Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Remember the Titans - Coach Boone Speech



Anybody know what this place is? This is Gettysburg. This is where they fought the Battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fightin' the same fight that we're still fightin' amongst ourselves today.
This green field right here was painted red, bubblin' with the blood of young boys, smoke and hot lead pourin' right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men:
'I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family.'
You listen. And you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together, right now, on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed -- just like they were. I don't care if you like each other or not. But you will respect each other. And maybe -- I don't know -- maybe we'll learn to play this game like men.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Tuesday 15/2 Period 6

Do the following in one blog post and submit your work when you :

1. Answer Questions + Discuss Al Pacino's speech from 'Any Given Sunday'
2. Answer Questions on Queen Elizabeth Speech (finish for HW)
3. HW: Due tomorrow: complete the Reading Questions and answer the following questions:
        
  1. Define the following in a new blog post: Aristotle's 3 modes of persuasion: Pathos, Logos, Ethos
  2. Choose a speech and try to figure out which of the three is the predominant type of persuasion. Do this by first describing what the speaker is trying to persuade of their audience.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Books or TV (example)







Excellent organisation of points. Makes the argument very clear!



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via Harrison's BLOG  on 13/02/11

Reading books is better than watching TV.

I agree with the statement above.In my personal opinion i think that books are better then tv because they provide various forms of entertainment and knowledge that TV cant create.

Firstly, Books contain knowledge and information that TV shows only have limited time and shows on, especially when we consider how much money it takes to create a program. The greatest writers in the world didnt host or create a TV show, they read books. Also books are always accessible and can be read at anytime whereas TV shows or only available a certain times.

Secondly, Books can create a vastly entertaining world through imagination and awesome creative writing. TV shows can only do this with a huge budget, especially if it is a science fiction theme which requires lots of high tech special effects to create a stimulating experience. From personal experiences, i discovered a sci fi genre of books and found it to be a page turning which satisfied me way more then any TV show.

Thirdly, Through an academic perspective reading books will vastly increase your creative and persuasive writing as well as understanding books and plots easier, making reading a whole lot more convincing to choose over bland TV.

In conclusion, Boos are better then TV because they provide; Easily accessible information and knowledge that can boost your academic skills and also entertain you for countless hours with page turning, stimulating novels. 



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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Monday Feb 14: 2011 NAPLAN Sample Prompt

  1. Compose a persuasive piece using the prompt below. Publish your piece on your blog.
  2. Make sure you have all the work regarding Aristotle's 3 Modes of Persuasion complete.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

2008 NAPLAN Reading Questions (HW at bottom)



HW:


  1. Define the following in a new blog post: Aristotle's 3 modes of persuasion: Pathos, Logos, Ethos
  2. Choose a speech and try to figure out which of the three is the predominant type of persuasion. Do this by first describing what the speaker is trying to persuade of their audience.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

2009 Naplan Writing Prompt

This is a great example of using dialogue. Well-punctuated.

 
 

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via Stuart's Blog For English by Stuart.Bridges on 2/6/11

The year is 4030 the month is January the person is Jack Auralien and he has discovered the 1st plannet that is more than 5 billion light years away but it dosn't take 5 billions years to get their they have invented hyperspeed which travels at whatever speed  you require so it took Jack 5 minutes to get their because he likes to have some time in space. Jack Auralien is 30 he has brown hair but he always has it in a buzz cut he has violet eyes and he is quite tall. He is on the ship the "Space Conquerer". He is right above the world 18323 the 183 planet found by him and his number in the Interplanetary Expedition force. They are the explorer of the League of Planets, Earth, Mars, Pluto, Venus, Cadia and about 150 others rethese people asses and see if planets are habitable, already inhabited or violent against the League of Planets. His expeditionary force consists of 10 men including Jack, he is the Platoons Lieutenant, their is Sargent Bob, Corporal Gene, Corporal Sam, Corporal Edd, Private Harry, Private Chris, Private Ray, Private Jim and Private Stuart.

 The men are mustered around a holographic map in the Ships 2nd room that has their gear food bunks and weapons. "Okay men so here we are at 18323 our 183 planet found so lets get it over and done with" Said Jack to the troops, "Jim what's the scans say?"

"the scans say their is life forms that are in a primitive level, so this will be a habitation Sir." said Jim very bleakly as if without interest.

"O.k. Bob get me on the horn to Cadia and tell them we have found a base and are landing shortly." Said Jack while pulling on his Armour and grabbing his Laser rifle off the shelf.

"Yes Sir!" Said Bob with an undying loyalty and energy for his Lieutenant.

"Harry I want scans on the plannets Gas levels" Said Jack while pulling on his full face helmet

"No need for that sir its the same as Cadia so we can all breathe perfectly down their."

"Good, Chris whats their gravity like?"

"they have 1/20 as strong gravity as ours so things are little more heavy down their." Said Chris Bleakly.

"Okay guys same deal, Suit up and ship out on the Hells Wings, we are making land fall so check weapons and Stuart start doing some Pre-flight Checks. okay so here is the deal as always if the begins are sentient and intelligent we ask them to join our league if not we leave it for the reviewers and if they are hostile we wait for reinforcements and remember the Hells wings has many weapons and i have got us a Wellington hover tank if we need it. So all aboard the Hells Wings NOW!!!." Jack instructed them.

"Welcome aboard Hells wings flight 1984 to 18323 please remain seated and have you tray tables up and guns on safety. Ok we are clear for landing get this show on the road."

The flight down from the orbiting shuttle took 10 Minutes and it took another 10 minutes to find a suitable spot to land. When they landed millions of birds and other animals ran away or took flight to get away form the shuttle. The shuttle is a mean looking thing it has a slanted nose with 2 front mounted laser cannons which can shred tank amour as easily as a hot knife through butter, if has 2 missile pods loaded with HE round for lightly armoured take down, it has a crew compartment which looks like a metal box shoved in the middle in that compartment it can seat 30 people easily and has 2 useable Gatling guns for quick take down of infantry. The wings are slanted and they come out of the box and the thrusters stick out of the box on the top.

 
 

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