Critical literacy

we are learning about critical literacy. This is taking apart text and finding what hidden meanings it has, what it makes you feel and what it tries to portray.

Outsiders ( book): how does this text construct a version of reality? The outsiders introduces us to whats going on in the mind of the main character. The things the characters are thinking is very different from what they are acting. It used the idea that people are tough on the outside and soft on the inside. The author S.E. Hinton bases this on the idea of a 1965 gang war. She grounds the characters and has positive/ negative actions that make the text seem real.

Outsiders ( movie): How are children, teenagers, young adults, and adults constructed in this text?

The children are though of as helpless and naive. The teenagers are loud and violent ( both greasers and soc's) Young adults are just as violent but look after the younger people. The older adults aren't really present aparts from the cops, nurses and parents of the kids stuck in the fire.

Macbeth( movie): What genre does this text belong to? in Shakespearean plays Macbeth is a tragedy because the protagonist ends up dying after falling into madness and slaughter. In modern genres it would be a historical fiction because it was set in 11th century Scotland. It would also fall under an action category because of the fighting, plotting and war. It also meets fantasy because of the strong message of witchcraft and fate.

Textiles work

This semester in textiles we are learning to sew a commercial pattern. I chose a pair of  pants and here is the work i have done. I am proud of my work and am looking forward to my next project. I think my sewing was a little rushed and messy. This is the pattern I made.

The cutting process went pretty well, the fabric was a nice colour and texture. The cutting was pretty accurate. After cutting the fabric we over locked it. this is to prevent the seams from fraying.

The next job was to sew the seams. I was a little lazy the first time and didn't measure. I had to do it again and do it properly. I have learnt my lesson. I also grabbed the wrong cotton colour so it looks a little rustic. This is a picture of me sewing on the waist band.

All was well good until i decided they weren't 'funky' enough. I decided to put a teal ribbon on the waistband as well for extra colour.

The finished product is a little long on my legs but that can be fixed.

Vege burger with kumara chips

Here is an extension task on a chosen meal for my dietary profile. I am showing how this meal fits into the questions previously asked such as nutrition and skill.

Dietary profile:
A reasonably active teenage vegetarian female ( that's a mouthful). See previous home ec post.



Nutrition:

basic veggie burger

This contains veggies, carbs/starch,protien and fat, all wanted in a meal.

Kumara chips

These contain starch, fibre , fructose, fat and vitamins.

Dietary needs:

This meal fits a vegetarian, low fat dietary need and supplies essential nutrients such as protien, fat, starch and fibre.

Skill level:

 a vege burger doesn't require amazing cooking skills, just time and basic food skills. You also need to practice  health and safety but that should go without saying.

Money:

Vege burgers use cheap veggie proteins as the base ( beans, chickpeas, tofu ect) and are bulked up by chopped , grated and mashed veggies. The most expensive part would be the kumara which can go up and down in price.

Flavor, colour and texture:

Veggie burgers have a similar texture to meat burgers and in my opinion have more complex flavor. More colour is also added from the extra veggies.

Dietary profile

Here I have made a dietary profile for a vegetarian teenage girl. This includes what she needs to eat in a day, what she likes to eat, what skills are needed and what meals would suit her age and dietary need.

Next time I would make a profile for somebody more challenging such as an elderly woman.

I am wondering if it is healthy for teenagers to be vegetarian.