40 min writing: The south island roads are better than the north island roads

South: scenery (Eg: Less industrial areas ), fewer earthquakes

North: nicer roads (fewer potholes)

I think that the south island roads are no better than the north island's roads

I agree that both the north and the south island has reasonably good roads, I have a few ideas as to why they're both good in my opinion; The north island has nicer roads from what I've seen as an example the potholes and roads are repaired much quicker than in the south island.


and the scenery in the south island is better in my opinion due to less industrial or business areas and at the moment there are also fewer earthquakes in the south island too.

Persuasive Writing

History has no value in present-day society.

Agree: Waste of space/ Could be used for houses/ Made into farmland/ Fields/ Habitat for animals

Disagree: Can be used for movie sets/ Education/

I think that historic buildings have no value in present-day society because of the fact that they don't have much use, yea sure they can be used for movie sets or education, they are a waste of space and could be used for houses or made into farmland and fields, possibly for sports but the land could also be used as a habitat for animals.

I believe that the land used for these historic buildings have no use due to the fact they aren't really used for anything besides education or movie sets and what's the use behind the education anyway? Jobs that'll get you preeeeetty much nowhere in life.

If the buildings get removed the land could be used for newer and better houses or other buildings such as industrial buildings and businesses too. This could lead to more money and also tourism.

Science - Egg drop competition

In science, our task is to create some sort of construction to secure an egg that will be dropped 8 metres high off of the learning commons stairs. The materials I used were only layers of newspapers crunched up around the egg.
Outcome: Many groups were successful as mine was one of them. It landed with light impact and survived. 

persuasive Writing Bees are the most important creature on the planet

plan

For, pollination, honey, beeswax for candles

Against, nothing




Writing

Bees are the most important creatures on the planet in my opinion due to these reasons; pollution, honey and the many uses for beeswax.

Detailed Sentences English

Exercise 1 

From each set of words in brackets choose the one word or phrase which most effectively conveys the heat of the scene being pictured:

Beneath the frowning sun the land was brown. Blades of grass, shrivelled by the fierce rays, clung to the crumbling, scorched soil. Even to move was an effort. The slightest motion was enough to cause a sweat, but even perspiration was  forced away almost instantly by the merciless heat.

Exercise 2 

Some words have been left out in the following sentences. From each group in brackets, choose the word or phrase that most effectively suggests the idea of noise.

1 Thunder rang off the mountains. The weeping of the wind as it blasted through the narrow valleys was almost drowned out by the drumming of huge raindrops on the rocky ground.

2 The clatter of broken glass woke him. He listened intently and heard the slight screech of a hinge as a door slowly opened. There was the faintest scrape of a shoe on the wooden floor of the hall.

She was startled at first by the harsh squawk of a sea gull. The distant murmur of the sea and the sigh of the gentle breeze through the palms lulled her.

Exercise 3 

From each set of words in brackets choose the one word or phrase which most effectively conveys the scene being pictured:

Bright lights radiated amusingly through the evening darkness. The steady glow of the larger lights was reinforced by the sparkle of an array of cheerful smaller ones going after each other in a lively, never-ending race. The hum of conversation, the clink of glasses, and the aroma of steaming food all drifted enticingly across the still night air.

Exercise 4 

Here is a short descriptive passage. From each group in brackets, choose the word or phrase that most effectively fills each gap. Bear in mind the impression the writer is trying to give.

The face, in the brief instant when the lightning glowed, was like some badly-done carving. The forehead was topped with a mass of hair which gleamed in the light. The lower part of the face was masked by a wild cluster of wiry beard. The eyes, deep-set under thick brows, twinkled evilly as they caught the light. Mark’s heart thrashed in fear at the sight. Lightning lit up again.

Stencils

In art, I have made a stencil that was meant to be a social symbol I decided to use the Nike logo as an example.

This is the stencil and a few testers I have done with it. I used a bellow to apply the paint to my stencil and I also used a sponge when I tried some different techniques.

Season Similes

Spring looks like blossoms

Spring tastes like fruit and honey

Spring smells like daffodils

Spring feels like the warm sun

Spring sounds like birds chirping

Summer looks like sunshine and rainbows

Summer tastes like crispy watermelon 

Summer smells like melting tar

Summer feels like pain just pain

Summer sounds like splashing at the pools

Autumn looks like leaves falling from the trees

Autumn tastes like dirt and dust going in your mouth

Autumn smells like dead leaves

Autumn feels like the crunching of leaves under your feet

Autumn sounds like  the crunching of leaves under your feet

Winter looks like shitty weather

Winter tastes like hot chocolates

Winter smells like rain