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Poetry Appropriation- Journal Entry

April 10th, 2008 by ykim

1. What changes have you made?

I changed everything on the poem into modern day version.

2. Why? What does it tell us about changes in Australia?

It tell us that australia has developed a lot of technologies to make our life easier. In the olden days

3. What techniques have you used to reveal these changes (metaphors, simile, personification, onomatopoeia)

4. If you used a technique, why did you choose it? How is it effective in creating meaning?

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Briefcase 23

March 15th, 2008 by ykim

ANALYSE COMPOSITIONAL MEANINGS

Compositional Meanings concern the layout of the text.

Write up your Compositional analysis in your Edublog

The most salient feature in dps 10 is the portrait. The portrait is big and is placed in the centre of the page which makes our eys focus on the portrait. The curved lines outlining the portrait makes us think that the buildings inside the portrait are endless.

This helps us get the message because the composer focuses our attention on the most important object in the page.  

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How does the picture book, the rabbit create meaning?

March 15th, 2008 by ykim

The picture book, the rabbit creates meaning because the rabbits are a metaphor for the white settlers of australia and the story is about their negative effect on the world of the aboriginal people. Still the story is one sided. In this picture book there are many themes, such as the lost culture, stolen generation and the colonisation. These themes are created by many visual techniques such as representational, compositional and interactive.

In dps 10, i have chosen the theme ‘colonisation’. The visual technique representational helps create this theme because it creates a strong vector that draws our eyes towards the potrait that has a lot of buildings inside. It means that the white settlers are establishing a base on the aboriginal people’s land and they are doing it in a rapid pace.

The visual technique called  interactive also help create the theme colonisation because  it draws our attention to the portrait with the buildings. The reason our attention is drawn to the potrait is because the portrait is done with a high modality and the portrait is drawn with a lot of details. The camera angle is close and the portrait is placed right in the centre of the page.

Compositional helps create the theme colonisation because the most salient feature is the portrait. The composer wants us to see the portrait because the main message lies inside the portrait. The big curved lines outlining the portrait makes the buildings inside the image endless.

In conclusion the picture book, the rabbit create meaning because it tells us about themes of what happened to the aboriginal people when the white settlers came into their land.

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Briefcase 21

March 11th, 2008 by ykim

1.ANALYSE REPRESENTATIONAL MEANINGS

Representing or depicting an object in a recognizable manner

2.Write up your Representational analysis in your Edublog    (The rabbits pg 9)

There are strong vectors that draw our attention in  the mirror with the lot of buildings. These are created by the white background making the mirror stand out. The composer is drawing our attention to the mirror because he/she wants to tell us that  the mirror symbolizes how the white settlers came in the aboriginal peoples land and started to build buildings all over the land.

3.At least one paragraph about how these techniques help bring across the message of the book.

It helps us because these techniques make the message stand out. These techniques draw our attention to the main object the composer wants us to see.

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Briefcase 19

March 11th, 2008 by ykim

1. Discuss what the meaning of the book is, what is the message?

The rabbits are a metaphor for the white settlers of australia and the story is about their negative effect on the world of the aboriginal people. However the message given is one sided. When we read the page with the words they stole our children, the story loses its last sign of appeal.  

2. Make a list of some visual techniques that you think help creat these meanings.

Coulour, participants , settings, frame, positioning and the cover.

3. Discuss what you think colours represent in this book.

I think the colours in this book represent the aborigines and how they lost their generations and their lands.

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Journal entry 6

February 23rd, 2008 by ykim

What significant moment in Indigenous History occurs this week?

Kevin raad said sorry to the aboriginal people because of their stolen generations.

How may you use this as supplementary material?

I can use this to back up my thesis point. (videos about kevin raad saying sorry).

What is your aim for this lesson?

My aim for this lesson is to complete at least 250 words about aboriginal history.

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Journal entry 5

February 23rd, 2008 by ykim

Evaluate your contribution to the group and your own work ethic?

I think i am doing well so far. But the only problem is that our group and myself dont do as much homework. All we do is work in class and finish what we havent done in another social studies lesson.

What did you find your strengths and weaknesses were?

My strenght is finding good and valuable information on the internet. My weakness is spending too much time trying to summarise paragraphs.

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Journal entry 4

February 23rd, 2008 by ykim

which part of the exposition are you responsible for?

The significant events that happened in the aboriginal lives.

What supplementary material are you using to back up your thesis points (your argument)?

I am going to use the video about kevin raad. How he said sorry to the aborogines.

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Journal entry 3

February 23rd, 2008 by ykim

What are your frustrations?

I do not have any frustrations yet.

How will you deal with these?

I do not have any frustrations.

What do you need to achieve this lesson?

I have to complete at least a minimum of 300 words about aboriginal history today.

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February 17th, 2008 by ykim

Journal

What is an exposition? writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain

What is a thesis point?

Thesis points are points which are introduction and are going to be further described in later paragraphs

How is an exposition text type structured?

1.Introduction

2.Body

3.Conclusion.

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