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Tuesday, 7 December 2021

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 Marine Animals

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1. Approximately how many different species of marine life are in New Zealand?


a) 17,000                                     b) Over 17,000

c) 19,000             d) 16,000


2.According to the article where are Hector’s dolphins found? 


a) All over New Zealand              b) At the top of the North Island

c) Only in the South Island         d) In the South Island with some in the North Island


3. How many New Zealand sea lions are there?


a) around 12,000 b) exactly 12,000

c) no one knows d) 12,000


4. Describe what the word endemic means:


→something found in a geographic area.


5. True or False: Hector’s dolphins have a distinctive rounded dorsal fin that looks like it has one of Daffy Ducks ears.


a) True b) False


6. What is the conservation status of the Hoiho or Yellow-eyed penguin?


a) Endangered             b) Extinct

c) Threatened-Nationally Endangered d) A few away from extinction


7. cWhat is  the conservation status “Threatened-Nationally Endangered”?



→it means the species is on the brink of extinction.

8. What can we do as New Zealanders to help protect and save these marine creatures from extinction?


→ no rubbish and clean the environment.


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Wednesday, 1 December 2021

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 Raphael

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1. Who is renowned as the greatest painters of the High Renaissance?

  1. Donatello                                  b) Raphael

      c) Michelangelo                                      d) Leonardo 


2. c 

a) Mona Lisa                       b) David

c) Madonna                     d) Gabriel



3. Who were Raphael’s earlier mentors for his craft?

a) Leonardo da Vinci     b) Pietro Perugino

c) Giovanni Santi     d) Magia di Battista 



4. Why is Giovanni Santi significant in Raphael’s life?

→ BECAUSE THEU WERE RIVALS. 



5. True or False:  Raphael had a pleasant childhood.  

a) True b) False


Explain your answer:

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6.  Why would Raphael choose to be an apprentice of Pietro Perugino?

  1. Because Perugine was famous around the world for his work

  2. He had an important commission working on the Sistine Chapel 

  3. He had no one to select from.

  4. Leonardo & Michelangelo didn’t like him



7. With the artwork from Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?

  1. Pointillism collage

b) comic art

c) human beauty, nature, religion deities

d) Painting, sculptures 


4 facts.

 

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

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 Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?


a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                        d) wax



2. What city was Donatello born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?


a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Fillppo Brunelleschi



4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?


→clay.



5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  


a) True b) False



6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ ground breaking?

=> idk



7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

  1. Behaved like a diva

b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great

d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.


4 facts.

 

Monday, 29 November 2021

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 Leonardo Da Vinci

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1. What type of artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci popular for?


a) Sculptor                                         b) photographer

c) Painter                         d) Mathematician



2. What city was Leonardo Da Vinci born in? 


a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci



3. What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s mother’s occupation?


a) model of Mona Lisa b) painter

c) servant             d) Influencer



4. List some of the characters that Leonardo Da Vinci was renowned for?


  • Mona lisa.



5. True or False: The ‘Mona Lisa’ was a mysterious woman with an uncanny expression?


a) True b) False



6. What did “The Last Supper” portrait painted by Leonardo Da Vinci fade?


a) due to the light                         b) due to using a different type of paint

c) someone tried to paint over it             d) It was painted on glass



7. Name Leonardo Da Vinci’s other masterpieces? 


→da last supper.


4 facts.

 

Thursday, 25 November 2021

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 Comic Art



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1. As a child Raina Telgemeier loved


a) dolls                                 b) comics

c) sports                               d) cooking


2. Raina said that there was a shortage of comics about


a) Superheroes                                      b) Villains

c) newspaper articles                            d) stories that she could relate to


3. In your own words, explain what Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was about:


→ cool smile.


4. True or False: Raina’s comic book ‘Smile’ was not very popular with kids:


a) True b) False


5. True or False: Raina Telgemeier has had more than 18 million copies of her books printed:


a) True b) False


6. An important award in children’s literature is called the 


a) Academy Awards                 b) Duffy Award

c) Newbery Award                                  d) Pulitzer Prize


7. Explain why some children used to get into trouble if they were caught reading comic books at school: 


→ idk.


4 facts.

 

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

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 Pointillism



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1. The art of Pointillism is a way of painting using 


a) stencils                           b) numbers

c) dots                                d) lines


2. An artist who developed this technique in 1886 was


a) Leonardo da Vinci                                  b) Georges Seurat

c) Frida Kahlo                          d) Pablo Picasso


3. In your own words, explain why pointillism paintings are different from normal paintings:


→ because it takes many precise dots.


4. True or False: At first, the word ‘Pointillism’ was used as an insult to describe art:


a) True b) False


5. True or False: Pointillist painters mix their colours on a palette before painting:


a) True b) False


6. Pointillism is usually done using these types of paints because they are thicker


a) acrylic paints                     b) water colour paints

c) oil paints                                       d) pastels


7. Explain why you like or dislike the style of pointillism art:


→ it looks cool.


4 facts.

 

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Research.

 

response to text.

History of Stenciling



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1. The use of stencils dates back over 


a) 10 years                                   b) hundreds of years

c) 37 years                                        d) 37 thousand years


2. The earliest paintings found in caves showed outlines of 


a) buildings                                               b) superheroes

c) hands and animals                   d) celebrities


3. The first people to develop paper-based stencils were the


a) Europeans                 b) Polynesians

c) Americans                        d) Chinese


4. In your own words, explain why stencils are used to create art or images: 


→ because it looks realistic.


5. True or False: The Egyptians used stencils to create art along tombs and walls of the city of Pompeii


a) True b) False


6. Stencils are now easier and faster to create due to technology such as


a) laser cutters                       b) televisions

c) scissors                                         d) cell phones


7. List as many objects that you can think of that probably used a stencil to create an image e.g. print on a t-shirt


→idk.