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Tuesday 7 December 2021

Naomi Response to text: Marine Animals

 Marine Animals

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1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?


a) 17,000                                     b) Over 17,000

c) 19,000             d) 16,000


2.According to the article where are Hector’s dolphins found? 


a) All over New Zealand              b) At the top of the North Island

c) Only in the South Island        d) In the South Island with some in the North Island?


3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?


a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000

c) no one knows d) 12,000


4. Describe what the word endemic means:


→I’m not sure if this is right but I heard that endemic means infection?? A population when that infection is constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external inputs. (I hope i was right!!)  


5. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has one of Daffy Ducks ears.


a) True b) False


6. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?


a) Endangered             b) Extinct

c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction


7. What is  the conservation status “Threatened-Nationally Endangered”?


→Threatened-Nationally Endangered means a high rate of those creatures going extinct!! We need to protect them because they are one of New Zealand's rarest penguin species!!

8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?


→ To save and protect them, make sure to chuck your rubbish in the bin, not the ground! Trash can kill those species and they will go extinct! Also, animals were on this planet before humans so we need to protect them!! If you see an animal that needs help then help them!! I see that a group of people like Mr Beast and more are helping animals!! It's your turn to help save the sea creatures and living creatures on the ground :D


Naomi 4 Facts: Sea Creatures

 

Hey everyone! Today's 4 facts are about Sea Creatures!! Here are some interesting facts about Sea Creatures o: O hope you enjoy them!! Also, stay safe :D Have an amazing day!!

Wednesday 1 December 2021

Naomi Four Facts: Raphael

 

Hey everyone! Today's 4 facts are about Raphael!! He is a famous artist :D Here are some interesting facts about him!! Stay safe everyone :3

Naomi Response to text: Raphael

 Raphael

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1. Who is renowned as the greatest painters of the High Renaissance?

  1. Donatello                                   b) Raphael

      c) Michelangelo                                       d) Leonardo 


2. Which painting is Raphael best known for? 

a) Mona Lisa                       b) David

c) Madonna                     d) Gabriel



3. Who were Raphael’s earlier mentors for his craft?

a) Leonardo da Vinci     b) Pietro Perugino

c) Giovanni Santi     d) Magia di Battista 



4. Why is Giovanni Santi significant in Raphael’s life?

→Idk sorry??



5. True or False:  Raphael had a pleasant childhood.  

a) True b) False


Explain your answer:

=> He had a bad childhood because his mum died when he was nine, father died when he was eleven and his siblings died when they were young.


6.  Why would Raphael choose to be an apprentice of Pietro Perugino?

  1. Because Perugine was famous around the world for his work

  2. He had an important commission working on the Sistine Chapel??

  3. He had no one to select from.

  4. Leonardo & Michelangelo didn’t like him



7. With the artwork from Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Pointillism collage

b) comic art

c) human beauty, nature, religion deities

d) Painting, sculptures??

Tuesday 30 November 2021

Naomi Tuesday: Word Work of the Day (T4W7D1)

 

Today's word work of the day is... Sculpture!! O: I hope you like my word work of the day!! Stay safe :)

Naomi Response to text: Donatello

 Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?


a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax



2. What city was Donatello born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?


a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Fillppo Brunelleschi



4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?


→I’m not sure if this is right but Stone, bronze, wood, clay and wax!?



5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  


a) True b) False



6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ ground breaking?

=> Idk sorry?



7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

  1. Behaved like a diva

b) because he was protected by the Medici family??

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great

d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.


Naomi Four Facts: Donatello

 



Hey everyone!! Today's 4 facts is about Naomi Four Facts: Donatello o: I wrote some interesting facts about him :) I hope you enjoyed!! Stay safe everyone :D Also, sorry for um.. Not working :/

Thursday 25 November 2021

Naomi Response to Text: Thurs - Comic Art

 Comic Art



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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:


→The book is about telgemeier’s middle school experiences with braces and dental surgery. (I think so)



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: 


→um.. Idk? I think because the teachers would think that it was rotting their brain with the amount of imaginations, images and more!!


Wednesday 24 November 2021

Naomi Response to Text: Weds - Pointillism

 Pointillism



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1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using 


a) stencils                           b) numbers

c) dots                                d) lines


2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was


a) Leonardo da Vinci                                  b) Georges Seurat

c) Frida Kahlo                          d) Pablo Picasso


3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:


→I'm not sure if this is right but… The reason why it's different from other paintings is because instead of painting art with a brush, they use small coloured dots to form into a painting!! (Well i hope i was right)


4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:


a) True b) False


5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:


a) True b) False


6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker


a) acrylic paints                    b) water colour paints

c) oil paints                                       d) pastels


7. Explain why you like or dislike the style of pointillism art:


→I don’t like, I love! this style of art!! The reason why I love it is because it is creative and different from other arts!! It also seems beautiful and fun making this. :D But.. It may take awhile :/ I love it!!

Tuesday 23 November 2021

Naomi Response to text: Tues - History of Stenciling

 History of Stenciling



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1. The use of stencils dates back over 


a) 10 years                                   b) hundreds of years

c) 37 years                                        d) 37 thousand years


2. The earliest paintings found in caves showed outlines of 


a) buildings                                               b) superheroes

c) hands and animals                  d) celebrities


3. The first people to develop paper-based stencils were the


a) Europeans                 b) Polynesians

c) Americans                         d) Chinese


4. In your own words, explain why stencils are used to create art or images: 


→I’m not too sure how to explain because I don't have a reason sorry!!

5. True or False: The Egyptians used stencils to create art along tombs and walls of the city of Pompeii


a) True b) False


6. Stencils are now easier and faster to create due to technology such as


a) laser cutters                      b) televisions

c) scissors                                         d) cell phones


7. List as many objects that you can think of that probably used a stencil to create an image e.g. print on a t-shirt


→ Hm.. Idk..


Naomi Four Facts: Stencil Art

 

Hey everyone! Today's 4 facts is about Stencil art <3 Here are some interesting facts about how long stencil art was around and more!! I hope you enjoy them :D Stay safe and have a wonderful day!!