My understanding of series and sequences

My understanding of this series and sequences is that there are different sections that all have the same meaning but different photos which shows different things. They are all somehow connected in each picture. 

What is a photogram?

In photography, we are learning about what a photogram is. We ripped up photocopied pieces of paper with our environment pictures on them, then I painted one of them white. On this slideshow, we messed around with the format option and changed the brightness, contrast and messed around with the recolour. On the 12th slide, you can see that I played around with different settings and changed the brightness and colours. 

Photography mood board

In photography, we are constructing a matrix about different artists and themes that we will be following during photography. We had to make a mood board with the pictures that we liked from chosen artists the teacher has put up for us. For my mood board, I chose to stick with the theme environment/landscape. I chose this theme because I like taking photos of the environment and landscape. I went in this direction because I like the way that the environment looks and feels. The things that I have noticed about the artists is that each of them has different views of the environment and they have different ways of showing what they see. 

 

Be Assertive Learning Review

This post is a review about what we have been learning about in English so far. In English so far we have been learning about how to be assertive.

Here is a link to the teacher's resource

1. What are the four types of behavioural responses, and what does each mean (in your own words)? - Aggression- someone that is not happy and only thinks negative about every situation, passive- someone that doesn't like confrontation and is very quiet, indirect- they get other people to complain about things instead of themselves, assertive- these people always take in other peoples opinions, thoughts and feelings as well as expressing their own.

2. What is the definition of Assertive Communication? - Assertive communication is expressing your thoughts, feelings and opinions without putting anyone else's down.

3. What are the three ‘describes’? When should you use them? - Describe the situation, Describe your feelings, Describe the changes you want. You should use these when you are having a conversation with someone about what you want to happen with whatever the situation is.

4. List and explain 5 of the ‘Assertive Communication Tools’. Think of your own example for each. - Acknowledge their feelings- think about others opinions, thoughts and feelings, thank them- thank the person for listening to you and being so kind, be positive- don't think negative about the topic or subject you are talking or thinking about, focus- focus on the subject you are talking about and don't go off-topic, use 'i' statements- you explain the way you feel.

5. List and explain in your own words 3 barriers to assertive communication. - Cultural- when there is a female in charge and people think that since she is a woman that she doesn't have an opinion and isn't strong enough to run something, gender- people may think that since this person is a female she cannot lift heavy things and help in the workplace, age- when your supervisor is younger than you and you decide not to listen to them because "they don't know anything".

6. What does assertive communication look like? - Maintain eye contact, sit up straight, face the person, relax arms don't cross them, do not smile or giggle, lean forward slightly and nod your head to show you are listening.

7. What does assertive communication sound like? - polite but firm, your voice should vary levels, clear speaking.

8. What does it mean to act like a scratched record when it comes to your boundaries? - You keep talking about whatever it is until everyone understands and hears you.

9. Think back to a time when you or a friend used a behavioural response that was not assertive. What type was it? What did you say? What happened as a result? What could you have done differently? - When someone has said something that I don't agree with I was very passive and didn't voice my opinion, thoughts and feelings. What happened was that they thought that I agreed with them which I definitely did not agree. I could have used my voice and been assertive but I didn't.

10. Reflect on your behavioural responses until now. How do you usually respond to tricky situations? Do you want to change the way you respond, moving forward? What will you try to remember in the future when difficult situations arise? - When I am in a tricky situation depending on what it is I am usually passive towards the situation. Yes, I do want to change the way I respond I would like to be more assertive towards people and different situations. In the future, I will try to voice my opinion as much as I can and keep others opinions, thoughts and feelings in mind.

Customer complaint- English

   The Department Store

335-337 The Parade

Beachtown

Auckland 1111

Ph: 09 889 8899

Thedepartmentstore.com.nz

6 May 2016

Mr Jack Simpson

67 Blankly Street

Hornby 

Christchurch 8042

Kia ora Mr Simpson, 

Re: Customer complaint

I am sorry to hear the way you were treated by a staff member in my store, there is no excuse for that sort of behaviour. I can reassure you that this will never happen again as the staff member has been given a warning and further customer service training. 

As an apology, we have included a $50 voucher that can be used in any department in our store. 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Smith 

Manager- Footwear

The Department Store

Kitchen recycling programme- English

To: Jenny McCabe

From: Harry

Date: 31 July 2020

Re: Update about the kitchen recycling programme

Hey guys, this is just a quick update about the kitchen recycling programme we have. I have had mostly positive feedback from staff about the new system. 

• Most of the recycling bins are being used correctly.

• There is some confusion over the types of plastic that are recyclable. 

• Some staff think it's a waste of time, but do follow the rules.

• The food bin isn't emptied enough so it starts to become smelly. Empty it as soon as it gets too full, please. 

Thank you for your participation,

Harry

Worker

Email- Fire evacuation procedure.

From: Meg To: Administration Staff CC: Office Manager Date: 4 August 2020 Subject: Fire evacuation procedure in our workplace

Hi everyone,  I have been given the clear instruction to share to you guys the set of the fire evacuation procedures. Our last fire evacuation, no one in our workplace knew what to do to keep themselves and others safe. Please follow these instructions so then we can all get things done safely.  When the fire alarm sounds leave the building immediately and assemble at the main car park.  You must NOT leave the car park or return into the building until we have all been given the all-clear from the Fire Safety Officer. Keep the emergency exits all clear of stock boxes, chairs, tables etc it is illegal and unsafe to have things in front or near the exits. Thank You, Meg Staff Member