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“We did hip-hop and he showed us how to do ‘b boy/b girl’ moves and it was really interesting to fi nd out what he does as a job. I learnt that there is a lot of good moves out there and many different styles of dancing that look great. At the end of the day we had a good time and we learnt a few tricks.” - Mitchell Wharmby, Year 8

LITFEST REVIEWS

Students were asked to write a review on the presenters from this year’s LitFest as part of their english classes, here are some of the responses from the Year 8 class that visited break dancer Arch Illias. My English class and I went to the library to watch a hip hop dancer called Arch Ilias. However, I arrived at school late so I missed out on the first part of the hip hop dance, but it didn’t worry me because I learnt two cool moves.The first is when you get in a bridge position and then kick your feet out and land back in the starting position and then do it again, the second is when you do a headstand and make a picture with your legs like a 4. It was cool.

Harry Bateman

I saw a guy called Arch Illias; he break dances and does pop style hip hopping and he does all these cool moves. We got up and learned some moves and he showed us step by step how to do some sick moves. It was pretty easy but we looked pretty bad. I learnt not to fall on my face when dancing and to make it look good when you do fall. Dancing is a life skill that when you do meet the ladies you will need.

Callum Cruchley

During LitFest our class met a special guy named Arch Illias. He was very popular because he has won lots of break dancing competitions. We went to the library to meet Arch, he was very polite and cool and he taught us some dance routines. He even showed us his dance moves he used to win the competition. We attempted it but we couldn’t do it very well! I really enjoyed this experience because it showed me how hard it can be to be a professional breakdancer.

Christopher Jurkovic

Our class went to see Arch Illias in the library. Arch is a breakdancer and he taught us some of the basic moves he knew. As an audience member we had to participate in some of the activities which included doing basic moves such as stepping in and out and then to the more complex of kicking our legs out while balancing on two arms and doing a different version of the hand stand. From watching and participating in the presentation I learnt how to do some basic dance moves. The highlights were the hand stand moves. It was the most fun because I could actually do it!

Hugh Stocks

As a part of St Joseph’s College Literature Festival a variety of authors, musicians, artists and comedians came to the college to talk about their work. My Year 9 English class was fortunate enough to be recipients of Archimede Fusillo’s experience as an author. Archie came into the class and immediately had our attention with his interesting teaching methods. He started off by giving us 9 words that barely anyone knew the meaning of and asked us to create a sentence with them. When we finished he told us a sentence that included all the complex words, but no-one understood what the sentence meant. He then repeated the sentence using simple words and managed to get the meaning of the sentence across to us and made us laugh in the process. Through this he taught us to Keep It Simple Stupid or KISS for short and to always choose a simple word over a complex one.

Matthew Graham -Year 9

FOUNDATION ENGLISH

This year as part of Litfest the Year 9 foundation English class listened to award winning author Archimede Fusillo. The class read the novel “The Dons” in Term 3. In this novel Archie captures the voices, cultures and the pain and joy of being young and old. After reading the novel the boys made their own board games about the novel. Congratulations to all the boys for the work they completed.

Kylie Pretty

DERMOTT

Honest, generous, sporty and competitive. Brother of Jimmy, Elly and Josh. Lover of the technicality of cricket, Heat of summer, and the crashing sound of waves. Who feels happiness, excitement, and sadness. Who needs family friends and laughter. Who gives kindness happiness and friendship. Who fears dying by being trapped under ground, being impaled by something. And zombie apocalypse. Who would like to see Collingwood crash and burn as a football club, go to Italy and see the Eiffel tower. Who lives in a small house in Torquay.

Dermott Cooney - Year 7

Learning some dance moves from Arch Ilias moves from Arch Ilias Foundation English students meeting Foundation English students meeting Author Archimede Fusillo Author Archimede Fusillo Board games based on Board games based on the book “The Dons” the book “The Dons”

YEAR 7 ENGLISH

We have been lucky enough to have the use of our laptops for researching assignments and learning about grammar through the use of Knowledge Quest. In Semester 1 we completed reading and writing tasks about refugees. We learnt about the reasons why refugees risk their lives to escape war torn countries and travel on very old boats to find a better life in Australia. We enjoyed reading the picture book “The Littlest Refugee” by Anh Do. It was really interesting to learn about the lives and day to day struggles of refugees. Our class loved reading the book “Pankration” and writing an essay on it in Semester 2. Writing the text response for the first time using TEEL was a new experience for many of us. During term 4 we will be creating a movie to help the 2014 group of Year 7 boys settle in to our school. We have enjoyed going to the library every two weeks. Some tips to do well in English are to be organised and listen all the time.

Liam Benzie, Fionn Guina-Stannard, Sam Ford & Carlin McCloskey - 7C YEAR 9 ENGLISH OUTSIDERS & SCI-FI

Year 9 “Outsiders and Sci-Fi” presented us with a broad and enticing range of texts and other various materials to study. Our class was exposed to context writing for the first time and we began to apply this knowledge in our first study of the film “Billy Elliot.” After progressing through a variety of texts and another film, we arrived at a creative writing task associated with our Sci-Fi unit. This particular task was my personal favourite as there are few opportunities where this style of writing is available; I was certainly pleased when it was actually recommended for the task. For the second year I’ve been involved with an excellent subject that should seriously be considered when choosing an English subject in Year 9.

Rhys Hegyesi - Year 9 YEAR 10 ENGLISH

Tips I have for students studying Year 10 English… Do the work, be organised, and make sure you understand what you learn. – Benjamin Cotter You should really focus on the work you do in class and complete everything. You should also choose who you sit with carefully so they don’t distract you. Reread or do something similar that you did in class at home. – Adam Ryzner When studying the text ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel, I developed… My writing skills and reading skills. – Noah Piper An understanding of the cruel and inhumane practices that went on during Hitler’s reign of power in Germany. Hearing a first-hand account of what went on gave me more respect for the victims of the Holocaust. – Samuel Hoare A greater understanding of the events and history surrounding the Holocaust. Studying the novel also helped to create ideas for my creative piece.

– Connor MacKenzie

Throughout the Courage unit at the beginning of the year, I engaged with… The movie ‘The Boy in Striped Pyjamas’ and the book ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel. – Nathan Keating Many different types of war texts which helped me develop techniques for future pieces of writing.

– Xavier Thomson

“During the Conformity and Rebellion context study, I learned… that you don’t have to conform all the time, and rebellion is sometimes the only way to change things, but at the same time, rebellion isn’t always a good or bad thing.” – Patrick Carnie

MACBETH PERFORMANCE

I walked into the Macbeth performance with the same attitude I took on myself leading up to any other school-organised drama performance. I had it set up in my head that second year drama students would play something written for young people by old people and that we’d have to clap politely at the end. However, after studying Macbeth it was really interesting to see someone else’s take on the themes we had been covering in Lit class. The performance challenged us to look beyond the boundaries of the story and was played in a way that allowed us to relate to certain aspects of the script and character traits. It showed us how real and important Shakespearean script is to our everyday lives and - despite it being script is to our everyday lives and despite it being written 500 years ago – our future. written 500 years ago – our future.

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