Term 3 Week 5

EHSS Annual Speech Competition

                                                                                                   

          Modality, Language Features, Audience Appeal, Rhetorical Devices, Emotion, Delivery

The Man from Snowy River Biography – Paterson Australian Story
Poetry Dictionary Documentary – Paterson Poetry Library – Banjo
         

Vocabulary: 1) ballad     2) refrain   3) haiku    4)  verse

Extension: a) epitaph  b) assonance  c) tercet  d) parody

Thought of the week
 
1) Your thoughts on this quote?
2) Explain the similarities between this quote and the ballad – The man from snowy river.

85 thoughts on “Term 3 Week 5”

  1. Everyone will write the speech and present it, then it is up to you if you want to go through or not.

  2. True, it is a long poem. But rushing these activities means you only understand 50% of the task as well.

  3. I asked a question ages ago about weather we would be doing any acting in class and you said that we would do some in term 4. I was just wondering what type of things we would be doing! So I can get ready because I LOVE ACTING!

  7. The guy that plays the man from snowy river is really brave because I love horses but I get a little scared when riding them.

  8. I like how the man from snowy river was the movie that everyone thought of when the they heard the word Aussie. Until Crocodile Dundee came out because then that was the movie that everyone thought of when the word Aussie was mentioned.

  9. I can not believe that only one of the horses used in the movie is still alive, in fact it is really sad for those horses!

  12. It was very detailed and I think that it would have been hard to create a movie off of that poem even though it goes through the events in the poem!

  13. I believe that those horses would have suffered if the movie/poem was real because of the climate and the landscape of where all of this was filmed!

  14. Hi Ms. Johnson,

    These are the extended vocabulary words for this week:

    1) Epitaph – This noun or verb is pronounced ep-i-taf. When it is a noun, there are two possible meanings. Here they are: “A commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.” “A brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.”. When epitaph is a verb (used with an object), it means “To commemorate in or with an epitaph.”. Honestly, the origins on dictionary.com confuse me, so I’m just going to write what makes sense to me for the origin; It originated from the years 1350-1400 in the Middle English Era, and it was written as epitaphe. This again originated from Latin, where it was written as epitaphium, and this originated from the Greek word epitáphion, which meant over or at a tomb.
    Using epitaph in a sentence: “The epitaph on her late father’s tombstone touched her heart, as it was true to what he was.”

    2) Assonance – Assonance is a noun that is pronounced as-uh-nuh ns, but most people (well, maybe it’s just me) say it as it is written. There are 3 meanings for it, but the first meaning is the easiest to understand; “resemblance of sounds”. It originated between the years of 1720-30, in French, which as equivalent to “asson”. Assonance in a sentence: “My assonance is quite pitiful, as I do not pronounce my words correctly”.

    3) Tercet – This is a musical noun that is pronounced tur-sit or tur-set. It has two meanings; the first of which is a very long meaning (yet makes the most sense) and the second, only two words! Here is the first meaning (as the second meaning only makes sense when you are looking at sheet music): “A group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.”. The second meaning is the more musical one: “Music. Triplet.” In music, a triplet means 3 notes performed in the time of two ordinary notes. However, these 3 notes are all the basic beat of the time signature (so crotchets for 44, etc.), so they have this sort of bracket over them, and then a 3 above the bracket. I’ve seen this in one of my current Birralee pieces, “Bellbirds”. Tercet again originated from French, in the years 1590 to 1600. This came from the Italian word, “terzetto” which was diminutive of “terzo”. This again came from Latin, “tertius”. Using tercet in a sentence: “The composer wanted to have 3 notes of the same beat, but to keep the time signature, so she inserted a tercet.”

    4) Parody – (pronounced par-uh-dee, a noun or a verb) I love this word. I could probably tell you what it means withOUT using the dictionary, since these are ALL over YouTube. Here’s my understanding of the word parody. A parody is where you take a song, usually a pop song with lyrics, and then you change the words to make it themed about something else. There are a lot of music parodies to fit in with Minecraft; I’ve even written one myself: A parody of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep. The dictionary’s meaning is a little different to mine; “A humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.”. And as a verb: “To imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purpose of ridicule or satire.”. The word parody originated in the years between 1590 and 1600, in Latin “parōdia”, which came from the Greek word “parōidía”. Using parody in a sentence: “His parody of ‘Happy’ was hilariously entertaining.”

    Yesterday I got my postcard in the mail and I was very excited! Thank you for sending me one, I really appreciate it and I have been trying hard to lower my volume in class.

    -Unwell Jojo

  15. Great job Joanna – I know you have been trying hard with your volume control. I’m sorry you aren’t feeling the best.

  18. Thought of the week.
    I think it means that who you are may not be the same as others, but you cannot change that. It means that being different is good, not bad, and you need to realise that, because if we were the same, nothing would happen.

  19. Vocabulary
    1) ballad
    Origin: 1350-1400; Middle English balade < Middle French < Old Provençal balada dance, dancing-song, equivalent
    Definition
    noun
    any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
    Example
    The title track of the new album is his invention, a folk-rock ballad with a ruminative lilt and a labored melody.

  20. Vocabulary
    2) refrain
    Origin
    1300-50; Middle English refreinen < Old French refrener < Latin refrēnāre to bridle, equivalent to re- re- + frēn(um) bridle + -āre infinitive suffix
    Definition 1.
    to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from):
    I refrained from telling him what I thought.

  21. Vocabulary
    2) refrain
    Origin
    1300-50; Middle English refreinen < Old French
    Definition 1.
    to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from):
    I refrained from telling him what I thought.

  22. Vocabulary
    3)haiku
    Definition 1.
    a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.

    Origin 1895-1900; < Japanese, equivalent to hai(kai) haikai + ku stanza; see hokku

    4) verse
    Definition a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem.
    Origin

    before 900; Middle English vers(e), fers line of poetry, section of a psalm, Old English fers < Latin versus a row, line (of poetry)

  23. Vocabulary
    Ballad:
    Definition: A simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
    Origin: 1350 – 1400 Middle English
    Refrain:
    Definition: to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from)
    Origin: 1300 – 50 Middle English refreinen
    Haiku:
    Definition: A major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
    Origin: 1895-1900; < Japanese, equivalent to hai(kai)
    Verse:
    Definition: (not in technical use) a stanza
    Origin:Before 900; Middle English vers(e), fers line of poetry, section of a psalm, Old English fers s; akin to

  24. Thought of the week

    This quote is a very good one and I believe means that you should look at yourself in a good, positive way even when others don’t.

    However this quote is a duel edge blade, you shouldn’t be blinded by what you want to see and you should, when necessary, take a good hard look at yourself, without glasses that show you what you want to be shown.

  25. The quote relates to the man from snowy river because he was judged before the other riders even knew what he could do. He was judged on his and his horses looks only and he probably viewed himself well and although it is unknown but he probably ignored the other riders and stayed there.

  26. Thought of the week
    I think it mean is that stupid ugly and dumb
    But if you like yourself for who you are then other peoples opinions don’t matter
    2) that the man and pony from Snowy river was looked down on and said he’d never amount to much but he proved everybody wrong.

  27. Hi Ms Johnson

    These are my Vocabulary Words

    1)ballad
    Origin:
    1350-1400; Middle English, Middle French, Late Latin.
    Define:
    A simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.

    2)refrain
    Origin:
    1300-50; Middle English, Old French
    Define:
    To abstain from an impulse to say or do something.

    3)haiku
    Origin:
    1895-1900
    Define:
    A poem written in this form.

    4)verse
    Origin:
    before 900; Middle English, Old English
    Define:
    A poem, or piece of poetry.

    Ben 🙂 🙂

  28. Vocabulary:

    1) Ballad- Noun
    Definition- Any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
    Example- The young bit sung the ballad beautifully, he had the voice of an angel.
    Origin- 1350-1400; Middle English- balade, Middle French, Old Provençal balada dance, dancing-song, equivalent to balar to dance, Late Latin- ballāre

    2) Refrain- Verb
    Definition- To abstain from an impulse to say or do something, is often followed by from.
    Example- Refrain from telling him anything!
    Origin- 1300-50; Middle English- refreinen, Old French refrener < Latin refrēnāre to bridle, equivalent to re- re- + frēn(um) bridle

    Due to R.E I will have to complete this later
    -Christian

  30. Dear Ms Johnson

    I like the new look on the blog. My question is when is the ICAS Maths catch up on?

    Thanks,
    -Tazzin

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