Essay Planning

Shooting the apple - Hope +Rebellion 

Techniques:

Music, Lighting/Colour, Angles/Shots/Movement, Costume 

Digenic Sound, Katniss - Dark, dim, artificial, Grey, black, blues, matches peers (not people but pieces of a game). Senica - Vibrant, bright, colour variety, pink. - more privileged/ individuals. Costume - Katniss, training suit, tributes all match. Capitol - Individuality, extravagant. Close-ups - See the reactions and the emotions of the characters, Katniss - pensive, shocked. High angle - once Katniss shoots the apple, makes her weak and vulnerable. 

Atmosphere - Tension, Katniss comes out as the standout, someone to watch out for. 

Change of rules - Struggle for power 

Techniques: 

Music, Lighting/colour, Angles/shots/movement, Costume 

Music - Minor, slow, dramatic - building tension, emotional intensity as music gets louder. Lighting/Colour - Bright, Natural, warm, Green, Black, Grey, Shadowed - Rising of the sun - New day new victor. Costume - Not important. Angles/Shots/Movement - High Angle, The capitol/senica has power according to the camera placement, dialogue contradicts that. Close-ups - Emphasize emotions, defiance, obstinant, Stubborn. Katniss - won't let them have one victor. Peeta - Wouldn't let them change him 

Atmosphere - Happy because katniss + Peeta took back control, if they died then they died by their own terms, didn't lose their humanity. 

T A K O - Title, Author, Key aspects, Outline 

Introduction - 'Hunger Games' directed by Gary Ross. Techniques are used to engage the viewer and tell the story. 

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Brainstorm -
Music - Digetic
Angles/movement/shots - Over the shoulder - Shows speaker, puts us in listeners' pov, makes us part of the conversation. Close-ups - shows expression and emotion, nervous, anxiety, Mostly Peeta
Lighting/Colour - Mood - sad, gloomy - Grey dark shades, blacks - Dim lighting - works with c/u to highlight the facial features of characters.
Setting 
Costumes + Makeup 
Character/Diagolge - "I dont want them to change me " "I dont wanna be another piece in their game" "if im gonna die i still wanna be me"  Atmousphere - Foreboding, Nervous, Reluctant/Hesitant 

Themes- Rich vs poor, Hope + rebellion, Struggle for power 

What happened - Peeta and katniss are having a conversation about how the games might affect them.

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In this scene 'They don't own me,' dialogue is used to form a forboding atmosphere. Katniss and Peeta are having a conversation about how the upcoming games might affect them. This is demonstrated by the quote "I don't want them to change me; and "if I'm going to die, I still wanna be me" spoken by Peeta. These show that Peeta senses that he is going to have to do things that he doesn't want to do, for example killing others. This makes the audience feel sorry for Peeta because he is going to lose his life, or his values in order to save his life. The director did this to make us believe Peeta will die early and that being a tribute isn't something to celebrate, but a loss of personal autonomy. This worked well with the dark colour palette of blacks and greys which add to the foreboding atmosphere. This aspect can be contrasted when Peeta joins the Career Pack once in the games because it contradicts his values of passive and peaceful which Peeta wanted to remain. 

Symbols in Hunger games

 Symbols In the hunger games -

Character Strengths (The Hunger games)

CHARACTER STRENGTHS - 

 

Katniss - Bravery, Hope, Forgiveness.  Peeta - Creativity, kindness, Social Intelligence. President Snow - Leadership, Social Intelligence. 

How was the personality trait portrayed in the story? 
Why is it important as a character Strength? 

Katniss throughout the story shows bravery but one of her bravest moments was when she volunteered to take her sister's place in the hunger games, even though she knew it was almost certain death she sacrificed herself for her sister. She showed hope through her kindness and respect for rue and her life and seeing her as a person, not just a tribute. Forgiveness when Peeta viciously went behind her back and teamed up with her enemies to hunter her down and kill her. Katniss saw past Peeta's actions and forgave him and worked together in order to survive. It is important for katniss to have these characteristics as she brings the people hope and someone to lead them through her bravery, hope is important as it benefits the people and makes them strive for a better life. Forgiveness is important as it helps you move forward and further yourself and the other person. 

Peeta shows creativity throughout the games in the way he chooses to survive for example he managed to camouflage himself to the ground in order to hide from the group of tributes hunting him. Kindness is shown when he chooses to hide rather than to take part in the brutal nature of the games, and when he offers to sacrifice himself in order for katniss to live and go back to her family. Social Intelligence as he puts on an act in order to impress and please the capitol public, getting the publics' favor meant more sponsors would root for him in the games increasing the chances of his survival. Creativity is important as it inspires and encourages people to do better, Kindness is important because its contagious, and if you show kindness other people will do the same and it will inspire people to do better. Social intelligence is important, especially in the hunger games as it means you understand and can manipulate the public to benefit yourself or the public itself. 

President Snow shows leadership through leading and keeping the districts in peace, it may not be fair but it is peaceful. Social intelligence is by far his strongest strength as he is able to manipulate the capitol public into thinking the hunger games arent brutal or tragic, but a fun game to celebrate and bond over with other people. He is also able to manipulate the districts into thinking that the games are essential for peace and balance in the districts and the being chosen as a tribute is an honor, not a curse. Leadership is very important because with leadership comes order and peace to an unbalanced society, social intelligence is important as it makes you more self-aware of what is happening around you and how to react and make decisions based on that information. 

Workshop #5 - Music

 Keywords - 

Key - Major (happy) and Minor (Sad) 

Tempo - Speed/Pace of music (Fast/ slow/ moderate)

Dynamics - Volume (Loud/Quiet)

RUES DEATH SCENE -

Minor key, the atmosphere that is created as a result is mournful, depressed, slow tempo adds to mournful effect, gradually comes into hearing range and slowlu grows into a soft quiet sound, creates a sad effect with the slow and quiet combination. Grows louder when she does the 3 finger salute to build tension and intensity that builds up to the riots in 11.

What happens in this scene - Rue is killed, katniss tries to give her body the closest thing to a burial that she can to show her respect for rue.
Colour/Lighting - White flowers, Natural lighting, Greens (White flowers symbolise innocence and purity, rue never killed anyone, she was kind and compassionate, the victim of the games and the capitol.) 
Shots/Angles - Medium close-ups - Rue and Katniss, see their emotions + facial expressions - anguish
High angle - Weak and vulnerable - rue is innocent and is a blameless victim. 
Effect on viewers - Atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, as the volume increases it builds the intensity of the emotions portrayed in this scene. - we see emotions are contagious - hope. 
Directors Purpose - Feel Katniss's emotions at that moment - Remorse, anger, hopelessness, acceptance, rebellion. - Symbol 3 finger salute is a sign of defiance and aggression towards the game makers - you will not take my humanity, and also a symbol of unification with those who have lost loved ones to the games. 

Music is used to create an atmosphere of sorrow and remorse in Rue's death scene. In this scene, Rue is tragically killed and we see katniss dealing with the result of the slaughter of her friend. For Instance, The tempo of the music is slow, the dynamics are soft and quiet and the key is minor to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that Katniss is experiencing. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover rues body in white flowers. As she finishes creating the burial for Rue the music builds in volume showing the increasing intensity of her anger and grief towards the capitol. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the families and friends of tributes that are brutally slaughtered each year. This was done to enable the audience to experience the characters' emotions. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise rues innocence and purity, the high angle shot makes rue seem weak and vulnerable. Combined with the music we are shown that rue is a victim of the capitols cruelty. 

Lighting + Colour Workshop 4

 Key Words - Atmousphere= The mood/feeling that is set in the space. Mood = The way we feel/emotional Response. Location = Area in which scene is set 

Picture 1 - District 12 

What is happening in this scene - Katniss is jogging through the district. 

What types of colours/lighting is used in this scene - 

Cold colour, blue/grey undertone of nature surrounding scene. Dull nothing stands out because of the washed-out shades of colour. Natural colour palette - greens,browns,greys,blacks. 

Cold lighting, dull, natural lighting from the sun,

Effect on viewer - unpleasant, unwelcoming, rundown, unsanitary poor. 

Directors purpose - To show the unbalance of power between the districts. It is unpleasant to live in districts while the capitol lives in luxury. 

What other techniques are used to add to this effect - (setting) dirt roads, houses are derelict (look abandoned), Outdated transport and machinery, no electricity for houses, uncivilized. 

Picture 2 - Trainstation located in the capitol 

what is happening in this scene - The citizens of the capitol are awaiting the arrival of the tributes. 

Types of colour/lighting used in this scene - Colours, cold because of white undertones, bright, artificial, pallette - Whites and metallics, costumes vibrant and artificial. Lighting, Cold harsh white lighting, bright, artificial.

Effect on Viewer - Privileged, clean/hygienic, safer environment, has advanced technology and way of life.

The directors purpose - To make us hate the capitol for living such a privileged life while others are suffering, therefore making the viewers sympathise with tributes, see capitol as enemy. 

Other techniques used - (costumes) Rich, Extravagant, Flaunting, over the top. (Setting) Rich, modern, clean, new, technologically advanced. 

Picture 3 - Control room in capitol 

What is happening - The gamekeepers are spectating and manipulating the hunger games from the control room. 

What types of colour/lighting are used in this scene - Colours are cold - white, grey, and blue undertones, bright, artificial colours giving off clean and clinical atmosphere. Lighting is cold, bright of multiple light sources , white artificial lighting of advanced technology. 

Effect on viewer - Feel like they are intelligent and scientic yet unsafe. 

Directors purpose - Convince us they are like mindless drones, detached from reality, just follow orders of superior authority.

Other techniques - (costumes) Clean clothing, imitating lab coats adding to science atmosphere. (Setting) No clutter, lots of tech, only focused on singular job. 

Workshop #3 Costumes

1 - The reaping scene - District 12 

The children of the district have gathered together for the reaping to selct the 2 tributes for the hungergames.

-Boys - collared/Buttoned shirts - Shorts - Pants - Whites, colourless, faded, overwashed, dull,

-Girls - Dresses, Shirt + Skirt, Dull, Colourless, Light colours, faded 

- Best Clothes they own, Worn once a year, Wornout, Dated and overused, 

-Viewer - We feel sorry for the people, they seem powerless, they live in poor conditions

- Directors purpose - Show the viewers how bad the conditions are in district 12, want us to feel sorry and generate sympathy for them so we see them as weak, hopless, unprepared. 

Other techniques - High angle shot used with the faded and wornout colours makes them look weak and powerless/ vulnerable. 

2 - Arriving in the city - The capitol 

Katniss + Peeta have arrived by train in the capitol. 

- The clothes are Extravagant and over the top, Colourful, Vibrant, Acsessories and decorative items, Wigs, Stylish and clolours and stykes match, Animals as accesories, New, Clean and well crafted, Fashionable, High quality Fabrics, Diverse Clothing to oneanother, ]

-Effect on Viewer - Make them seem more higher rank, Privaliged, Relaxed and neat, We envy them, Cocky, Attitude of entitlement, Clueless, 

-Directors purpose - Wants to label the capitol villains and blame them for the hungergames. Wants us to see them as Clueless and privilaged compared to the districts, imbalance of power. Clear examples of themes, rich vs poor, struggle for power. 

Other techniques - Setting, crowded, people are happy and buildingare clean, big, modern, working together with costumes shows us that the capitol is more privilaged compared to districts. 

3 -  The countdown - The arena,  cornucopia

The tributes have entered the arena and are waiting to start the games. 

- Costumes - Survival gear, Browns blacks dark reds, dark colours, Jakets, pants, T-shirts, Practical \, Designed for use, Designed to look good. Prepared for the enviourments and tempurature they may experience during the games. Boys hair is cut short, Females hair is tied. 

Viewer effect - The tributes look trained and prepared to fight for their life, Fit and athletic. 

Directors purpose - They are dressed up for the audience, are being treated like chess pieces in the capitols game. They are going to die the outfits are just for the audience, making it into a pageant rather than a survival game. 

Other technique - Silence, hearing the loud banging of the countdown, More intense and exagerated excitement and fear of what will happen. Build tension and suspence to make the audience focus on how the tributes are feeling. 

 

Music/Colour/Lighting - Volenteer as tribute scene

Music - Minor key, Starts when peeta gets reaped, tempo - slow, dynamics - Starts quiet but gradually get lourder to build intensity, mood - tension, morose 

Lighting - Bright full ligting indicating an open space, natural, Cold. Mood created - sad, depressed

Facial Expressions - Dull, bland and sad, matching the modd given off by the lighting and colour 

Colour - Dull, Grey, bland worn, pallette - grey, white, blue, washed out. Atmousphere - despair, sorry for the people, poverty, run down. 

Angles, Movements + shots

 Brainstorm - 

The Reaping scene - 

• Katniss volenteers as tribute in place of her sister prim who was reaped as a victor. 
• The children/parents of the district give her the 3 finger solute as a simbol of respect for katniss.
• Peeta is chosen as the male tribute. 

Key themes shown - 

• Hope and rebellion (3 finger solute- it is a sign of respect for katniss from the people of her district. First volenteer in the district, means she is a symbol of hope for a district with only one victor, a symbol of rebellion because she becasue she steps in for her sister (A weaker character) when nobody else would. 
• Rich vs Poor Symbol of rich = Effie Trinket, Extreme Makeup, excesive wig, hat, overly colourful and flashy outfit, proper accent. Technology = Use of blood identifiers/scanners, projectors on big screens. Symbol of poverty = Chilrens outfits for reaping are the best clothes, dresses, shirts collared, boys - shorts or pants, coloures have faded from overuse and washing. The village is wooden and falling apart around them, the goverment building is well built stone.

Angles and shots in the reaping scene - 

• Shallow focus/Sharp focus. (Members of dictric 12 are in shallow focus when prim is reaped, Prim and katniss are in sharp focus so the veiwers attention is drawn to those characters.) 
• Close up (Prim rose when reaped - terror, shock, nervous. Effie Trinket - Show that she is calm, happy, confedent, excited, Lips, Excesive makeup. Katniss Everdeen - Panic when prim is reaped, Shock when she stands with effie and it sinks in what she has done. Peeta Mellark - Shock, Disbelief, panic.)
• Over the Sholder 
• High angle 
• Low angles 
• Dutch tilt 
• Wide shot 
• Medium close-up 
• Extreme Close up

Viewer feels - 

Sorry for the tributes - Primrose as it was her first time and she is so young - katniss as it was a selfless act for her sister. 

Anger towards the capitol for the reaping - 

We consider effie as annoying, happy, stuck up, cocky, clueless 

Director purpose - 

Viewers feel invested in their suffereing an their journey throughout the story. 

Want us to choose katniss's side, and be angry at capitol and judge their later decisions 

See effie as anoying as she is an ambassador for the capitol (depicted as a symbol of people in the capitol) 

The Hungergames Quote Hunting

 Quote Hunting - 

What am I learning? 

Using the film "The hunger games" I am learning to hunt down quotes said in the film (Not the book) that reflect the main themes and ideas in a film. 

How does this work show my learning? 

This work shows my learning by highlighting different quotes and then underneath explaining how they represent a main theme in the film, I also added photos of the scene in which the quote was said to show people where in the movie the quote was said. 

What am I wondering as a result? 

I wonder if all films use these techniques and if I can now identify different themes and quotes in every film to gain a deeper meaning of the film. 

(Text in case the words seem blurry on poster) 

"Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous." 

President snow,  currently the most powerful individual in Panem is explaining to senica, the gamekeeper about how they use the games to manipulate the district's emotions in order to keep the power they have over them. When he says hope is the only thing stronger than fear, he puts that into play in the games by giving the districts singular winner giving the districts and the tributes hope that they will survive and bring "honour" to their district. That small sip of hope makes the games effective but contained as said in the quote "a lot of hope is dangerous." meaning that if too much hope is spread in the districts it will breed into rebellion and the fall of the capitol and their power over panem.  (STRUGGLE FOR POWER)

Haymitch: "Give them something to root for!"Seneca Crane: "What?"Haymitch Abernathy: "Young love."

During the middle of the games, senica is slowly losing his grasp over the districts as Katniss has become a symbol of hope for the districts, Senica is desperate to contain the hope and is talking with Haymitch when he proposes the idea of giving them a distraction from Katniss and her small hints of rebellion in the games by introducing the idea of young love between Peta and katniss to get people to root for their tragic yet heartwarming love story instead of her defiant acts against the capitol. The whole point of this scheme was to paint a different image of katniss from a solo symbol of hope for the districts, to a soft sweetheart tragically in love with another victor.  (HOPE AND REBELLION) 

Peeta: "You definitely smell better than I do."Caesar: "Well I've lived here longer."

The interviews in the film was a way for the victors to present themselves to the capitol to gain the favor of individuals and therefore gain sponsors, When peeta's turn to speak with caesar came near the beginning of their conversation he compared how caesar smelt better, and cleaner than him, caesar replied saying its because he had lived in the capitol longer, implying that people in the capitol have more access to proper hygiene and the privilege of choosing your scent with perfumes,. Peeta however, an individual from district 12 one of the poorest districts dure to the distance from the capitol and the importance of their work, he didn't have the privilege of proper hygiene or a clean and safe place to live. To sum up the meaning behind the quote, caesar is stating that he smells better because he has lived in a secure, Hygenic place for longer than someone like peeta who originates from district 12 and only  just arrived in the capitol. 

 

 

Themes and Ideas (ENG)

 Themes and ideas -

Rich vs poor - Some people have more 

- Money - Privelleges - Respect -Food -Variety -Luxury -Cleanwater -Proper housing -technology -Good health(medicines) -Fashion/clothing -Transport -Fewer responsibilities -protection/security -

Hope + Rebellion - Hope breeds rebellion, if you have hope you have the motivation to rebel. 

- HOPE The belief that something will get better - REBELLION to fight against something in order to make the change to be better.  (Protest , Uprise, usually against the image of power) 

Symbols of hope - Katniss, Melodic motive, Mockingjay, three-finger salute, two victors, 

Struggle for power - with privilege comes power. 

The capitol has power (President snow) Katniss is becoming a threat to snow as he is loosening the reins of snows power over panem - People look up to katniss for guidance giving her more power, katniss becomes a threat because snow sees her as one. "Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous." - president snow

FEAR - People are afraid of rebelling, because of the consequences of an uprising in the past.  When the rebellion was lost to the capitol they were punished with the hunger games and district 13 the leaders of the protest was destroyed. 

LITTLE HOPE - Surviving by becoming the victor, being bathed in riches and being presented with the privilage of a normal life. 

DANGEROUS HOPE - That all victors will join together and win as one, therfore the districts deserve to be treated better 

Power of propaganda - Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. - Message being told, It's not worth rebelling, capitol is strongest, the structure of Panem under the capitols control brings peace and balance. 

LANGUAGED USED - "peacekeepers" Someone who keeps the peace - soldiers who brutally/violently force structure in society. look like stormtroopers to mark them as a nameless soldiers who can't take blame. 

"Victor" Someone who wins, becomes respected, and is wealthy and lucky - A violent murderer who was living off the lives of 23 other people. Live with trauma and guilt. 

"Fallen" 

Propaganda - People who die in the games Takes the brutal reality of the situation (Paints a softer picture of people falling rather than being brutally murdered in the unnecessary games.) It suggests something more peaceful rather than violent. 

Reality - Teenagers/Children who have been killed or murdered/ Very violent 

"Tribute" 

Propaganda - Two brave young people, An honor to be selected as a tribute - and honor to die, 

Reality - Is a sacrifice and a punishment to the districts for rebelling.

Rich vs Poor - People in the capitol vs people in the districts - Compare opening shot in 12 vs peta looking out the window of the capitol - 

District 12 - Poor, Houses are made of wood and scraps (Not in good condition), Very little food available *See old man picking at a bone*, 1 pair of good clothing for the reaping, Other clother are worn, faded, grey and black clothing as easier to look cleaner aka to not show coal dust, 

Capitol - Houses are large and modern design, have metal and materials available for housing. Food - have a variety of food available to choose from - more than enough excess, Clothing is colourful, extravagant and fashionable there is excess. 

Hope + Rebellion - Covo between president snow + senica craine - a little hope quote, Convo between Hamich and senica = give them something to root for *Distract them* aka young love 

Struggle for power - Katniss + Peta's double suicide attempt in the arena with berries. The death of rue = Riot in district 11 

Power of propaganda - Subtle. Hunger games film at the beginning of reaping.

"I volunteer as tribute" - 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3PJ3Du_zDc

• Katniss volunteers as tribute for her sister prim, the peacekeepers let go and let her talk to her sister. 
• Effie has bright colors and extreme wigs and makeup whereas katniss has faded clothes and brown hair 
• Everyone solutes to katniss showing rebellion and hope. 

Film Study - Visual And Sound Techniques

 BRAINSTORMING - 

CROSSWORD

English Creative writing

  Brainstorming - 

HunterSwoop - 

Top Left -
Tears of muddy black dirt stream down the walls, splotches of light scatter the darkness that tries to conceal the writing of other's presence from the past. 

Top Right -
The mirrored wall projects the same image of the ocean surface of dirt streaming down into a waterfall of mud streaming down the engraved lines sectioning the walls. 

Bottom -
Three paths lie ahead each side rise above the middle, one path broken into sections with dirt and moss creeping into the cracks, the other 2 paths are smooth, reflecting the gradient of darkness to the white of flickering lights.  From the dim lights, the silhouette of a frail human stands out among the grey of the paths, the dark shadow melting into the darkness lurking behind.  

Middle -

English Work

 Brainstorming - 

Hunterswoop - 

Top Left - The suspiciously dark midnight blue sky rests over the top of the fluff of the white clouds that mark the horizon. The White orb, the singular hole in the ocean of solid blue hangs high in the sky slightly off-centered.

Top Right - A slight gradient of dark blue colors the sky hovering over the volcano of deformed white cloud that shelters the horizon. 

Bottom - The Artificial Aquatic blue breaks way to a cylinder can, staying buoyant on a slight angle, preventing the blue jelly-looking water of the sea from taking up residence inside the can. The solid color of the blue hints to a shallow surface resting below, a swimming pool? a sandy tropical beach? The horizon suggests differently. 

Middle -  The roof of the can stands verticle, pried open giving way to the head of a small almond brown mouse pokes out from the matte grey can, its beady black eyes staring endlessly forward, frozen in the fear of its surroundings. Preserving the brown of its soft fur from the sun is a black funeral cliche umbrella angled towards the sun. 

Creative Writing Task - (Mirror, Mirror)

In the morning when you look in the mirror you expect to see your dull sleepy face staring back at you, and you sleepily mumble the words "I look like shit" to yourself. Well, not today! Today when I woke up I was expecting to see my pale face looking back but when I glanced in the direction of the mirror I wasn't there! I couldn't for the life of me figure out why! I even ran to my sibling's room, the bathroom, the living room  I checked every mirror in the house, and my silhouette just wouldn't appear. At this point my thought process was "Wait, what if I'm invisible, is this my superpower, ARE SUPERPOWERS REAL??" "No you idiot" A low husky voice responds shutting my thought process down completely. I was so focused and confused at why I wasn't showing up in the mirror that I brushed of the remark completely and stumbled down the hallway to find my phone and see if I showed up in the camera. To my disappointment, there I was, the blurry image of a sleep-deprived teenager looking panicky into the camera lens. "At least your hair looks lighter and curlier today" the voice, louder this time echos through my room. I freeze searching for the source of the voice, "did somebody sneak into my room to compliment me?" I search under the bed, in the wardrobe, under my desk, behind the curtains, until finally my gaze rests on the blank mirror, as soon as i look at it the mirror starts firing a full military report on my appearance, not missing a single centimeter of my body, from what I'm wearing to the expression I'm making. 

Hunter swoop

Brainstorm - 

 

Hunter Swoop - 

TOP RIGHT - 

The long streaks of black licorice trees loom over the shadows blocking the light from exposing the maze of branches and bark. 

TOP LEFT - 

Trees crowd, less dense this time, on the wavering horizon, welcoming the light to shine over the entangled forest of branches and twigs. 

BOTTOM - 

The black inky water reflects almost another world, a darker, dramatic, and dreadful world. Splotches of dead, barren leaves stain the perfect world, removing the perfect illusion of another world altogether. 

MIDDLE - 

Damp autumn leaves blanket the ground softening each step up to the inky water, I can feel the withered trees looming over me, their presence ever in my mind for what they could be hiding, or who they could be hiding. Cautiously kneeling down to the water reveals a young girl with fiery gold hair glaring back at me, almost unrecognizable in her state, but not quite. 

Independent matrix - 

(Random Wikipedia) 

The John Weir House is a historic house located at 715 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, Illinois. Built in 1836, the house is the second-oldest in Edwardsville after the Benjamin Stephenson House. The two-and-one-half story brick house is designed in the Federal style. The front facade of the house has five bays with a central entrance; the entrance is surrounded by a fan light and an arched lintel. The house's gable roof features three dormers on either side, chimneys at either end, and a brick cornice on the rear edge. Dr. John Weir, the owner of the house, ran his doctor's office in the house with his son Edward until the former's death in 1878. In 1963, the Madison County Historical Society purchased the house and converted it to a museum.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983.^[1]

NOTES - 

The John Weir House is a historic 2 and a half story brick house designed in a federal style. 

Is the second eldest house in Edwardsville, Built-in 1836. 

The house is located at 715N Main St in Edwardsville, Illinois. 

The front of the house has five bays.

The house has a central entrance with a fanlight and an arched lintel surrounding the entrance 

The house features a gable roof with 6 dormers, split on between two sides 

The roof also features 2 chimneys located on either side of the roof 

It has a brick cornice lining the rear edge of the roof 

Dr. John weir, the owner of the house was a doctor. 

Johns medical office was in the house which he ran with his son 

Johns son Edward, Died in 1878 

1963 the  Madison County Historical Society took ownership of the house and transformed it into a historical museum. 

on May 9th, 1983 the museum was officially added to the register for National Historic Places. 

Figurative Language (Fast Finishers)

 Brainstorming - 

 Fast Finishers - 

(Madlib Mania)

(SICK NOTE)

                                                                        My Dream Man 

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 

Message From Camp 

Personal Ad

Link To website (Madtakes) 

Figurative Language!

 Brainstorming - 

Figurative language - 

Alliteration - 

The sun sizzled the swimmer's skin.

I accidentally ate an awful apple.

Beth borrowed Barry’s books before biology. 

Slipping and sliding, I stumbled in the snow and slush.

Many mysterious men mumbled messages.

The gallant goat gobbled gobs of garbage greedily. 

The rapidly rising river rushed rampantly.

Red roses… relish in the radiant rays of the sun. 

While wandering…wizards waddle along, whimpering white walruses die.

The tired traveler... treks along the translucent track, telling tales. 

Personification - 

The wind whispered through the gloomy forest. 

In this sentence, the wind has been personified by being given the ability to speak or whisper. 

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers.

In this sentence, the flowers are being personified and being given emotion specifically happiness. 

.  As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.

In this sentence, it is the sun that is being personified as it is being given the action of beating down on them. 

 The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.

The chainsaw is being personified as it is been given the human straight if singing a song. 

 As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.”  She looked at her classmates accusingly.  

The pencil has been personified in the sentence as it has been given the human trait of walking. 

When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.

High heels have been personified and have called out to her interpreting that they can speak. 

Personification Sentences - 

My desk leg got mad and kicked my toe while I was walking past. 

The clouds we sad today they cried down on us all morning. 

The Lollies on the shelf we calling my name. 

My alarm clock squeals at me to get out of bed every morning 

the wind howled through the night 

lightening danced through the clouds. 

The moon played hide and seek with the clouds 

the avalanche devours anything in its way. 

Onomatopoeia - 

A plate being dropped on the floor. - SMASH 

A balloon being burst. - POP

A gun being shot. - BANG

Someone eating chips. - CRUNCH

A light is switched on. -  CLICK

A fierce dog. - GROWL

A small bell being rung. - TINKLE 

A door opening - CREEK 

A bomb exploding - BOOM

A child screaming. - SCREECH

 

The old engine chugged down the rickety track. 

The hard-hit tennis ball whistled by my ear.

The truck’s brakes screeched in the distance.

The rain beat on the metal barn roof.

His guitar strings twanged the sad melody. 

The old floor creaked as we walked slowly across it. 

The fire cracked and popped on a cold night. 

The snake hissed when I startled it.

More sentences - 

  Ticktock, ticktock… the sound of the clock was all that could be heard in the hospital waiting room.

   I ordered online proofreading services with the click of a mouse.

  I knew we had finally left the city when I could hear the gentle moo of the cows in the field.

 Quack, quack went the ducks as we threw them our stale bread.

 Zip! My dress was fastened and I was finally ready for the wedding.

  It was lovely to wake up to the tweet of the birds outside my bedroom window.

   “Compliments to the chef,” roared the giant as he let out a huge belch.

  My teeth were chattering as we waited in the freezing cold for the bus to arrive.

I could hear their buzzing, so I knew there was a bee’s nest around here somewhere.

 Please do not beep your horn after dark.

Hyperbole - 

I’m so hungry I could eat a whole elephant! (Hyperbole/Not)

May is the nicest month of the year. (Hyperbole/Not)

Her brightly colored dress hurt his eyes. (Hyperbole/Not)

The roof rose up and down to the rhythm of the music. (Hyperbole/Not)

I ate all of my salad for lunch.  (Hyperbole/Not)

The dog was so dirty it had a tomato plant growing on its back. (Hyperbole/Not)

 A strong wind. - The wind was like a tornado 

A headache. - It felt like my head was going to explode 

A fast computer - My computer was working at the speed of light 

A funny movie - The movie had me dying on the floor 

A hot pan - The pan was as hot as hell 

A loud, crying baby - The baby screamed like a baby dinosaur 

Heavy groceries - The groceries weigh a trillion pounds 

A scary dog - The dog scared me to death

Figurative Language + Brainstorming

 Brainstorming - 

Figurative Language - 

Idioms - 

More idioms - 

"It's a piece of cake!" (Meaning: It's easy)

"Kill two birds with one stone" (Meaning: Get two things done with a single action.)

"Let the cat out of the bag" (Meaning: Give away a secret.) 

"Bite the bullet" (Meaning: Get it over and done with)

"Break a leg" (Meaning: Good Luck) 

"Call it a day" (Meaning: Stop doing/working on something.)

"Get out of hand" (Meaning: Getting out of control) 

"Pulling someone's leg"(Meaning: Joking around with someone) 

"Speak of the devil" (Meaning: The person we were just talking about showed up!)

"Under the weather" (Meaning: Sick) 

Similes and Metaphors - 

(Highlight the simile) 

My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.

The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.

The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 

My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore. 

(Complete the simile) 

The cloth was as black as Coal 

The wet ball was as slippery as an Eel

My little sister is as playful as a Kitten

The top of this table is as Smooth as Silk

I’ve been as busy as a Bee

The lamb is as white as snow

(Simile Or Metaphor)

As slippery as an eel. (Simile)

Arnie was a man-mountain. (Metaphor)

He was a lion in battle. (Metaphor)

She is as pretty as a picture. (Simile)

The striker was a goal machine. (Metaphor)

The torch-lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. (Simile)

The moon was a misty shadow. (Metaphor)

My friend has a face like thunder. (Metaphor)

More similes and Metaphors- 

"As light as a feather"  "As Blind as a bat" 

"As cold as ice"  "As hard as nails"

"As hot as hell"  "As tall as a giraffe"

"The classroom was a zoo."  "The computers at school are old dinosaurs."

"He is a night owl"  "She is a peacock."

"Jamal was a pig at dinner."  "The stormy ocean was a raging bull."

Creative Writing

Brainstorming - 

Hunter swoop -

Top left -

The frosty mountain top reaching for the muddy white blanket covering the sky blocking out the rays of the sun, desperately trying to breakthrough. 

Top Right - 

A second snowy horizon bathed in a warm glow, dispersing the clouded blanket. 

Bottom - 

The rough rubble of the well-used road stretches out further into the horizon than the eye can see, accompanied by brightly colored strips of organization and society. The static-like strip of road, a passage to another place, another time, another feeling, another scent. 

Middle - 

The road swerves in fear of the looming mountains overhead gazing down upon the dry, grey road and the bland, barren tussocks and dry sand closing in from either side. 

Mix&Match - 

 

Figurative Language		Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
Literal Language		An exaggeration of the facts.
Simile		Saying one thing and meaning something else.
Metaphor		Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses.
Personification		A phrase is common to people who speak the same language- saying one thing but meaning another.
Imagery		Meaning exactly what you say.
Idiom		Comparing two unlike things not using the words like or as.
Hyperbole		Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing.
Alliteration		Giving human qualities to non-human things.

 Brainstorming -