Self Directed learner- Self Assessing Matrix

In English, we are self-assessing our selves on what we need to work on to become a self- directed learner. The green highlights are telling what I can do and the yellow highlights are telling what I need to work on to become a self-directed learner.

What do I need to do to change the yellow to green?

• I know I have done my work to my personal best.
• Understand what am I learning.
• Present my work to a high standard.

Caroline Viewing Notes

• Music is sung by children. This is nonsense language.
• POV the other mother
• We don't see the other mother
• Old and dusty colors
• Hands look like needles
• Destroys the old doll and makes a doll of Caroline.
• Forest, foggy, old, lonely scene
• Old and half-broken
• Intro to Mr. Babonski, cat and Caroline
• Caroline has bright colored features for attraction
• Happy children music
• The high shot makes it look weak and vulnerable.
• Scary trees and music
• Getting dark
• Caroline's view
• Makes Wybie look big and scary
• POV Caroline low shot makes Wybie look scary
• music is not scary anymore
• Dutch tilt
• Pan around to the next scene
• An old, dirty, empty and boring kitchen
• Dull colored features
• Caroline and her mother don't get along
• The study is full of boxes that looks like it's gonna fall.
• Old color father looks tired.
• Caroline looks bright and everything looks dull and old
• The house is 150 years old
• The children song starts again
• Explores house old and boring
• Caroline feels lonely
• Dutch tilt Feels like someone is looking at her
• She finds the small door that leads to the other side.
• The door is blocked
• The mother seems angry
• Disgusting looking food
• Not happy looking room
• The music makes it look like somethings gonna happen
• The door is starting to open
• Bright colored tunnel to show its fun at the other side
• The other kitchen is bright warm, clean and is not empty- a happy scene
• Zoom in the other mother's face and shows the button eyes
• She is not angry, Happy, gets along with Caroline And has makeup
• The other study looks bright and the other father looks smarter in nice clothes
• The other mother controls the piano
• The other father makes a song about Caroline
• Nice food, drink, and cake
• The hand is showed in the lightning
• Bright bedroom and Fun colors
• Puts mud on her hand
• She is back at the old house
• Mom is trying to get rid of her
• Goes to meet Mr.Bobinskey
• Russian Olympic winner
• The mouse is saying don't go through the small door
• Smoky ground 
• The doll is the symbol of the other mother
• The doll is always looking at Caroline
• Bright color always starts from the tunnel
• happy music
• Happy and beautiful Garden
• Vibrant colors
• birds-eye view of the garden that makes Caroline's face
• reference to the elbow
• Everything looks attractive on the other side
• Mice spell Caroline's name
• Mr. Bobinskey looks fit and healthy
• everything has button eyes on the other side
•  The create a scene of classic stories
• The other mother changes clothes
• The other mother's shape changes
• high angle to show Whybie weak
• Caroline's asked to sew button eyes
• the other father is a creation of the mother
• the other mother is changing
• POV Caroline low angle at the father
• Fast, scary music
• the other mother was not bothered to make the other half of the world.
• dark, evil, neon, mysterious, different color
• low angle to make the other mother look scary
• the other mother has changed to a spider
• she meets the other children's soul
• the colors have gotten dark
• the colors go with Caroline's mood
• the tunnel looks dirty and longer
• she gets a triangle to see bad things
• Music is getting mysterious
• Other dad turned into a squash (pumpkin)
• When a part of the world is not needed it disappears
• She found one of the three eyes in the garden
• the dogs in the theatre turn into bats
• The two ladies turn into taffy (candy)
• the button over the moon 
• Mr. B was made out of rats
• the world is getting destroyed as she finds the eyes
• she lost the triangle
• the button keeps track of the time
• the world is made with web
• the room turns green and has spider webs and creepier
• "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar"
• the other mother turn in to a demon? spider
• the music sounds like spider legs plucking
• the house unwinded into a web
• the other mother is now blind
• the tunnel looks like an esophagus
• the world where Caroline lives does not look creepy anymore
• the real parents aren't that grumpy anymore
• a scene from another movie
• the broken hand of the other mother looks like a spider
• the hand is Looking at Caroline 
• Caroline tells Wybie about his grandma's sister
• The world is colorful and bright
• The other world still exist
• Caroline has a happy ending.🙂

Ta Moko

In Social studies, we learned about Maori art. We learned that Ta moko is Tradition Maori face tattoo. In social studies, we are learning about Maori tattoos, and our task was to draw a Maori design on a template or on a plain bit of paper. There is mine below I could not find the actual meaning of the tattoo but I know this is a traditional Maori tattoo. I learned that more tattoos can tell a story about their life.

Film Study- camera tech

In English, Tyra and I are doing a film study. We did tasks on camera techniques. In English, Tyra and I worked on this slide show about words related to Films. We are working on a film study and this is one of the tasks a visual dictionary is basically a dictionary for you. I have learned some new word definitions as well while making this. Here is my task.

What am I learning? The words and definition of camera techniques.


How does this work show my learning? it shows if I have learned the definitions of the important things on this topic.


What am I wondering as a result of this learning? Should I be a photographer?

English Learning Goals Term 3-4

This semester I'm doing ESOL. I want to achieve some goals for this semester. I want to get them done before the end of term 4. My goals are:

• Learn new words
• Get better in grammar
• Learn spellings

First, I want to learn new words because I don't want to use one word to say, explain, or write anything. I want to learn new and unique word to express my self. I want to get better in my grammar because sometimes it doesn't make sense. English is my second language so I'm am not very good at it. Last but not least, I want to learn to spell difficult because it is really important. Some words have almost the same spelling. If I get confused or write the wrong spelling, it will change the sentence.

If I want to learn new words I need to read and listen a lot carefully. I can use sites to get a new word with the same meaning. I need to ask a friend if I don't know the meaning of it or how to say it. To get better in grammar I need to ask for help if I need to make sure it makes sense. I can use grammar to if I need to. I can use grammar websites. I need to explore more if I need to know the spelling of something. I will ask someone for the spelling or I can search the word. I could do testing with my friend. 

I hope I can achieve my goals before the end of term 4.

Film Study- Visual sounds and technique

In English, Tyra and I are doing a film study. We did a task on visual sounds and technique. In English, Tyra and I worked on this slide show about words related to Films. We are working on a film study and this is one of the tasks a pick a path is basically a quiz if you. I have learned some new word definitions as well while making this. Here is my task.

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  What am I learning? The words and definition of visual sounds.
  
  
  How does this work show my learning? it shows if I have learned the definitions of the important things on this topic.
  
  
  What am I wondering as a result of this learning? Should I be a photographer?
  
  
  

THE BEST FRIEND!

I was trapped in a dark room alone and all the doors and windows were locked too. It was quite

dark. But I could still see as my eyes adjusted to the darkness over the time I was in the

shadowy dark room. I was scared. I wanted to get out of the room but the doors were locked. I

tried hard pulling and trying to break the door but I felt like someone was holding the door really

tightly. I shouted for help but there was no response. I heard someone calling my name out from

behind me. I turned around to look but there was no one there. “Hello? Anyone there?”, I ask.

There was no response. Suddenly the lights flick on. I got really scared. I found the switch and I

walked towards it. When I got there the lights turned off. I saw someone standing there but when

flicked the light on, there was no one there. Then I flicked it off again I saw someone there but

this time, it was even closer. Once again I flick it on and then off. This time I closed my eyes and

when I opened it, it was right in front of me. “Aaaaaahhhhhhhh” I shouted.

I shut my eyes thinking it was just a dream. When I opened my eyes it was not there. I knew it
was not completely gone. It was still in the room. After calming myself, I sit down on the bed.
The lights turned on and I hear someone singing in the bathroom. I start walking towards the
bathroom to see who is there. I was almost there but then the lights started flickering. I was
scared but I did not give up. I was trying to be brave even I was scared. When I walked in, the
lights stopped flickering. The shower curtain was drawn and someone was taking a hot and
steamy shower. “Who is it? Hello? Show yourself!”, I say. The shower stops and the curtains are
undrawn. “Who are you? What are you doing in my house and my bedroom? What do you want
from me?” I asked all these questions. “You know who I am and why I’m here!”, said the ghost.
“No! Who are you? Why are you here?”, I asked. I am here to take revenge from you!”, Said the
ghost. “Revenge? What type of revenge?” asking confusingly.

“Don't try to act in innocence. You know what I’m talking about” replied the ghost “you know
exactly what I’m talking about”. “No” I reply scaredly “I have no idea what you're talking about”.
“Well okay, I’ll remind you of what my revenge is on? Hmm, let's see I’ll start from how I know
you and how are we related”, he said. “We met at school. It was the first day of school and the
first year for us. We were at the same desk you did not talk to anyone but me. We became best
friends. We hung out together everywhere. We were like brothers. But then…”. As he stopped
and left me on a cliffhanger I asked:” but then what?”. “One day you called me to the amusement
park and we went on the ferris wheel. We were talking and watching the scene from the top
when we got stuck. Suddenly you pushed me down. You did this in a way that everyone thought
I fell from the top” he continued. “I don’t even know you and neither have all those things
happened to me” interruptedly I said. “STOP LYING!”, he shouted, “I know that you know
everything you're just pretending not to”. No, really I don’t. Why do you think it was really me?”
I said, “ believe me!”.

“Before you say anything else may I know your name?”, I asked calmly. “Robin, Peter Robin!”. “I
know you. Aren’t you Sarah’s boyfriend? I mean ex-boyfriend?” I said “well now she is married
after two years. I think I know who was your murderer is!”. “Who? Who is it? Please tell me?” he
said. “There is no point in knowing now because he died a year ago'', I told him. “ Still what was
his name? The last face I saw was your face”. “That is the confusion you got. Well, actually the
thing is I had a twin brother who liked Sarah. He was mentally ill. If he wanted something he
wanted it badly. He could do anything for it he could commit suicide he could even kill someone.
That's why we hid him from everyone. No one ever saw or knew about him”, I explained. Oh!
I’m so sorry about that and I forgive him for what he did. And now I have to leave. Thank you for
the information. Goodbye!” he said. WOOSH! And he left.

“Hehehehe, he will never know!”