Day 2: The Roaring 20’s (The 1920s)
Activity 1: Popular Culture – The Silent Movie 
The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe). The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas were ‘silent’ films. Gold Rush is an example of an iconic silent film. It features a famous actor named Charlie Chaplin.
Watch the trailer for Gold Rush. On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent film? Why/Why not?
Activity 2: Art Deco 
In the 1920s a new artistic movement emerged in New Zealand (and around the world). It was called ‘Art Deco.’ The picture to the right is a classic example of an ‘Art Deco’ piece. Take a close look at the painting. Do you like it?
On your blog, give the painting a rating out of 5 stars (1 star = terrible painting, 2 stars = pretty bad painting, 3 stars = okay painting, 4 stars = good painting and 5 stars = amazing painting). After you’ve rated the painting out of 5, tell us why you gave it that rating.
Right: Self Portrait By Tamara de Lempicka
I give this painting a 2 because I want more deatails and I just don't like when it is just one person.
Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman
In 1928, a crew of four men flew, for the first time, across the Tasman from Australia to New Zealand. One of the men on board the Southern Cross airplane was a New Zealander named T.H. McWilliams. His job was to operate the radio in the airplane. Unfortunately, the radio stopped working shortly after take-off and the rain and ice were so heavy that the pilot, Kingsford Smith, couldn’t see out of his front windscreen. Yikes! Fortunately, the plane made it all the way across the Tasman landing in Christchurch after a 14 hour trip.
Imagine that you were a member of the flight crew. Write a poem that describes how you would have felt when you landed safely in Christchurch after such a long trip. Remember, there are lots of different types of poems, and they don’t all have to rhyme. You can read more about different types of poems by clicking here.
BONUS POINTS: 10
Hi Akesa,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you've chosen to be involved in the Summer Learning Journey! I'm reading your blog from Canada where I live. It's very cold and snowy here - the temperature this morning was -25 degrees Celcius. So I had to wear a lot of clothing in order to be warm enough to walk our dog. My daughter, Rachel, is helping to coordinate this program so I'm happy to be able to blog as well.
The Art Deco painting that you looked at is certainly very simple, isn't it? And some parts of the figures are exaggerated in their size, such as the lady's hands... Art Deco art is very distinct, unlike any other era.
I hope you'll participate in more of the activities on the Summer Learning Journey. Good luck!
Leslie
Kia Ora Akesa,
ReplyDeleteI’m Dani, one of the blog commenters here at the Summer Learning Journey. I normally focus on the Kaikohekohe (Northland) cluster but I am lucky enough to be able to visit students' blogs from St Pius!
Thanks for your honest rating Akesa. Art is a completely subjective, which means it is up to the you if you like it or not. Things that can influence your reaction to art are; your opinion, your feelings and your taste. I’m curious as to why you didn’t rate it one star? Was there something that you liked about the painting? Let me know in the comments!
I have noticed that you haven’t written anything for the first activity and the bonus activity. If you have any questions about what to do for those feel free to reply to my comment and ask me. It would be great to see what you do for the activities, once you complete them, I can award you points for those activities.
I look forward to reading more of your blog soon!
-Dani