Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Friday, 1 March 2013
Spoken Language
Victory Speech:
Interviews on Ellen Degeneres Show
As senator -2007
Entrance to above interview- with dancing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xndCaI0OuwE
Jay Leno interview- brief showing Obama joking about Donald Trump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuvmJxdrbQ8
Dinner with the Obamas- 4 minute clip showing American families having relaxed dinner with the Obamas
Jay Leno interview- brief showing Obama joking about Donald Trump
Dinner with the Obamas- 4 minute clip showing American families having relaxed dinner with the Obamas
Letterman interview- 14 minute clip- shows good variety of laughter and serious side plus spontaneous speech features
Monday, 17 December 2012
Research!
World War 1 Research Here:
1. In the trenches they get trench foot.
2. The trenches consist of trenches in the ground.
3.From November 1914 until March 1918 there was stalemate on the Western Front as both sides stuck to their trenches for protection
4. Between the two opposing sets of trenches was No Man's Land which any attacking troops had to cross
5. Both sides used thick belts of barbed wire to protect the trenches. Troops caught up in the wire became easy targets for the enemy machine gunners and snipers
Weapons:
Rifle and Machine guns
Craiglockhart Hospital
Trench
foot often involves blisters, open sores which allows fungal infections to
enter. If it is not treated their foot can turn into gangrene.
All
of these dieses from world war 1, made the soldiers very sick however influenza
and typhoid approved most deadly.
The 5 key points-
Battle of Passchendaele
·
It was
from the 31st July to 6th November.
·
It was
famous for the mud.
·
People
died from suffocating in the thick mud.
·
There
was no progress from the start of the battle but it was called off when we
capture a small village.
·
Sir
Douglas Haig thought the morale of the Germans was low but is wasn’t.
Trenches:
2. The trenches consist of trenches in the ground.
3.From November 1914 until March 1918 there was stalemate on the Western Front as both sides stuck to their trenches for protection
4. Between the two opposing sets of trenches was No Man's Land which any attacking troops had to cross
5. Both sides used thick belts of barbed wire to protect the trenches. Troops caught up in the wire became easy targets for the enemy machine gunners and snipers
Weapons:
Rifle and Machine guns
•
The
main weapon used by British troops, in trenches most often, was a 15 round bolt
action rifle capable of killing enemy 1400 metres away.
•
Machine
guns needed 4 to 6 soldiers to man them. They had to be used on a flat surface
and were as powerful as 100 bolt action rifles.
Gas
•
The
Germans were the first to use gas. They used chlorine, this caused burning in
the throat and chest pains.
•
Then
came mustard gas, it was the most deadly weapon used. It takes 12 hours to take
effect. Effects are; blistering skin, vomiting, sore eyes, internal and
external. It can take up to 5 weeks to die!
Blimp
•
It was
used in early parts of the war by Germans to drop bombs. After a while they
were abandoned as they were easy to shoot down. Also they were not very hidden
to attracted attention.
Tanks
•
Tanks
were first used in world war 1. The first tank used was called ‘little willie’
it had a three man crew. Its max speed was 3mph and could not cross trenches.
Planes
•
Planes
were also used for the first time. They were used for dropping bombs and spying
on targets.
•
Occasionally
there were ‘dog fights’ this is when there is a fight between two planes.
Torpedoes
•
These
were used by submarines. The Germans used them to shoot and sink cargo ships
going from Brittan to America
•
They
were a key part of the battle.
Mental Illnesses in WW1
British army dealt with 80,000 cases of
shell-shock.
80% of shell-shock victims were never able to
return to military duties.
Wilfred Owen was sent to Craiglockhart due to
recovery for Neurasthenia (shell-shock).
Some symptoms for shell-shock are depression,
paralysis and others.
(Junior) Officers
The basic unit of soldiers was the platoon of up to 50 men under the
command the lowest officer ranked.
They were also the first
over the top.
Young man over the age of
18, with an education was officer material and given very little training.
When young men heard about
war they rushed to join the forces, many still in school. They all thought that
war would be over in a few weeks.
Many lied about their age
and some 16 year olds bribed the officers to let them fight.
Wilfred Owen was a second
Lieutenant in the second Battalion and was also the first over the top.
Poets:
Herbert Read received a knighthood in the year
1953
He was educated in Leeds during the early years of his life.
Wilfred owen was one of the
greatest poets of his generation, only five of his poems were published before
his death.
He died on the 4 November 1918,
aged 25 just seven days before the end of WWI.
Wilfred Owen was born in
Oswestry and later in life moved to the county town, Shrewsbury
Battle of the Somme:
- Battle of Somme was fought in 1916.
- Battle of Somme was also known
as
- Both sides suffered over 1 million casualties.
- It occupied most of
- It was chaired by the Commander-in-Chief of the French army, Joseph Joffre.
Diseases in world war 1.
Influenza
lastly killed 40 million people world
wide.
Typhoid
was a deadly disease that Jim Martin died from.
Trench
fever can take 5 days for the disease to take affect and 1-2 months to heal.
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Homework: Due on Tuesday for 5 Weeks Commencing on the 13th November 2012:
Choose 1 of the following each week:
1. Choose your favourite character from the play and create a character profile (include a picture if you wish!)
1. Choose your favourite character from the play and create a character profile (include a picture if you wish!)
2. If you were a film
director who would you cast in the leading roles of Juliet and Romeo? Justify your choice.
3. Draw a cover for a
new, modern adaptation of the play - ensure you use symbolism.
4. Choose a scene
from the play and transform the text into modern language (maybe include lots
of slang for a teen version)
5. Re-write the ending
with Romeo and Juliet living happily ever after - remember you will need to tie
all together so that the two families forgive and unite.
6. Why do you think
the play is so popular today? Write a
short comment about why audiences still rate it as one of Shakespeare's best
plays?
7. Write a sonnet
about the story.
8. You are a set
designer. Design the set for the balcony
scene.
9. Write a review of
the film adaptation that you studied in class - pay particular attention to the
casting of (the wonderful!!) Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes in the title
roles.
10. Rewrite the story
of Romeo and Juliet in the style of either a horror story or as a
detective/crime story.
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