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Create a written commentary in 200 words addressing the questions below:

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Create a written commentary in 200 words addressing the questions below:

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Explain your chosen form of writing and why you are writing it (how have you engaged with the prompt and what is your purpose)

Explain who you are writing it for and how you have used the language and structural features of the text to appeal to your chosen audience

What is the process that you went through as you produced your text

What word choices and style did you employ, and what is the impact of that on your audience

How have you used the mentor text to guide your writing?

How did you utilise feedback with teachers and peers and how did this impact your writing?

Reflect on your choices and how the writing of the mentor text influenced you as an author.

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Create a written commentary in 200 words addressing the questions below:

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Create a written commentary in 200 words addressing the questions below:

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Explain your chosen form of writing and why you are writing it (how have you engaged with the prompt and what is your purpose)

Explain who you are writing it for and how you have used the language and structural features of the text to appeal to your chosen audience

What is the process that you went through as you produced your text

What word choices and style did you employ, and what is the impact of that on your audience

How have you used the mentor text to guide your writing?

How did you utilise feedback with teachers and peers and how did this impact your writing?

Reflect on your choices and how the writing of the mentor text influenced you as an author.

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1. Which types of mentor texts did you engage with this week? Which one was the most interesting to you? - I engaged with an episode of the show Black Mirror, it was called Hated in the Nation. This was a visual text written by Charlie Brooker and directed by James Hawes.

2. How did this text challenge or expand your understanding of the future? - I thought about how it was really interesting little robot bees had been created to replace the real bees due to colony collapse - this seemed first like a really cool way to fix the problem if we really didn't have bees due to environmental concerns. However, my opinion quickly changed when I realised that of course people were going to be under surveillance by the government with a program like that and that's a bit of a scary thought.

3. Did this text raise any questions, excitement, or uncertainties about the future? If so, what are they? It made me think about the way that the internet is going to evolve. It seemed strange that even in a 'futuristic' show like Black Mirror, there were still things like twitter and cancel culture that existed. It makes me wonder about whether there might end up being serious consequences to 'cancelling' someone online in the future. I'm also even more uncertain about what the environment might look like now because I thought the episode would look way more futuristic and houses would be more automated but things are kind of still looking the same.

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Context - An Australian-based article investigating Australia's efforts to protect endangered species.

Purpose - To provide a conclusion of their investigation on what is working, and what should be done.

Audience - Australian viewer wanting to stay up to date with the actions of their government, and on climate change.

Tone - Serious, and informative.

Podcasts:

Context - Explaining what a podcast is and how to start one

Purpose - To inform the audience on what a podcast is, and how they can start their own.

Audience - Can relate to anyone, particularly those who want to learn or have lots of spare time

Tone - The video was calm and informative

My summaritive:

I will be doing a short story and an essay, for both fiction and non-fiction. The main focus will be on overpopulation in the future.

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1. Which types of mentor texts did you engage with this week? Which one was the most interesting to you?

2. How did this text challenge or expand your understanding of the future?

3. Did this text raise any questions, excitement, or uncertainties about the future? If so, what are they?

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Write a paragraph reflecting on what text types you have chosen to write on and what changes you have made this week while writing. Consider - did your text types change? As you were writing did you come up with a better solution?

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1. Write one sentence each on your initial thoughts on the journalists PURPOSE, INTENDED AUDIENCE and TONE.

Purpose - Purpose is to inform readers about the regular occurrence of "eco-anxiety" and how it affects people.

Intended audience - People concerned about climate change or are already experiencing eco-anxiety.

Tone - Both hopeful and informative, hoping to calm people fears while raising awareness of the issue.

2. Search NEOLOGISM

Definition - The coining or usage of new words.

Find - Eco-Anxiety is a new word, making it an example of neologism.

List 5 - Cringe, goated, cap, drip, sus (all examples of everyday slang)

Gen Z vs Boomer article:

Contention - Younger people have come up with a phrase "Ok Boomer" as a response to the disrespect from elders. These conflicts mirror the previous conflicts of prior generations.

Context - People memorialise their own generation, while thinking little of future generations which are viewed as weaker.

Audience - Not clear, but mainly people interested in this topic.

Tone - Informative and modern

"Futuring can help us survive" article:

Context - Australia, as well as the rest of the world, is experiencing a climate crisis, and this article wants to introduce the idea of "futuring"

Audience - People passionate about the threat of climate change, and environmentalists who want to change the situation.

Tone - Informal and serious.

Purpose - To call the audience to act and change their daily habits to help the environment.

1. It was an effective persuasive device because it engaged the reader directly, getting them involved in the article. This source is also somewhat credible.

2. The calls to action include speaking up about climate change, getting involved in the local community, and learning about how you can make a difference, particularly by learning about the concept of "futuring"

3. Because the article discusses the near future, and how climate change could negatively impact it.

Speeches: Obama and Thunberg articles

Context - This speech was Obamas inauguration speech, declaring his support for a united America without partisanship and division.

Audience - The speech was given with the intention for the entire American population to watch it, or at least the voter base.

Purpose - To give American optimism for the future, as well as promising change and progress.

1. Because it plants his main goal: optimism, into the minds of Americans, helping them to remember what he stands for. He uses the word "can", be he wants to emphasise that although it is certainly possible, Americans need to work hard to achieve that goal, as opposed to saying "will."

2. Not really

3. "You made this happen, I am forever grateful", and 'I know you didn't do it to win and election, I know you didn't do it just for me."

Context - This speech was given to world leaders on the danger of climate change.

Audience - The world leader she was giving a speech to, as well as interested viewers at home.

Purpose - To call world leaders to action, by using emotive language as well as scientific fact. She also used the anger of younger generations as a form of pressure to cause change.

1. Obama has just achieved his first goal of being elected and wants to encourage his supporters to help him with his future goals by using positive language. Greta Thunberg has not achieved her first goal and is using critical language to call world leaders to action, so they can help her with it.

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1. Which types of mentor texts did you engage with this week? Which one was the most interesting to you?

This week, we were exploring the fictional story "The Lottery". The story was published in 1948, and challenges blind adherence to authority and tradition. I found it interesting, as the ignorance of the people allowed horrible crimes to happen against themselves for little to no reason.

2. How did this text challenge or expand your understanding of the future?

It challenges my understanding of the future, as in contrast to an expansion in technology, people move back in time, remain ignorant and feeble minded and instead mirror life for peasant centuries ago.

3. Did this text raise any questions, excitement, or uncertainties about the future? If so, what are they?

It raised the important question of how society would view authority, and if general societies mindset would change with the advancing technological and cultural shift.

My three biggest concerns about the future are:

1. Socialising past social media

2. Overpopulation

3. Severe waste of resources

My three biggest hopes about the future:

1. Workplace democracy

2. Secularism in the east

3. Cleaner energy

Is Taylor Swift a poet?

No, she is a singer, has not released any poetry nor is she recognised as a registered poet.

Must poets rhyme?

No, but they are designed to convey a message to a wider audience.

Dear teacher,

I'm 40 today, and I have to say,

I wouldn't want to learn any other way,

Even though I have bills to pay,

I still wouldn't come out as gay,

Still wouldn't start to slay,

But I'll get involved in a fray,

So I guess I'll just pray,

My English grades I will lay,

On the ground while I'm dressed in plaid,

English allows me to go to the bay,

Unfortunately, the bar doesn't take Apple Pay,

And sure, sometimes the worlds a but grey,

But doesn't mean I can't go out and play,

Personally speaking my favourite word is "whey",

And looking back I would love to learn more English today!

Question on 26/04/2024:

1. How has war changed in the last 100 years?

The advancement in technologies, including a greater reliance on air power and electronic warfare. Warfare also requires much more diplomacy and input from the United Nations, which is the strongest international organisation in history.

2. Based on changes and advancements in technology, how do you see wars being fought in the future?

I don't believe that wars will significantly change in the near future via following similar doctrines, war will most likely require much less manpower-intensive tactics and strategies, as this will improve public support and perception of wars. Wars will also be fought for modern reasons such as destabilising and pressuring nations over traditional goals like taking territory and resources.

3. How is the Australian defence force working behind the scenes to combat how militaries are using a.i to combat overseas?

A.I is being used to support commanders with tactical and strategic matters. the ADF is also working with other nations to develop their A.I capabilities.

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- I remembered watching Nosedive which is also an episode of Black Mirror, and people there also have their lives change drastically - but in different ways - when people turn against them.
- 1984 by George Orwell has the theme of surveillance - maybe I can think of a way to join these two ideas together when I create something

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Black Mirror:

The Black mirror was a tv series about how AI bees were hacked to attack those that the hacker did not like. The plot appeared to be about an online community targeting those deemed unfit to remain in society, but a major plot twist occurred when those who voted to kill others were targeted in a mass purge, to rid the world of those willing to kill others without consequence.

Purpose - To inform viewers about the dangers of AI, and to think about what we do on the internet

Audience - No particular audience, can appeal to anyone.

Tone - Serious and solemn, particularly near the end.

1. Which types of mentor texts did you engage with this week? Which one was the most interesting to you?

The text I read this week was "The problem with plutonium waste", an article made by Harry Choi. The articles discussed how to prevent people from digging up nuclear waste using various methods such as symbolism and writing. I found the potential dangers of nuclear waste as very interesting.

2. How did this text challenge or expand your understanding of the future?

This text was quite powerful, as it put into perspective just how long 10,000 years is compared to Earths history. For example, Jesus was born just over 2000 years ago, and the first discovered Egyptian hieroglyphs dated back to about 5400 years ago. This put into perspective how disconnected we are from the far away future.

3. Did this text raise any questions, excitement, or uncertainties about the future? If so, what are they?

The main question it raised about the future is how humans would adapt to the world we have left them, and their understanding of our current history. Throughout generations, every generation life has been directly impacted by the actions of their ancestors, which brings into question how we should treat the planet now, as it will impact people even 10,000 years into the future.