Heart Dissection

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, recently in science we dissected a pig's heart, we did this so that we could learn more about the heart and what it does.

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The heart is important because, without our heart, the brain wouldn't work. The heart pumps the blood around the body, the blood that it pumps out carries many nutrients and oxygen.

Heart Diagram: A diagram of the parts of the heart. 

• Arteries: Arteries are a blood vessel that takes the blood away from the heart. 
• Veins: The veins take the blood back to the heart.
• Atrium: The Atrium is the upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
• Ventricle: The ventricle is a V - shapes cavities that push the blood into the arteries to take it away from the heart. 
• Vena Cava: The vena cava is a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood from the body to take to the heart. - Deoxygenated means that it does not carry oxygen. - 
• Aorta: The aorta is the main artery that carries the blood away from the heart to the body. 
• Right Side of Heart: Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from a vein called Vena cava, the blood is then pumped to the right ventricle. The right ventricle then pumps it to the lungs to get oxygen 
• Left Side of Heart: Like the right side of the heart blood enters the left atrium but this blood is oxygenated, which means it carries oxygen with it. Then the atrium pumps it to the left ventricle, after that the left ventricle pumps the blood to the body to deliver oxygen. 
• Valves: Valves are gates that only go one way. They open up to let blood flow to the ventricle, it then closes so that blood doesn't flow back out. 
• Heart Strings: The heartstrings are strong fibres that hold the valves in place.  

My opinion: 

I really liked dissecting a heart, it was very fun and I learned a lot of new things about the heart. I especially liked when we cut the side of the heart because it just looked so satisfying and professional. 

Workshops 2: Linking themes to the impact of Angles, Movement and Shots

Brainstorm: Picture 1

What happened?

• Other Wybie standing in front of the other mother as she tells him to smile. But instead, he pulls a face. 
• Other Wybie making himself smaller - less of a target - head down, shoulders hunched, looks weak, and vulnerable.

Angles/Shot: 

High Angle -  Makes other wybie look overpowered, weak and vulnerable.

POV - Other mother, makes her seem stronger, bigger, dominant. 

Viewer - makes the viewer feel sorry/scared for the Other Wybie.

                   Foreshadowing - hinting at what to come to

Director - Hinting that maybe the other mother is not so wonderful. 

Other techniques -  Lighting - spotlight on wybie - like he's on the spot/under focus. - dark around creates a creepy atmosphere. 

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In the scene with the Other Mother and the Other Wybie, we see high angle shots used to show the theme 'looks can be deceiving' We see this when the Other Mother asks the Other Wybie to smile but he hunches over and frowns instead. This makes the audience feel sorry for the Other Wybie because he looks scared. The use of a high angle shot from the perspective of the Other Mother adds to the feeling as it makes the Other Wybie look weak and vulnerable. The director did this to foreshadow the change of the Other Mother from creepy to more creepy.  Coinciding with this is the use of lighting a spotlight is on the other Wybie emphasising that he is under the focus of the Other Mother. This reminds us of earlier in the film where a low angle was used to make Wybie seem bigger and scary but really he was just ordinary. This links to the scene because it also shows a moment when the look of the character was deceiving. 

Brainstorm:

What is happening?

• Coraline is looking for the doll that Wybie gave her, while the doll is peering behind the box watching Coraline.

Angles/Shot:

Dutch tilt - Showing an unusual and mysterious perspective and creating an obscure atmosphere. - Looks as if something is creeping behind Coraline. 

POV - Doll, making her seem creepy and scary. 

Viewer - Makes the viewer scared that something might happen to Coraline.

Director - Hinting that something bad may happen to Coraline or the doll may not be like a normal doll. 

Other Techniques - Lighting - The room is dim creating an enigmatic atmosphere - light focuses on Coraline making her stand out. 

Theme Guide - Coraline

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post today we had a task where we had to show our understanding of a theme in the movie Coraline. There were two choices that we could do to complete this task first was a mind up showing examples of the theme, the other choice was to make a theme guide which someone would use while watching a movie. I chose to do a theme guide.

What am I learning:
Analyse the ideas and themes of a film.

How does this work show my learning:
I created a theme guide in my own words to show the understanding of what the theme is.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning:
I am wondering about the theme of other movies that I have watched.

Arthritis

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post! During science, we had to complete a research about arthritis. We could present it in any way, so I chose to create a presentation.

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Workshop 1: Themes and Ideas

Theme and Ideas:
- Continuous idea/subjects that link throughout the text.

'Looks can be deceiving'

- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Don't judge by appearance.

Example 1: Character of Wybie
- because when we first met him he looked scary (mask, motorbike)
- Use of high angle to look bigger, loud music, but in reality, he is just a weird and geeky neighbour.

   - Shows theme because like other characters our first impression based on appearance, tone, visual techniques aren't always correct.
   - Important because helps the audience understand with Coraline that just because something look goods doesn't mean it is - she should choose the real world over the other world.

Example 2: Character of the 'Other mother'
- She seems normal/friendly at the start, by the end becomes a soul-devouring spider demon.

   - Shows theme because 'Other mother' isn't what she appears to be at the start, so we shouldn't judge by first impressions.
   - Important because Coraline realises that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.


S - Statement
   - In Coraline, the theme 'Looks can be deceiving' is used effectively to engage the audience.

E - Evidence
   - For instance, the character of the 'Other Mother' shows us that looks can be deceiving because she starts of as a kind mother figure but gradually changes into a soul-devouring demon.

X - Explanation = Audience
   - This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a character based on first impressions as they can often be wrong.

X - Explanation = Director
   - This was done to help Coraline decided between the real world and the other world. If the other mother was really perfect Coraline wouldn't choose to go home.

X - Explanation = Another Technique {Camera Shots, Music, Lighting, Setting}
   - Combined with this is the use of colour and lighting. The 'Other mother'first appears in a vibrantly bright room that makes us feel warm and safe. However, by the end, it has become dark and green which makes that viewer feel scared.

Y - Your link
   - This can be juxtaposed to the charter of Wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind proving looks can be deceiving.