Four Shot Storyboard

This is the storyboard of Anas and mine four shot movie.

The Different Celebrations of Halloween

Halloween is a day people all over the world celebrate. It is now celebrated by dressing up in costume and walking around the neighbourhood saying trick or treat, hoping for a reply of lollies. The original way of celebrating Halloween was by wearing costumes and walking around a bonfire. This was meant to ward off ghosts and spirits.

There are 2 ways of celebrating Halloween. It really depended what country you were in.

Romans and druids believed that the god, Samhain, summoned wicked witches and souls and condemned them into animals. People though that the animals, would harm then so they sacrificed something to the god, so they would not be harmed. They day of the sacrifice was October 31st.

The second way of celebrating was in England and spread throughout America and Austria. Halloween first started in the eighth century. Pope Gregory III, designated November the 1st for the day to acknowledge all saints and martyrs. It was called all saints day.

Through out the years, English changed and the name All Saints Day was converted to All Hallows Eve and later on, changed to Halloween. The date was also moved to October 31st.

My Highlight of te wiki

I had been waiting for days and it had finally started. Kapa Haka after school. I love kapa haka which is why I couldn't wait for it to start.

  It was Friday after school and kapaz had started. Before we started we kicked the after noon off with a karakia and himene like you normally would do before starting anything in maori. "amene", singing with the strums of Miss T's guitar.

   Miss T and my mum were the first people to start this kapa haka off. They wanted to start this because they thought it would be tino!! So with the help from Mr G, they started a kapa haka group up.

  When Mr G arrived, I was so excited. He taught us a waiata he had created previously while drinking his coffee he said. He taught it to us and in about half an hour we had the kupu and tune. Now all we had to do was memorize it. So we did and this is what it sounds like. Introducing te waiata Hoea Ra.

My SER Review

This is a movie I made that forms you in on about my survey and the responses.



Tyla Survey from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Darryn Joseph

                                                             Courtesy of www.massey.ac.nz

  Darryn Joseph is much more than a writer. He is more of an avid reader rather than a writer. He has published over 24 books in maori ranged from picture books, chapter books and even made maori text books.  His biggest unpublished book is his PhD which is about maori figures of speech. He still works in maori studies at Massey university in Palmerston North for 12 years. He also lectures in maori to undergrad and postgrad levels.     

 Since 1996 He has worked as a maori tutor and lecturer.   He  earned his PhD in 2008 ,  with his thesis, He kete momo kipeha: Maori text types and Figures of speech.

 His writing career began when he won the best short story ‘Tama Tāhae, Tama Ora’ in the Huia Short Stories Award Te Pakiwaiata I te reo Māori mā ngā pakeke in 2003. From then his career took off. He writes in maori for all ages and adults.

 Hewa was the first real book he wrote and illustrated all by himself. That book won him the 2010 LIANZA Kura Pounamu award. This man has won so many awards, theres too many to count.

L&P Chocolate!!!

My holidays have been great. Despite all of the cool things I've done like go to Hamilton, go shopping, see my new cousins. Other than those, the most exciting thing was tasting a rather different and weird new chocolate. It was L&P CHOCOLATE. It had a white chocolate base with l&p popping candy in it. It was so delicious. You should check it out and try it.

Little Red Riding Hood: The real Story

  Reporters state girl with Golden Locks named Paris being chased out of the woods by three lions. She stole a plate of pork ribs. Her story was that it was not her fault. She had been living on a mountain for about three years with only what nature had provided.

  Reporter: Why were you living on a mountain? Paris: At the age of twelve I was kicked out of my own kingdom for the Golden locks I was born with. It was not my fault everybody else was brunet. I was forced to live on the furtherest mountain from the kingdom. Just for being odd. Reporter: quite a story you have here. Its really interesting. You shall tell it to the judge Goldilocks. Paris: Hey I recognize you. Your from the kingdom aren't you. Wait are you my brother? Reporter: I chime in with haven't you people ever heard of closing the goshdamn door no its much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.

  I was sent to court as reporters did not believe my story. I was sentenced to live in a dark gloomy underground lair for a 12months period. During my underground lair time I met a boy who was also persuaded by the sweet smell of food on another mountain. His story was quite similar to mine. I looked up to him as a brother. And little did I know he WAS my brother. The long lost one I had heard about while I lived in the Kingdom.

  To show we were the men, we were going to create a diversion at the kingdom so our animals could bust it down. P.S eat everyone as well.