Calculating squares on the outside of a grid

For the past week we have been learning about how to calculate the squares on the outside of a 10 by  10 grid we came up with 6 calculations on how to do it. Today I will share two with you, one I came up with and the other my class found out together.

First Method:

10 x 4 - 4 = 36

So the reason for this is there are 10 squares of each side of the grid and there are 4 sides. So we do 10 x 4 but then we takeaway 4 because the corners are counted more than once.

Now lets replace the numbers with letters,

4n - 4 =36
Lets try this theory on a larger grid, lets do a 60 by 60.
60 x 4 = 240, 240 - 4 = 236

Final Method:

10 + 10 + 8 + 8 = 36

So the reason for this one is we count the whole row on the top and bottom which each are 10 then take the corners away and count the two sides and you have two 8's.

Convert numbers to letters:

n + n + (n - 2) + (n - 2) = 36
Lets try this one on a larger grid, 60 + 60 + 58 + 58 = 236.

This is the grid with all the answers,

Do you think there are any other ways to work out this problem?

Let me know in the comments below.

SEXXXY Paragraph

Night
Other world,
Other Wybie,
Cant talk,
Mother & Coraline
going into the house,
Just seen circus,
POV of other Mother,
Wants him to smile,
Unhappy,
Warm Light
High angle makes Wybie vulnerable,
Dark colours but bright because Coraline dosent know what the world is really about,
Facial expression,
Sad because his mouth has gone down and his eyebrows are arched in fear.




In the film Coraline high angle shots are used effectively to establish a characters position of power. This is demonstrated in the scene where Coraline and Wybie return from visiting their neighbors. A high angle shot from from the POV of the other mother looking down the stairs towards Wybie makes him look vulnerable. This makes us understand that the other mother has all the power and might not be as kind as Coraline thinks at this point. The purpose of this is to show a character who is unhappy in the other world and foreshadow the horrific turn of events later in the story. Combined with the use of facial expressions, Wybie's mouth is frowning and his eyebrows are arched in in fear, the idea of being vulnerable is enhanced. This aspect can be compared to Coralines battle with the other mother at the end of the film where we see the true evil nature of the Beldam.

Themes of the Film

I did a Mind Map on Coggle about one of the themes. The theme I chose was her parents Ignoring her. This is my Coggle,

• What am I learning?

Understanding the ideas and Themes in Films

• How does this work show my learning?

It shoes my Ideas on how I think she was ignored by her parents.

• What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

Nothing at this point.

Character Strengths: Film Study

• What am I learning?

I am learning how to understand the Strengths of Characters in Films.

• How does this work show my learning?

This shows the strengths I think that some characters in Coraline have.

• What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I am wondering how Film makers come up with strengths of their characters.

Challenge Chart

• What am I learning?

I am learning to understand how characters are developed in a film

• How does this work show my learning?

This shows how I understand how characters are developed

• What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

Nothing

NZ Artists

Bobby Kennedy:
Bobby is an award winning songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand. He has been writing and recording Music for over 20 years.


Matt Barus:
Matt Barus is a NZ music artist and has been going since the late 90's. His inspirations was Jeremy Taylor singing 'Hallelujah'. He is from Christchurch NZ

Symbols and Meanings: Coraline Film Study

• What am I learning?

What the Symbols in Coraline bring to the film.

• How does this work show my learning?

This shows that I have learned about the Symbols and what they mean.

• What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I am not wondering anything.