Sun Tzu- Art Of War (Reflection Section)

Text Title- Art of war

Text Type- Non Fiction
Text Creator: Sun Tzu
Text Translator: Ralph D. Sawyer
Text Purpose: To demonstrate military strategies for war
Critical Question: Why did Sun Tzu make the art of war?

Summary of the book:
This book tells us to Know when to fight and when not to fight, to avoid what is strong and strike at what is weak. Know how to deceive the enemy, to appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. To know your strengths and weaknesses, and if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.

Poems:
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Text info:
To Learn the Summary of each chapter in the Art Of War -
https://www.getstoryshots.com/books/the-art-of-war-summary/

Critical Question:
The only information on the web about why Sun Tzu wrote the book was to teach a detailed explanation and analysis of the 5th-century Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to ranks and discipline. It stated that Sun Tzu had never lost a battle, and that he was one of the first treatice in warfare history. 

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (Reflection Section)

Text Title- The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Text Type- Narrative
Text Creator: James Thurber
Text Purpose: To Create a story using imagination.
Critical Question: What would happen if Walter Mitty Died in one of his daydreams?

Summary of the Book:
Walter Mitty is an employee at Life magazine, spends day after day developing photos for the publication. To escape the tedium, Walter inhabits a world of exciting daydreams in which he is the undeniable hero. Walter fancies a fellow employee named Cheryl and would love to date her, but he feels unworthy. However, he gets a chance to have a real adventure when Life's new owners send him on a mission to obtain the perfect photo for the final print issue.

Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD6cy4PBQPI

Critical Question:
If Walter Mitty died in one of his daydreams, would it mean he is in a major life transition like what scientists suggest? or would it be something different like that he actually dies in reality too? This got me thinking, he is a normal person with an open imagination so it could mean goodbye to a relationship, a job, or a home. It could represent a part of him that is dying or something that he'd like to escape. This goes for anyone who dies in a dream/daydream.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Pre-Reading Questions)

Is it normal for a person to have secrets?
Yes, Researchers have found that 97 percent of people have at least one secret at any given moment, and people have, on average, 13 secrets.

Even from their spouse?
No, Your spouse and you should have trust, and Honesty keeps the trust alive.

What sort of secret of Walter Mitty hiding?
A secret new life, that he was living in his dreams.

What kind of person do you think Walter Mitty will be in the story based solely of off the title?
He has a Timid and submissive personality in real life and he seems bored with his current life.

Make a prediction about what will happen to Walter Mitty in the text.
I believe he would try to have a lot of jobs with his daydreams.

The Lake (Reading Features)

Post Reading Questions:
Who is the main character? - Harold Who is Tally? - The Girl that drowned Who is Margaret? - Harold's Wife Who finds Tally’s body? - The Lifeguard What was the tone of the text? - Reminiscent What were the moods of the text? - Depressing Language features- Listening- To listen is to give attention to sound or action. Example: The wave shut me off from the world, from the birds in the sky, the children on the beach, my mother on the shore. Figurative Language- Figurative language is when you describe something by comparing it to something else. Example: It was like nailing summer into a series of coffins. Dialogue- A conversation between two or more people. Example: Wait'll I watch my goose-bumps Emotive Language- Means to persuade the reader or listener to share the writer or speaker's point of view Example: All of the hot-dog stands were boarded up with strips of golden planking, sealing in all the mustard, onion, meat odors of the long, joyful summer Allusions- An allusion is when we hint at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing
Example: I stood there, watching the sun take away the water beads on my arms. I replaced them with goose-pimples Credits: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/woman-reading-book-by-the-lake http://hpskhushp.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-lake-language-features.html

Yellow Brick Road (Post-reading Questions)

Edited, Converted, and Extended From:
  
https://maryaleeza.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/yellow-brick-road-and-return-from-oz-by-witi-ihimaera/

1. The narrator believes they are moving to Wellington, we know this because Matiu states that "Wellington is where the money is. And you have to go where the money is, ay Dad." 

2. On page 3, what big difference between Waituhi and Wellington does the narrator mention? Matiu says to their dad that, "We'll make lots of money and be rich as anything because Wellington is where the money is. And you have to go where the money is, ay Dad. No use staying in Waituhi and being poor all the time, ay."

3. On page 3, we find out that Dad told Uncle Sam they were moving to Wellington because…? Matiu's Dad said to Uncle Sam, "No more jobs back home." He added with, "Plenty of the seasonal work, yes, but I and Hine had enough of that. We had enough of shearing, the fruit-picking, and the going down South to shear some more. No, plenty of work in Wellington. Plenty of factories." Furthermore, Matiu's Dad said, "I want us to have a good life, a new start, Dad tried to explain. A new start for my kids. Me and Hine, we've always had nothing. But my kids? They're going to grow up with everything. I'll fight for it, because they must have it."

4. How does the narrator’s attitude towards moving change once they draw nearer to the city?
This is due to the signs. Before and during the trip, Matiu was feeling exciting and curious. But as they get closer to the city, Matiu sees many signs making him scared and bewildered.

5. Emerald City, Yellow Brick Road, Flying Monkeys, scarecrow, tinman, and cowardly lion, are all references to what famous book? Why do you think the author made this comparison? The Wizard Of Oz. I think Witi Ihimaera made this with inspiration from The Wizard Of Oz to show the journey of people into a different place, where they will face problems with lots of twists along the way.

Yellow Brick Road (Pre-Reading Questions)

Witi Ihimaera

Witi Ihimaera is a Maori author and short story writer, He was born in Gisborne located on the east coast of the north island. Witi Ihimaera was the first Maori to publish both a book and a novel, a few of his novels have been adapted into films, including Whale Rider, White Lies, Kawa, Déwé Gorodé: Écrire Le Pays, and Mahana

What does “Yellow Brick Road” mean for you? Have you ever heard this expression before? Yellow Brick road means a road to fame, I have heard this before in the popular movie "The Wizard of Oz" What do you predict this story will be about, based on the title? I think that the story would be based around a journey leading people to success or fame.