Alan G MacDiarmid

Who is Alan Graham MacDiarmid
Alan Graham MacDiarmid was a New Zealand-born American chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000. Died in 2007

What did he do
He studied in the field of Chemistry. His best-known research was the discovery of conductive polymers were he worked alongside with the Japanese chemist Hideki Shirakawa and the American physicist Alan Heeger. They published the first results in 1977. This work also got him a Nobel Prize 

Show don"t tell

Show don"t tell 

What does “show don’t tell” means?
When you write about something without saying what it is by using

How can we re-write these sentences to “show” and not “tell”?
1. Sarah was really upset - Sarah was yelling and swearing

2. She was so happy to see him - She was smiling joyfully to see him.

3, The lake was beautiful - The lake simmered bright

Harriet Tubman

Who was Harriet Tubman?

Born into slavery in Maryland in the 1820s, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. After she escaped she risked her life to lead hundreds of other slaves including her family the plantation system to freedom on this secret network called The Underground Railroad. She died in her 90s.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad?

Harriet Tubman formed the Underground Railroad in the early 19 century it
reached its height in 1850 to 1860. It is believed that between 1810 and 1860
the Underground Railroad saved 100,000 slaves. A majority of them came
from upper south states. The Underground Railroad was not underground
or a Railroad it was a network of secret paths.

They used codes to keep the Underground  Railroad a secret.

• Agent  - Coordinator, who plotted courses of escape and made contacts
• Baggage - Fugitive slaves carried by Underground Railroad workers.
• Bundles of wood - Fugitives that were expected.
• Canaan - Canada
• Conductor - A person who directly transported slaves
• Drinking Gourd -  The Big Dipper and the North Star
• Flying bondsmen - The number of escaping slaves
• River Jordan -  Ohio River
• Station - Place of safety and temporary refuge, a safe house
• Stationmaster - Keeper or owner of a safe house

Lo- Answer the two questions

What do I think I have improved on?
I think I have improved with my discus throwing skills. I have been working on my technique and my spin as well as hand placement.

What comments did I receive?
Your spin throw is looking much better.
When jumping toss yourself in the air.


  

Atlantic Slave Trade

https://drive.google.com/a/hornby.school.nz/open?id=1AJVogmGsQctXFRgbVDDMlM0bczhqYNEX&usp=sharing







Click the link to find out about the Slave triangle

What was the slave triangle
The First Passage was from Europe to Africa. The cargo on this passage was guns and weapons. 
What was the Middle Passage

The first slaves to America went to Charles Town, South Carolina. Here slaves would be sold in auctions.
What was the third passage
Materials like cotton and tobacco that slaves picked were sent to Europe and sold



I like how much depths we went in to with this topic.

Creative Writing Reflection

Creative Writing Reflection

So far in English, we have learnt about Language Features, Sensory Language, Metaphors and Similes and Slam Poetry

What makes “good” creative writing,

• Be Creative
• Write what you know
• Push yourself
• Write what you like

I enjoyed the Sensory Language. I like the challenge of having to use all five senses.

Haiku