AD+Year+10

=Welcome to 10EN's wiki page 2010! = ​

(Wide reading) = = = = =Unit 1: Speculative Fiction= = = =Unit 2: Connections and Community=

Try out mindmeister, a website that you can use to create mind maps.

//**"Pounamu Pounamu" by Witi Ihimaera**//
We are studying the stories "In Search of the Emerald City" and "The Child". You will have to compare these stories in an essay in the exam at the end of the year.

Looking at example essay topics and plans will help you to prepare for this essay.

If you are finding the Maori words difficult, you should check out 100 Maori words every New Zealander should know. It will tell you what they mean and how to pronounce them.

Find out more about Witi Ihimaera in this interview from the Christchurch City Library site.

will help you prepare for the creative writing common test. = = =Unit 3: Appearance and Reality=

//**"10 Things I Hate About You" by Gil Junger**//
We are looking at both what the story is about, and how the film-makers have put it together. You will have to write an essay analysing an aspect of the film in the exam at the end of the year. You can find notes about the film on the film study page.

This film is loosely based on Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew". If you'd like to read the play, I recommend the No Fear Shakespeare version.

=Speeches=

=Static Image= __**Verbal features**__ Verbal features or techniques relate to the **meaning** or **sound** of the words you use. In your static image presentation, you will use a **quote** (a brief phrase from a person or text; must use exact words). Other techniques common in static images include puns, metaphors, alliteration, imperatives, rhetorical questions and slogans. Your “Grammar to Go” book will have definitions and examples of these techniques. __**Visual features**__ Visual features or techniques relate to the **appearance** of your image and the words you use. Font – what style, colour and size you have chosen for the words on your image. Reverse text – white or light-coloured writing on a black or dark-coloured background. Montage/collage – a collection of pictures that work together to convey an impression or idea. Symbolism – a colour or object that represents an idea. Contrast – using colours, images or ideas that show opposites. Rule of thirds – dividing the page into three roughly equal sections, either vertically or horizontally. Superimposition – overlapping images and/or text. Dominant image – the largest image on the page. Hierarchy – making the most important parts of your image the biggest and the least important smallest. Border – can be around the whole image or part of the image. Colour – can be used to represent ideas or emotions, or to make parts of your image stand out. Photo – choosing to use a photo for all or part of your image (rather than a drawing)