Activity 1: Making a Racket [4 points]
Billie Jean King, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams are three exceptional, female tennis players. They are not only outstanding athletes and some of the best tennis players in the world, but they have fought for women to be recognized as equals to men in the game of tennis. Billie Jean King famously beat a male tennis player, Bobby Riggs, in 1973, to prove to the public that women could compete at any level in tennis.
Billie Jean King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was recently awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award.
Image Attribution: Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973, Press Photo, Public Domain
For this activity, watch these videos about Serena and Venus Williams.
On your blog, tell us three things that you learned from watching these videos, as well as one thing you would still like to know.
Billie Jean King, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams are three exceptional, female tennis players. They are not only outstanding athletes and some of the best tennis players in the world, but they have fought for women to be recognized as equals to men in the game of tennis. Billie Jean King famously beat a male tennis player, Bobby Riggs, in 1973, to prove to the public that women could compete at any level in tennis.
Billie Jean King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was recently awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award.
Image Attribution: Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973, Press Photo, Public Domain
For this activity, watch these videos about Serena and Venus Williams.
On your blog, tell us three things that you learned from watching these videos, as well as one thing you would still like to know.
*Remember to attribute any images that you borrow from the internet or from other people.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
Task Description: In this task we had to list three things that we learned from watching those videos, we also had to ask them what we wanted to know but I didn't know what to write. But this activity was very fun to make , I enjoyed every bit of this.
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Activity 2: What’s in a Name? [4 points]
Image Attribution: Painting of Ali, John Stango, CC BY-SA 3.0
Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers of all time. He started boxing when he was 12 years old and went on to become the World Heavyweight Champion numerous times in the 1960s and 1970s.
Muhammad Ali was an African American man born with the name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. When he was a young man, however, he became a Muslim and converted to Islam. When he converted, he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. During his life, Ali gave a lot of time and money to various charities. He also helped to feed more than 22 million people across the world who didn’t have enough food. Despite all of his charitable work, Muhammad Ali is still best known for his agressive boxing style, his confident personality and his inspirational quotes.
Changing your name is a big deal! If you were to change your name, what would you change it to?
For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted.
On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.
Image Attribution: Painting of Ali, John Stango, CC BY-SA 3.0
Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers of all time. He started boxing when he was 12 years old and went on to become the World Heavyweight Champion numerous times in the 1960s and 1970s.
Muhammad Ali was an African American man born with the name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. When he was a young man, however, he became a Muslim and converted to Islam. When he converted, he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. During his life, Ali gave a lot of time and money to various charities. He also helped to feed more than 22 million people across the world who didn’t have enough food. Despite all of his charitable work, Muhammad Ali is still best known for his agressive boxing style, his confident personality and his inspirational quotes.
Changing your name is a big deal! If you were to change your name, what would you change it to?
For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted.
On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.
*Remember to attribute any images that you borrow from the internet or from other people.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
Task Description: In this task we got to change our name but , I didn't want to because my papa was the one who named me. When I came out and got put in clothes my papa held me and told me he will be watching upon me as I continue on with my journey. My papa then said bye and gave me to my mum , 2 minutes past and he collapse on the floor. They were recording it and surprisingly still have it , I watch it every day and night. I will rather not share the video. I am very sorry to the Summer Learning journey for not completing this task.
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Activity 3: Worth her Weight in Gold [6 points]
Dame Valerie Adams (half sister of basketballer, Steven Adams) is a shot put champion from New Zealand (NZ). She has won the World Championships four times as well as both gold and silver medals at the Olympics. Here, in New Zealand, she has won the Halberg Award for New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year seven consecutive times (2006-2012)! She is a bit of a legend both in NZ and in her homeland of Tonga.
Valerie Adams is a proud Tongan New Zealander. You can see her wearing a ta’ovala in the photo. There are many Tongans living in New Zealand - you may be one of them! The Kingdom of Tonga is a group of 169 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is located between Fiji, Samoa and Niue. Here are some travel tips about Tonga.
Activity 3: Worth her Weight in Gold [6 points]
Dame Valerie Adams (half sister of basketballer, Steven Adams) is a shot put champion from New Zealand (NZ). She has won the World Championships four times as well as both gold and silver medals at the Olympics. Here, in New Zealand, she has won the Halberg Award for New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year seven consecutive times (2006-2012)! She is a bit of a legend both in NZ and in her homeland of Tonga.
Valerie Adams is a proud Tongan New Zealander. You can see her wearing a ta’ovala in the photo. There are many Tongans living in New Zealand - you may be one of them! The Kingdom of Tonga is a group of 169 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is located between Fiji, Samoa and Niue. Here are some travel tips about Tonga.
Image Attribution: Adams (right) in 2017, after her investiture as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy by Governor General of New Zealand is licensed under CC BY 4.0
For this activity, imagine that you were asked to create a travel brochure for Tonga (or a country that is important to you). On the brochure, include lots of great tips about what to see and do in the country.
On your blog, post your finished copy of your brochure.
*Remember to attribute the images that you use and write the information in your own words.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
For this activity, imagine that you were asked to create a travel brochure for Tonga (or a country that is important to you). On the brochure, include lots of great tips about what to see and do in the country.
On your blog, post your finished copy of your brochure.
*Remember to attribute the images that you use and write the information in your own words.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
Task Description:
In this task we had imagine that we were asked to create a travel brochure for Tonga (or a country that is important to you). I choose to do Tonga because I've been there a few times and those things I have seen and done. I really had fun doing this task as well as the rest. Thank you Summer Learning Journey
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Kia ora Sonnia,
ReplyDeleteI'm really impressed by your second task. I love how you didn't want to change your name. It looks like your name is really important to you.
Keep up the great work!!
Kindest regards
Rosie
Kia ora Sonnia,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for completing all three activities for Day 4! What a fantastic job. Was there a particular activity you enjoyed the most?
I really enjoyed reading through each one of your activities. My absolute favourite was your travel brochure for Tonga. Each activity sounded so much fun. I like the bat watching idea too! Have you been to Tonga before?
Nga mihi
Erica