Persuading others

This link has a range of advertisements. These advertisements are trying to persuade you. Watch this video, CHOOSE ONE of the advertisements and answer these questions:

What is the advertisement trying to persuade you to do?

Why is it trying to persuade you?

Are you persuaded? Why/Why not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azttKmT0rVc&index=6&list=PLLDpTQIewXGncxdWSOsCvXV2iKepClgiq

SURVEY for Shark Tank

Who is Sophie Corbidge?

What can you find out about this mystery person?

Before you start, think about some questions you might want to answer.

If she was a book, 

-Who might you recommend her to? 

- How would you describe her? 

- What would be the hook for the person reading your review?

https://www.sophiecorbidge.kiwi/

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Author Matt Elliot visits the Senior School.

Room 11 12 13 14 and 16 had a special visitor to th esenior school he is a book writer.

He has written 13 books and his name was Matt Elliot .

He gave us a message to “Keep reading! If we one book each week of the year you would read 52 books a year.” By Ella May

Testing our Designs

An important part of the design process is testing and evaluating our products. Last week we had the chance to test out our wet-weather games with some of the junior school. With your partner, discuss these three questions and comment your answers below:

1. What did our market think about our design?

2. How can we improve our design?

3. How can we make it more appealing to the market?

How does change happen?

In Room 11, we have began to learn about some of the problems associated with our plastic use. This has led us to ask the question:

Below are some links to people trying to make a positive change.

Choose one link to read and see if you can answer these questions:

1. What are they trying to change? Why?
2. How are they trying to make change?
3. Who is involved in making change?
4. After reading this article, what have you learned about how change happens?
5. What questions do you still have?

Plastic Bag Ban gets a boost
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2017/07/30/40415/plastic-bag-ban-plan-gets-a-boost

South City takes first steps to ditch plastic bags
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/90895476/south-city-takes-first-steps-to-ditch-plastic-bags

The Bag Ladies of Collingwood
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/feature-archive/our-plastic-future/316810/The-bag-ladies-of-Collingwood

The Kiwi Bottle Drive
https://kiwibottledrive.nz/


Nelson Central School, making their own lunch wrap
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/95394677/nelson-central-gets-ecofriendly-lunches

Term 3 Overview

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DESIGN PROCESS
Take a look at this video. What stages do designers go through when they are creating or inventing something?
What questions do you have for a REAL designer?
What are you wondering about?