Sunday 23 August 2015

Totara House Speeches

Well done to all our Year 7 & 8 Speech finalists....
(L-R) Annie, Leah, Lola, Steve, Mitchell, Rosie
(Front) Makaia


Thank you for your thought provoking, highly persuasive and beautifully delivered topics.

Monday 13 July 2015

PROPAGANDA: PERSUASION OR MANIPULATION?



Term 3 sees us begin our FPS study of Propaganda. 

" Every day, we are bombarded with one persuasive communication after another. These appeals persuade not through the give-and-take of argument and debate, but through the manipulation of symbols and of our most basic human emotions. For better or worse, ours is an age of propaganda."
                                                                                                 Pratkanis and Aronson, 1991

*Start by becoming familiar with the term and definitions

* Look into the types and styles of progaganda (as listed below)

* Discover the many images and pictures of propaganda posters related to marketing, politics, wartime, and mass media (google images)

* Bring a propaganda poster to class on Monday to share





               

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Lola's inquiry

Check out Lola's awesome WWI inquiry blog:
http://www.arrasbattle.blogspot.co.nz/

Sunday 19 April 2015

Welcome back to a busy and exciting Term 2! We have lots of learning to do and fun to be had. Make sure you have another successful term and work hard to achieve your goals :-)