Trolley carts - Fortnite

Fortnite is introducing their first-ever vehicle... A trolley cart? Theirs a bit of a commotion at the moment based on how the trolley carts work, whether a player pushes while the other is inside shooting lads, or if they both sit in the trolley while someone controls it. There are so many ways it could be used, could even be used by standing in it. I personally think that someone sits in the trolley and your teammate controls it from the back. I more curious about whether its free or not. There are rumours that it costs v-bucks and if it does then I probably won't be buying it.

Read theory

Today i read a story about "What are human rights?" I learnt that the universal declaration of human rights was written in 1948. The declaration contains 30 articles explaining the rights inherent to all human beings. I think one of the most important articles is the second one: no one should lose their rights because of characteristics like race, religion, language, or gender. Society has forgotten about this article these days.

I got 100% on level 7 today and tomorrow I'm keen on trying to achieve level 8

Why is Fortnite addictive?

Why is Fortnite addictive?
Fortnite is so addictive because when you lose the game, you only lose by generally a pinch. Picture your playing solos. You vs another random player. You get a shot on them that erases all their shield and a bit of their hp.  Realistically your not even 5 rifle shots away from shooting them. You're trying to get another shot but while you're trying your best, they're managing to shoot you multiple times and you die. So you have a fit and once you've loaded out and spawning as the opponent the first thing you notice and automatically pay attention to is their HEALTH BAR. Almost every game you lose, you examine your steps and note that you were just one or two moves away from winning. So it makes you play again and again and again.
This makes me wonder if its really the player losing or if its the game generating a damage that makes you really low at the end of a gunfight.

Read theory

Today on readtheory.com i was reading about a boy that went to a school and a new girl moved to his school. They became close friends and she invited him to her house. When he got there he found out that she was rich, and he was ashamed and scared because he's really poor. i got 100% correct when answering the questions.

Lorde

What am i learning? For music, we had to research a New Zealand artist and create a presentation about them. I decided to choose Lorde.
How does this show my learning? I have created a poster that shows a variety of facts about Lorde and her songs.
What am i wondering? I wonder how she comes up with the lyrics to her songs.

Read theory - the california gold rush

(answers are at the end)

Between the years 1848 and 1855, hundreds of thousands of people came to California hoping to get rich quick. They were all looking for the same thing: gold. This period of time was known as the California Gold Rush.

A man named James Marshall was the first person to find gold in California. Marshall noticed something shiny in a river. It was gold! Other people quickly heard about his discovery. Soon, thousands of people came in search of gold. People left their jobs, their homes, and their families looking to strike it rich.

Most of the people looking for gold came in 1849. These people became known as the “forty-niners.” Many of them came from the United States, but there were also people from all over the world.

The forty-niners were not the only people who made money from the gold. Other people set up shops, inns, and other businesses near the gold. Many of these business-owners grew rich. Some of them even became wealthier than the gold-hunters!

Life as a gold digger was not easy. Some people got rich. But many died trying. And eventually, the supply of gold ran out. But people did not go home. Many of them stayed in California. By the time the Gold Rush was over, almost 400,000 people had moved there to stay.

1. The California gold rush happened between the years

A. 1838 and 1845

B. 1845 and 1858

C. 1848 and 1855

D. 1848 and 1865

2. Where did James Marshall first find gold?

A. on a mountain

B. under a tree

C. in a river

D. in a cave

3. "One business owner named Levi Strauss sold blue jeans to gold miners. He became one of the richest people in San Fransisco."

if added to the passage, into which passage would this information best fit?

A. Paragraph 2

B. Paragraph 3

C. paragraph 4

D. paragraph 5

4. The final paragraph tells us

A. What the forty-niners did with all their money

B. What happened when the gold rush was over

C. Where the forty-niners were from

D. Why the gold rush happened

Answers

1. c, 1848 and 1855

2. c, in a river

3. c, paragraph 4

4. b, what happened when the gold rush was over

My results:
I got all the answers correct. I think the question that got me thinking the most was number 3.

Sombrero galaxy

The Sombrero galaxy was discovered on May 11, 1781, by Pierre Mechain. It is located in the Virgo constellation and has a massive black hole in the center of it. During a clear dark sky, the Sombrero galaxy can be spotted using binoculars and a large telescope. The galaxy is about 30% the size of the milky way and has a very bright nucleus. Thick dust lanes make up the brim of the galaxy. The brim winds into the brilliant white crown made up of a central bulge of older stars.

Reading 4

Today in English, i went onto the stuff news website and read an article about a man that had gone to feed his fish outside and the ground had collapsed underneath him. He didn't have any neighbours near him and he lived alone and so he was stuck in there for 30 minutes while there were bricks and rocks falling around him. He said he was scared that his tank was going to collapse on top of him and that he would be crushed or buried alive. Finally, a neighbour heard and found him and got help, he has numerous cuts, a gashed head, cracked tooth, and a severely sprained ankle The purpose of stuff news is to give information about events happening around the world and information. The suitable audience for this article would be teenagers or young adults and up.

Reading 3

Again today, in English, i went onto Factslides and read some fun facts and I learnt that the first time the word "yo" was used turned out to be in the 15th century. The purpose of fact slides I think is to give information and entertain with a variety of topics to choose from. I think the target audience is year 7 and up. 

Reading 2

Again today, in English, i went onto Factslides and read some weird facts and I learned that there is a planet called "Giant Blue Alien Planet" and I learned that the planet's atmosphere has a temperature of over 1000 degrees Celsius and rains glass. The purpose of fact slides I think is to give information and entertain with a variety of topics to choose from. I think the target audience is year 7 and up.

Reading

In English, i went onto Factslides and read some facts about the Holocaust. I learned that there was a Jewish boxer 'Salamo Arouch' was imprisoned at Auschwitz and forced to fight fellow prisoners; the losers went to gas chambers or shot. He survived over 2 years and 200 fights until the camp was liberated. The purpose of fact slides i think is to give information and entertain with a variety of topics to choose from. I think the target audience is year 7 and up.

Matariki

What am i learning? The Story Of Matariki

How does this work show my learning? I have shown the timeline of how Matariki came to be in this image

What am i wondering? Who made this up?

Maori Songs

1. Aotearoa by Stan Walker ft Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, Troy Kingi
Music style: Pop
What do I like about the music: The vocals and lyrics
What do I like about the video: The scenery
What is the song about: Its about New Zealand (eg. culture)
Lyrics translated to English

2. Modern Maori Quartet ft W Fraser 'Mareikura'

Music style: Pop

What do I like about the music: The vocals

What do I like about the video: Their expressions while singing

What is the song about: Its about an honoring and owe to woman of the world who are basically pillars of society and provide the foundation for everything they do

We cant find the translation to English

3. Wairua by Maioma

Music style: Pop

What do I like about the music: The vocals on the chorus when they all sing together

What do I like about the video: The actions, costumes, and the color splash scenes

What is the song about: One of the singers said “Its purpose is to leave an impression on those that are listening to tend to those who are feeling low,”

Lyrics translated to English

4. Kalega

Music Style: R&B/Soul

What do I like about the music: It has a nice rhythm that makes the vocals

What do I like about the video: The scenery

What is the song about: Food

I cant find the English translation of the lyrics