English by Ziqi Su (G9) https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z en-us 2023-01-17 12:20:21 UTC 2026-01-29 07:20:07 UTC hello@padlet.com RHETORICAL SPEECH - RESEARCH 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2446818792 Who does the issue affect?
Children in Angola. 22% of Angolan children between age 5 to 18 are out of the education system. (https://www.unicef.org/stories/using-data-improve-education-angola)

How does it affect them?
Children susceptible to child labour, sexual exploitation and increase illiteracy.
(https://www.humanium.org/en/angola/)

Why does it affect them? 
- Poverty(Economic)
- Shortage of school, lack of school materials and teachers(Social)
- 27 years of Civil War(Political)
- Sexual discrimination(Social/Culture)
(https://educateachild.org/our-partners-projects/country/angola) (https://www.humanium.org/en/angola/)

Who does the issue affect?
This issue affect children and young people in Mali. More than 2 million children between 5-17 still do not go to school. Over half of Mali's young people from 15-24 are not literate. (https://www.unicef.org/mali/en/education)

How does it affect them?
They will be illiterate, Child marriage. (https://www.unicef.org/mali/en/education)

Why does it affect them?
Poverty(Economic)
Child labour,  insecurity, lack of school(Social)
(https://www.unicef.org/mali/en/education)

Who does the issue affect?
More than 2.8 million(over 70%) are out of school in South Sudan. The largest group of children being affected are girls. (https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/what-we-do/education)

How does it affect them?
Being illiterate, Child marriage. (https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/what-we-do/education)

Why does it affect them?
Poverty(Economic)
Cultural and religious view(Culture)
(https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/education-south-sudan#:~:text=Education%20is%20hindered%20by%20poverty,South%20Sudan%20faces%20major%20challenges.)




]]> 2023-01-17 13:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2446818792 Unit DIRT 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2475947927 NAME __Ziqi Su_______ DATE __Feb 10, 2023_______

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UNIT TITLE: Rhetoric that changed the word 
CONCEPT | INQUIRY STATEMENT
Perspective  | Influential orators throughout history persuaded audiences to adopt their perspective through style, structure and voice
ASSESSMENT TASK: Plan, produce and deliver a persuasive speech about a topic relation to education in the style of the speakers studied.
Define the word rhetoric …..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..……………………...…..rhetoric is language that is designed to be persuasive and using some techniques like logos, pathos and ethos in order to achieve the purpose.

Explain the four rhetorical appeals
LogosUsing fact, data, logical thinking
| EthosCredibility, trustworthy
PathosUsing emotions
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Using your speech, input a line from it below, that you think appeals to ETHOS I have done a massive amount of research to on the education system in Africa in preparation for the speech, and the speech that I am going to deliver includes some reliable data to truly illustrate the circumstances in Africa.

Explain WHY you think it appeals to ethos?
I think it appeals ethos because I said that I had done a massive amount of research and there are some facts and data included in my speech to build the credibility of my speech.

Using your speech, input one quote from it below, that you think appeals to PATHOS 

Imaging the scene of children during the war, all of them are panicking, fleeing around and feeling desperate and hopeless about their lives. The bullets are shooting at innocent children, despair and fear are shown on their young faces. How cruel can that be!

Explain WHY you think it appeals to PATHOS?
I think it appeals pathos because I am describing the scene of children during the war. Making my audience to feel a sense of sympathy. Children are suppose to be in the classroom and study in a safe environment, so I think my example of the war in Africa has appeals Pathos really effectively.

DIRT
MODEL RESPONSE I am a member of the Human Rights Society who has recently studied cases about the difficulties in accessing education around the world. Today, I will highlight the importance of recognising how privileged we are because of the education we receive, and raise awareness of the problem of limited access.  We as students of NLCS (Singapore) know of course that education is extremely important. We know it impacts the rest of our lives. We know it affects our future. That is why everyone in the world should have access to this basic human right.   
This paragraph establishes ethos effectively. Annotate the elements that the speaker uses to appeal to ethos: WordsSentencesShort simple for impact Long complex to add detail Techniques Collective pronouns (we/our/us)Direct address (you)Repetition/Anaphora Rule of THREE

Reflect on this opening, and compare it to your opening. Re-draft the opening of your speech, using some of the methods this student uses.
I am a member of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund who has recently studied cases about the education system and the reason for limited access to education around the world. I have done a massive amount of research and the speech that I am going to deliver includes reliable data. Today I will highlight how lucky and privileged we are because of the education that we receive and the life that we are having now, which not every child can have. We, as the students in NLCS, know how important education is, and the serious impact it has on our future. This is why we should be grateful for our opportunities.




 CRITERION C: PRODUCING TEXT    CRITERION D: USING LANGUAGE Below - write your score out of 8 
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How satisfied are you with your performance in this assessment? I think I had performed a good speech. I think I did well at the influency of my speech and using Logos and Pathos effectively. However, I should have some eye contact and some gesture to interact with the audience. …..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..……….…..…..…..….…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..……….…..…..…..….…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..……….…..…..…..….…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..…..………



]]> 2023-02-10 04:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2475947927 Vocabulary 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2479700345
  • TERM
    Annotate the tier | DEFINITION | SHOW YOUR UNDERSTANDINGEither:- USE in a sentence- TRANSLATE into home language
    Graphic Novel | A narrative that combines words and images | 图画小说

    Panel | A framed segment of the comic, containing a combination of image and text. | 面板

    Frame | The lines and borders that contain the panels. | 框架, 包含面板的线条和边框

    Splash | A kind of panel that spans the width of the page. | 一种横跨页面宽度的面板。

    Bleed | An image that extends to and/or beyond the edge of the page. | 延伸到和/或超出页面边缘的图像。

    Voice Over | Narration. Displayed with a hard line separating the narrator’s speech at the top or bottom of a panel. | 旁白, 在面板的顶部或底部用硬线分隔叙述者的讲话。

    Speech Bubble | Direct speech. Enclose dialogue and come from a specific speaker. These could be external dialogue - character’s speech or internal dialogue (cloud shaped) - character’s thoughts. Jagged lines = shouting. | 直接引语, 附上对话并来自特定的演讲者。 这些可能是外部对话——角色的演讲或内部对话（云形）——角色的想法。 锯齿状线条 = 大喊大叫

    Emanata | Symbols to represent emotion. E.g tear drops, sweat drops, question marks. | 代表情感的符号, 例如泪珠、汗珠、问号

    Gutter | The space between framed panels. | 框架面板之间的空间

    Style | The type of drawing. Complex - simple, realistic - iconic, objective - subjective, specific - universal. | 绘图的类型

    Graphic Weight | How images draw the eye through colour and shading | 图像如何通过颜色和阴影吸引眼球

    Camera angle | The reader’s point of view to the comic page. | 读者对漫画页面的看法

    Transition | Tools that comic book authors use to help progress the story, add certain effects, and convey specific ideas throughout the text | 漫画书作者用来帮助推进故事、添加某些效果并在整个文本中传达特定想法的工具

    Foreground | Panel closest to the viewer | 离观众最近的面板

    Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 用来说明道德或精神教训的简单故事

    Foreshadow | To give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story | 指示或暗示故事后面会发生什么



    • ]]>     2023-02-13 14:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2479700345     Research into Gene Luen Yang 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2486275448 - "I did pull heavily from my own life to write that book" This means that he is sharing his own experiences in the novel, although it is not a autobiography. 

    - Expressing his emotional realities of feeling alone and does not fit in the environment. 

    - "It seems like kids that feel like outsiders are often drawn to the book." This shows that Gene probably wanted these kids who feel like outsiders to resonate with the contents in this book or Gene's own experience.

    - A combination of words and pictures to express the settle emotions and outrageous emotions. 

    - The reason of Gene using pictures in the novel is that it can create more visceral and vivid emotion to the characters through pictures. 

    - "But often this idea of negotiating between two selves really speaks to them."  This shows his intent of trying to use his own experience to help and enlighten those kids who feel like an outsider.  

    - "Reading about somebody who on the surface seemed very different, highlighted our common humanity." Reading the "Black Boy" might gave him some inspiration to write this graphic novel and led his intent to  make the audience feel in the same way. To feel the common humanity between themselves and others. 

    - Making audiences feel the powerful aspect of literature and fiction, to feel and see our common humanity through the novel. 

    - Gene Yang was able to express all the hope, wistfulness, fear, loneliness, and sorrow that many immigrant children live with by only a few straightforward drawings and some skillful narration. This sense of being me-but-not-me is nearly impossible to describe in words. 
    https://imagejournal.org/article/secret-identities/

    - Gene Luen Yang's purpose is to encourage young adults to accept themselves for whom they really are.

    ]]>     2023-02-17 12:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2486275448     Extended Writing 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2511849254 When he arrives at the dinner party, the Monkey King expects to be granted entry based on his identity of deity. He has not only achieved superhuman physical strength and sensory awareness, but he has become the ruler of “Flower-Fruit Mountain” which conveys that he is the King of all monkeys and has authority. Yet the guard at the front gate prevents the Monkey King from entering the dinner party based not on the power he has but rather on the identity of he is a monkey. This draws the reader’s attention to the fact that he is being discriminated. The phrase “You may be a king — you may even be a deity — but you are still a monkey” emphasises that the Monkey King is of inferior status and identity, who does not belong to where the rest are. The experience of being excluded solely because he is a monkey causes the Monkey King to feel self-conscious. He stay awake and thinking overnight. The narrator expands, “He was so embarrassed, in fact, that he almost left without saying a word”. Although Yang uses the euphemistic verb “embarrassed” here, he repeats it twice and suggests that the Monkey King is thoroughly embarrassed and pissed off. Further, prior to being excluded from the dinner party, the Monkey King had not been self-conscious about being barefoot. Yet his experience of being excluded from the party will cause him to realise his true identity and situation. This serves as a wider symbol for making changes. This is later developed in part 2 when the Monkey King decrees that all monkeys must wear shoes. ]]> 2023-03-10 13:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2511849254 Comic Books in the Classroom 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2525258280 He believes that comic books teach visually through pictures and words.  Moreover it is permanent as they are available for us to go back to them when we need to.  This is what we are not able to do when it is an in-person teaching. Comic books are also subject to the students' control in that they are able to decide how fast or slow to read and thus they can take their time to understand the content.  The visual nature, permanence, and the ease of control of comic books speak of their importance in the classroom. The use of comic books can also enhance the students' attentiveness in class and in turn increase their interest in learning. They not only help students to understand the content easier and why the story is being told the way it was, but also enable students to improve their analysing skills. Students should be able to analyse how visual elements contribute to the meaning, tone and beauty of the text through comics. It was noted that the mere presence of comics in a given school library has increased its usage by about 80% and the circulation of non-comics materials by about 30%. This suggests that the use of comic books is an attractive way to renew and encourage readership.

    I have developed better analysing skills through reading graphic novel in that I am more aware of the language used and how the theme of and issues in the story were brought out. It has also piqued my interest to explore further the author's writing style and approach to the subject matter.  


      ]]>     2023-03-21 12:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2525258280     5 key events in Chapter 6 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2536728569 - Chin-Kee go to school with Danny
    - Chin-Kee is answering questions during classes and makes Danny feel embarrassed.
    - Chin-Kee peed in Steve's coke
    - Danny got a detention
    - Melanie only wants to be friend with Danny
    - Danny was sharing his thought with Steve in the basketball court. ]]>     2023-03-29 13:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2536728569     Planing 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2556913040 Jin Wang - Identity
    - He was feeling like an outsider because he is Chinese. 
    - Puberty impacts Jin, got attracted by Amelia Harris.
    - Amelia become a distraction that Jin could not fall asleep. 
    - Jin changed his hair style. 
    - Increase in confidence, attempt to convince a member of staff so he can get closer to Amelia.
    - Brave enough to ask whether Amelia wants to hang out with him. 
    - Telling lie because he wants to hang out with Amelia. 
    - Caring much about himself, he huff and sniff multiple times to check if there is smell in his mouth and  under his armpit.
    - He went to put some powdered soap under his armpit before putting his shoulder around Amelia. 
    - Cares how Amelia's feeling on him, thinking about if whether Amelia notice the soap bubble on her arm before sleeping. 
    - Feels bad when Greg tells him to stop hang out with Amelia, and imagine the scene after. 
    - Transform into Dany and then back to Jin Wang.
    - He find and accept his own and true identity in the conversation with Monkey King. 




    ]]>     2023-04-17 12:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2556913040     English Slide Link 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2569915486 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1erajwnpmGxupGEVjyWGYCv7QEx-pwob0dnB3a6t6mac/edit#slide=id.gc6fa3c898_0_0]]> 2023-04-27 06:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2569915486 Bridge to Terabithia 20162713 https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2614933567 Katherine Paterson

    Yank: a sudden hard pull, synonyms: pull
    snuggled: settle or move into a warm, comfortable position, synonym: settle
    tiptoed: walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised.
    stroll: walk in a leisurely way, synonym: wander ]]>     2023-06-05 15:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/20162713/sc4lgn2jtwsblv8z/wish/2614933567