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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Speech Rubric


Speech Rubric

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Expression
Not using any expression at all in the speech. Sounds like a robot. Does not use the punctuation. Words do not flow
Using some expression for certain parts of the speech. Reverts back in sounding like a robot in some places.
Uses expression in most areas, but not all. Starting to make voice go high and low in certain parts. Starting to get into the role and use punctuation.
Uses expression throughout the speech. Making voice go high and low in all parts.
Opens mouth wide so that words flow.
Loud clear voice
Reads in a very soft voice e.g. whisper. May mumble during speech. Words / sentences are very unclear and may not be understood by the audience.
Projects voice in some parts, but may revert back to soft / mumbling voice. Not all words / sentences may not be understood by the audience.
Projects voice in most parts, but may mumble, or speak softly in 1-2 sentences / words. Most words are understood by the audience.
Projects voice throughout the performance. Voice is loud and clear. Every word / sentence is understood by the audience.

Eye Contact

The performer refers to the speech / cue cards during for the entire contest. No eye contact given to the audience

The performer refers to the speech cue cards for some parts. The performer looks at the audience during some parts of the speech contest.

The reader looks at the audience and gives eye contact to the audience most of the time.

Eye contact is given throughout the contest. The performer gives eye contact to the audience during the entire speech contest.
Knowledge of the speech
Reads directly from the cue cards. Strongly relies off the cue cards during the contest. Does not know speech very well. Loses own place regularly and relies off cue cards.
Knows some parts of the speech, but is still reliant on the cue cards. Follows the text for most parts. Still reliant on cue cards to get through the contest. May lose place.
Knows most parts of the speech off by heart.
Follows the text.
Could easily perform the speech without the cue cards.
Knows the speech off by heart. Memorized the speech.

Speech

Think of time when you out and about. Alone, Defenceless, victims to many listeners, and watchers who talks about your appearance and of who you are. Sometimes people say that racism is just an opinion. Well just think about, Have you thought about what might could would have happen to them? Have you thought about people’s feeling and what could go really overboard?

Why can’t they tell us the thoughts of what's going around in their head about us, our culture, our heritage. We are all different races not different species. We have done nothing, but yet their heads are still have been full with assumptions about how the terrible person you are. But sometimes people's thought can be full about how they look, how they were taught, how they are rich or poor, about how we are absolutely nothing like them. Sometimes their voices can be a lack of understanding about us and how they can think about us in many different ways.    

Yes, we see the outer shell of a person, but you haven't seen the inner side of the character? We accept the truth, just because of how we’ve learnt. The opinion of one’s race is taught to a child as a classroom rule, but handed down like siblings bag of clothes, but as common as a mother's love to her child.                       

Now, I can’t  let this problem failed to be notice, like it has been! This is more important than a lot of things we have been noticing as closely related in the lives we live today. How does this not come up when you and your friends have conversations, yet the most little thing to do?                                                                       
Because of the most  offensive label to be called, to believe it or not people have died. How many times have you heard on the news, people so innocent left on the street being killed by police? The police have killed at least 102 unarmed black people in 2015, almost nearly twice each week. It is a matter of 94% of these victims are coloured.

“It fired. The bullet hit a child”  This was said by Officer Joseph Weekley. This young girl named Aiyana Jones was shot on Sunday May 14 2010, this little girl happen to get shot in her home while they were sleeping. This poor little girl was so innocent and they didn’t know what to expect from her or the police raid. Why did the polices do that? What did the police expect the family to do? Could the family see Aiyana Jones future?      

I am frustrated, offended, annoyed, provoked, but yet ready, faithful and excited for a change.

We can’t stop the thoughts we have about other people. We can’t stop from having an opinion. What we can do, is stop accusing people of who they are. Expecting them to be one thing, when they are the other. We could at least ask not accuse. Start a conversation, not a rumor. Be yourself and who you truly are.

Try and stop closing your eyes to the things that really matter, and make an effort to see beyond race, because if not, who will?  

This is my speech that I have done and one of my rubric that people have given me feedback. For this I had collabrated with Pote, Sebastion, Jorja, and Aj too give me feedback towards my speech. I think I have done really well and made a great effort with my speech.
        

                                                          

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

How can we help change the minds of those who want to change the flag?

How can we encourage those not to change the flag?




How can we help to stop changing the NZ flag? I am a Samoan girl, how would I feel if my flag would get changed? I think My flag is better, because it has nice designs and a meaning with our flag. So why are people trying to change it. Is there any reason why?


Talofa students, why are we thinking about changing our flag. I already know that they are agree to change the flag but why can’t we leave as it is? Some people in NZ would been upset because there are many people who presented our flag and for us. 



If we do change our flag,  would it represent our faithful soldiers who fought for us? I don’t think so. Do you think our flag is boring  for New Zealand now? Is the new flag going to represent the New Zealanders? Would we even care about our flag? What if there could be problems towards the new flag, and then what a waste of 26 million dollars. 


My opinion will be always the same because the flag is important because other people couldn't believe if they did change the flag. It is important because it reflects on the soldiers that who fought for us and died for us. We all know that the flag is really similar to the Australian flag but we don’t have to change.  


My opinion is still not changing because it’s not right to change the flag, could it be recognised for the other countries. Sometimes people can change their mind over the flag because there are more important things then changing the flag.

Instead of changing the flag, there are more important things that need to get finished like spending the money on the Christchurch. Also to spend money for charities for school and foods for other people.

How are we going to be able to change our flag? Could this be our new begin towards our new flag? Is the money really worth changing this flag? What if they are going to change their minds about it?

Once again my opinion will never change because if they do change the flag how could this help you say no for stop changing the flag. Also remember keep in mind that there's people who fought for under the flag.