Day 2: The Roaring 20’s (The 1920s)
Activity 1: Popular Culture – The Silent Movie
The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people
going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both
Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe).
The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas
of iconic silent films. They feature a famous actor named Charlie
Chaplin.
On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are
no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention
to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching
a silent film? Why/Why not?
Why I think that I would enjoy watching the movie
I picked The Lion’s cage.
I think that this movie will be funny and great because it won’t be
loud and you don’t have to listen you can just watch.
Activity 2: Art Deco
In the 1920s a new artistic movement emerged in New Zealand
(and around the world). It was called ‘Art Deco.’ The picture to
the right is a classic example of an ‘Art Deco’ piece. Take a
close look at the painting. Do you like it?
On your blog, give the painting a rating out of 5 stars
(1 star = terrible painting, 2 stars = pretty bad painting,
3 stars = okay painting, 4 stars = good painting and 5 stars = amazing painting).
After you’ve rated the painting out of 5, tell us why you gave it that rating.
Why I rated the painting 5
I give the painting 3 out of 5.
I gave this painting 3 out of 5 because I think that there should be more details
and their should be 2 people in the car.
and their should be 2 people in the car.
Right: Self Portrait By Tamara de Lempicka
Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman
In 1928, a crew of four men flew, for the first time, across the
Tasman from Australia to New Zealand. One of the men on
named T.H. McWilliams. His job was to operate the radio in
the airplane. Unfortunately, the radio stopped working shortly
after take-off and the rain and ice were so heavy that the pilot,
Kingsford Smith, couldn’t see out of his front windscreen. Yikes!
Fortunately, the plane made it all the way across the Tasman
landing in Christchurch after a 14 hour trip.
Imagine that you were a member of the flight crew.
Write a poem that describes how you would have
felt when you landed safely in Christchurch after
such a long trip. Remember, there are lots of different
types of poems, and they don’t all have to rhyme.
Christchurch
C - Christchurch gave me H - Hope that it will be a change
R - Rewinding life as it was
I - If it was harmony
S - Seeing this new place
T - This is where I want them to be
C - Coping with long hours of travel
H - How I wish with hope
U - Unfortunately I am here
R - Recalling how we came across the Tasman sea
C - Calls this new place
H - Home
BONUS POINTS: 10
Hey Silia thank you for writing this beautiful Haiku, I love the way you've presented it. It's so visual and easy to read.
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome how you convey different emotions in so few words. You've done a great job sticking to the 5-7-5 syllable count as well. Impressive stuff!
Do you often write haikus? I'd love to hear another one you have written.
Thanks, Billy
Jumbo Silia,
ReplyDeletemy name is Cia. I am a Ako Hiko Summer Learning Journey commentator who will be working with various bloggers over the summer break.
Activity 1:
Thanks for sharing some insight about what you like about silent movies. I don’t think I’d enjoy them as much as you would though, I think some dialogue would benefit any movie. Just a reminder, remember that the activity asks you to include your thoughts on what the movie’s about. I would love to give you full points for this activity, so please edit you post to include what you think the movie’s about. What clues did you get from the trailer?
Activity 2:
I appreciate your honest opinion on the painting, you’ve been very specific too which is great. What kind of detailing would you have added to the painting? Also, do you think it would be a self portrait if there were two people in the artwork?
I’d rate the painting a ⅗ because I like the fact that in some places it looks 2D and 3D, which is fascinating. What is your favourite part of the painting?
I look forward to hearing your reply!
Toe feiloa’i fo’i ('See you again' in Samoan),
Cia.