Similes & Metaphors | English

 Today I have completed another task from the Figurative Language slideshow, I have moved on to this task and already know the definitions and meaning behind both the Similes and the Metaphors. Here is what work I have done on this topic.

Similes - are where you compare two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
e.g He ran like the wind. She was as strong as a lion.

Metaphors- are where you compare two unlike things using by saying something is something else. 

e.g He is a stonewall, unbreakable by force. The rain is glass shattering against the street.

Highlighting every Simile in each sentence

• My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.
• The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.
• The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 
• My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore.

Completing the simile to each sentence

• The cloth was as black as Coal
• The wet ball was as slippery as an Eel
• My little sister is as playful as a Kitten
• The top of this table is as smooth as Silk
• I’ve been as busy as a Bee
• The lamb is as white as Snow

Is it a Simile or Metaphor?

1. As slippery as an eel. - Simile

2. Arnie was a man-mountain. - Metaphor

3. He was a lion in battle. - Metaphor

4. She is as pretty as a picture. - Simile

5. The striker was a goal machine. - Metaphor

6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. - Simile

7. The moon was a misty shadow. - Metaphor

8. My friend has a face like thunder. - Simile

My own Simile & Metaphor:

Simile - He ran as fast as a cheetah

Metaphor - The snow is a white blanket

Simile - The morning temperature was as cold as ice

What have I learnt?

I have learned the difference between both Similes and Metaphors and can easily tell them apart

How does this work show my learning?

I have completed the task and evidence shown that I can tell the differences and tell which is a Smile and which is a Metaphor 

What am I wondering?

Nothing to question about for this topic

My Teacher is the Bomb | English

 Today and for the last 3 days we have been learning about Idioms, this is my second or third task on the figurative slideshow, we had to fill out what each figurative column meant and choose 3 from all 6 to make a drawing of what it would look like in the literal column. 

Idioms - say things that are understood in ordinary English and do not mean what they say. Idioms are not meant to be taken literally; e.g ‘My teacher is the bomb!’.

Literal Colum:

Definition of 'Literal' - Meaning exactly what you say

Here are my 3 creations:

Making our own Idioms:

1. I have Butterflies in my Stomach

  - Feeling nervous

2. It's a Piece of Cake

  - It's easy

3. Hit the deck

  - Drop down on the floor

What have I learnt?

I have learned what idioms are, what it means, how it is used in many different ways and the meanings behind the idioms

How does this work show my learning?

Because I have completed the task given and showed my understanding of what idioms are through the post

What am I wondering?

I'm not questioning anything about the topic

Fitness | P.E

What does being physically fit mean?

To be physically fit means to be in a state of health and well-being. Physical fitness is defined as the body's ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist disease and to react to emergency situations.

What makes you physically unfit?

Your Diet(eating unhealthy food or not keeping your diet and meal plan in balance) and if the body gets damaged whether its a broken leg, arm or if they either have some illness. Mood swings can/could disturb how you physically function properly and such.

Mix & Match Poetry Terms & Definitions | English

For english today we have moved into a new topic called Figurative language, we were first got to do a mix & match to see how many we already knew or just get to know what the words mean and was the first task given to finish.

 Figurative Language - Saying one thingand meaning something else

Literal Language - Meaning exactly what you say

Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as

Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things not  using the words like or as

Personification - Giving human qualities to non-human things

Imagery - Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses

Idiom - A phrase common to people who speak the same language - saying one thing but meaning another

Hyperbole - An exaggeration of the facts

Alliteration - Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing

Factual or Satirical? | English

 For English, we moved on to looking at sites and throughout that, we also learned the context of Factual and Satirical meanings. We had learned the basic technique to tell the articles apart whether they were fake or real or in other cases, Factual or Satirical. We looked into 8 different articles from 4 different countries: New Zealand, Australia, the US & the UK. We were then given the task to choose 2 articles from the same country and resemble them and how much of a difference they are apart.

I chose 2 articles from the UK(United Kingdom), it was time to compare these to articles from one another and see if there was any evidence of telling which is Factual or Satirical. I put both websites beside each other and started comparing them and what makes them believable or not believable. 

Daily Mail

Daily Mash

Already I could tell that the Daily Mail is a secure website to explore, which goes the same as the Daily Mash. But to tell the difference I looked into more of the content both sites put up, Daily Mail has content that includes good use of words and when searching up the content it occurs within seconds, also noticing that at the very bottom of the Daily Mail it tells who or which company it was published by and by searching that company that it was published by it is easier to tell whether the company is safe.

For the Daily Mash, you can straight away tell that it is Satirical from the content is being posted. The usage of words this site uses is pretty bad, the articles published are very pointless and not relevant to what the site is about. The Daily Mail is Factual while the Daily Mash is Satirical.

Starfish Poem | Social Studies

Today we had to read a poem about the Starfish and we focused on how this poem was related to the real-life world. The poem resembled how the old man was helping the economy or the ecosystem itself by picking up starfish that was washed across the shore and releasing it into the ocean so that they don't dry up and die. 

The main message taken from this poem is that we need to help the ecosystem from dying or messing up its life cycle, I have highlighted a few parts or lines in the poem that shows or sums up a few things I am explaining that relates to the real-life and a few life lessons. The message is that 'Your input does matter no matter how small of a change you make can make a big difference. 

People can take you as an inspiration and also take the habit to help the ecosystem, soon the amounts of people that took part were all inspired by one man, it always starts with 1 person, an inspiration.

 THE  STARFISH  POEM

Once upon a time there was a wise man 

who used to go to the ocean 

to do his writing. 

He had a habit of walking 

on the beach 

before he began his work. 

One day he was walking along 

the shore. 

As he looked down the beach, 

he saw a human 

figure moving like a dancer. 

He smiled to himself to think 

of someone who would 

dance to the day. 

So he began to walk faster 

to catch up. 

As he got closer, he saw 

that it was a young man 

and the young man wasn't dancing, 

but instead he was reaching 

down to the shore, 

picking up something 

and very gently throwing it 

into the ocean. 

As he got closer he called out, 

"Good morning! What are you doing?" 

The young man paused, 

looked up and replied, 

"Throwing starfish in the ocean." 

"I guess I should have asked, 

why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?" 

"The sun is up and the tide is going out. 

And if I don't throw them in they'll die." 

"But, young man, don't you realize that 

there are miles and miles of beach 

and starfish all along it. 

You can't possibly make a difference!" 

The young man listened politely. 

Then bent down, picked up another starfish 

and threw it into the sea, 

past the breaking waves and said- 

"It made a difference for that one."

Bias/Agenda | English

 Bias - when you unfairly favour one side of an argument

Source - where you got the information from

Credible - factual, truthful, reliable

Authority - the author has good/in depth knowledge of the subject

Reliable - can trust that this information is correct

Perspective - point of view, the way you see it

Agenda - what you are trying to do, e.g convince me of a 'fact

Manipulate - mould something into what you want it to be