different experience because I had never done it in my life before. I am still awaiting my marks for team-work and cooperation during the Reader’s Theatre and I am eager to know whether I did well in one of the most important summative assessment of this unit. I think we should have been able to have a “summary lesson” where everybody would talk about their story and about the unit overall. This would have also given us a better idea on the other books that were analyzed and whether our fellow classmates enjoyed the unit as a whole or not. Overall, I think this unit was amazing and the incoming Year 7’s will enjoy it as much as I did. In conclusion, at home, I always call my mum old-fashioned an ancient because she reads old Shakespearean books. Now I realize why she likes them a lot!


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We have now begun our new unit, The Giver and this time we will be analyzing a novel, a novel study. It looks like so much hard work, but lets wait and watch! What is Utopia? __** Today, I look around me and all I see is negative things. If I were to create and control a Utopian Community, I would ensure that everybody has protection and shelter, a home to live in, and food to keep them going. I would also assign jobs to people with a full paid salary to help them earn a living. Another aspect I would consider looking into is abuse of certain materials and people. An Earth Hour would be carried out every day, where all power would be cut off for an hour. Access to generators and petrol – operated cars would be banned. Instead, bicycles and solar powered cars would be introduced. For myself, I would carry out different community and service activities to expand our community. Part of this would also help eliminate negative thoughts and actions towards each other. On the other hand, community and service would help increase generosity and kindness between us. For my well – being, I would carry out different homework and research projects seeing that I love doing homework. In conclusion, community meetings would be carried out frequently for announcements and a time for socializing amongst each other. Everybody’s religions and cultures will be appreciated in my community. Nothing is impossible. What is Conscience? __** 1. An inside voice. 2. A guide for yourself. 3. A 6th Sense. 4. Deepest inner thought. 5. When you talk to yourself, it’s the voice that talks back to you. 6. Gives you a guilty feeling. 7. It’s not always right. 8. A feeling inside that tells you what is right or wrong .
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**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It is better to be in a safe environment and never feel fear. ** <span style="color: #e73651; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I think this should not happen because the people would not be exposed to the outside world. This would make them weak because when they have to face the “real” world, they may end up having problems. The environment may end up to bore everyone eventually. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The past repeats itself. ** <span style="color: #e73651; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I think this is simply a metaphorical statement which has stunned people. This is not always true <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. Discussion Director Questions Chapter 1-4 __** <span style="color: #ff001d; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. How would you feel if our country adapted Jonas’s way of living? 2. Looking at the expressions portrayed in the story, do you think Jonas was happy to live in this world? 3. Do you think that Jonas’s world is an Utopian world? Explain 4. Based on what you’ve read, what do you think Jonas’s assignment will be? Explain your answer. 5. Why do you think Gabriel and Jonas are pale? 6. What do you think happens when people are released? 7. If you were Jonas, which assignment would you pick from a pilot, a nurturer and an old age home assistant? Give reasons for your answer. 8. If there was one rule you could object to, which one would it, be and why? 9. What changes would you make to this world so that you could fit into it perfectly? List at least four changes/amendments. 10. How would you feel if you were released and why? Give at least four reasons.
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<span style="color: #f47534; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. It is very difficult to get rules changed in our community, because on page thirteen and fourteen, it is clearly stated that “When something went to a committee for study, the people always joked about it. They say that the committee members would become elders by the time the rule change was made”. Another factor that hindered the amendment of rules was “…they would simply fret and argue about it themselves for years; until the citizens forgot that it had ever gone to them for study”. 2. I think Lois Lowry might have chosen Jonas as the name of her main character because after growing up, just like Jonah in the Bible, Jonas may put an end to this presumed sinful city. Some people may not be happy with the methods of governing therefore it may be a sinful city. This is my prediction and has not been mentioned in the novel yet. 3. I think that Gabriel will help Jonas with trying to eliminate the rules in the utopian world once he grows up. Another perspective is that Gabriel may be secretly informing Jonas about different secret things discreetly using actions. Finally, Gabriel may end up being the solution to all answers. This is my opinion and is not stated in any of the pages read so far. 4. I think that the main cliff hanger in Chapter two was about Jonas’s assignment and his apprehensive feelings towards the Ceremony of Twelve. On page nineteen, Lois Lowry states that even after being reassured by his parents, he still had an anxious feeling towards the day. Discussion – Written Response Chapter 5-9 __** <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yes, I think it was a good rule to talk about your feelings each day, because this way you are able to witness different problems your family has and also share your feelings with them. Another reason why sharing feelings is good is because your parents or siblings could give you ideas on how you could tackle your frets. An everyday example in my life is when I have difficulty with any friends or school study, I would share my feelings with my mother so that she could give me suggestions on how I can solve my problem. Some of my friends share their feelings regarding social issues outside of school. This also teaches me how to face different situations. This is my opinion and finally, on page 9 and onwards, Jonas’s parents help him with his anxiety towards the Ceremony of Twelve. This “calms” him down a little bit which Is why I think it is advisable to share your feelings with others. Discussion Director Questions __** <span style="color: #9812ed; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. What type of indescribable pain do you think Jonas will have to go through during training? 2. What would be your reaction if you were assigned the job of Receiver of Memory? 3. What wrong thing do you think that girl would have done for the Committee to take the privilege of her Receiver of Memory training from her? 4. What connections can you make to any other book or story?
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<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Humans and the entire generation of mankind live on feelings. The feeling of pain when you get hurt, the feeling of betrayal when your best friend deceives you, the feeling love when the cutest guy in class asks you out and the feeling of hope when you’re awaiting your exam results. In our world, most of these feelings are mostly of hatred. I think that in a way it would be better to live without feelings because all of the dire moments pass by you without you realising. On the other hand, living without feelings could be harmful that the race of mankind could be laid on the brink of extinction. To create a family one needs love and passion. A relationship from friendship to marriage requires a feeling of chemistry from both sides. If there were no feelings there could be no love.....no family.....no humans. <span style="color: #c20f17; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 12pt 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. Define hyperbole: A hyperbole is poetic device where you over exaggerate a statement. 2. The pills are what avoid the boys from having Stirrings which is what is known as wet dreams. In the book on page 39, it states that, “...he remembered that upon waking, he wanted to feel the Stirrings again. Then in the same way that his own dwelling slipped away behind him as he rounded a corner on his bicycle, the dream slipped away from his thoughts. Very briefly, a little guiltily, he tried to grasp it back, but the feelings had disappeared. The Stirrings were gone.” This shows the effect of the pill. 3. It clearly states in the novel that he was very frightened and fretful also when he skipped during the awarding of assignments. “Jonas was stunned”, pg 69. He also felt a gush of confusion, “his mind reeled”, pg 71, “now empowered to ask questions of utmost rudeness....” pg 71. This shows he was confused.
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<span style="color: #3ba1f1; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In this section, there were not many devices. The noticeable ones in the section were: “I am not as old as I look,” is a simile on page 76 “I am so weighted with them,” is a hyperbole on page 78 “And he could see, though his were closed,” is an expression on page 81
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<span style="color: #123ff8; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1 <span style="color: #0044ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. The transmittal of the memory was so exhausting to the old man because on Pg 83 the old man states “It’s a very distant memory. That’s why it was so exhausting – I had to tug it forward from many generations back. It was given to me when I was a new Receiver, and the previous Receiver had to pull it through a long time period, too.” 2. Jonas’s relationship with his parents after he begins his training has had a drastic change due to the rule that states that he cannot share anything regarding his training with anybody on Pg 68. Also he is prohibited to take part in the daily sharing of feelings and dream telling. This is what makes him different from everybody and due to powers, he <span style="color: #123ff8; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">is receiving from the Giver gradually, he looks at things from a different perspective which the community cannot see from <span style="color: #0044ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 3. <span style="color: #0044ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The Giver transfers the memories he has through his hand. On Pg 79, the Giver says, “I am going to transmit my memory of snow, the old man said and placed his hands on Jonas’s bare back.” It also says that they were memories from the past which were carried down from the past Receivers to Jonas. This shows that the community has no feelings. Just like in the anticipation guide, the community is scared of all these troubles, pains and memories which is why they chose one person to keep them all from the community. I can come to a conclusion that the people in this community are scared. 4. The two things that were compared in this passage were the crack in the bone in his twisted leg and a hatchet lay lodged in his leg. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> In this case, the effect of this comparison makes the reader feel the pain because the emphasis of the hatchet slicing through the nerves is added which would be painful if it really happened. This is the effect of most similes on the reader as it adds more emphasis to the main subject. My Prediction for Section 5 Chapter 20 __** <span style="color: #ff00ef; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Although many things have been made clear as I have read ahead in the Giver, I still think that using the powers that he has, Jonas will gather all the members of the committee and talk to them regarding the issue of releasing and other problems that may be a hindrance to the understanding of the community. When I say this, I mean that due to the fact that the community has no memories, they are not able to feel the warmth and the speciality of every moment that they witness. Therefore, I think that together with Gabriel, Jonas will have a personal conference with the community members using Gabriel as an example because of his growth due to the transfer of memory.
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<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This section approaches the end of the book; therefore there are several important activities that occur. Firstly, Jonas is told to stay at the Annex with the Giver overnight where they make a plan on how to give away the memories to the community so that they may also share the same feelings that Jonas and the Giver did. This affected Jonas because the plan kept rushing through his head, even during school. In the evening on the next day, he found out that Gabriel was going to be released the next morning, so he carried him along at night which was not the original plan. He was meant to leave alone. Along the way, we also find out that the Giver did not want to go along with Jonas because he was too weak and wanted to spend time with his daughter, Rosemary. This means that he was going to die soon because Rosemary was released. At the end, Jonas and Gabriel face the reality of the world and Jonas witnesses’ snow, hills and rain. After a long journey, using his first memory, Jonas remembers that there will be slay that will take them to Elsewhere. This is where he reaches with Gabriel and sees love and warmth. He also hears music which is what the Giver heard at first when he was training. This explains to me that the place he was, was heaven because the Giver would be there with his daughter and he heard the music which was in possession of the Giver. Discussion Questions Section 5 Chapter 20 __** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. What do you think was the advantage of the plan for Jonas? 2. Do you think he felt happy that he had done something for his community? 3. If you were in Jonas’s place, would you have returned with Gabriel to the community? Why or why not? 4. What 3 learner profiles do you think Jonas portrayed throughout the whole story? 5. What connections can you make to the outside world?
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