Response to text: Leonardo Da Vinci

 Leonardo Da Vinci

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

1. What type of artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci popular for?

a) Sculptor                                         b) photographer

c) Painter                         d) Mathematician

2. What city was Leonardo Da Vinci born in? 

a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci

3. What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s mother’s occupation?

a) model of Mona Lisa b) painter

c) servant             d) Influencer

4. List some of the characters that Leonardo Da Vinci was renowned for?

→ Mona Lisa,the last supper and Vitruvian man there could be more, 

5. True or False: The ‘Mona Lisa’ was a mysterious woman with an uncanny expression?

a) True b) False

6. What did “The Last Supper” portrait painted by Leonardo Da Vinci fade?

a) due to the light                         b) due to using a different type of paint

c) someone tried to paint over it             d) It was painted on glass

7. Name Leonardo Da Vinci’s other masterpieces? 

→ calculator,parachute, tank, solar power,

4 facts task

 

4 Facts about Leonardo Da Vinci, 

Comic art- Response to text -

  Comic Art

1. As a child Raina Telgemeier loved

a) dolls                                 b) comics

c) sports                               d) cooking

2. Raina said that there was a shortage of comics about

a) Superheroes                                      b) Villains

c) newspaper articles                           d) stories that she could relate to

3. In your own words, explain what Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was about:

→It’s about Telgemeier’s middle school experiences with tooth problems I think 

4. True or False: Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was not very popular with kids:

a) True b) False

5. True or False: Raina Telgemeier has had more than 18 million copies of her books printed:

a) True b) False

6. An important award in children’s literature is called the 

a) Academy Awards                 b) Duffy Award

c) Newbery Award                                  d) Pulitzer Prize

7. Explain why some children used to get into trouble if they were caught reading comic books at school: 

→ It would probably distract there learning at school but then at the same time help them with their spelling and how to say words,

4 Facts task

 

4 Facts task about Stencil art 

Response to Text - Jack Kirby - Comic Art

 Comic Art 

1. What type of artist was Jack Kirby?

a) Painter                                         b) Musician

c) Comic Book Artist                        d) Photographer

2. Jack Kirby helped to create iconic characters such as 

a) Dragon Ball Z                             b) Kermit the Frog

c) Peppa Pig                     d) Captain America and the Hulk

3. The comic art style of using dots to show explosions and elements in space is known as the

a) Kirby colours b) Kirby Krackle

c) Kirby lines              d) art of pointillism

4. List some of the characters that Jack Kirby helped to create for Marvel and DC Comics

→ X-men, The Fantastic Four, Captain America, Thor, The new Gods, Iron man and hulk, 

5. True or False: The ‘Black Panther’ was originally going to be called the ‘Coal Tiger.’

a) True b) False

6. Many comic books are about

a) Superheroes                         b) Celebrities

c) Planets                                             d) Animals

7. Who is your favourite comic book character? 

→ I don’t know I have never had a “favourite” character honestly

4 Facts task - Comic Art -

 

These are my 4 facts about Comic and its images, 

4 Facts about fireworks

4 Facts about fireworks 

 

4 Facts About Rangoli

 

This is my 4 Facts about Rangoli and I'm still learning more about it ! 

Response to Text:Diwali

 Response to text:

Diwali

1. Diwali is a celebration of… 

a) the start of summer! b) fireworks

c) a new year d) colours and lights

2. What does Diwali mean in Sanskrit?

a) Festival of lights b) Row of lights

c) Fireworks d) New Year

3. Explain what Hindus believe the lights are for during Diwali?

→ Hindus believe the lights welcome the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and goodluck. People set off fireworks and firecrackers as well 

4. True or False: Diwali is usually celebrated in late November, early December.

a) True b) False

5. What is the name of the art form in which coloured powders are used to create beautiful designs on the floor?

a) Lakshmi b) Rangoli

c) Mithila d) Vishnu

6. “Diwali is a time to reflect upon our lives.”

Explain how this is similar, or different to celebrating New Years in your culture.

→ this is similar to my  belief I celebrate the birth of Jesus which the day is on 25th of december, 

7. Describe, in your own words, what Diwali is, what it celebrates, and how it is celebrated.

→ Diwali is a celebration of light it is celebrated by sweets,fireworks and firecrackers another thing is that they do a rangoli pattern on the ground also known to celebrate Lakshmi the goddess of good luck and wealth,  

4 Facts About Diwali

 

These are my 4 Facts about Diwali and how its celebrated, 

Four facts

 

3 Facts about belonging at school

 

This is my 3 facts about belonging at school, even though we are in lock down we are still rolling with it and doing our work,

4 Facts about Niuean arts and crafts

 

Niuean arts and crafts facts, 

4 Facts about Niuean Artist John Pule

 

These are my 4 facts about Niue!

This week we are learning about Niue, 

Do you know some facts? 

Research Memes Task

This is my memes task just like the other one!

Except that I got to recreate some of them,

Writing Task

This is my writing task about memes,

They had given me the pictures and all I had to do was write a text that matches it

without hurting anyone's feelings or something like that,

I hope you enjoy it!

Response to text: Memes

 Response to text:

Memes

1. The word ‘meme’ comes from these two words mixed together

a) mimeme and joke                                  b) mimeme and gene

c) theme and gene                                      d) mini me and genius

2. The ancient Greek word ‘mimeme’ means

a) something irritated                                b) something amazing

c) something imitated             d) something Greek

3. Explain why people don’t always know or understand what every single meme is about

→They don’t really have to get the joke, explaining the joke makes it more boring so it's better just to read it, get it or not and move on to the next meme. 

4. True or False: a meme can be a funny or interesting picture that can go viral on the internet

a) True b) False

5. The word ‘meme’ was created by Richard Dawkins in 

a) 1986                                                                b) 1975

c) 2006                                                                d) 1976

6. Which one is NOT a key component (part) of what makes a meme a meme

a) You heard about it from others                 b) It’s just a photo of something

c) It goes viral                                                  d) You understood what it was about

7. This can have a huge impact on what a meme means

a) Context                                                       b) Pictures of monkeys

c)  Nothing                                                      d) Your genes

8. Explain why you like or dislike memes

→ I like everything about a meme except that I don’t really pay attention to it alot honestly so I only know a bit about memes,

4 Facts about Memes

 

This is my 4 facts about Memes 

I hope you enjoy them 

You'll be seeing some memes we don't know yet! 

Response to Text: Inside Out

 Response to text:

Inside Out

1. How many emotions live in Riley’s head? 

a) 7 emotions                                          b) 5 emotions

c) 10 emotions                                             d) 3 emotions

2. Which emotion helps to keep Riley safe? 

a) Fear                                 b) Joy

c) Sadness                                    d) Anger

3. Explain why Joy tries to stop Sadness from touching any more memories

→ If she touched one of the core memories Riley could remember that time and start crying as if it was a bad thing she wouldn’t think of it as happy. 

4. True or False: Joy sees sad memories as a bad thing

a) True b) False

5. Who is Riley’s old imaginary friend?

a) Train of Thought                             b) Billy Bong

c) Bing Bong                                       d) Sadness

6. The place where obsolete memories are erased is called 

a) Imagination Land                           b) Princess Dream World

c) Abstract Thought                             d) Memory Dump

7. Which emotion was able to cheer Bing Bong up when he was feeling really upset?

a) Joy                                                    b) Disgust

c) Sadness                                            d) Fear

8. In your own words describe which emotion is important to you and why

→ All emotions are Important to me I don’t have to choose because I love all of them it doesn't really matter to me to be honest I’m just glad I have emotions.

4 Facts about Inside out

 

Today I am learning about Inside out!

Have you watched the movie? 

You might find an interesting fact you didn't know about!  

Response to text: Moana

 Response to text:

Moana

1. Who had stolen Te Fiti’s heart?

a) Moana                                             b) Heihei

c) Maui                                                          d) Te Kā

2. Te Kā is 

a) an island                             b) the ocean

c) the fish in the sea                d) a Lava Monster

3. Explain why Moana had a lot of responsibilities for her age

→ She was in line to be the next chief ruling her island and had to take care of her people. 

4. True or False: Moana’s father is happy for her to go beyond the reef to catch more fish

a) True b) False

5. What is hidden behind the secret cave? 

a) the sailboats of Moana’s ancestors             b) a monster

c) hidden treasure                                           d) the demigod Maui

6. What was Tala’s dying wish for her grand-daughter Moana? 

a) to learn how to sail                  b) to return the heart of Te Fiti

c) to listen to her father                       d) to learn how to be a good Chief

7. Moana was able to find Maui by following a 

a) fleet of ocean voyagers from her village               b) a rooster called Heihei

c) constellation that looked like his fish hook            d) ship full of Kakamora

8. In your own words describe why the movie ‘Moana’ was so popular for people living in NZ and in the Pacific

→ I think that it’s probably for NZ and in the Pacific because maybe every movie or something has a meaning or reason to be made either for kids to watch or for us to learn a lesson into believing the good or the bad.