Day 2: The Roaring 20's ( The 1920's )
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Activity 1: Popular Culture - The Silent Movie
The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe). The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas were ‘silent’ films. Gold Rush and The Lion's Cage are examples of iconic silent films. They feature a famous actor named Charlie Chaplin.
Watch the trailer for Gold Rush or The Lion's Cage. On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent film? Why/Why not?
_ I watched The Lion's Cage and i enjoyed it. Even tho there's no talking and it's silent i liked it's very old and fashionable. But, i think the movie is trying to say silent movies are good too and never get chased by a horse because you could run anywhere.
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Activity 2: Art Deco
In the 1920s a new artistic movement emerged in New Zealand (and around the world). It was called ‘Art Deco.’ The picture to the right is a classic example of an ‘Art Deco’ piece. Take a close look at the painting. Do you like it?
On your blog, give the painting a rating out of 5 stars (1 star = terrible painting, 2 stars = pretty bad painting, 3 stars = okay painting, 4 stars = good painting and 5 stars = amazing painting). After you’ve rated the painting out of 5, tell us why you gave it that rating.
Right: Self Portrait By Tamara de Lempicka
_ I give this portrait 5 stars. I love it because of the colours and it just looks fantastic. I also love how realistic it looks, and how amazing and beautiful it looks. I also think this portrait is related to the olden days because the car in this portrait is the kind of cars they use to drive in the olden days and the lady looks like shes wearing old fashioned clothes.
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Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman
In 1928, a crew of four men flew, for the first time, across the Tasman from Australia to New Zealand. One of the men on board the Southern Cross airplane was a New Zealander named T.H. McWilliams. His job was to operate the radio in the airplane. Unfortunately, the radio stopped working shortly after take-off and the rain and ice were so heavy that the pilot, Kingsford Smith, couldn’t see out of his front windscreen. Yikes! Fortunately, the plane made it all the way across the Tasman landing in Christchurch after a 14 hour trip.
Imagine that you were a member of the flight crew. Write a poem that describes how you would have felt when you landed safely in Christchurch after such a long trip. Remember, there are lots of different types of poems, and they don’t all have to rhyme. You can read more about different types of poems by clicking here.
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We've been travelling for a long time, hopefully we land fine
We were all scared, but thankfully we were prepared
Were so lucky we didn't crash, and god was with us the whole way
Hopefully we never get into any situation ever again like this
I did a Limerick Poem
Hello Salote,!
ReplyDeleteWell done n finishing another activity!
I really enjoyed your opinion on silent movies.I'm glad you enjoy them too,I thought I was the only one! But the Silent movies are amazing isn't it?
I really liked your poem,its a shame you didn't post it here.Maybe next time you could add the poem here! But overall,nice job on this activity! Keep up the hard work!
Anita
Kia ora Salote!
ReplyDeleteFantastic job with these activities! I watched the Lion's Cage movie too and I agree, I think we can appreciate the idea of the silent movie - I also think they're white funny, did you find it funny?
That's a lovely review of the painting - it sounds like you appreciate the old fashion style. What kind of art do you like? Do you like to draw or paint?
Great effort on your poem - I like your rhyming lines! Good to hear there was a safe arrival. Have you ever been on a rough plane ride?
Nicky :)