Holes - Activity 3

WALT: Use the text to support our thinking.

Throughout the past few weeks, I have been reading the book, Holes by Louis Sachar.
There is also a movie based around this book. This week I read, chapters 16 - 19 and my brief
summary of these chapters are, Stanley writes back to his mum, Zero doesn't know how to read,
and Magnet stole Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds. This presentation/task is based around chapters 16 - 19.
Take a look and I hope you enjoy.

Tech @ Tamaki Task for Term 1 - Charity Box

I am a year 8 student @ Pt England School and as a privilege, every Tuesday, we get to go down to Tamaki College to do something called, Tech. There are 4 groups and I was put in the graphic group for this term. This was our task for the whole term and I have finally completed it. It is a sort of charity donation box. It includes my charity and the benefits of donating something useful for the kids that are in need. I have designed it using a few Samoan patterns here and there, not much colour, but I think this will do.  It also has a phrase at the top. Spare some change to Spare a LIFE. 

Complex Sentences

WALT: Identify and write complex sentences.

This is a similar presentation and task to the dependent clauses, but this is based around
writing and identifying complex sentences.

Guide for Unlucky Campers - Article

If you are reading this, you are one of the unlucky campers being sent off to Camp Green Lake.
You are probably thinking that Camp Green Lake is somewhere with a huge freshwater lake for
swimming and having fun, and you probably think that it is a place with a lot of trees and maybe
some bushes or something like that...right? Well, here comes the reality of it. This particular camp is
actually the opposite of what you could be thinking. Camp Green Lake is actually a desert. No lake,
No trees, No fun, Not even any GREEN.  It is just a plain blazing hot desert. That’s why I’m here to give
you a guide of how to survive at Camp Green Lake!

First of all, what extra things you should consider taking?. Water... is the number one priority. Trust me,
you’re gonna want you’re own water to have when the provided canteen hasen’t been filled yet.
Otherwise, look forward to being thirsty for the next year or so. Secondly, Take a bit of food but stash
it away somewhere, so that you can eat it on your own or if you could just decide to eat the horrible
food given to you there. There isn’t much of it. Something else you could take is maybe some spare
clothes to wear when you’re not working you bum off. And maybe also take a hat to cover your face,
you’re really gonna need it, seeing as it’s a desert with steaming hot sun blazing down on you everyday.
Maybe, if take some pepper spray for self defence and i recommend learning how to fight/ defend
yourself.

Next, how should you act when you arrive? You normally arrive on a bus which takes you
approximately 7-8 hours depending on where you are coming from. When you arrive at camp
green lake, at least try to act like you’re not surprised or act sort of staunch. But, most important of
all, don’t have attitude and don’t take what people say seriously, unless their telling you their
nicknames/names. Take that really seriously. Understand, what the warden tells you about running
away because, there really isn’t for another hundred miles. Anyways, overall, act staunch and stay
committed to just doing your time at Camp Green Lake and getting it over with.

What to say? If people ask you what your name is, Just say your name and they will probably have
you’re nickname sorted out already. If someone asks you if you want water, say yes but without attitude.
Whatever you do, don’t really ask anyone to help you with your work unless, they offer first and if the
counsellor talks to you, tell him everything. He will help you sort your life out. So, yeah just say what
you feel like saying. Just watch out what you say to certain people.

Who should you be wary of? This is a big question. One is Mr. Sir. He isn’t really scary, but I believe
that he is a quite suspicious counsellor. Similar to Mr. Pendanski. But, Mr Sir is just plain mean and
sarcastic. Not in a good way either. Mr. Sir wears sunglasses even when he’s inside, he wears a hat
all the time and he has a rattlesnake tattoo. I also recommend keeping your distance with Mr. Pendanski
for he acts really kind and nice, but he could do something else. He is suspicious but if he offers you
water, check it and take if you feel safe. So, look out for Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski. Most of the other
fellow inmates are fine and harmless. Most times. Oh and before I forget. The warden owns the only
spot of shade there is in the entire desert.

What to look out for when digging holes? I didn’t tell you this before but when you arrive at Camp
Green Lake, when Mr. Sir is speaking to you, he will talk to you about your job. You will be digging 1 hole
each day that has to be 5 ft tall and 5 ft wide. When you think of it, it sounds pretty easy. But no. It’s hard
work, especially when working in a desert. Anyways, what to look out for? Top priority! Be aware of
Yellow-Spotted Lizards! They don’t sound so harmful...now do they? Actually, they are! One bite from a
yellow-spotted lizard and that’s you. You will die a slow and painful death. You might as well go lay in the
warden’s shade. No one can bother you there. And if you seem to find anything like treasure or
something you think is valuable, then whatever you do, don’t tell anyone. Try your best to hide it away. Yeah, so
look out for anything valuable and look out for yellow-spotted lizards.

That’s it for my guide on how to survive you’re time at camp green lake. Hopefully this will be
helpful for you unlucky campers headed for this horrible, terrible place known as Camp Green Lake.

The Wave2

The Wave 2

It had been a wild day. A hot wind had blown angry grey clouds

across the sky, and the waves seemed unsettled and agitated.

From the deck in front of the beach house where they were stay-

ing, Paul watched the surfers pitting their skills against the swell,

pulling out just before the waves peaked and crashed down upon

them. He wished he was out there, but his mum refused to buy

him a surfboard until he was older. ‘The sea can be cruel’, she

always said.

Paul could watch the sea forever. The beach house was high up in

the sand dunes, and he was captivated by the way the ocean

stretched out into the distance, the way the swell keep rolling in,

wave after unstoppable wave. The sun was starting to dip towards

the horizon, but the temperature was still uncomfortably hot. If he

was quick there would still be time for one last swim before his

parents arrived home.

He jumped up from the swing seat he had been sitting on, and

rushed down the sand dunes. The steepness and the shifting sand

always made it difficult to stay on his feet, but soon he was on the

beach, running faster as the sand got harder, hurtling towards the

surf. Now he was in the shallows with the cool water spraying up

all around him. On he went, knee deep, waist deep, looking for the

right moment to dive in.

The waves were bigger than he expected. A huge wall of water was

rushing towards him, gathering its strength to crash down on him.

He dived into it just before it broke, escaping the buffeting from

the white water. But this wave was not finished with him yet. He

was knocked back and driven down toward the sea floor. It rolled

and twisted him, holding him under. He tried hard to get to the

surface, his lungs bursting. With one last heave, the wave dumped

him into the shallow water, and, having exhausted its energy,

rolled back out to sea.

Some things to ponder

Story structure

Setting: Where does the story take place?	This story was first set in a beach house way up high in the sand dunes.
Characters: Who are the characters in the story?	The characters that had been written in this story were, A boy named Paul and his Mother.
Problem: What is the problem in the story?	Paul decided to go for one last swim before his parents got home. As he went waist deep into the water, the waves seemed to be bigger than he expected that he’d have to control. As a huge waving rushed towards him ready to crash him down, he tried to dive under the wave, but was knocked/dragged down to the sea floor in danger of drowning.
Feelings: How do the main characters feel about the problem?	In the text it doesn’t say that the Mother knew what was happening to Paul down at the beach. But, I would believe that Paul would have felt worried that he could drown if he lost too much air.
Action: What action do the characters take?	Paul tried his hardest to swim up to the surface, but with one last push, the wave crashed down on him and dumped him into the shallow waters.
Outcome: How did the story end?	At the End, the water had dumped Paul into the shallow waters and the wave calmly returned to the ocean.
Themes: Is there a lesson in the story?	This has made me want to make sure that I could handle the waves at a beach before I just go straight in.

Follow up

1. Write the next paragraph to the story. How will Paul react to what has
happened? How does he feel about the sea now?

Last Paragraph of the Story:

The waves were bigger than he expected. A huge wall of water was

rushing towards him, gathering its strength to crash down on him.

He dived into it just before it broke, escaping the buffeting from

the white water. But this wave was not finished with him yet. He

was knocked back and driven down toward the sea floor. It rolled

and twisted him, holding him under. He tried hard to get to the

surface, his lungs bursting. With one last heave, the wave dumped

him into the shallow water, and, having exhausted its energy,

rolled back out to sea.

My Paragraph:

As the wave had rolled back out to sea, Paul awoke, gasping for air! Paul
had sadly forgotten what had happened to him and was wondering how he
ended up on the ocean shore. His mother saw him lying on the beach shore
and ran down as fast as she could. He stood up shaking off the sand and
seaweed the had washed up with him as well.
2. Design a swimsuit or some apparatus that would help Paul stay in
control while swimming in rough surf. Use diagrams with labels to show
your interesting ideas.
3. Challenge: Write a 20 sentence story. Your story must include the words:
agitated, gathering, exhausted and captivated. You can use other tenses
of the word i.e gathered.

Hi, my name is Taulagi and I am going to talk about my first time learning how
to be in a boat. So...Have you had lessons for doing something similar to
getting into a boat? Or having to take swimming lessons for a competition
coming up or something like that. Well, I did. I learnt how to get into a boat and
at first I felt agitated to begin but I got over that feeling and (with a bit of help) I
climbed into the centre of the boat. Since it was just a lesson, and we were
beginners, we had our session in one of the big pools. Anyways, as soon as
I entered the middle of the boat, it shook a bit. But then I felt like I was really in
a boat on the ocean. Feeling that, I gathered  the other participants and they j
umped in the boat one by one. I think that by the last person we had too many
people in the boat at once, because it captivated. It was hilarious. Everyone
fell in the pool and got soaking wet. After this happened, the tutor taught us
how to handle a situation similar to this. We also had to understand the
importance of wearing a fitable life jacket and how it can save our lives more
than we think. Our session was only 30 minutes, because their were people
waiting for their turn. So, once we finished, I was extremely exhausted from
having to get in and out of the boat so many times. And falling out a lot. But,
overall it was amazing. I have learnt so much new skills to do with being on a
boat. I strongly believe that I will enjoy being on a boat more often now.
Thanks to this lesson and future lessons to come.

Holes Activity 1

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This has the same topic as activity 2, just a few different questions and tasks.

Holes Activity 2

This is my holes activity number 2. Have you seen the movie holes o read the book? This
presentation/task is based around the movie and book, "Holes," written by Louis Sachar.

Using Connectives

Using connectives helps when writing an essay or doing a test. In this presentation,
I have written time & cause and effect connectives.

Simple and Compound Sentences

This presentation is our writing task, based around Simple and Compound Sentences.

Dependent Clauses

WALT: Identify and write dependent clauses.
This week, in literacy, we are learning about dependent clauses. Here is a presentation based around
this topic. I have learnt that dependent clauses are sentences that depend on an independent clause to finish the sentence to make it a complete thought.

How can we save Money??

“How can we save money?”

Money comes, therefore, money goes, but money is an object that most people have, but all people need it to survive. Do you actually know how to save
money? Most people have so little and need help to find ways to save up to
gain more cash. It’s your lucky day, here are a few ways that you may find
yourself using in this type of problem/situation.

First of all, you can start by, stop buying the stuff that you want, only buy
the things that you need to stay healthy, clean and well hydrated. This will
help you if you are a big spender. You probably have over 100+ pairs of shoes,
but not enough money for fresh food or power. Stop spending so much on
clothes, shoes, cologne and other stuff like that. Find a way to just spend
money on what you really need to be well provided for. As a result, you will
eventually have saved up quite a bit.

Next, I believe that, if adults could find a way to quit smoking,
they would have a lot of money saved up for their family. Around the world,
smoking is a huge problem. Consequently, in due course to this addiction,
families and people are becoming even more broke by day. Buying smokes
is a huge risk to you as well as your loved ones. This problem can cause lung
cancer and pneumonia. If you try to stop now, you can save your life and your
family can be well provided for.

Last but not least, make gifts instead of buying them. Making a gift can
be way more valuable and precious that buying one someone has made
for you. Most people buy gifts because they think that it would be better, but
i reckon that the best gift is a homemade one. It is cheap, affordable and an
end to your boredom. You can bake something or you can make homemade
candles or picture frames. Doing this saves you a ton of money and time.

So...these are my ways on how to save a bit of money. I strongly believe that
these are very helpful for families that are struggling at the moment. These
3 ways can help you a lot to get through life easier.

Ways like this, can help you and your family/kids in the future. You might
even end up with a few extra dollars sitting in your bank months or even
weeks later. Do you family a favour and consider following these few steps
on how to save money.

Angles

These are 3 different angles that I have learnt about in the past 2 weeks. Besides them, they have 

their names, degrees, and a picture of the angle. In the bottom corner, there is a description of what I have learnt about angles so far.