Sad Joke on a Marae by Apirana Taylor analising questions.

In English, we are practicing for the  Unfamiliar Text exam. in the unfamiliar text exam you are given 3 pieces of text you have never seen and are asked questions on them. This is one of the examples we have been given to practice on.

Sad Joke on a Marae
Apirana Taylor

Tihei Mauriora I called
Kupe Paikea Te Kooti
Rewi and Te Rauparaha.
I saw them
grim death and wooden ghosts
carved on the meeting house wall.

In the only Māori I knew
I called
Tihei Mauriora.
Above me the tekoteko raged.
He ripped his tongue from his mouth
and threw it at my feet.

Then I spoke,
My name is Tū the freezing worker.
Ngāti D. B. is my tribe.
The pub is my Marae.
My fist is my taiaha.
Jail is my home.

Tihei Mauriora I cried.
They understood
the tekoteko and the ghosts
though I said nothing but
Tihei Mauriora
for that’s all I knew.

These are the questions we have to answer 

• What senses does the poet mainly appeal to? The poem mainly appeals to the sense of sight and hearing. It gives the readers/listeners an image of a Maori standing in front of a Marae and shouting at the tekoteko and his ancestors 
• Which images are most powerful or striking? the tekoteko throwing his tongue at Tu. This is because it sought of like the tekoteko is giving Tu the ability to speak Maori. 
• Which sounds are particularly memorable? The calling of Tihei Mauriora
• Which words do you find most striking / vivid / disturbing / moving? propbaly when the tekoteko throws their tongue at Tu
• What are your first impressions of the speaker of the poem (if there is one)? He is a stereotypical Maori, being drunk. I also see him as almost a small man, trying to keep his belief going, but doesn't know how, but is trying his best 

1. Why do you think Māori language is used in this poem? to show that Tu knows more Maori than he thinks he does
2. Is this a rhyming poem, or a free verse poem? Why do you think that is? it is a free verse poem. Free verse poems are easier to write if you don't know the language as well, so it shows Tu's lack of knowledge 
3. Who are: "Kupe Paikea Te KootiRewi and Te Rauparaha”? they are important Maori historical figures 
4. In the third stanza, the poem uses a pepeha style. What is a pepeha, and why would it be important in this poem? A pepeha is a Mihi which is basically a Maori all about me and it tells us that he knows more than he thinks he knows. 
5. Find examples of the following techniques and explain why they have been included:
1. metaphor - My fist is my taiaha. It tells us he is a fighter and strong
2. personification - The tekoteko ragged. It shows us that the ancestors are mad at Tu for losing his heritage. 
3. strong verbs - The teketeko ragged. It shows just how mad the tekoteko is. 
4. first-person pronoun
5. repetition

Organising 2021 Term three (Unfinished)

 These are the major things that are happening in Term Three

School-related
Mock exams (Week 7-8)

Personal
My Birthday (Aug 28)

My goal for Term Three is ...

Pathos, Logos, and Ethos

 In English, we are learning about persuasive writing. As a part of that, we have to look up what pathos, logos, and ethos are. We have to give examples and definitions of each one. Here we go

Pathos - Is using emotions and Feelings to convince the reader/viewer/audience. A quick way to do this is to use, a cute animal, a sappy love story, a devastated family, a sad song, etc. 
An example of pathos is "If we don't do something about this issue now, we are all going to die!" 

Logos - Is using logic and reason to convince your audience. You can use statistics, graphs, charts, and or facts to do this
An example of Logos is "Over one hundred people have tried and tested this and over 80% of them agreed that this works.

Ethos - Is using ethics and ethical imperatives to help sway or convince your audience. This is done by making your audience believe that your way of thinking is the 'right' way to do things. 
An example of Ethos is "As a licensed builder I believe that if we do it this way, we will be done by Christmas."

We are doing this to become better writers and to write more convincing arguments. 

I currently don't have any questions about what we are doing, but I might add some later if I have one.

Links to websites I have gotten my info from
Studio Binder
Writing Explained.org
Your Dictionary.com

Final art post

 In this art post, I am going to be talking about the differences/similarity in Giorgio de Chirico's and Tracey Tawhiao's use of grids. I will be using these two pictures as my examples 

In de Chirico's artwork, he uses quite a loose grid. If you overlay a three-by-three grid, you see that some lines/points match up. he also uses unique perspectives. Normally artists have one vanishing point but it looks like de Chirico has at least 3. 

On the other hand, Tracey Tawhio uses quite a strong grid. She works over the top of newspapers, which naturally has a grid, which she can use as a guide for her artworks. 

These are the differences in Giorgio de Chirico's and Tracey Tawhiao's use of grids that I can find.

Another Art blog post

 In this blog post, we are looking at surrealist subversion. 

One of the first things we need to do is read or listen to an article and then watch a video. then we have to do a thumbnail sketch of artwork from the article. here is mine 

This artwork is by Giorgio de Chirico, called The Uncertainty of the Poet, 1913. In this artwork, we can see a female bust on the left side, with a bunch of bananas beside her. There is an archway in the upper right of the painting, and in the background, there is a steam train. The bananas are supposed to be taken sexually. 

This painting is subversive because it doesn't follow the 'rules of art' of when it was made. De Chirico used linear perspectives and erotic ideas in the artwork. 

Reflection Section.

Hey, it's Friday again! Whoo. Right don't want to faff around, lets get into it.

Text name: Harry Potter and the future's past.

Text creator: DriftWood1965

Text type: Fanfiction

Text purpose: To entertain

Date 2/7/21

Question for today: who benefits from this text?

Answer: Harry Potter fans

Evidence: it is a Harry Potter fanfiction, so the fans will like it

There we go. easy peasy. Read the book, I think you will like it if you like Harry Potter and the ship HarryxHermione

Tracey Tawhiao

 In art, I have to make another blog post on Tracey Tawhiao. This one is about how she uses space, color, and objects in her work. 

The first thing I had to do was a thumbnail sketch. 

thumbnail and original

The objects she uses to make the artwork are pieces of newspaper, acrylic paints, and a canvas. the objects she uses in the artwork are fish. she has also kept a picture of a kiwi, and the word 'Inside' from the newspapers underneath the paint.

There is also not a lot of free space in the painting. It is mostly taken up by fish though the fish are only line art, so you could say the space in the fish counts. She has also filled each fish with triangle designs and one with Maori designs. 

She also uses only a handful of colors. This helps to not keep the painting too busy, and keep it easy on the eyes. The red color is bright and helps to grab the eye. 

I think that is all I need to do here. =)