My name is Michelle, I am in 1003 and went to Prescott before coming to Glenunga. I have an older sister in year 12 (at GIHS) and a younger sister in year 2 (at St Joseph)

My interests are reading and doing hair. I also enjoy watching movies, and shopping.

One of my passions is cooking, I love discovering new cuisines from different countries. I also enjoy playing basketball but I had to stop last year. Something that makes my blood boil is the mistreatment of others facing wars, especially children. This is currently evident in Congo, Palestine, and parts of China as well. The deaths of innocent people makes me want to make a change

Anecdotes

Catchy phrases or slogans

Chatty style

List of three/a tripartite list

Contrasts

Criticising the opposite opinion/the opposition

Emotive words

Emotive pictures

Exaggeration (also known as hyperbole)

Forceful phrases (also known as imperatives)

Humor

Imagery

Opinion as fact

Personal Pronouns

Repetition

Shock tactics

Statistics (and facts)

Quotations and expert opinions

Rhetorical questions

This can be reflected into my commercial through critical thinking by utilising certain factors and implementing them into my work.

1. Repetition - using words such as super strong helps reinforce key selling points

2. Contrast - comparing the Flextape with regular tape

3. Exaggeration - Creating extreme situations in which flex tape would still be able to hold - E.g. in storms

This was a good video to watch to implement into my commercial as we can use these different strategies to influence viewers.

State Bags is an example of a social enterprise business. Their goal is that 'For every bag purchased, STATE supports American children and families in need... in the ways they need it most.' They plan on 'donating fully-packed backpacks, funding thoughtful projects with partner charities and schools, and shedding light around social injustices' through their product.

One similar problem we had through Fullarton, Campbelltown, and Burnside council was there were a lot of druggies in the area. Especially following us at night or even just wandering around the area. A collective solution we came up with was to implement more hostile architecture in the area to prevent wanderers. Hostile Architecture is changes made in public furniture such as benches that purposefully restrict actions. In this case, restricting homeless people from lingering around. Above is an example.

SCAMPER is an acronym for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify/Magnify, Purpose, Eliminate/Minimize and Rearrange/Reverse. In our SCAMPER we looked at our societal problem, chewing gum in schools and councils, and came up with an idea on how we can minimize the amount of gum being left in the wrong places. E.g. making edible gum.

We came up with 2 solutions.

1. Put peelable plastic under tables that can be peeled and placed in the bin

2. Make edible gum from tree sap that students can chew and swallow.

We ended up choosing the second idea as it not only proposed a solution where the item was biodegradable but also less gum ending up in areas it should not be in.

I think my group did well in collaborating to get different tasks done. I wrote the Script, and Digby worked as a good actor while Jack Edited. This factor made our video turn out really well considering we only had 1 day to film and edit.

If this summative were to be done again, I would improve our time management so we could have at least 2 days to film. This is because last time because we only had 1 day, many angles and lighting shots were off. If we had more time, the video could be edited and shot to its best ability. This can be done through better communication skills as we can communicate when we are going do things and have a set out plan.

Collaboration - The most evident 'C' used in this task was Collaboration as we had to work together to create our video and script. Our team worked well in this area as we finished everything when needed and overall was happy with our result.

Critical Thinking - Critical Thinking was evident through this task as we had to create a problem and solution to a problem in councils and schools. Even though it's tough to create an innovative Idea, we came up with something good after a lot of research.

Creativity - Relating to critical thinking, Creativity was evident in this task through the choices of problems, solutions, and prototypes. We made a small prototype of our idea (TreeTreats) and made a label on Canva to show our product. This required creativity.

Citizenship - This task shows citizenship as we identified several problems around Councils and schools. We recognized that these problems are damaging to the environment and therefore, made solutions to it. Recognizing problems around the area affects our citizenship as we strive to think of ways to reduce it.

1. Working individually, select one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) from the UN website linked above. You can choose the goal that is of the most interest to you.

   Gender Equality

2. Select a specific problem within your chosen SDG (e.g. by 2030, 300 million students will lack basic literacy and numeracy skills)

   By 2030, There will be an extreme drop rate in the amount of females going to school.

3. Conduct some independent research about your specific goal/issue. Consider the following questions:

• Where in the world is this a significant problem? (be specific)

  Schooling in Afghanistan differs significantly from the rest of the world as they have fully banned females from fulfilling education priorities. If they try to go to school, their lives may be threatened.

  
  

• What does this problem look like in Australia? Or your local community?

  This problem is not evident in Australia or the local community as it is mandatory that everyone who is a citizen in Australia has to do schooling from ages 6 - 17.

  
  

• Who does it affect? (individuals, communities etc.)

  This sort of gendered violence affects individuals, especially young girls and women as they are unable to develop required educational skills even though everyone has a right to education.

  
  

• What are the potential negative impacts of this issue in the short and long term?

  Gendered violence has severe short and long-term consequences, including physical and psychological trauma. As a result, victims might be influenced by substance misuse, trauma, or even severe mental disorders.

  
  

• Why is it happening? (Think of all the causes and associated problems)

  The root causes of gendered violence are complex, is shaped by society conventions, cultural attitudes, and power disparities. Patriarchal structures, gender inequity, and damaging gender stereotypes perpetuate violence and discrimination against women and marginalized groups. Furthermore, a lack of access to support services adds to gender-based violence.

Consider the following questions:

• Where is it a problem?

  Ocean pollution is a global problem, affecting oceans and seas worldwide, with areas near densely populated coastal regions and major shipping routes experiencing higher levels of pollution.

• Who does it affect?

  It affects marine life, including fish, seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals, disrupting ecosystems and biodiversity. Additionally, it impacts coastal communities that rely on oceans for food and recreation.

• Why is it happening? (Think of all the causes and associated problems)

  The causes of ocean pollution include industrial activities, such as oil spills, chemical discharge, and plastic waste from manufacturing. Agricultural runoff, sewage discharge, and improper waste disposal contribute to nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms. Furthermore, plastic pollution from single-use plastics, microplastics from clothing, and abandoned fishing gear worsen the problem. Inadequate waste management and lack of environmental regulations also contribute to ocean pollution.

Step 1: Write your top 3 ‘solutions’ on individual post-it notes (e.g. ‘Air filter, which removes all small particulate pollutants from the air and turns them into biofuel’)

I wrote something about car crashes and how to prevent and reduce the amount of incidents.

Step 2: Take two ideas per group (not your own). Write a reason why the proposal will fail.

I wrote on someone else's post-it note about a car Ferris wheel. I wrote how it might be expensive and take up too much space and it would also not be efficient as it is not going to be steered.

Step 3: Pass the Post-it note to the left. The next person needs to generate a solution to this problem.

I generated a solution to a similar problem to ours on how to prevent car crashes, their original solution was an unbreakable inflatable cushion that envelopes the car before a crash. A problem was that the car may lose balance and that it is not efficient or doable so another solution was that each car would have to repel magnets and machines that are programmed to stop when sensing a potential attack.

This is a good activity to help critically analyse different problems and how they can be solved. It can also help for future work especially in this innov8 course.

As a class, we discussed each post-it note on the How-Now-Wow matrix. This helped me understand diverse ideas/solutions because they were physically displayed. It also helped me grasp how my problem/solution works and where it fits into the matrix, which can help me develop my idea further and better.

• The issue we came up with was paper straws easily being dissolved in our drinks. This makes it not only hard to drink but also makes the drink less enjoyable from constantly readjusting the straw. Plastic straws are not biodegradable which is why there was a significant switch from plastic straws to paper. Due to the significant rates of pollution, plastic straws were another threat to marine life and the ocean. Metal straws were a substitute for a while, however there are high chances of bacteria infections from the remains of food particles. There also is an unlikely switch - especially in food stores - from paper straws to metal due to the cost of manufacturing them.

  
  

  Who does it affect?

• It is very frustrating when the straw itself get soggy and fall apart. There are forever chemicals in the paper straws too, which means they are not 100% sustainable. As a customer who buys straws in bulk they should take to account that people will take 2 paper straws. The first straw is used until it cannot be used meaning it starts to fall apart, then people use the 2nd straw that they got at the start.

• to ban all single-use straws

• edible straws

• make single-use straws more expensive so individuals are less likely to buy them.

Some organizations that can be involved are:

• The Ocean Cleanup (The Ocean Cleanup is a nonprofit environmental engineering organization based in the Netherlands that develops technology to extract plastic pollution from the oceans and to capture it in rivers before it can reach the ocean.)

• Oceana (Oceana, inc. is a 501 nonprofit ocean conservation organization focused on influencing specific policy decisions on the national level to preserve and restore the world's oceans.)

• Global Fishing Watch (Global Fishing Watch is an independent, international nonprofit organization. It started by a website launched in September 2016 by Google in partnership with Oceana and SkyTruth "to provide the world’s first global view of commercial fishing activities.")

Combine: Merge the edible straw with another product to enhance its appeal or functionality. For instance, flavor the straws to complement the drinks they are used with, like a lemon-flavored straw for iced tea.

Adapt: Look at how similar problems have been solved in other industries or contexts. Adapt a solution from the food industry, such as the way ice cream cones are both edible and functional, to make straws that can be eaten after use.

Modify: Change the shape or properties of the straw. For example, design the straws with a thicker wall so they can double as stirrers or make them with different textures to appeal to children and encourage their use.

Put to Another Use: Consider other uses for the edible straw after its initial use. Perhaps the straw could be designed to break apart and be used as plant fertilizer, or if made from certain materials, it could serve as fish food.

Eliminate: Remove elements that are not eco-friendly or necessary. For instance, eliminate any non-biodegradable packaging for the straws, or simplify the manufacturing process to reduce waste and energy consumption.

Reverse: Look at the problem from a different perspective. Instead of focusing on making straws less harmful, consider how they could actively benefit the environment. For example, infuse the straws with seeds that, if they end up in the soil, can grow into plants that are beneficial for local ecosystems.

Some things we did well

• Our slides were on the theme

• Started with a quote and character profile

• Led up to solution effectively

• Repetitive use of brand name

Some improvements

• Work on pace (some parts were said to be fast, too slow)

• The combo of imagery, words on slides (Too many words on slides)

• Take feedback well after presentation and apply to final expo

Indira - With the growing environmental concern over ocean pollution and the impact of single-use straws on marine life, our product offers a sustainable alternative that's safe for the environment and enjoyable to use and eat.

Amaya - Snackable Sips is more than just a straw; it's a snack that comes in various flavors, enhancing your drinking experience. We're targeting environmentally conscious consumers and the younger generation, aiming to partner with large companies for greater impact. 

Michelle - As a social enterprise, 50% of our funds will go towards the great ocean cleanup. Support Snackable Sips, and be a part of the change towards cleaner oceans and a healthier planet.