Bias/Agenda

 Bias 

• When you unfairly favour one side of an argument

Source

• Where you get your information from. 

• Ex. Books, Magazine, TV Ads, Website.

Credible

• Factual, Truthful, Reliable
  
  

Authority

• The author has good/in-depth knowledge of the subject.

Reliable

• Can trust the information you are reading is correct.

Perspective

• Point of view, the way you see it.

Agenda

• What you are trying to do. E.g Convince me of a fact.

Manipulate

• MouldingEng something into what you want it to be.         

Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy

1. Is this text fair?
   I believe that this text is not fair due to how they show the two genders. The Males were portrayed as people who only drink and are irresponsible while the Females are only there to look at basically Eye Candy for men. They also have portrayed Maori and PI (Pacific Islander) to drink more than other cultures. In the drink-driving ad, you could not see any other culture drinking, the different cultures in the AD were most likely Female.
   
   
2. How are children, teenagers, or young adults constructed in this text?
   All Young Adults drink and they are more likely to drink-drive more than adults. They also are portrayed as people who often go to parties and drink heaps of alcohol and they are prone to make more mistakes and accidents than other ages.
   
   
3. How does the text present age, gender, or cultural groups?
   - Men are more likely to be alcoholics. 
   - Men are only there to stare at women.
   - Young Adults make more mistakes.
   - Maori and PI (Pacific Islanders) drink more than other cultures.
   - Females are just Eye Candy.
   
   
4. Why is this text written this way?
   It's written this way to show that people that if you're going to have a drink have a responsible sober driver or stay at a place where everyone can crash instead of driving drunk and risking others' life. In the end, they also put the quote "Stop a mate from drunk driving, you're a bloody legend" to tell those who have stopped someone from drunk driving that they're doing the good but to also influence others to stop someone.

Critical Literacy

 Critical Literacy

In English, we have been focusing on the topic of Critical Literacy. We looked into looking at stories from a different point of view and digging deeper to find out if it was an opinion, fake, or fact that you couldn't see at a first glance.

I have made a slideshow to show what we have learned about Critical Literacy so far, 

Essay Brainstorming Task

 Essay Brainstorming Task

Cats are better than dogs because they don't take much work. 

Idea 1: All they need is food & water.

Idea 2: They sleep anywhere, they don't need a special pet bed.
Idea 3: They don't take up so much space, unlike dogs. 

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

In Social Studies we have been learning about the importance of oceans to the world. We have started by looking at the Plastic issue in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We have been assigned to do a Slide Show.

Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy

• What makes this video convincing?
  The video includes the new ribbon at the bottom, they have an interviewer, her “Parents”, pictures of a brain, people protesting, the “ONN” logo, News Reporter. These are all used in the real news channels that we watch now so that is why it makes the video so convincing.

• Who Published this video? This video was published by Onion News Network also known as "ONN" They are well known for publishing fake stories onto the media. Their videos include convincing stories with over-used stereotypes. Their videos also include edits that real news channels actually use like doctors coming in to back up or show proof about the situation, the logo, and many other things you'd see on a normal news channel.

• How are teenagers portrayed in this clip? Here they are portrayed as braindead, lazy, and inactive. They are shown that they are impotent to use their communication skills. She is shown to be addicted to the phone and only communicates through eye rolls, sighs and groans.

• Why has the director cast them in this way?
  I believe that the director have cast them this way to make fun of the stereotype of teenagers being "lazy" and anti-social because of their phones.

• In whose interest is this text?
  I think the target audience was more for the parents and show them "what their children will grow up to be like if they have phones" But can also show awareness to the teenagers if they don't have power to put down their phone.

• What social realities does the video portray?
  The stereotypical teenager, Protests, Pictures of the teen when they were younger, Medical data, Doctors report, News reporter.

Alkaline Metals

What is an Alkaline Metal? - Where are they on the Periodic Table

• An Alkaline Metal is any of the elements on the left-hand side of the Periodic Table. It includes Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs), and Francium (Fr). These elements are very reactive. 

What Reaction did we do yesterday?

• Observation: When it was placed into the water the metal was fizzing and did give off fire sparks. Within the next 5 Seconds, it exploded and looked like a small firework. After the explosion, it gave off a strong smoke and smell. 
• Reactants: Sodium + Water
• Products: Sodium Oxide + Hydrogen Gas
• Chemical Equation: Sodium + Water -> Sodium Oxide + Hydrogen Gas
  (NA + H2O -> Na2O + H2)

Why do these metals react this way?

• They only have one electron in their outer shell that reacts very easily.