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Letter to redcross - learning objective 3

                                                                               Wymondham High School

                                                                                                           Folly Road

                                                                                                     Wymondham

                                                                                                                Norfolk

Tuesday 7th December 2010

Dear Sir/Madam,

                              Last Tuesday we went to Browick Infant school to do our performance to teach the children about donating to charity. Two groups performed a play on donating to charity. I was in one of the performance groups saying to donate to your charity and the other group did another charity.  We told them how to donate and where.  We didn’t any donations but that could be because it’s near Christmas so they might have already given their old toys away. Even though we weren’t successful in that we were successful in making the children think about donating and sharing.  At the end Sam asked the children if they donated to charity and the majority said yes and he also asked who buys from charity shops  and most of them put their hands up. 

Younger and elderly people tend to buy from charity shops  more than anyone because they don't really care about what anyone else thinks of them and they are encouraged to buy from charity shops. The target audience should be the next generation because they think that it's 'uncool' to go in a charity shop, but they don't realise how it could change someones life.  To get young adults in your charity shop, i think you should rearrange your shop to make it suitable for all ages.   

The message behind our campaign is to get more people to donate to the RedCross this Christmas. We did get people to acknowledge the redcross and donating to your charity. We did get one donation. We probably didn't get many donations because it's nearly Christmas and they might of passed things down the family or already donated it. But the children do share and donate.

Yours sincerely, Ellie                                                                                                                                        

Theatre In Education at Browick School - LO3

Today we went to Browick Infant school  in Wymondham high school. When we got there we did our performance straight away. Because of the snow a few people couldn't get to school so Ryan had to do Bradley's part, i had to do Hollie's part and Mrs Haythorpe had to do my part. It didn't go very well because we didn't rehearse together and we had to improvise most of it but the Children got the idea. After the performances us three groups went into a class each and did workshops with them. In our workshop Ryan and Beth was meant to lead but Beth wasn't there and Sam wanted to lead so he led. The first thing we did was the opposites game, if Sam said hip then they had to say hop and hop, if Sam said Salt then they had to say pepper and put their hands above their heads. The second activity we did was me and Vickey had to pretend to fight over a pot of pens and the Children had to shout freeze when they think we did something wrong. Then they had to tell us what we did wrong and tell us what we should've done instead. After, the children got into groups of seven and all of us had to go with a group and they had to perform their own version of sharing. Afterwards some of them performed to each other. When they all did that they all went to the tables and drew what they thought sharing looked like. We took to drawings back so we could upload it onto our blogs. Then we all went back to Wymondham High. I think that a few things didn't go to plan but it did go faily successful. Our performances didn't go very well but they did get the message and when Sam asked who donates to charity and who buys from charity nearly all of them put thier hands up, and in the workshops all of them got the idea of sharing. I don't think the campaign has been successful with donations because it's nearly Christmas and people don't have much money to donate and people at high school probably don't really have any toys to donate because they might of donated them before. Our target audience is everyoine and i think that we could get them donating by making charity shops more modern and suitable for all ages. Usually only elderly oy young children go to charity shops. To promote our campaign we could put up huge posters and we could hold concerts or have a fair or something like that. To promote it, we could have a tv ad and put up posters and give out leaflets.

On our blogs we have to include in our blogs.

• Reflect on TIE performance
• Workshops
• Success - raising awareness profile of charity shops - donations
• Use Q's you asked and use 'data'
• Use photo's and annotations
• Use Video
• Why hasn't campaign been successful with donations.
• Pictures - children's

Letter to charity shops informing them of what you have done.

Barnado's - LO1

Barnardo’s vision today is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. Barnardo’s believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We pledge to support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child.

Barnardo's believe in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. They believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. They support them, they stand up for them and bring out the best in every single child.

They believe in the potential of every child and young person, no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through.

Barnardo's started in 1867 when Thomas Barnardo's came to London in 1866 and he found children sleeping in the streets being made to beg for food. He set up a ragged school and started helping abused, vulnerable, forgotten and neglected children of east London and his work is still continued today.

By the time Thomas Barnardo died in 1905, the charity he founded ran 96 homes caring for more than 8,500 children. Following his death his work continued and now Barnardo’s helps more than 100,000 children, young people and their families every year. Like Thomas Barnardo, they believe that every child deserves the best start in life and the chance to fufill their potential.

Barnardo's run 415 projects in the UK and work qith over 100,000 families, and help children in poverty, young carers and children who have been sexually exploited.

they work with families in many ways such as:

• fostering and adoption
• disability
• coping with domestic violence.

23/11/10

Today we had artefact first. After planning our shoe and designing it for weeks and weeks we started making it today. Miss Pinnington showed us some shoes and some shoe designers so we could get an idea. We decided what and how we were going to make our shoe. I decided to make it out of modroc and have a clay heel. We could use wire, Mod-Roc, Clay, paper and some other materials.

How to Mod-Roc

1. Get enough mod-roc
2. Cut into squares
3. Get some water
4. Put a square into the water (but don't soak it).
5. Wipe the mod-roc
6. put the mod-roc on your object
7. wipe the mod-roc so there is no holes in it.
8. Repeat step 7 until you have covered your object
9. wait for it to dry.

I just covered my shoe in mod-roc for the whole lesson.

After Artefact i have Campaign which i am doing now. We are making posters for our campaign so people can read them and come donate to the RedCross.

Florida shoe factory

Earlier today we went to Florida shoe factory in Norwich.

The process of making a shoe.

1. Look at the magazines that predict the fashion trends for the next season.
2. Go to trade shows and get ideas for your shoes from there.
3. Make a themeboard (moodboard) for ideas such as colours of your shoe and materials.
4. After getting your ideas sketch the shoe you want to make that would be suitable for your target audience.
5. Draw your design on the computer and print it out on a plastic vac.
6. Scan design onto computer (CAD)
7. Make sure its the same size which is usually 4 1/2
8. They had a machine that cut out templates for your shoe, it can draw, cut out plastic and cut out paper. Cut out template with paper.
9. Send the templates to the factory.
10. The clicker man uses the templates to cut the material needed for the shoe.
11. They used heat to form the heel.
12. Use glue to stick the sole on
13. The women do the stitching and the men use the machines.
14. A bottom ruffer is used to mess up the sole of the shoe so it has grip and its not slippy.
15. The women attatch lining and insoles.
16. They then used a mini blow-torch to burn off unwanted fibres.
17. Then the insole is cleaned with a cloth
18. They put the shoes in a gas chamber and that makes it water-resistant.

Unknown facts about Florida shoe factory

1. Their expensive materials come from Italy.
2. The shoeboxes are made in China and flat-packed and sent to Norwich prison, the prisoners build them up to put the shoes in.
3. Their universal colour magazine is called Panton.
4. Making the shoe watrer-resistant adds another £5 to the price.

When we got there this man showed us around and told us every one's job and what they do and how they do it. The first man we saw was called Huzane and he sketched the designs for Van Dal. He told us about how he got into the job and everything that he does. After this man called Justin showed us what he does. He puts the design onto the computer and cut out the templates He cut out a template and he gave everyone a bit of the template. After that we went down to the factory and had a look at that everone else does, first we saw this man called Richard and he had a sharp pointy knife and cuts out the materials for the shoe and he cut some for everyone to take back with them. And then we had a look at everything and had a look at what everyne does. And when we finished lookingwe went into the Van Dal shoe shop and then we went back to Wymondham high.

Visiting Florida Shoe factory has helped us think of different ways we could develop our shoe. For example we could get magazines that predict the next fashion trends and make a theme board and then sketch our shoe.

  Here is a link to the Comic relief website http://www.comicrelief.com/ and a link to the red nose day website  http://www.rednoseday.com/
their slogan is Do something funny for money
Comic relief is a British charity that was founded in the UK in 1985 by a comedy script writer called Richard Curtis and Alexander Mendis because of the famine in Ethiopia. The main part of Comic relief is Red nose day which is a telethon held in march. Comic relief is one of the two high profile telethon events held in Britian, the other one being Children in need annually held in November.
Comic relief was launched live on Noel Edmund's late, lat ebreakfast show on BBC 1, on christmas day 1985 from a refugee camp in Sudan. The BBC is responsible for the live television campaign. Sainsburys sells merchandise on behalf of the charity. I think Comic relief is aimed at everypone, i think that they do different things for different aged people and different genders that they will like. To get children to take part in Comic relief they sell red noses and stickers so you can decorate your nose and name it and they sell lots of merchandise. To get adults to take part they put on popular tv shows on the telethon especially for red nose day and they get popular bands to sing on there. Also they get school to participate by doing a school challenge like last year our school did a a sponsered mile run.

performance at Browick school

On the 30th November we are going to Browick school in Wymondham. There are two groups doing the performance for them. I am in one of the groups that are doing the performance. In my group is : Me, Holly, Hollie, Elliot and Bradley and we are doing our performance about the redcross and we are trying to teach the year 3's about sharing and donating money to charity and how the RedCross help people recover from natural disasters and help them through their problems. Before the performances we will be doing workshops with the children and the groups that are doing the TV ad will be leading it.

02/11/10

Yesterday we did performance first and we practised for the performance at that junior school in Wymondham. Also the TV ad groups practised the workshops they are going to do with the children. After Performnce we did half of Artefact. We got our Sketch books finally! Me, Holly and Hollie put some of our work into our new sketch books. Half way through artefact this woman called Jackie came to do a workshop with us. She talked to us about video journals and how to make one and other facts about camera's and she gave us lots of tips to help us. After lunch we looked at programmes like the peep show and x-factor, we looked at how formatted they are and how they use the camera's. After that we were able to use the camera's, we had to get in groups of three and film an interview like x-factor. I was the camera-man, Holly was the interviewer and Hollie was the interviewee. It was fun! :D
she gave ideas on how to produce a good show

• you need a good idea and you need to develop it with thought and research
• You need to be full of creative ideas and capacity to make it happen
• See a clear angle to film or programme, make sure it's evident and accessible to audience
• Able to format the angle to create a programme with good narrative arc.
• Responsible for scripting and make sure they can steer that format throughout the film.
• Usually responsible for the edit.
• Responsible for paperwork needed for production: health and safety, consent form, Risk assessment etc.
• Able to forward think and see issues before they arise.
• Good understanding of media law, compliance, ethics, balance and a general sound editorial judgement
• Responsible for sticking to the budget for the programme.

19/10/10

Today so far we have been designing our shoe that we have to make for Hemstock's jewellers. We had lots of idea's like we could make a high heeled shoe/converse/hi-top. Because we have to make our shoe link in Hemstock's we decided to put loads of gems around the heel and around the edge of our shoe. We made a moodboard and put on pictures of high heels, converses, hi-tops and high heeled converses. Also we are going to have laces and put like old rings around the laces and thread in beads.

Open

Last Tuesday we went to open in Norwich for a Media conference. There were 5 different segments, Music, Dance, Performance, Graphic design and Animation. I didn't find music and dance very interesting because it didn't relate to me. Performance was interesting because the speakers weren't just telling us about their life stories but they were asking each other questions and they were chatting with each other rather than just telling a story. I found Graphic Design and Animation interesting because that is what i would like to do when i leave school. They said how they got into working in graphic design and animation. When i leave school i'm going to do media at city college and then go on to do media at Bournemouth university. :)

Artefact

Today we went into Wymondham town and first me, hollie and holly went into hemstocks jewellers with another group and we filled and interview we had with the two ladies that worked behind the counter. We asked them about what type of things do they sell, what people buy from there, what are the jewellery and gifts made from, who provides the stock, when did hemstocks start and other questions like that. on thing we forgot to say about the artefact unit was about the shoe we will be designing to go in the shop. But the interview with the workers in the shop went quite quickly.

Campaign

After Me, Hollie and Holly went to the jewellers we went to the Red Cross Charity Shop. When we got into the shop we talked to the man who worked there. We then went into the office upstairs and he gave us lots of leaflets, posters and information. We then filmed the interview with him where we asked him about what kind of donations they get given, how much of the donations can they sell, what people come to the charity shop and some other questions. Also Holly told him how we were going  to campaign, what we were going to campaign about and that we are going to bring the donations that we get at the school into the charity shop. He told us that the red cross charity wasn't advertised much and people don't know much about them but they do a lot more than other people think, he gave us an example which was whenever a fire engine goes out, a red cross van goes out with it and has spare clothes and things to sleep in and they do loads more. 

The British RedCross

For homework i had to research the Red Cross:
The British Recross are a charity that help with natural disasters, finding missing people, heath and safety, social care and lots more. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with over 31,000 volunteers and 2,600 staff. The British recross society is the United Kingdom's branch of the worldwide impartial organisation, the international Recross and RedCresent. In 1914, the British Recross joined forces with the Order of st. John ambulance to form the joint war committee. The Recross are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. The enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for, and respond to emergencies in their own communities. Also when the crisis is over, they help people recover and move on with their lives. :)

Learning objective 4

Throughout the process of planning and conducting my campaign i must regularly monitor my own progress and examine my achievements and aims.
I must constantly ask myself if i am achieving what i set out to achieve, and if not,  why not - and then i should ask what i need to do to get nearer to achieving my intentions.
I must actively use my reflections to inform, shape or modify my work as i think appropriate.
When the campaign is over i should also include an investigation into the the effectiveness. This could be carried out by gathering feedback from my target audience using methods such as questionnaire's or focus groups

• Examine where i succeed and where i do not succeed
• consider areas for improvement
• Alter intentions or plans where necessary in order to achieve my aims

At the end of the process i should think about what i have learnt, and how i can put this learning to good use in my next project. :)

Learning objective 4

Throughout the process of planning and creating my artefact i must regularly monitor my own activity and examine my achievements and aims.
I must constantly ask myself if i am achieving what i set out to achieve, and if not, why not - and then i should ask what i need to do to get nearer to creating what i intend to create.
I must actively use my reflections to inform, shape or modify my work as i think appropriate.

• Examine where i succeed and where i do not succeed
• consider areas for improvement
• Alter intentions or plans where necessary in order to achieve my aims

At the end of the process i should think about what i have learnt, and how i can put this learning to good use in my next project. :)

hemstocks

Me, Hollie and Holly have just given the hemstock's Jewellers a call about coming in to the shop in wymondham to research the shops history and jewellery also to take some photos for our artifact unit. We are going into the shop next tuesday for about half an hour so we can take photos and write notes down.

Converse

We are researching converse, there are lots of different styles of converses, they are very nice and lots of people have them. The shoes weren't very popular until basketball player Chuck Taylor decided they were his favourite shoes. He was impressed with the shoes design so he became there leading salesman. After making a few changes to the shoes, the shoes got it's name and Chuck Taylor's signature on the all star sign.
converses were worn by the entire athletics team in the movie Grease. When Converse was bought by Nike in 2003 and operations were moved from the United States to overseas, the design saw a few alterations. The fabric for a short time was no longer 2-ply cotton canvas but 1-ply textile and many wearers noticed different patterns of wear.Because of these complaints the shoe was once again produced with the twin layer canvas design starting sometime in the past 5 years. This change caused about a £2.7 increase in the shoe across the brand from about £21.6 to £24.4 respectively. On the converse website you can create your own converses this shows that converse has become very popular. Loads of celebs wear converses like Zac Efron, Daniel Craig, Jedward, Paris Hilton, Chris Brown and many more!

Performance

In the performance unit we will be researching different types performances like dancing, singing and acting. Then we will study a type of performance and we will plan and produce a performance and then we will perform it.

Artefact

In the artifact unit we will be looking at why and how they are created and how they can be made out of natural materials. After that we will plan and produce are own artefact. 

campaign

We have just watched the videos on YouTube called 'Mary Queen Of Charity Shops'. It shows you Mary Portas going into a charity shop and finding out what things they can sell and what things they have to chuck away. They are able to sell 25% of donations they get so that's 2 out 10 items they can sell. Mary changed the unorganised, filthy charity shop into an improved and cleaner charity shop which will sell more items and raise more money. :)

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