This is my LCS (learn, create, share) for T3 W5 online learning. Our topic for this week is cultural significance. This includes my reading and math. My writing is on a seperate post.
This is the writing task for online learning and it was about if kapa haka was good or not. My opinion was that it was good and here is my writing to prove that.
Do you think kapa haka is good for you? If someone asked me that I would answer yes. Here is why.
First of all, kapa haka can keep you active. At school (when there wasn’t covid) we did the haka every school morning. This kept us really active because instead of just going to class and doing the roll, and doing work, we can have something to look forward to. Also sometimes Kahikatea does the haka for our brain breaks and that can help us take a break from screen time and help us keep fit during the day.
Secondly, kapa haka involves teamwork. This one is a no brainer. We all have to work together to time the takahea correctly and the chest slaps, all the actions have to be in time. Also another thing, the leaders lead the haka and we need to be on time with them otherwise it would be awkward when the leader hasn’t even spoken and then we’re already talking.
Thirdly, kapa haka incorporates music and sport. When we’re doing haka we’re singing and dancing. Kapa Haka means “group” and “dance”. When we’re doing the actions it keeps us fit. While we’re doing the actions we are singing the haka.
Finally, kapa haka is a cultural dance and it can be significant to someone. Kapa Haka is a cultural dance from around the world. It's like how Spain has Flamenco. Or India has Bhangra. New Zealand has the Haka. Flamenco can be significant to Spanish culture and the Dragon Dance significant to Chinese culture. The Haka is significant to us.
So here are my reasons why Kapa Haka is good for you. Honestly, I don’t think I can find any bad things about Kapa Haka. I think it’s just a cool thing that is significant to Māori culture.
I enjoyed this activity because it was fun doing research about kapa haka. (like how kapa haka means group and dance)
What is your opinion on this?
These are the keeping active slides that Whaea Tamzin said that we could do. I will be updating this every weekday until lockdown ends.
UPDATE: discontinued
Thank you for the journey but I am not motivated enough to update this every weekday.
This is the extra online work that you can do if you have finished all your work.
This is the literacy work for the extra tasks for online learning, hope you enjoy my writing.
All famous books get movie adaptations. Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, basically all of the roald dahl books, twilight, etc. But all of these movie adaptations are not as good as the books that they originally came from. Let me explain.
First of all, books are better because you can process the information that they’re giving you a lot longer. For example there might be a detective book, and you need to process all of that information in order for it to make sense when they find the criminal. As for movies, you have a limited amount of time to get all of that information in your head as fast as you can. There's no time limit for books. But it is for movies. Unless there's a sequel or it is 3 hours long.
Secondly, books make you imagine what's going on. Books are a good way to help with your imagination. The Hunger Games is a great example of this. The hunger games uses such excruciating detail and it makes you want to read it more and more. All the amazing vocabulary and adjectives that they are using really made me imagine what it would be like if I were experiencing the person's point of view.
Finally, books are better than movie adaptations because the adaptations have NO correlation with the original book whatsoever. Take Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul for example. It is the WORST movie in the series so far. But I’m not going to go on a rant about how bad it is because I need to tell you that IT MAKES NO SENSE. The movie has no correlation with the book. In the book there is no gamer Mac Digby, and there is no Player Expo. The movie probably just added it so it could be up to date with our current generation of kids. The first three movies of Diary of A Wimpy Kid were amazing. Rodrick Rules is probably one of the best movies in the entire world. But this abomination just makes me cry.
So there you have it. This is why books are better than movie adaptations. This is my point of view and my opinion so you could have your own opinion too. I strongly believe that books are better than the adaptations and here are the reasons why.
I enjoyed this activity because it was fun doing persuasive writing of my choice.
What persuasive writing did you choose to do?
This is my reading work and our topic for this week is "Are video games good or bad?"
This is for Writing T3 W4, and our topic for this week is are video games good for learning at school.
Since at the time I'm writing this we're in lockdown, I did this at home.
RT: Use research to back up my statements and evidence.
Are video games good or bad? We’ve all heard of that argument before. But do video games decrease our performance in school? Or does it increase? I feel like video games could increase your performance. Let's talk about that.
First of all, video games can make learning fun. Games such as Matific can make learning math more fun. Your teacher can assign you a bunch of fun and different tasks, which are essentially math minigames. They have problem solving minigames, fractions, addition, multiplication and division. They even have more advanced stuff like algebra, decimals, ratio and proportions, and many more! This app has made a huge impact on my performance in school, and even my classmates use this app. 10/10 for the learning experience and 10/10 for the enjoyability.
Secondly, video games help with memory. Researchers operated an array of memory tests and results have shown that 2 weeks of playing Super Mario ™ arise enhanced recognition memory. Also, some studies have shown that video games may even protect dementia for older adults. Memory is very important for students like me because you need to hold the information in your head long enough for us to use it.
Finally, video games can help engage young kids to play sports. When my brother was my age, he played rugby. One of the main reasons he played rugby was because of a video game. It was called Rugby 08. It taught him to play rugby via a training zone. P.E for kids is very important so that they can stay fit. This made him more enthusiastic to play sports as if playing sport on a PS2 was fun, playing it in real life would be more enjoyable.
In conclusion, video games can be useful for school. As the reasons here express, video games can help you with your performance at school. But these are only three reasons why video games can help with school. Too much video games can make you unfit and unhealthy. So you just need to find the right balance between going and being active, and playing video games.
I enjoyed this activity because it was fun doing persuasive writing.
What is your opinion on this argument?
This is my drawing for Mrs Jain's STEAM rotation and we were learning about the A in STEAM which is visual arts. It was based on Andy Warhol.
I enjoyed this activity because it was fun doing the jumpman logo.
What did you do for this rotation?
For cybersmart we made a piece of music that best represented us.
This is my poster for cybersmart. Mrs Cam wasn't here so Whaea Tamzin hosted it. It was about adding personal information
This is my work for T3 W3 and it was persuasive writing. It was if whether sports is better than music.
If you were to ask me, is sport better than music, I would say “Yes.” Here are some reasons why.
Firstly, playing sports may help reduce body fat. If you have a good amount of body fat it could be beneficial to your health. For example it lowers the risk of diabetes. Also if you have too much body fat it increases the risk of heart disease.
Secondly, sports helps with lots of skills. Sport teaches tenacity. Basically, if you fail in sport, or you make a mistake, you can learn from it. If you learn from your mistakes it can help you become a better player. Also, another skill that sport teaches you is teamwork. Plenty of sports are team sports and it helps with teamwork. For example, in netball, you’re always passing the ball to each other to get it to the other side of the court so that you can get the goal. Also in rugby, you keep passing the rugby ball to the other side of the field so you can score the try.
Thirdly, sports can help with depression. Doing exercise regularly can help with depression. Studies have shown that doing exercise releases feel good endorphins, natural cannabis-like chemicals and other natural brain chemicals that can improve your sense of well-being.
Finally, sports can help with social skills. Through sport you can meet other people that have the same hobbies as you. You can interact with them and develop social skills. This is important because for example if you were having a job interview, you already developed social skills to talk confidently. But if you hadn’t then you would probably stutter a lot and you would be very shy.
These are the reasons why I enjoy sports more than music. But honestly, I like both a lot. I just enjoy sports more.
For cybersmart me and my buddy Ayushmaan (link to his blog at the end) fixed some comments to make a quality blog comment, and we are showing you the most improved.
I enjoyed this activity because it was fun fixing up the comments.
How would you fix up me and Ayushmaans comment we made?
For the steam rotation, we were at Whaea Sharlees STEAM station and we made a Manu Tukutuku. Our group consisted of me, Michael, Marcus and, Ayushmaan. I will link their blogs at the end.
This is my reading work for this week and I liked it because I got to make a poster about Human rights.
This is my writing for this week, and we got to write a letter to someone about what they want to change. I wrote to the Rainbows End CEO (Karen Crabb) about adding more rides to Rainbows End.
