SLJ - Week 4 day 4 - (1,2 and Bonus Activity)

Day 4: Contemporary Entertainment

Activity 1: Moana

In late 2016, the movie Moana was released by Disney.

It’s a beautiful story about a young Polynesian girl from

the fictional island of Motunui, who goes on a big adventure.

Watch the trailer for Moana and then write a summary of

the movie on your blog. If you’ve seen the movie, you can

include your favourite part! Tell us as much as you can about

the movie. What is it about? Who are the main characters in the

movie? What do they do in the movie? Where do they go?

Moana is a movie adventure movies which I like. It started off

when they were low on food and also the environment was fading

away. So moana try to leave but always getting caught by his dad.

The dad will not allow anyone to leave the island because

it is very dangerous in the outer world. Moana’s grandma

always encourage her to go and save the world from Te Ka.

But one day the grandma was very ill. She told Moana to

go and save the world but you have to find Maui first, so

Moana got her things and ran to the boat she quickly left.

While she was talking to hei hei she got pushed by a wave to

an Island which apparently, that was were maui lives. So both

went to battle Te Fiti and restore the heart of Moana.

I’ve watched this movie a lot of times so i'm going to tell you

my favourite part of the movie. My favourite part of the movie is

when Moana restores the heart of Te Fiti and also the reaction

when Maui got his hook back which Te Fiti fixed.

Activity 2: Country Calendar

Did you know that the longest running television show

in New Zealand history is a programme called

‘Country Calendar’? It started on 6 March 1966 and

has been running ever since. The programme includes

stories of everyday New Zealanders, many of whom are farmers.

Watch this short clip from Country Calendar. What do you

think would be the most interesting and/or challenging things

about being a farmer?

Interesting thing was how they keep there promise from a

long time ago saying that they will plant tomatoes, peas and

more. After a decade or two there were all these plants and

vegetables planted. Also it is amazing that the show has been

going on for 52 yrs now. That really is a very long time.

Challenging thing is shaving the sheep's wool, planting

plants and vegetable and also waking up early in the

morning just to do all these stuff. Also waking up early

to work at the animals

Would you would like to be a farmer when you are older.

Why/why not? Give us, at least, two reasons to support your answer.

I do not want to be a farmer although it sounds a lot of fun,

3 reasons I do not want to be a farmer:

1. Because I cannot wake up early everyday

2. I know that it is very hard

3. I don’t do well with animals

Bonus Activity: Singing a Different Tune

A number of New Zealand (NZ) singers and songwriters have

recently burst onto the music scene, becoming popular both in

NZ and overseas. One of these artists, Lorde, is gaining a lot of

recognition for her unique style and songwriting ability. People

all over the world seem to really like the lyrics (words) that she

writes in her songs.

Think of your favourite song. Share the name of the song, the name

of the person who wrote the song and the lyrics from the song

on your blog. You must type the lyrics not cut and paste them

in order to earn full points for the activity.

My favourite song is “Here to stay” from “General Fiyah.”

Lyrics:

(Here's another one)

Come on

I'm here to stay baby

For me there's no mucking around

I do this purely for music

Never for the money of fame

I’m blessed with this music

It's my one heart desire

Surely music takes me higher

To a place i’ve never been before

(General Fiyah, watch it man)

I mess around come quick nobody tell me what they think

Now don’t ever forget why we do this music

Not for the popularity, money other things

Yo purley cause we have the passion for the music

The drum and bass makes you move your waist

Meanwhile this reggae music take you to a higher place

Come and dance up and down

Come and do the rubber duck

Come join the fun there's from for everyone

No room for hate leave your trouble at the gates

General fiyah on the rhythm, THD got you moving

I'm here to stay baby

For me there's no mucking around

I do this purely for music

Never for the money of fame

I’m blessed with this music

It's my one heart desire

Surely music takes me higher

To a place i’ve never been before  x2

(General fiyah, Watch it man)

I mess around come quick nobody tell me what they think

Now don’t ever forget why we do this music

Not for the popularity, money other things

Yo purley cause we have the passion for the music

The drum and bass makes you move your waist

Meanwhile this reggae music take you to a higher place

Come and dance up and down

Come and do the rubber duck

Come join the fun there's from for everyone

No room for hate leave your trouble at the gates

General fiyah on the rhythm, THD got you moving.

(That's ALL)

This Song is here to stay, which feat, Three houses down

BONUS POINTS: 8

SLJ - Week 4 day 2 - (1,2 and Bonus Activity)

Day 2: A Decade of Sport

Activity 1: Chasing Great

Over the past 17 years New Zealand has experienced a number

of sporting highlights, perhaps none larger than the back-to-back

Rugby World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015. In both competitions

our national rugby team, the All Blacks, was captained by a

man named Richie McCaw. He is arguably one of the best

rugby players of all time. A movie called Chasing Great was

recently created to document his incredible rugby career.

Please watch the trailer for Chasing Great and read about

Richie McCaw online. On your blog tell us three things that

you learned about Richie that you did not know beforehand.

What else would you like to know about Richie?

Three things I didn’t know about Richie was:

1. He was a pilot
2. He was awarded captain when vsing Wales in 2004 when he was just 23 yrs old
3. He lead the all blacks to 13 victories in 14 test, with the team winning the tri nation

3 thing I want to know about Richie:

1. How did it feel when you retired?
2. What culture are you?
3. Do you got any siblings, if so did they play rugby too?

Activity 2: Sporting Heroes

In 2015, a kiwi golfer named Lydia Ko became the youngest

woman in the world to reach the #1 ranking.  She was only

17 years old. Many people from here in New Zealand and

overseas really admire her and think of her as a modern-day

sporting hero. Who is your sporting hero? They can be a

famous athlete, or even a member of your family or community.

It’s completely up to you.

My sporting hero is Lisa Carrington. She is an incredible rower,

and last year she was awarded the prestigious  Lonsdale Cup for

her amazing results in 2016! She spends hours training, and I

think her commitment to her sport is inspiring.

On your blog tell us about your sporting hero. Who are they?

Why are they a hero? Include a photo of them in your blog post.

My sporting hero is Jonah Lomu. Jonah Lomu inspired me to

play rugby. Jonah lomu was playing in the all blacks as a winger.

He become the youngest player in all blacks which he was 19 yrs of age.

Everytime I come back from home I always go on youtube and start

watching Jonah Lomu smashing his way to the top. But While he was

at it, he was suffering a disease called Cardiac arrest. Up until November

the 18 2015 Jonah Lomu Died from the Disease.

Bonus Activity: Shake it Off

In recent years, many New Zealanders have embraced a new form of

exercise called Zumba©. It was developed by a man named Alberto

Perez who lives in the country of Columbia. He created Zumba by

bringing together many different dance styles including: cumbia,

mambo, hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, tango, merengue and mambo.

The Merengue   

  

Tango

Choose one of the dance styles mentioned above and click

on the name to read more about it. Once you are done, post

three interesting facts about the dance style on your blog. In

which country did it originate? Who originally created it?  

Name of dance: Tango

What country did it originated from? Montevideo (Uruguay)

and Buenos Aires, (Argentina)

Who originally created it? Unknown

Other facts:

Tango Is a partner dance

Early Tango was known as Tango criollo

Tango was made somewhere in the 1880’s

BONUS POINTS: 10