Mrs+L+-+CROP

Jonah
 * 1) Rate your contributions to your team on a scale of 1 - 5 (5 being best).
 * 2) Rate your overall effforts as a group in working together and completing your project: 1 - 5 (5 being best).
 * 3) How well did your team use its wikipage to communicate and work towards completion of the project? (1 - 5)
 * 4) List three things you have learnt during this unit that you have found valuable.
 * 5) Name one or two things that you would change to make this unit of work better.
 * 6) Write two or three sentences reflecting on your experiences working in this group on this project.
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 * 1) The poor conditoins refugees live in. What people would do to escape their war rid country. About refugee camps.
 * 2) Time limit
 * 3) It was a bit hard working with micheal but me n alex got along. The work was fun and cool. But some of it was hard.

Michelle(not michael!)
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 * 1) I learnt alot about refugees, why they ususally become refugees, and how to use wikispaces.
 * 2) We could have worked harder, and it might have been easier if Miss was here.
 * 3) It was annoying and hard at times to push alex and jonah to work. They'd say I hardly let them do anything, but that's because they usually forget to actually discuss it with me and help me plan who does what.

CROP-Alex, Jonah, and Michelle

Today, we learnt how to use wiki spaces. It was interesting. We also learned the guidelines of group work, and tried to apply it to the way we worked today.It was fun and challenging. ALEX, JONAH,MICHELLE I Challenge 1

﻿ - This is our team symbol, which like our team name means: C- communicating R- respect O- obedience P- polite :D

Challenge 2 Photos Haiti Refugee Camps 1-A burning cardboard shack with debris around the place, which shows how lots of people must have lost their homes to earthquakes. 2-A city of tents, with a few shacks around the place and some tent frames. This shows how much they had to suffer and what they have left to manage with. 3- Tents put up next to an abandoned petrol shed, this shows that after the earthquake, how stores and other businesses had to closed down. 4- Canals filled up with trash. After the earthquake, all the garbage had been thrown by it into the canals. 5-Badly constructed, unprotected tents show that while some tents are well equipped, others are poorly constructed because of the resource left. 6- Tarps which are constructed into a group of tents close together, which are provided fron not-for-profit groups. 7- A special well equipped tent, where everyone's laundry is done. 8- Ruins of houses show they were built carelessly on certain areas like valleys or slopes, without any regard for the building-codes. 9- Even middle-classed people have lost their homes and are forced to live in tents. 10- In Gros Morne, around 5,000 people are forced to live in tent cities after the loss of their homes. 11- An old abandoned, rust-covered derelict trailer has been converted into a school. 12- Haiti is in such a bad state, that people actually have tents camped across the presidentl palace. 13- There are tent cities on hills, slopes, valleys ,etc. They are easily vullnerable to the rainy season.

__REFLECTIONS- 5/11/10__

Today, I learnt about the haiti refugee camps, and how they struggle and certain things they have to cope with. You would think it's hard working with Alex and Jonah, but they're really not that bad... -Michelle-

Today, I have learnt that Haiti recently had an earthquake, and the problem they go through is that they have to live in tents. There are a few refugee camps in Haiti. -Alexander-

I think the three of you will work well together - you each have different strengths and are all very intelligent students - hopefully the format for this task will make it more enjoyable to work! Mrs L __ Challenge 4 __ 1) The things they want in their new country is no poverty, food, water and much more things that they want in their new country. 2) They leave their country because of the poverty and the lack of food in the Philippines. 3) They leave their country because they want a better life. They put their life at risk when they leave their country. 4) They move on from their old life probably because they get married and have a family and have a job.  5)The conditions are war, beating, torture, punishment, death of their family members these are some conditions that might happen. 6)You might feel sad or angry because all of your memories are in your old country.  7) They would feel excited and nervous.
 * //__ ﻿ PHILIPPINES __//**
 * //__ Alexander __//**

__Michelle __ 1) They look for a new start in life, and many facilities they don't have in their own country.  2) They leave their country because of its poverty, lack of food, and the pollution affecting it. 3) They leave their country knowing that they might die, because they would rather take that risk other than to undergo their country's harsh conditions. 4) They start moving on after the journey they've been through by focussing on starting a new life and getting used to their new country. 5) The conditions they would have to go through which would force them out of their country would be racism, discrimination, some sort of abuse, or lack of most facilities. 6) They would feel really sad and miserable, and get homesick for a while. 7) They would feel very excited, nervous, and find everything new to them fascinating. __** Extra questions **__ 1) Why might people from other cultures want to leave this country? * They might want to leave because of racism, descrimination, and all the other factors that make people leave the Philippines. 2) What are some things that would make, what people call 'people from a lower class', want to leave? * They would want to leave because of the poor availability of jobs for them, and for how some people treat them like outcasts.



Jonah
 * we were Fleeing from country to find Better housing and No Poverty so they can live better Lives.
 * The cause is No food, war and poverty.
 * Because id rather Take that chance then stay in a country in which there likly to die in.
 * From special Help from the country ive fled too.
 * The conditions are very poor And unhealthy with no food and little fresh water to drink And there is war.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Very sad to leave my loved country and all my people.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well we start of with no mone and no clue where we are but the government found us.

//**__ REFLECTIONS 8/11/10 __**// Today, I learnt how refugees feel when they leave a country. Me and Alex couldn't get everything done because Jonah was away. It was interesting. -Michelle-

Today, I have learnt about the refugees and what might cause them to leave there home country. -Alexander-

Our descriptions are overdue. Alex and Jonah dont have computers at home, so they get to finish editting this page at school.So they haven't been able to finish their descriptions, and I forget the date it was due. -Michelle

- by michelle Well done Michelle - A for sentences, SSTs, paragraphs and B+ for description

Challenge 3 Oxfam Australia * harrassment for their nationality or religion * harm and imtimidation from war * loss of homes or belongings to natural disasters -Michelle-
 * Wars cause people harm and force them out of their homes.
 * They search for places that will protect them from all violence and intimidation.
 * Some people escape this as refugees, others move to safer places in their own country.
 * People become refugees for many reasons such as:
 * Some of them are even forced to leave their country because of racism and discrimination.
 * They all have a right to seek protection from abuse and seek asylum.
 * Oxfam Australia works to help refugees and make sure that systems and laws made to protect them do what they should.

I think my group should focus on Afghanistan, because of its wars. This causes lots of people harm, and scares lots of innocent people. Many people go through terrifying experiences, like persecution. It is a good example of a country where some refuggees come from. This is why I think my group should on Afghanistan.

But, we decided to do the Philippines because of it's lack of food, poverty, and pollution problem.

Jonah Haiti Refugee camps description

Reflections 12/11/10

Today, Jonah finally finished his description. I'm really happy after I had to keep forcing him to finish it. -Michelle- ( my laptop's not working so i had to use Jonah's one)

Today, I finished my description on haiti it was easy but long. -Jonah- Jonah, I am pleased to see that you have added something to your page but your reflection should be short paragraphs, not one sentence. You are capable of putting more effort into this task. Your description should be five paragraphs, not one, and you need to use the description scaffold to plan your text, then type it and upload to this site. Ask Michelle for help if you need, or I will see you Monday in class).

Reflections 15/11/10

Today, we started planning our narrative. Jonah does images, alex does music, and i'll do the text, -Michelle_

Today, I TYPED UP 1/3 OF THE DESCRIPTIVE THINGY I HAD TO DOO. -jONAH



Our planning:

Reflections 17/11/10

<span style="background-color: #ff00ab; color: #4100ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">﻿ We have decided to do the Philippines. It's about a young 12 year old girl who dreams of a better life. Her family goes through many harsh conditions and live with poor facilities and are poor. They wish to move to Australia, but they can't afford it. So they decide to escape by boat and become refugees. They are nervous and excited. On the way they get attacked by pirates and lose all their belongings. But luckily their boat is found by a fishing boat, and they are taken to Australia. The government helps them and they start and live a new happy life there. They are the main elements of the story. :) <span style="background-color: #ff00ab; color: #4100ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">Jonah will do the images, Alex'll do the music, and I'll be doing the text of the narrative. We are using movie-maker.-Michelle-


 * __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">﻿Narrative __**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">In the city of Manila in the Philippines, there was a twelve year old girl called Alaynai. They were really poor and her parents were unemployed. She had a little sister four years younger than her, who she really adored called Aleisha. Her father was one of the many people who tried to clean Manila's huge garbage dumps, but hardly earned anything. -Michelle-

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">Alaynai and her family wanted to move to australia but they couldn't afford it. She always hoped that she could, and was really dishearted. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">One day, while her father was working at the dumps, he heard someone talking. They were talking about a boat, one that was going to take refugees free to Australia. They mentioned a place where it could be found, and stopped talking when they saw him listening. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">He told his family what he heard, and Alaynai started to smile again. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">-Alexander-

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">The family decided to go on the boat, Alaynai was so excited. She was the first to pack all of her belongings, she was full of joy knowing that she was gonna go to Australia. The next week, they boarded the boat and sailed South to Australia. The boat was small and in poor condition but they still went on. In the boat there were many people and it was hard to get around. In the boat they handed out small preportions of food for them to eat. -Jonah-

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">Everyone kept getting seasick, and the boat started to smell. Even after that, Alaynai was still grateful for the chance to go to Australia. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">After weeks of travel they were finally three-quarters of the way there. But one morning, they got attacked by pirates.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">Alaynai work up, startled by an awkward noise like someone breaking a chair. She got up to the deck and peeked through the door with her family behind her. They were caught instantly and got threatend. In one hour, the pirates were gone. They had thrown everyone's belongings off the boat, and there was nothing to eat. They travelled on for three more weeks, living on fish and seafood. They finally made it to Australia.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">They ended up in Sydney.The government helped Alaynai's family find a new home, and provided them with things to start off with. They were nervous and excited, and it really bothered them because they didnt understand English. One year later, life was better. Her mum and both got jobs and were able to communicate in English. Alaynai and Aleisha were in a good private school, and were very happy there and had lots of friends. They were leading a better life than they could have ever imagined. It was much more than what Alaynai had hoped for. -Michelle, Jonah and Alexander <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 23px; line-height: 35px;">-The End-


 * __Reflections 29/11/10__**

Today, we started on the movie maker. Alex was away, and so Jonah tried to help finish it. It's really interesting and I'm worried the narrative might be too long. Michelle